Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-17
From Grants Army.

Col David N. Dunn, the veteran COM
mander of the 29th regiment, reached
and most honorable service. He was in
all the battles near Chattanooga, and the
terrible loss in his regiment, III killed,
wounded and prisoners, nearly half of
all that went into the fight, at Chica-
mauga, proves that the courage made so
suspicious at Shiloh has not degener-
ated. He brings with him the tody of
his nephew, Captain Dunn, killed at
Chicamauga. He also brings the graft
flying news that three-fourths of his reg
imeIt have re-inlisted for three years
more, and obtained furlough to come
home in body for the holidays.
Col Albert Heath, of the Tooth regi-
ment, was also in the city yesterday on
his way home to recover from a severe
wound received in the victory at Mission
airy Ridge He was struck by large
fragment of twelve pound shell on the
breast, tearing loose several ribs, and
tanning the upper part of the breast
bone in upon the bones of the shoulder,
injuring the lungs and causing deform-
ity which will require much time and
suffering, we fear, to remove. He speaks
in the most enthusiastic term of his reg
iment, which stood for two hours under
fire in which they lost one hundred and
thirty men, without moving back an inch,
OF being able to return single shot
Not man attempted to retreat, even
to carry off the wounded. When the
Colonel fell several of the men
came to him and desired to take him to
the rear, but they were ordered back to
the ranks. 1t was their first real battle,
and they bore themselves through it as
Hoosiers should. The Colonel also says
that every man would re-enlist for three
years if it were not that they have still
two years to serve, and a re-enlistment
is unnecessary to take them through the
war. Even as it is, many express a
strong desire to go in for the new term
and big bounty. The next day after
the battle at Missionary Ridge, even be-
fore the roll had been called after the
fight, the regiment was ordered up to
Knoxville to support Burnside, and it
was there at the time the Colonel left
Chattanooga, last Thursday He says
the reports of the generalization in
Bragg army are by no means exagge-
rated; that it is doubtful if more than
one-third of its effective strength re-
mains that IL -.4I1uI..t..i.r-- -rHoTuH or
deserters with arms, who won't give
themselves up to our forces, but live
upon the rebels in the vicinity, and band
together to resist any attempt to force
them back into the army But deserters
are constantly coming in, and he has no
doubt that fully 10000 have been or will
be taken from the rebel army in this
way, and by direct capture, before the
campaign can be renewed.
He expresses a very decided belief that
Longstreet will rejoin Bragg, and doubts
If we have the means to prevent it. He
says Gen. Grant is still suffering from
his fall at New Orleans, has grown thin
and STOPPING, and shows marks Of so
great loss of health and strength as to
create fears of his recovery, though he
still works as indefatigably as ever.
When 1t was announced at Grants head
quarters that Bragg had been removed
and Hardee put in command of the rebel
army, the General quietly remarked, ''He
is my choice" an opinion that seems to
be very generally entertained in both ar
mics. The abuse of our dead and woun-
ded at Chicfamauga by the rebels, of
W Inch SO fearful an account appeared in
the Cincinnati Commercial recently, was
even worse than reported; the eorrespon-
dent didn't tell all the truth; probably
was afraid to tell it all for fear some of
It would not be credited.-Indianapolis