The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-06-19
Army correspondence.
Camp Drake. MuIfreesboro, Tenn
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EDrroRs PALLADIUM wrote you com
municalion in the fall of 1861 from Null
draugh's Hill. think, or Camp Nevin. Ky
l afterwards, OF the battle field OF Shiloh
some OF my old friends who saw my
article in your excellent paper SO you may
publish again. As Old Wayne" is the
land of my nstivity." probably some o.
your readers may wish TO hear OF their old
school mates and friends in the Army Of the
Cumberland.
We have now followed the glorious old
starry banner OF Union and Liberty throu b
FIVE states. day and night. summer and
winter, lhr ugh storm and burning sun. and
clouds of dust, over hill and vale. mud
and mountain. through the fire aud smoke
Of battle, and still VIC are here with the
sentiment " In youth it sheltered US, and
We'll protect it now J.
Our fathers carried On the Revolution
ei bit years TO establish our glorious Gov
eminent, and shall We prove recreant 10 the
trust committed to us by the immortal
IT'S true the tory blood OF those days still
flows in their offspring and matches copper
heads and northern sympahizers. as kin
to southern traitors. We can stand a fire in
be rear ard one in front too, if necessary,
aud :. clean out" both parties. When we
return TO Indiana the great day Of the
wrath Of the soldiers will come and what
buuernut shall be able to stand -
We had the first skirmish with rebels in
Kentucky. having met John Morgan aud
eighty secesh (ouI party Numbering bu,
half that number under Lieutenant. Colonel
Jones and Captain Herring) and driven
them away from their dinners at the house
of the widow Murrell, relic of the notorious
Iobber and land pirate, John A. Murrell
We pa ssed through the battle of Shiloh. the
series Of heavy skirmishes before and around
Corinth. Mississippi; then marched east
to Bridgeport, Alabama. within sight of
Georgia; then towards Chattanooga and
over the mountains and far back to Louis.
vile again. We landed in Louisville going
south Septe mber 22. 1861. and returned to
it September 20, 1869. having marched in
the meantime near three thousand miles.
Dusty, worn and wearied, we hoped
there to end our campaign under Buell.
With as gloriousy brave. faithful and dis
ciplined an army as ever strobe forth to
50 sound of trumpet, fife and drum" all the
results of that year did not seem worth a
d-n. only in drilling US. AID preparing the
public mind for more vigorous measures for
suppressing this Internal rebellion! Why,
Buell. would not permit one Of his faithful,
foot sore. exhausted soldiers to get over in
side a rebel door yard 10 get drink OF
water, no, not even "Jigadier Brindle"
himself
The secesh ladies CD Heaven save the
mark, tarned up their noses at US. the over
seers watched US as they sat on their horses
IN the fields, or lay in the shade while
thousands of darkies were busily engaged
raising grain where with to sub>ist the rebel
army. Who could help swearing after
N marching hard all day to sand guard at
night over rebel property while they slep,
md we're fresh psxt morning TO give aid,
Intelligence and comfort to our enemies ?-l
But thank God, that rose water policy is !
: played out"
From Louisville towards keutuck's cap
tai, December ], 1862. We marched. Tho
battle OF Perryvi.le ended Buell's abomina-
bic career in this army. and our present
noble leader. the gallant :" Rosey," won
with US the battle of Murfreesboro' or Stone
River. Here we have the stronges. fortified
position in America. 1t would make US
augh to lie attacked here by Bragg adocio. !
Health is good and The troops are lively and
,hes rful. News from the south west good.
Vicksburg and Port Hudson will go down.
ID, and now are the 39ih Reg. Ind. Vol. |
Infantry
We have marched about $500 miles on
DOT, and now we'll try horseback awhile. !
We are pleased with the change. We still
belong to the LIST Brigade I'd Division. goth
Army Corps. We formerly were of the
l4th Army Corps. For the part We per-
ormed in The battle of Stone River, we refer .
'ou 10 Rosecraus and the l4sh Army Corps, !
y W. B. D., correspondent of the Cincin.
haiti Commercial. a book lately published. I
We are keeping q record of the part we
'erforin in this war. and Merrill 4 Co. of
indianapolis propose to publish il after the
var closes
We rode ont to Middleton the other night,
isshed into the camp of LIST Alabama and
'th Conted. Cavalry, took them by surprise.
'aptured over 100 prisoners. goo horses.
&c, and destroyed their camp completely
md returned At noon next day, having rid
len 40 miles. without stopping 10 eat. drink
II feed. over the wors, road 10 gslIop ever
aw- l captured . sword from . secesh /.
Captain and two euns from two privates.-