Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-09

| them bullet-proof, though not shell proof
They evidently, from the nature of their
works, expected the whole of our force
to come up one road. In this they were
sadly mistaken. There. are two roads
which come together at Blountsville, and
are only mile apart some distance
back The General, leaving Foster S
brigade on the right hand road, took
Carter's brigade, and crossing over to the
other road, got upon their flank, and
opening with his cannon, soon drove
them from their position. They left in
such hurry that they forgot to take
their nice, ripe apples with them, and
left them in their breastworks for our
boys to luxuriate upon.
While the column was halting at
Blountsville, saw a keen, bright-eyed
boy, and talking to him, and among
questions asked him if the rebels were
going fast when he saw them. l was a
great deal amused at his answer, and l
suppose it was the best he could have
given, to give us an idea of hov fast
they acere going His answer was"
should think they were going; by winter
you II have them so they can catch rab-
bits"
The next morning (15th), we again
pursued them, but without coming up to
them till we had passed Bristol and en-
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The advance only had skirmish with
them, and drove them to within
about five miles of the town of Abing-
don, when, night approaching, the
pursuit ended. Our headquarters this
evening was at the house of Col. Pres
ton. His house is very neat frame
building, built in the old style, of high
mantle-pieces and wide washboards
The house was very neatly furnished
His daughter, pleasant and agreeable
young lady, favored us with some music
This piano was either very sweet toned
or else it had been so long since l had
heard any music, that it sounded sweetly
to me.
Having accomplished our object, we
took the back track the next day, and
Carters brigade moved into Bris-
tol and burnt twenty-four box and four
mail cars, and destroyed three locomo-
tives, tore up great deal of the track,
and took large quantity of sugar,
salt, &c. While Fosters brigade burnt
five bridges and destroyed mile of the
track east of Bristol. We made our
headquarters, for this friday night at
the hoIse of Col McClelland, of the rebel
army, one and a-half miles from Blounts-
vile. The next yesterday morning,
we moved to Zollicofer, and found the
splendid railroad bridge across sthe Hol-
ston had been destroyed the night before
by some of our forces Carter's brigade
was left here to destroy as much of the
railroad as possible, while the General
and Staff moved to Jonesboro', where we
still are. Zollicoffer, before the war was
called Union, but when Zollicofer was
killed they changed the name
Many amusing scenes occur on our
marches through the country, but l do
not know when | have laughed more
heartily than while at Bristol-at the re-
mark of an old female-(who was neith-
woman or lady) In conversation with
her, she learned that we had come from
Kentucky, horseback; and with a look
of incredulity, she looked at me and said:
Did yOu unS come all the way from
kaintuck, critter-back, to protect we
uns
assured her that we had, and turned
aTaX tq g gye go yent t9 the heaEtiest laugh
have brought the history down to the
present time, and will close. WILL.