Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-15

We have been kindly permitted TO
make the following extracts from a pri.
vAte letter, received In this city, from
the front:
CAMP on CHATTAHoocHEE RIVER.
Near the Railroad Bridge,
August 81, 1864 J
MI DEiR WiTE: Il has now been
over ten days since | have had an OF
porsunity 20 write to you. Also, have
not received any letters from you. This
morning ends me well, with swollen
eyes, and pretty weak; also, very much
fatiaa-.s Me-, 49, - -
come to read the history OF what have
seen and gone through since last wrote,
you will open your eyes, and say have
done exceedingly veil With the help
Of Providence with US, now have lev
moments to give yuu some Of the details
Of our whereabouts in the last ten days
will commence with July 22d, and give
the outlines of what have seen and felt,
up 10 the present time.
We crossed the Chattahoochee river
on the left of the railroad then we ad-
vanced three miles towards 4 tlants, Ga;
then we crossed the railroad to the right.
Here we had considerable fighting We
dismounted and drove the JonnIes two
miles. Here we found the Jonnies in
full force. They threw grape aud can.
mister among us like hail storm. We
layed close to the ground till dark, then
40 fell back half q mile aud
went into camp. This morning
(23d) we are again out in line of bat
tie We advanced two miles, and went
into camp in line of battle Then we
uusaddled our horses. Five minutes
afterwards our pickets were driven into
camp, helter-skeiter and put things gen-
eraliy into confusion. We soon saddled
up and moved out after them some three
miles, but found no Johnnies Here Co.
F, With two other companies, stayed all
night on picket We built barricades,
aud Gen. McCook gave us orders to
bold our position ut all hazards.
This morning (24th) finds US safe
Very heavy firing on our left last night
among tbs infantry. At ten AN. we
were relieved frem picket We went to
camp aud built breastwUrks till noon.
At three Pm. We received orders to
march. We moved southeast two miles,
aud went into camp.
This morning (25th) all quiet. We
laid here ell day.
This morning (26tb) We advanced our
column back to our breastworks, some
two milesL At three Pm. the Johnnies
made another charge on our piekets,
| killing one and capturing two of the
4th Kentucky. At seven PM. VIC I'd
csirsd oosdsgAui0ulak5sF r6reack man,
IL .L.ee days rstions.
This morning (27th), at two AN, We
rolled up. At four m. We started
north. Crossed the Chaitahoochee River.
Here We found the 5th Iowa, ID Ker-
tucky, Sth Indiana, 4th Tennessee, and
9th Ohio Cavalry, which joined us
Then We moved of southwest Trsv
! eled all day and night Here we came
to the Chattahoochee River.
| This morning (2sth) cloudy and look
like rain. It rsined hard last night
At nine AN. we crossed the Chat
AAhoochee River again. Then VI
made = south east course, an,
struck the West Point Railroad at Pal
| Ue2to, ia, ana tore the ROAD up lot
mixes, burned the depot and four cars
wi4A any amount Of commissary stores
: II xas laughAble to see four or i've res
ments at work. We had very little OF
+, position; we went into town in q charg'
ss dark. We moved oat north-eai
! | towards Atlantis, and travelled all nigi
all 5 o'clock, 4. NJ, of the mornisg
the 2oth. Here We found that there vi
: very large wagon train eneampe
: Our command was stopped e few NIL
! utica. then orders came to every one
7 Is aot to FIRE gun, but take our sabre
\ kill the mules, cut the wagons down, 81
take the teamsters prisoners. All VI
readv. and we went to work 1t vi
: pitifal 70 hear the poor mules yaw OF
. The whole division was st work TILL da
!. Tght We burned about 900 wsgo
!. aud captured about 500 prisoners,
]. cluding one Colonel, one Major, and to
4. Captains. The principal part OF the T.
/. of the prisoners wera teamsters. l
~ most of the wagons were loaded "
ed baggage of the whole Of Johnsto
army.
This morning at daylight 6nds rs
a Fayetteville, Ga, which is very n
a. little place. At sun up We moved (
, aouth-sass Is miles to the Atlanta 9