The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-10-10
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Sen.amher 25. 1862.

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September 95. 1869. 4
EDrroRs PAIlADrux: Having . little |
leisure this pleasant morning. the fall
sealher bang Just cool enough to be con-
sidered delightful, BY those of US who have
been more or -less exposed to the snl,ry
heats OF the summer which 5 now passing /
away, embrace the opportunity OF writing l
short eTis'le, hoping it will mot prov en-
,iEely dev.,id Of interest. We, she fourth l
division. lett Memphis the h Instant.
being ordesed 10 thus phase 20 relieve Gen. !
Netherlands division, they being ordered
10 Corinlhi but cur Iou;e Was along the
line of the Memphis anil Ohio Railroad TO
Brownsville, thence east 10 the Mississippi
aud Tennessee road. in hope Of finding
Nilhpigue's guesiil.as. vs. no we've making an
effort 10 destroy the road 10 cat OF
supplies from Csiro. Some eight miles from
Brownsville we found the bridge across the
Big Muddy Greek Lad been Sc; on fire BY
the rebels, which caused considerable delsy.
and as soon as it was SO far flushed that
the infantry could get across. the FIRST bri-
csde under command of Brigadier General
Laumau, were sent about four miles in
advance to the Big Hatchie river. when
another bridge was TO be rebuilt. Before
seacers arrived frcm Bolivar with orders
for General Hurlbut's division 10 move on
to reinforce them, AS the rebels from La
Grange were advancing to act in conf unc-
ton with the guerrilas and bridge burners.
aud would probably attack the troops at
this place We arrived here on the 18Th
inst, the eighth day Of our march. having
come about one hundred miles In that time.
and resting two days on the road BY repair
ing and rebuilding bridges.
When we got here the rebels had fallen
back and McClernaud's division was going
TO Corin,h as fast cars could be provided.
but as they had destroyed the road soath Of
this. and We had destroyed that portion of
the Memphis and Charleston road between
Corinth and Memphis last summer, they
had to go north to Jackson. and then down
the Mobile and Ohio road to Corinth. 1t
being thirty five miles from Corinth TO
Inks, the division didn't get there in time
to assist General Rosecrans, who had 10
hurry on to prevent Prices army from get
ting across the Tennessee river at Mucle
Shoals. near Florence, Alabama so as soon
rs Price commenced retreating southwark
General Grant ordered it back to Bolivar.
We consider our two divisions here. con-
sisting of abou. Is. 600 men. fully able to
come on to us; the contrabands having
built the best Notifications here. Of any
place in the South west, with the exception
of those at Memphis. But we don't look
for a fight here, rs Price is retreating rapid.
", pursued by General Rosecrans and the
rebels at Lagrange and Grand Junction. not
considering it very healthy to remain with
in twenty Eve miles OF US. with Rosecrans
south OF them. have evacuated those places.
/. Hence l presume we will remain here for
E! sometime yet, unless the whole army NOV s
| South. Brigadier General Hurlbut who
has had command of our division since last
! February, has just received a commission
as Major General. and ordered to report to
Major General Wright at Cincinnati; to
which he objects seriously aud though he
| intends like good soldier. to obey the or
ders of his superior officers. he says he had
rather remain in his present position than
to receive promotion unless he can be al
lowed to take his command with him. '2
At any rate he says, il he must leave this
Department he must have his regulars with
him-tbe 14th and 18th Illinois. Every
one connected with this division, although
pleased to see him promoted, regret the
probability Of q change; but it it does oc
cur, hope to have General Veatch Of the
second brigade, formerly Colonel Of the
25th Indiana, appointed in his stead.
General Hurlbut was with US on the
bloody field of Shiloh when more than one
third Of his command " ere either killed or
wounded the l4th losing nearly one-hslf
more than forty per cent. of its numbers,
and the regimental colors being perforated
in thirty six places with the leaden messen.
gers of death; and again during the siege
Of Corinth, when we were skirmishing con
tinually for more than two weeks. we al
ways found him at his post not having his
headquarters in a comfortable house, not
being feather bed soldier Blu, always
like his men. " dweller in tent
Do you wonder then tina; we object to
any changel They can take Gen. Grant
with pleasure, as they did General Pope
bat we hope they will leave Gen. Huribut
with US. and give US either Gen. Banks or
Gen. Burnside 10 place of Gen. Grant. to
command this Department, aud the army
Ct the Mississippi will accomplish wonders.
With a competent leader. which we bavn't
had since Gen. Halieck left, this army,
. which has remained inactive SO long. can
drive every rebel in the South-w vest into the
Gulf of Mexico !; aud bury treason 30 deep
that it will know OF no resurrection.
Gen. Pope soon played out" in Vir-
ginia, as 1t was generally supposed here he
would do; and don't suppose he will do
any better in Minnesota. though if the poor
Indians could read. ne would soon conquer
them by his proclsmalions, that being his
style of fighting.
Twice whilst in Missouri. our regiment
was in his brigade, and twice We rejoiced
at our good fortune in getting out Of il. We
believe that ne of these is the coming
man" for this Department-Banks. Burn
side. Hooker or Sigel. if the latter is allow
ed an opportunity by the Wsr Department
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