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The Daily Dispatch: December 16, 1863., [Electronic resource], From the army of Tennessee. (search)
nson's33316349 Cleburne's51353404 Stewart's69314383 8231,9962,349 To this should be added our missing, which is less than first reported--2,600 Grand total4,919 Since the subject has been alluded to in the public prints, it will not be amiss to say that Major Nocquet, of the Engineer Department, deserted from this army a few days before the late battle, and took with him about $100,000 of Government funds, which he had exchanged for Tennessee bank bills before he left; and that Capt. Meister, a draughtsman in the same department, deserted some time previous to the battle of Chickamauga. Nocquet is said to be a Frenchman, and Meister a German or Swiss. It is believed that Grant was induced to make the attack as soon as he did by the information furnished him by Nocquet. When will our people learn that, with few exceptions, only native and fully naturalized citizens are worthy of their confidence? Cannot Congress be induced to pass an act at once no one but natives and per