The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-07-13
Communicated.
Army correspondence.
GAINESVILLE, VA,
July 8, 1861.

Ed. JOURNAL: The 14th Regiment of IN
diana volunteers left the "skin-flint" city
of indianapolis, on Friday, at II o'clock,
A. NJ last. Our train consisted OF some /
seventy cars, all loaded with human beings, ,
and their baggage, equipage, sc. 1t was
much the largest train l ever saw, and was
supposed to be half mile long. The trip /
was one of the grandest ovations that was
ever rendered to any body of men There
was scarcely house we passed, without re-
gard to its appearance for wealth, but the
inmates made their appearance, with the
waving of flags, handkerchiefs, &C. The
sturdy farmers, many of whom were plow-
ing in the field, never failed to stop their
horses, and wave their hats, to cheer us on
in the good work of sustaining our country's
flag. Indeed, the old and young of both
sexes rendered Us their greetings and kind
wishes, at all points along the road.
There is one point however, that should l
| fail to notice would be recreant to my
! God, my country, and to the Fourteenth
| Regiment. And that point is the town of
Muncie, Indiana, which will long be remem-
bered by those who participated in the kind
Inequalities of that beautiful village. Nor
ran I fail to show what single lady can do
our passage through the town OF MuncIe
was on the 9Th of July, at about o'clock
P NJ and it seems that the citizens of the
village had given a most magnificent dinner
to all who would participate, on the day be-
fore, the birthday of our nation conse-
quently the citizens were all tired and
had parted with many of the delcacies in
store. But there was one man in coniunc-
ton with others who concluded that it
would be their duty to furnish repast for
the Regiment when it past their town.
Col. Sullivan went around among the citi-
zens, all of whom were willing to contri-
butte his mite, but it was finally found
among the gentlemen that inasmuch as they
had done SO well the day before it would be
impossible for them to do justice to the &C.
casion, and whilst the matter was being
discussed in a store, a lady, Mrs. - who
happened to be present, heard Mr.. Sullivan
say that it would be a failure. Says she,
what will be failure Mr.. S. explained. She
replied, No, it shall be no failure.
This gave a new phase to the whole mat
ter, and when we arrived, much to our as
constituent, we found hundreds of baskets
filed with all the substantials and delica-
cies of life, which were distributed, mostly
| by the fair hands of the ladies themselves
among US rough soldiers. Many of us re-
ceived splendid boquets, and all received
the smiles and kind regards Of the fair do
nors.
After the repast, our gallant Colonel, On
KimbalD was called on, and thanked the
ladies and citizens in Il very patriotic little
address. We viii all remember the ladies
of Muncie, aud were it not that the writer
l off 10 io icI he l.;
chances there.
had forgotten to say that among other
things furnished, there were seven kegs of
lager beer, to which the Dutch company did
ample justice.
AT GAINESVILLE, and many other points,
we were furnished with an abundance of
ice-water, prepared in barrels on purpose.
We arrived at Bellaire, in Ohio, about
o'clock P. NJ, and were Immediately trans
: ported across the river, and hurried into a
lot of transportation cars, and there kept
until o'clock at which time we started
through the hills and mountains, and ar
: rived at this place, twenty-five miles east OF
! the celebrated town of Grafton.
We have been very kindly received by II
the Yirginians so far. They all seem to feel
the same anxiety for the Union that we do,
: and have no reason for doubling their
: love for it,
r There are from 5000, to 5000 rebels
. some thirty miles from this point, well for
tilted, bat it is reported that we have them
surrounded, and it is the intention to starve
: them out, thing that will be easily done.
, The 4th will start for there this evening,
and if there is any fighting to be done, we
will have a hand in it. thing that the
| Crescent City Guards are very anxious to
have transpire
Ny present impression is that it will be
E all glory and but little fight The rebels
are likesthe milk-sickness-you cannot get
nearer than FIVE miles of them. In this,
however, may be mistaken.
The boys of the Crescent City Guards are
: all well, and all send their kind regards to
the citizens of Evansville, and more par
ticularly to the ladies, who have been so
very kind to them.
+ Sould anything transpire worthy of note,
within day or Two, as have no doubt
there will, l will write you again.
Yours, w.
, RG5@ Our statement about the cutting