Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-05
LFor the EsAasvills JOur,
Ineldenfs OF the War.
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IBIS rca tulon4T NooSe Ekukh Hsts oflK-
inally filed from the counties Of South.
western Indiana, has recently returned
home, after service Of three years and
tvosmonthG Fee regiments have seen
harder services, and not . great many
have been exposed 30 greater perils or
more frequently encountered the enemy
at What seemed hopelssa Odds A brief
narrative Of their dsings will be read
With interest By the people Of this section
OF conntry. i 3so.3a a4 rs
Being the 6rss regiment Of cavalry
ever enlisted in Indiana (is vas 10 July,
ls6i), they bad ehoies of nen and
borses, aud a hner regiment. probably, /,
nsver left The State il was before The
days when bountiss were oGered; and
the men, chiefly sons Of Respectable
farmers, enlisted without prompting mo
tive other thau their conntry's eAll,
Conrad Baker, Of Evansville, was ap
pointed Coloael, and Commanded the
regiment in the Geld during the chief
portion cf the Erst two ysars---hss ap-
p1intmen, and detail AZ Provost Marshal
General Of Indiaus calling him to an
other sphere Of daty
On the 22d OF Aukzst, 1851, The reRi-
ment was ordered TO Sc Louia, and il
remained in Ssath~sstera Missouri till
the Spring sf 1859, chiefly engaged in
scouting datygoTIt took 80 active part
in the bAttss Of Frederiektoa, 0ctoeer
81, 1851, eh-rGing battery vita heavy
loss. Msjos Gayitf, Of Evansville, vas
killed, ,whils gailantIy leading this charge !;
also an exosllsnt officer, Captain High
nan Of Company C, while leading the
advance. A rebel regiment, lying in
ambush, had fred upon them AZ shor,
range; and the companies In the adj
vance, G land B, lost. 10 3 afsx seconds,
in killed aud wounded. 30 men
Shortly alter this fght, the regiment re-
received, throag ghG General Fsemont, four
small English stselrIHed gans, throwing
four pound solid shot and six pound shells
These light bat serSieeable pieces
added greatly 70 the eficisney Of the
regiment, and contributed, dsubllsss, not
. little 10 its reputation. The tiny
pieces, drawn By four spirited harsss
each, cosld accompany the regiment
everywhere, even at itz skmcst speed,
and enabled it. to perform hazardous
service, which, without sueh support,
would haze been imposAibsA IaEantry
have often q somewhat ccntemptsons
opinion OF cavalry ss inefficient SAD
easily driven back; but after the Firsi
Indians had joiasd the Tssns-Aississip-
pi army, when the men of thatsarmy saw
them, IS they constantly did, shooting
by at the gallop to take the advance,
with their bright little gems flashing in
she sun, the usual remark vas, that II
meant misehieE" q sllal
In the spring of 1852, they we're
placed under General Steels.s eommand
and Joined General Curtis army in Ar,
kansas They took part In, that long
| and hazardous march, made IN galy
1862, from Batssvills to Helena, during
which they bad TO- depead whoily on ths
country for rsssens During six week,
the army ives on half rasions; and fol
tbs last three dsys- before tkeir arrival
there we're no rations whatever. Daring
this. march, namely, July 4, 1852, oc
: Cured the battle Of Sarfohaded Hill, il
whichsa u bssz>lion Of the Iadiaua cavalry
/ nndeEs Lieatenans Colonel Wood, viii
eight. compapisa of the SD Illinois I'm
fantrTl, together bnt little exceeding ali
hundred men, fought and utterly rouseC
!. ave Ethoasana Febels under Gsnsrs
Frest d Il this batsls, .two brave off
GERS. Msies Clendenning and CApsail
Sloan we're killed ~ -o--es-
At Helsna they remained untiI An
llgusts 1852 Ga the memorable Fourtl
Of July, 1885, thas day whic
brought as the news Of two vic
tories, enc the taking of vick.
burg, the otser the defeat Of the rebel
II ct Helena, - the Indiana Cavalry. too
an eetivs and prominent part in tke la
= ter agGS a1sw as9fgsEs sloss 2E@ H'
! 50 The sneuy, Is, 900 stzOag, under Ger
erals Holmes and Price, moved, early i
2 the morning of that ssy, oH Helena T
!. Oppose thsm.a and dsfsnd fss miles {
rife pits aud sreast work. Gea. Prentis
had bat thrss thousand swo hnndre
: men. 30 confident were the rebel Gel
erals that the overwhelming disparity (
force would give them an easy an
! speedy Victory. thai when General Pgie'
thres miles from town, vas offered breal
: fast on the way, he replied laughinglI
tbst he was much obliged, but Eould En
better ens, in an hour or tzo, in he
ena.s Two hundred empty wagons pr
pared 10 carry oE she pluadsr Of theaoit,
: followed in the train Of bis army. bss5a
! Al frsa it sssaaS th3f GeAsEaI Pdss