The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-06-28
Army Correspondence.

CAMP hIMBALI, June Lcf 1901
EDITOR JOURNAL. to q press of
business, it has been some time since | have
written to you. But, knowing as do, the
interest felt in the Crescent City Guards by
the citizens of Evansville, avail myself of
this opportunity of writing to you.
We arrived here on Monday last at noon,
and are encamped about one mile west of
the capital of the State, on very pleasant
ly located piece Of ground.
Our boys have all the time been we'll and
in good spirits. On Friday last it was an
nounced that we would leave Camp Vigo
on the next morning, which put the entire
Regiment in great glee, but at nine o'clock
P. NJ. the order was countermanded, and the
grumbling and swearing commenced, and
lasted until the order was received to leave
on Monday morning. Monday morning ar
rived and at 6 o'clock A. NJ. we took up our
march for the depot, at which place we ar
rived at Z o'clock, amid the booming of
cannon by the artillery company of the city,
and the greetings of thousands Of patriotic
ladies and gentlemen who had assembled to
witness our departure, and tender their best
wishes for our success in future.
There was not man in the entire Regi-
nent, although anxious to near the scene of
action, but what regretted to leave the kind
people of Terre Haute. There never was q
Regiment more kindly treated by any set of
people, than was the 14th by the people of
Terre Haute during our stay in Camp Vigo,
and fatter myself that we behaved our
selves in so good manner that they re-
GREETED our departure.
Our train consisted of twenty-one pas
senger cars, with three locomotives attach
ed, which made grand appearance. The
entire trip was perfect ovation. At every
town we were greeted by large and enthu-
siastic assemblages of people, who had col
lected to tender to Us their kind regards,
and encourage US in the good work of sus-
| tanning our country's flag.
We received our tents at this place, and
our encampment very much resembles vii
lage composed of white houses. Six men
occupy one tent, which makes rather close
work for hot weather. The Captain has Q
| tent to himself, and the two Lieutenant:
| have one between them, each of which il
much larger than those furnished the men
One of the most musical scenes that ev-
er saw, happened this morning at half-pas
one clock. The Colonel ordered an alarm t
be beaten not an officer nor soldier knew
anything about it, but the officers took thu
hint, aud went in among the men, telling
them to turn out, that JEFF. Davis was with
in a mile, with ten to fifteen thousand men
and that they would be attacked within
twenty minutes. The men turned out in
hurry. Many of them, to say the least of il
were badly scared. Some went out 81
deshabilIe, whilst others got either his owl
or some of his messmate's clothes on. Som
got their guns, and some got none, aud il i
said that one of our boys, in his eagernes
to do execution, took tiOO guns. Some hal
lowed for cartridges; others for their bsyo
nets whilst others seemed not to realiz
that their guns were not loaded. All, how
ever, went out with an slacrity which sal
isfed all that they would do good execu
: ton whenever it becomes necessary to d
, so. The night was very dark, and durin
: the time they were out, one of the heavie:
storms that visit this country, came up, III
rain poured down in torrents, and the thur
der aud lightning was terrific Some
} the Captains lost their companies, and man
OF the privates got into other companies.
was a scene of confusion and fun to all WI
understood the matter. One man fell I'M
a well that was partially dug, others fe
over stumps, &c.
e The boys are all anxious to go to Virgini
where they can have a chance to distiuguis
themselves in battle. Yours, K.