Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-15

% MlLk3 FROM ATLANTA, ia.
June 9th, 1884.
Editors Journals
NJ last was written from Cartsrrille,
two weeks age yesterday. You can tell
where that is BY glaneing at the map,
and We are now, to the best Of my knowi-
edge, about ten or twelve miles southwest
Of there.
On Friday, May 24th, the 23d corps
crossed the Etowah river on the pom
toons We did not have much trouble
In putting them dowa, for the enemy
only made such oppositioa that regi-
ment Of sharpshooters drove them back
out Of the way. We could not effect
crossing at Csrtsrsville, for the enemy
we're too strong, bat we went about
seven miles below them
In this correspondence, desire TO
mention that will not attempt tn give
an account Of Snerman's operations
with Joe Johnston, nor will even at
tempt to tell the movements Of our corps
(23d) but viii conhne myself TO noticing
the adventures Of the 65lh. Having
made the announcement am now ready
10 proceed with my narrative:
Well, We crossed the Etowah on the
24th, and.afsr marching and maneuver-
/ ing about for two or three days, on the
9th We proceeded in lias Of battle to
the frsnG On the 2sth We we're put to
building breastworks, in the front line.
And we remained in these trenches until
the Ist day Of June.
While We we're in those bresstworks,
We could see the enemy working upon
their Notifications, while the artillery
on both sides kept up occasional Eiring At
each other. Sometimes the shelling was
terrific, aud one she'll killed three men
in our regiment, and wounded two more
Major Brown was one of the number.
He was not wounded, but stunned BY the
she'll Adjutant Page has already furn-
ished you with list of those killed and
wounded. While We were in those
trenches We we're up sometimes IS often
a. Eve times . night; but there was
IL pieces of artillery not over 500 yards
from us on our right, and they made rs
feel safe The "Johnny's charged occs-
sionally, but found it would not pay, and
they invariably were repulsed. We tot
but very little sleep while in that posi-
! ton, and when we were relieved we
thought We were going to get some rest,
but such was not to be our lot We got
TO sleep that night, and the next naorn-
ing We we're set in motion towards the
: leh Of the army. Well, we proceeded
about three miles and thsn left the road
and went off into the woods, and in about
half an hour we were skirmishing with
tha- enemy. Hovey's division was on
: the right, Haseslrs on the LEFT, and Cox )
in the centre. HaHcslfs division was to
swing around on the left, and the inten-
zion vas for the entire line to charge Al
the same time. Our division drove the
enemy's skirmishers before ns. and then
> set forward at quick time, with rousing
in the second line, about 100 yards be
: hind the 6rst, aHd we did not get to FIRE
a a shot But Hoyey's division did not gel
! mp to their position in time, and Has
: calls division ran into = masked battery
: 30 that We were compelled 10 abandon
!. the enterprise IS first planned. We thsr
!, fortified 50 As to hold the ground we has
taken, aud the next day the eneml
> fell: back from thsir strong position
and we got their works without any sac
ri6ee Of life. During this charge, An'
;. while we were driving the 'rohs," ter
rible storm arose, and everybody 20
drenched to the skin. It Numbered an
hshtened, and poured down in sue
= streams as to stop the fight for shor
time.
IS thought yesterday we were almost o
:; the left Of the "grand army" bat
d seems We are almost on the extrem
right Our left now runs around to Ms
]. ristta, to the railroad, and yesterds
evening heard the whistle Of the car
)" Sc you see We are advancing slowly bS
ad surely.
This morning it appears the enenl
have cleaned up" again. They eoul
] not stand Gen. Shermaa's fanking ops