The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-02-04

Ea@ A very interesting letter from the
editor Of the Madison Courier appears in
that paper of Thursday. Mr. CARRIER is
Commissary of Gen. Carter's brigade, and
has every opportunity of krowlng the truth
of what he writes. We copy a portion of
his letter:
There is an attempt made to bolster up
the regulars, when there were none il the
fight. Every volunteer regiment of Gen.
Thomas division came up, but nary regular.
The Indiana 10th was the first in the action,
and fought gallantly until there was some
indication that it would be f1anked. When
it did retire, Company K was left on the
field, and when the final charge, which de-
cided the contest, was made, the 10th was
among the foremost in the gallant trio,
formed by the 9th Ohio, I'd Minnesota and
10th Indiana.
The defeat of the rebel army leaves the
road open into East Tennessee, and also for
a movement down the river to faux Bow
ling Green I am expecting orders from
Gen. Carter to move towards Cumberland
Ford. The two Tennessee regiments have
marched five miles in that direction. Col.
DeCourcy, 10th Ohio, is encamped four
miles above on the Stanford road, and as
near London as he would be at this place.
Col. Ray, 49th Indiana, is, I understand, at
galls Gap it is probable he will march on
the Mt. Vernon road Col Garratt,
Kentucky, is at Grab Orchard. l don't
know where the battalion of horse, Colonel
Mnnday's, that is to form part of Gen. Car
ter's force, now is Wetmore's battery is to
encamp here. Gen. Sehoepf's brigade is
ped on the road from Somerset to Waits
burg, on the Cum berland; he will move
into Tennessee on the Monticello road, as
soon as he receives supplies of provisions
and means of crossing the river. General
Thomas headquarters ere here; | learn he,
too, is waiting for rations, and will, in a
short time, go down the Cumberland 90
Nashville, and turn Bowling Green.
The roads are drying very fast l rode
to the Ferry at Waitsburg yesterday after
noon, and found the road in good order,
| dry and bard, excepting large-sized mud
| hole in every mile. The regiments have
been working on the road between this and
| Halls Gap all last week, and, judging from
the long train of wagons that came in on
Saturday and last night, | think the clear
| weather and the labors of the soldiers have
| improved the roads wonderfully.
The captured animals and property have
been sent to Lebanon. tried to get ami
mails and wagons to make twenty teams for
| the 25th Brigade, but did not succeed will
have to send to Louisville, and very prob
ably will get the animals and wagons from
Lebanon, probably some of those captured
at Mill Spring.
I was told by a secession officer, now a
prisoner, to-day, that in sixty days Gen.
Thomas and all the force he would take in
to Tennessee, would be captured; and that
Beauregard was quietly Withdrawing his
army from Manassas, and would soon be in
| Tennessee. This may be true, but | am
willing to trust Gen. Mcclellan to keep the
| smart little French rebel in check. IL seems
to me that some move similar to that one
mentioned must be made by the rebels to
save their railroad communications. If Gen.
Thomas is permitted to reach Nashville,
Buckners force will be cut of, and will be
sand-witched between the two divisions of
Gen Thomas and Gen. Buell.. Carter and
| Schoepff, at Knoxville, would break up
the Communication by the Tennessee
and Virginia railroad, and be equally dis
/ astrous to the rebels.
Stirring times may be expected in this
quarter and the live journals have not sent
their correspondents out here too soon.