The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-04-17
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
From the Army of the Cumberland

MURFREESBoRo, Tenn, April b.
EDS. JoURNAL:-We have had great
deal of the most clustering weather here
l ever experienced in my life. A gen
tleman remarked, a few evenings ago,
after the most stormy of nights had pass
ed, ''surely there was something in the
wind last night"
There is no news here of late, only our
army is bnsy-how, and for what pur
pose, remains to be seen hereafter.
Hosts of refugees, and reliable con-
trabands," are almost daily coming into
our itnes, aHu Iots VI tennessee Batter
nuts are desertlug the ranks of the ene-
my, and looking for salvation within the
pale of Uncle Sans church of universal
freedom and sweetest liberty.
| talked with some of those chaps to-
day, who had but lately left the lines of
the enemy, and they say that Bragg's
army is on half rations, and has been
for some time, but l do not place much
confidence in that sort of information;
however, from various more reliable
sources, we are informed that Bragg's
boys do not very frequently surprise
their stomachs' with such rich viands
and healthful diet as Uncle Sam feeds
his boys or.
Gen. Rosecrans creates an enthusiasm
wherever he goes in this great army. He
rides about among the troops and looks
after them, enquiries if they are we'll fed,
clothed and looked after by their imme-
diate commanding officers, and hence
the soldier loves him well, and has all
confidence in him.
Great changes have been wrought in
this land of sinners. Last year when
the 42d was going south, we sojourned
here for a while to build bridge. There
were lots of conservative chaps here
then, and many who were manly enough
to " own their cause" but with good
deal of shame facedness; but nov, ah!
how changed are all thingsl
Ten are left to tell the tale of Bragg S
last skeddadle," and those who are left
are but the "forlorn hope " of used up
community.
Going South last season, it were only
for the vilest of vile rebels to ask a
guard for his household god" and the
guard was given-not a negro, not a
chicken, not rail, not a board, nor any
thing else was taken, and the enemy was
by far more safe within than without our
lines But, alas what savage ravages
war has made on the place. Bragg S
forces made the place barren waste
eat up all the chickens, stole all the ne
groes they could take away, and left the
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bipeds bootless too.
The once beautiful grove, or park OF
trees, where General Mitchell located his
headquarters, is cut away, and the place
is still one of "heads and quarters" fer
it is there Uncle Sam has located his in
mense slaughter-house, and from that
spot issues forth a nice fat beef that
makes the soldiers laugh and grow fat. "
Daily at least hundred of the bovine
tribe" are driven out to the spot above
mentioned and there slaughtered, be-
| headed and quartered. The animals stand
fire well, for | have witnessed the
shooting of at least twenty, one after an
| other as fast as two men can load and
shoot, but still the horrid creatures closed
the ranks, and boldly faced the music. ii
our soldiers at Bull Run had been fed or
such beef, in ali probability there would
have been no Bull Run. General Rose
Grams will have brave beef for his boys
or no beef at all
Our boys are amazingly amused a
what ''you ones" behind US term 'cop
perheads' 1t is the intention Of your
correspondent to capture one of these
reptiles when the war is over, and take
him to Europe for exhibition. l have
heard of negro baby with two heads
farther down South, and am going Il
"go for" that negro baby, then catch al
"orignial secessionists, which when as
sociated with a Northern 'copperhead,
will have a grand selection of animal
that will make me clean fortune, ant
bring down the whole Europen worl'