The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-06-23

our vps.. for tho past week two. and who |
expects 70 start upon his return home carry
q, ,bs marrow. / an permitted 10 send you
another greeting from the Eleventh Indiana
Volunteers.
". are los. OF tedious and weary march,
ard arc glad. s7ea short Of Memphis, to pitch
our tent. with the prospcc, Of at least fe~
dsys' rest
sweet Ia the boar 81 rest.
pheasant The wind's low Sigh.
Art TIE CLEANING u Us west,
Ard The tart whsreos We us'
The tuneful breezes that dwell IL the
whispering boughs" that ovsEhang our camp.
The fresh odor Of the flowers ana the fields
IL rpening grain, the clear moon and M
clouded stars. al comblne 70 maze the eve
ming pleasant and our rest dslightfui To
srorn All the immortal air Of Annie Lau-
,;eps,o our band. led by the accomplished
n.,dm.stes. Gas play u, Is sounding through
aur e.mp. and comes to Ne upon the night
air. recalling memories of the past and stir
ring oar hearts with wondrous power.
GOOD Geld band Ia more inspirs'ing TO regi-
uens than the most eloquent harangue OF
General, and q better tonic and support 10
the tired soldier than quinine or whisky
Va are now at Union. OF The Memphis
Ohio Railroad. about ten miles from the city
ef Nsmphis. and We understand that for the
present ve are a, the end Of our march.
From Cosinth 70 Memphis Is unquestion-
.bi, "a hard road 10 travel At this season
OF The year. There is not running stream
between the two points. and d 10 almost i'm.
possibl to &c. water for man or beat except
By buying or begging |, at the wells Of the
inhabitant. upon the road. These are "feS
and far between. and the supply OF water
scauty ard the quality Indifferent.
A little later 10 the season think Is woa!d
ss impossible to conduct "a army through
without suffering and disaster. Under the
experienced guidance of Gems. Wallace and
Hovsy. We have accomplished il successfully
and. 80 Car a. I am informed. without detri.
nent to toe regiment or division. Our
march was made peacefully. aud with unu.
sual order and stesiinsss. The houses o.
she most Invsierste rebels we're guarded
and The most sxorbitsnt prices. in bard mon
~. we're paid by the soldiers 20 the farmer
along the road for vegetables. fowls, &c
For ssauple SAW woman standing ~ sen
incl a, her own garden gate. and rapid
selling onions. three for dime, to the hun
sry soldiers a. they passed. Another. who's
husband /. now in the rebel army. charge
eighty cents for dinner for one. consisting 0
corn bread, fat pork and greens. and ineiu
ding SIX "nubbIns" for the horse
We left Bolivar early. Ia the morning @
tho iOth. and we're tfHee days upon III
march. rhe country : apparently well Gu
si,assd and popuIous. though consisting a
the present time principally of women an
negroes. the neil being absent with the rel
d army. These. however. are fast comm
home, casting of their soldier clothes. don
ming their old citizens dress. and seeminl
clad 20 pursue their peaceful arts once more
Since the battle Of Shiloh the number o
civilians in Western Tennessee has great,
increased. Indeed. upon that bloody hel'
universal rcbeldom received staggering
blow. and rebellion In Tennessee a morta
~ound.
There i not q town OF neighborhood. per
hsps. IL, his part OF tic State 20 which tia
battle did not send mourning. | am sur
from NV own observation that the battle o
Shiloh. a. 90 ia results. has been under
rated by our friends a, home. They wen
forsh confident snd hopeful. a lauded army
9, punish AM destroy tho naughty Yanke
.avxdsrs." they returned stricken with tel
TOR. displrited and demorslised mob.
The people here. the strongest rebels. ar
sonfsssedly whipped. They acknowledge i
sbey shake with fear at the sight Of a FEEDERS
bayonet. yet with wonderful per,inaeity man
.till cling to their IDOL 1.-The Southern Cor
fsderacy." and ia the absence Of any arm 4
ae.h 10 ave them, seem 10 look confident
SOC some Intcrpcsstion of heaven. or OF son
other power, in their behalf EEeryb
however, acknowledges. himself tired OF "a
srd / have no doubt lha, a large majority
tho people would Dc glad. IL left free 10 a
ADD choose. 20 come aga n into tie Unl'
and the protection If the Gosernnsni Of Il
United States
We have marched through a cotton reg
on. vet We found little cotton growing b
Ia ia place corn aud wheat. doubtless d
slened To feed The fsbsl armies in the hel
We passed many splendid helas Of corn. :
ready u hssel. al tie negroes. men a.
women. were cutting the ripe wheat
The cotton burning edict hAs also adj
considerably % TIE overthrow Of febelll'
% rsaasssss. TAs sdiet. I thiak. nee
vi,A universal asapprOval. and in vari0
portion. Of the State the planters have spll
ted away thsss cotton, or openly resisted Al
ariven or -ths eo,los barners."
A. The town Of SomsFsGiie. 90 OF fnsrc
al q; several poiass in that nsisAborhoo
ve we're glad 70 sec some open aud deed
avo~as Of Caioa sediment oes LAZY so
u?oa the Sidewalk - ne marched throu.
sonerville. and boldly waited an AmsFic.
sag. Two y0ury. neatly dressed. hsndsor
German C'F's. a.so presented Cnion O.
aud esscrsd Coz To- raion. These unusu,
~. ss-idst. aeaons,rssions OF Cnion feel,
@-away town Il Dixie created ~ iii.