Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-01
Letter from the 65th Indiana.

HEADQUARTERs 65TH IED. Vols,
CARTRRsvfLLE, Ga, May 81, 1864.
Editors Journal;
| last wrote you from swestwater,
Tenn, and | then told you that we we're
on The qa riUe for some important move
ment. Well, the movement has been
made We are in Gen. Sherman's grand
army, and have been busy for the last
three weeks. We have either been march
ing, fghting or in line OF battle every
day since the 7th day Of May. We we're
on the left when Johnston was compelled
to clean up for Dalton. We followed
him to Resaea, where be made n stand.
The armies fought for two days, and the
65th got chance TO try their new guns.
Our brigade (Gen. Manson 81 suffered
heavily, having $40 in killed and wound
ed. But we did not 30 into the hght
with our own brigade. We we're on picket
on the Dalton road when we got orders
to proceed to the front aud rejoin our
command We obeyed the order prompt
y, but when we got TO tae front we could
not tell where our own brigade was, and
Maj. Gen. Howard happening to come
up just then, Col Johnson reported to
him for orders, explaining that he did
not know where our command was Gen.
Howard temporarily assigned us to Viii
lich's brigade, and we were placed on the
right of the old S2d Indiana, and in this
manner we went into the fight We were
in action 4 hours, and it was about s
?. NJ. when we were relieved We had
thirteen men killed and wounded, the
names Of which give below:
Company A-Morton Gumm, Solomon
Simmons, Jacob Blagg, slightly wounded
Company B-Geo. w. Wright slightly
wounded.
Company D-Milton f. Baysinger
slightly wounded.
Company flames w. Clark, killed
|, Company G-Surgent Jacob MeAtee
slightly wounded,
! Company H-Thomas +. Headen
slightly wounded.
Company Gabriel Mouts, William
0'Mailey, killed; Albert C. Johnston
mcrtally wounded; Henry Van Trsss
John Stout, slightly wounded
Company II was quite lucky, and Com
pany was peculiarly unfortunate.
The next day after we we're in th'
. fight the. rebels were gone; they has
! evacuated during the night Il is sale
b we captured one hundred pieces Of ar
tillery aud one thousand prisoners.
. The fighting was quite desperate for {
:. good while. The rebels were repulse'
!, in one or two charges they made, ou
: boys charged ths enemy two or tire
times, and drove them out OF two line
!. of hreastworks. The noise and eonfd
: sion was awful-shells bursting, bullet
: whizzing, and all the attendant coma
sion incident to a big battle.
, We drove the enemy from Resacs I
3 the other side of the river below Carriers
! vile; we are now about forty-five mile
below Dalton. We skirmished with th
enemy near all day yesterday but the
r. got across the river, and burned the por
re toons and railroad bridges. The rebel
81 were pushed so fast that they did not d.
stroy hardly any of the railroad bridge
between here and Dalton, and the car
are now running up to Carsville, Eve {
six miles back from here. So you sc
m they are pushing things, but we have u
idea what will turn up next
We are ordered to be ready for
r. taceaty days Ssarchi That viii be tong
9; on Us, for we have been put throug
:. heavy.
.. Gen. Manson was stunned by Il
. bursting OF she'll He was few yarC
in front of the 65th, and Gen. Willie
was also wounded while in advance
- the 65th. He is s. bully General v
all feel the loss of Gen. Manson from 4
= command of our brigade. The boys
ike him; he rides around, and looks ju
g, ike an old farmer. Gen. Haskell tn
So commanded US, but be is now conmar
ing the End Division, having reliev
Gen. Judah, who is severely censured
his conduct at the battle of Resaca.
!. least that is the report