The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-12-12
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE
CAMP SHANKLIN, CALHOUN, Kyrl
I'd Regt. Ind. Vols, Dec. 9, '6l.

hills and hollows, and have the pleasure, for
the present, of being so located that In
time of a freshet the back water makes the
finest tsbreast work" in the world so you
see that we are prepared for Buckner,
Breckenridge, DOR any other man." and if
one or both should come, we will fight
them till the pond freezes over, and then
fight 'em on the ice. At present, there are
two Indiana regiments here-the 42nd and
31st-and our earnest desire is that we
have sent to us two more regiments from
"Old Hoosier'' to form Brigade, in which
case, if we can get Col. j. G. Jones for a |
Brigadier General, and fail to make JEFF. /
Davis minions tremble in their boots, then |
you can set me down as poor guesser, that's /
all. We want some promotion in our regI- |
| ment, and think we ought to have it. Let |
Col. Jones be Brigadier General, Lit. Col. |
| DENLY our Colonel, and Major Shanklin our |
Lieut.. Colonel, and in the line of promo /
| ton we will have no further demands to |
make on "UncIe Sam" for the present, but /
will be ready for any emergency or any |
order. If there is citizen in Indiana pc |
| culiarly cut out for a Brigadier General,
that man, in my humble judgment, is Col.
Jones' and as a military disciplinarian, 1t.
Col DENLY has but few superiors in the
State, am sure. All our field officers are
destined to make themselves very efficient
and popular, mark that
We are not looking for fight now, for
the last we heard of Buckner, he was heard
to say that there were but three things be
feared-one was the bloody 42nd, the sec
ond Jackson's Cavalry, and the third the
devil-a very proper gradation think.
We left Henderson on the evening of the
9th, and through rain, hail, snow, wind,
mud ice and water, made our way to this
delectable spot of Gods creation, where it
seems to have been peculiar characteristic
in real estate economy to set up the face OF
''mother EARTH SO that the good people
could cultivate both sides We occupy this
place as a military necessity" but I hope
that necessity will soon be removed, as We
} onght certainly to have assigned us better
, work, and if we could have waited | think
we would have had such work assigned as,
but the fact of the business was, we could
not, Gas a lady friend of mine said once
f about marrying) "wait"-however, we. are
= lust as contented as contented can be, and
. are satisfied with our lot as soldiers, any
where.
8 If all the roads in Southern Kentucky
d are as crooked as the one leading from Hen
a derson to this place, do not wonder that
. for I am sure it runs to every point eyer
q made for the compass, and great many
r that never were made.
10 Through the efficiency of our Colonel and
Quarter Master, we are splendidly equip
- ped, ard our regiment is composed of the
10 | real bone AZ. sIneW of the Pocket district
g. For itsspeedy organization, and excellence
g. of material, much credit is due Major
:. Shanklin, who is a whole team in the way
= of recruiting.
OF our company officers much may be
said in praise ;-all are becoming efficient
at and proficient in drill. Capt. Atchison, of
of company A, is a moral lever in our regi-
- ment Capt. Medcalf of company 3, is 6
model drill master; Capt Myler, of company
10 @, is our standard of social qualities; Capt
10 Edmonds, of company D, has high soca
i'd qualities and good humored phiz, anC
- while he is among us we will never forge
y an admonition given by St Paul to his sor
u Timothy, to be found IN chapter V, verse
We %, first epistle to Timothy, which com
ed mences, "drink longer" &c; Capt
: | French, of company e, is we'll suited for tbs
position he holds, and is, in all respects, {
In' perfect gentleman, and, in case we should
ed do much in the way of confscating rebe
hit swine, will teach the n7oduS operaRdi bJ
= which "sugar cured hams" are made. Capt
' Barrett, of company 2, is sedate, matter
II of-fact man, who is, l believe, opposed tt
cir any kind of superhuities-a very importan
. qualification in military life; Capt. Nc
- Carly, of company G, is one of the mos
genial companions you ever saw-alway
on good humored and very devotedly attached
IN, to his company and his company to him
no Capt Bryant, of company H, is a bushes
like officer, is alive to duty, and will no
III fail IN duty; l now come to Capt. McIntire
of company /, but like the fellow, who
when the hind-gate came out of his wagon
he and let all his potatoes out to run down
Ter the hill, when asked why he did not swear
:, replied, "because he could not do the subjec
justice" so l must say of Capt. McIntire
IT. however, l must give him passing notice
or. His social qualities cannot be beaten.
In drills SoeEg, is dear lover of a good joke
o;s and is the best medicine in the world 70
the blues. And now comes company K
- Capt Thompson, who is a grave but goo
IN, natured, kind-hearted man, and his count.
raj will have nothing to blush for on his ae
- count, think. As to the Lieutenants i
-" our regiment must omit saying anything
len about them for the present; however, will
CT Just remark by way Of "remark," that s
md far, they have sustained q very fair, indeed
-. a very enviabe reputation among the fai
sex for personal appearance and ability t
OPP make themselves agreeable, and as the ladit
.ws govern the world, when they get them a
,tv converted over, and we no longer hav
secession in peticoats," we will no longe
o"' have to fight, as the fair ones will win b
Try charming smiles and heavenly graces, thes
the erring Lords of creation" back to the
'iirst love" of country. So you, Mr.. Edi
or, see that this important mission whic
70 seems to have been providentially assigne
hat to the Lieutenants of our regiment, is by 4
en- heanS tue Ieast Important part OF u
bar | service.
nG y; In conclusion, Mr.. Editor, if you can d
En- anything for US in the way of a "Hoesi'
OS rewinent13 1aa nsasiar RripadiA- Es-v-Eer a
.rS6f we Hfff al OF US subsersUu for the Journ,
eir "hen We reach nome, and "pay in &C
- vance"
to We claim as right, that South Indian
for is entitled to have more promotions an
that no regiment has better right to hav
-, its Colonel promoted than the 42nd. hon