Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-09-29
SUNDAY MORNING, Sept. 9th, 1868.

SUNDAY MoRNlNG, Oept. otn, 1coo'
l have had no opportunity of sending
any letter yet, as no mail has been for
warded from this place since our arrival. |
No mail has been received by our troops,
and we are all anxious to hear from
home. We are not among enemies, but
friends, -warm-hearted, liberal and true
| feel well paid for the hardships and
privations of camp life, and the sacrifice
of home comforts, by sharing in the
pleasure of this march for the liberation
of East Tennessee. / have never seen
such Union feelings as prevail in this
country Indiana, Ohio, and all the North
ern States are far behind in true loyalty.
1t has cost them nothing to be loyal, but
here, the people have been held in sub
lection by the worst tyranny the world
ever saw. Such a happy people you new
er saw as they now are. They feel as II
a load had been removed, and they are
released from their prisons. History
can never do justice to these East Ten
! nesseeans.
The city is thronged daily with visitors
from the country, all vieing with each
other to see who can do the most for the
Yankee soldiers. We viii find thous-
ands of volunteers here Gen. Burnside
says he has Is regiments of Tennessee
ans now. Burnside has his headquarters
close by our Office. He is gh look
ing man, but his genial nature wins the
admiration of all He is as kind and at
tentiEe to the lowest private as to the
highest officer One can see in him the
true hero, who, after the battle of Fred
ericksburg could have the magnanimity
to say "ail the blame for failure is my
own.
Our soldiers receive praises from all
for their fine appearance and noble bear
ing. As soon as the citizens had seen
our regiment of infantry march into
town to the tune of Hail Columbia, from
a fine band, they remarked that the reb-
els could never take the city again,
against such soldiers There are many
things of interest to Northern person
Brownlow's house is injured but little
and still has his name on it. | have
t visited the jail where he was incarcera
ted 1t is entirely vacated, and not even
a guard at the door Maynard's house
was confscated and used as headquar
| tiers for Gen. Buckner. Everything i:
in ruins, and his private and law libra
/ ries, the finest in East Tennessee, nearly
|. l-i ~ REQEnlew Will ,,t be her, her,
: never greeted an American citizen.
: Yesterday evening Captains H. ant
# Q visited the forts about the city.
e The East Tennessee University was {
o fine structure, but has been closed since
L the commencement of the war, and uset
: as a hospital The Deaf and Duml
/ Asylum has been used for the same pur
e pose.
e We have had no change of clothe
1t since the Goth of August. Our wagons
}. which we're with US most of the way
: have not come up yet We cannot &C
s count for it OF course we are dirt from
e head to foot, and can buy no clothes il
e this place.
d Colonel Foster, with part of the re
e giment, have taken the cars and gone u,
n to the Virginia line, about 1870 miles, tt
Y make some captures He will continu,
a to command the brigade, as Genera
h Hobson will be assigned to division.
. Rebel deserters are coming in b.
y scores-as fast as they can get away
!, They all say that the rebel army is dis
! couraged and demoralized, and will no
i fight again if they can help it. Tn,
:. army would be glad to lay down thei
e arms if the leaders would permit. 1t i
J, thought that part of our army vii
/ eventually move into Virginia or NortI
, Carolina
e How | would like to be with you thi
e pleasant Sabbath The bells are peal
b ing out the invitation to church, and the
!, people expect to enjoy an old-fashionet
e Sabbath-such as they had before tn,
0 war