The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-01-03
ARMY CORREsPONnENCE
CANP SHAsKLIE, 42aD IND. Vol, !
Calhoun, Ky, Dec. 81. I

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+ Calhoun, KY, Dec. 81. !
/ Mr. Editor. Before this will have reached
you, you viii have learned of little fight
on the 2sth inst, between a small portion
of Jackson's cavalry and some 500 of the
rebel cavalry, under command, I believe, Of
| a Lient.-Col Merriwether | waited to get
the facts in regard to the fight before writing
to you, and will give you the result as
nearly as can be gotten AZ present. The
| skirmish took place at Sacramento, about
ten miles from here, and resulted in the loss
of about twelve or fourteen men. on our side,
of which number was one Captain (Bacon)
killed aud one (Davis) taken prisoner. The
| rebel loss as we learn from citizens, was
three wagon loads of killed and wounded,
amongst which was the Lieutenant-Colonel
before spoken Of These are as nearly the
results as ! can get from the best authenti-
Gated sources. There were but 140 of
Jackson's cavalry, and, as before stated, 500
rebels
Some "rapscallion has told you that.
we only parade $50 men in cur regiment,
but if you had seen the bloody 42nd the
evening of the affray, you would not, in all
probability, have said that your informant
had lied, bat that he had extensively pre-
varicated. We have had a slight touch of
the measles, but the cases that have resulted
seriously are, l think, very few only FIVE
having died since we came into the service.
If other regiments are sent here, would
suggest to the Colonels, that they so soon
as they reach here issue a " general order"
the substance of which should be, 'sprepare
20 take measles" then in due course of
human events the men will allabe ready
-Esr E1a16y, Eor / decidedly of-the opinion
that this IS a measly country, and men are
obliged to have 1t, so if it be done BY gen
eral order it would l0ok more military.
am told that buffalo horns have been
! found in this vicinity not more than year
since, and q beaten Office seeker tells ne
hereabouts.
I was told of an incident that occurred
in this vicinity not very long since at
ball a sturdy youth led on the floor a
buxom lass of " sweet sixteen" whose hair
was raven black, eyes Of the deep blue OF
heaven, teeth of pearly white, rosy cheeks,
ruby lips neck of alabaster whiteness, and
whose form was a perfect model OF sym
metrical beauty. Tho bosom OF our lovely
Lass gently heaved, her soul-lit eyes spoke
of love, only love, and our youthful friend
seemed princely rich in the possession of
the fair ones hand for the dance. He
gently leaned over while the fair one in
elined her head towards his, and at this
time my informant stepped closely up-ex-
! pecting to hear some words of deep, heart
| felt, undYing, unquenchable, neveT-eeas-
| ing and never-endipg Iove-and heard
the lad say, "stick TO your puncheon
SAL "For the first time" my informant
/ said Il remembered that the floor was
made out of puncheons split cut of large
/ trees. This little incident will serve to eE-
/ Tighten your lady readers in Evansyi le On
| the subject of Green River ballroom eti-
auette; however, it were, perhaps, better if
many "laddie" had never said more to
some of those fair angels than ''stick to your
| puncheon, SAL
While talking of the fair ones, let me tell
you what young lady wrote me not long
| since She had beau who, fOol-like, had
expected to win her affections by appeals to
her love of the almighty dollar, but that she
most emphatically informed him she in
tended to be a soldiers wife. Moral: For
the Lords sake, ladies' don't marry till the
BOYS of the ''bloody 42nd' reach home
anone deserve the fair but the brave"
| | learn that there are some "peace men"
| (so called), yet at work in old HOosier;
that in some counties they have elected
delegates to attend convention at Indian
| apolis, and that said peace men are for the
war as long as it is constitutional, and that
they are awfully exercised about the cost,
&n Wirt tells an incident in the life of
| Patrick Henry, which often think of. Ore
| Tom Hook had some fat cattle which were
taken for the sturdy soldiers who gained
our liberties, but it was not strictly legal.
Hook sued for the price of them. Patrick
Henry plead against him, and in closing
mis- speech he spoke of the glories of our in
dependence, of the sounds of Joy that were
ringing through the American camps, OF
how proudly the American eagle, perched
upon cur standard, ''but," said he, 'what
hoarse notes of discord are those hear
through the camp2 They are those of
| Tommy Hook, crying beef besW beefM
SO those secession commissaries are below
ing beef 6ee17 beeH peace! peaceI co1sstitS-
| tioIl constitution but if they do not stop
their Yelling in time they will lose their
own beef, hide, tallow and all. We of the
And are for peace, but it is not till those
Internal rebels are punished for their mad
folly of rebeliug against the best govern
ment that ever was. When we have sufh-
ciently avenged the blood of the innocent
who have been most inhumanly butchered
by worse than barbarians, for only loving
their country, we are then for peace, and
not till then.
In my last, your printers, as the politi'
clan said. most horribly ''mucilated" my
name. He had an L where it should have
been a @. Q. (. JUMPER WIGGINs.
t @EG-The London Times makes the fol
lowing admission: "The active spirits from
: every Northern State have focked to tht