Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-10

leading his column, the particulars Of
all which you will have received through
the telegraph
There is no doubt that the rebels we're
stimnlstsd TO make the desperate charges
they did. by str0ng draughts Of stTych-
nine whisky. Gen Hood told bis
men that they had the whole Western
army to whip, and ordered them 70
knock out the heads CT whisky barrels
and drink to their hearts delight; and
some of the dead rebels had whisky in
their canteeus tha. we're taken from
them.
We are now 10 strong works just one
mile from the suburbs Of "the city,
having moved back from the left after
We found that the danger was all over.
Oar batteries are shelling the city, aud
occasionally the JohDnies throw shell
over here, to let us know, / expect, that
they are still there
BIZ the way, | forgot TO tell yoa how
celebrated the eyerglorions Fourth Of
July. had stewed blackberries for
dinner, and in the evening ! took q
smile With the AGjutant and Quar-
termaster.
have seen General Sherman several
times lately. 1t seems strange that We
can have so much confidence in q man
who il as ugly as he is, but we actually
adore him. lie has not even got good
| figure, and seems To hang together quite
loosely He is peck marked, has u red
beard and gray eyes. But be has no
glittering staR following him, like many
persons OF inferior rank He has only
four wall tents with him, and seldom
uses anything bat the tent flies He
is a good deal like Grant, for ! have sell
| dom seen him when be was not smoking
a cigar. He puts on no airs, and re-
minds ne very forcibly Of SiLs Weed.
/ He and Schoheld had ssconsultatiou on
the 18th, sitting on log, looking at a
map. ! have been looking snxiously
for Hdypers Weekly TO see if il does
not eontsin q sketch OF - Consultation
between Generals Sherman and Scho.
field, takea on the spot by our special
artist After this consultations was
over, Gen. Sherman gave schoHeld the
countersign, which came out Of neat
little pocket flask, and it seemed TO
please them very much, for they
smiled" Gen. Scho6eld is a large,
portly, Gne-looking man, and is called
By the boys Corporal Sehoheld !
have also seen Gen. Logan; he is a
6erce-looking man, and looks every
inch soldier But Gen. Joe Hooker
is the hnest-looking military man have
L. T.. = a. F..
be must indulge once iu while.
saw Col Add. II. Sanders, formerly
editor Of The Journal. lie is in fine
health, and in good spirits.
The health OF our regiment is very
good, and We are getting hrst-rate sup
plies But il has not always been 50.
Just after We crossed the Chattahoe d.
chez, we had a medical inspection, aud
there was found to DO tendsuey
to scarvy among the men The surgeons
said we must have change Of diet We
have, in consequence, been drawing vim
egar, beans, dassicated vegetables, rice,
dessieated potatoes, and salt meat, be-
sides oar regular supply Of sugar and
coffee.
The nomination Of Old Abe gives us
great and "unspeakable Joy, and we
hope some means may be adopted in or
der TO allow US to vote AZ the next cleo
ton. This regiment is almost q unit on
that point We do not want any peace
makers pnt in the executive chair. Il
would be nice ghiug 10 elect peace
Democrat, who would give the South
anything she asks for in order to have
peaeei Who wants a diskonorabie
peaeef None bat copperhesds and
traitors | am sure | should feel eter-
nally disgraced after being in the army
three years If weeould not accomplish
anything bat dishouorable end Of the
war ] should be ashamed to acknowl-
edge that | ever belonged to the army.
But we pray God that this may never be,
and | can tell you We could not subpait
10 IL don't speak for myself only, !
speak for nine out OF ten Of my com
rades. Co. II, especially, ia intensely
Lincoln" not for Lincoln either, but
for the country--that's the motto. was
always s Democrat, but there is no such
party now, and AN for the country.
The rebels know they can expect no mer-
cy from Old Abe, and, hence, be is the
man for the army Bully for Abe & An
dy, aud Morton 4 Baker. But Of this
more anon.
1t is with pleasure that announce 10
your readers that the 9lst are net in fa-
vor Of Mcclellan, or "sBy other man,
Notwithstanding the assertion of the cor.
respondent Of the Vincennes SuH to the
contrary. An officer of the regiment,
an intelligent, reliable man, informs me
there is large majority in favor Of Old
Abe. l am glad of it, for | don't think
/ good men ought to be slandered
] Il is reported that an expedition ba.
gone TO Macon to liberate our prisoners
there. All quiet along the line to-day
/ but believe | viii be in Atlanta in q
week Bragg is reported 30 be there
but don't believe il, for the papers SAY
nothing of it, and they would badly keeE
still over sueh an event
The weather has been very warm, but
there is prospect of rain.
We have seen the accounts of tbs
operations of the guerrilIas around Hen
derson and other places, but they do moi
interest us; We consider them only q,
one of the "side-shows," and we are per
forming under the big pavilion.
We are under obligations for packa
ges of papers Many thanks: aud
will write to you when we get to Atlanta
We have only had one mail in the las
ten days, aud but very little Evansville
mail then.
| Capt Stillwell is commanding tn
regiment, for Capt Hodge is at the hos
pital, very i'll.
Yours, until another time.
"Tox."
The Conservative Press and Proves
Marshal General Sanders0n.