Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-16

since they left home, and assure you, 1t
is an article very much needed on q
march, especially through an enemy :
country. Afte- receiving our pay, We
proceeded To Nashville, making the trip
10 three days, and the whole trip from
Louisville TO the City Of Rocks IN sevsE-
teen days Here we found Col Pace
aud the boys, all euiaying themselves
hugely. We we're at Nashville only two
days, when we were ordered TO report at
this post Immediately, where We have re-
nained ever since.
Pulaski is situated on the road lead
ing from Nashville to Chattanooga, 10
miles distant and south Of Nashville,
and delightful little village it IS, and a
very pleasant camping ground, supplied
with excellent water from neTer-tailing
springa During our sojourn at this
post, the 10Th has seen some service, and
has done good work in the war Of rid
ding Giles and the surrounding counties
of gusrrillas, bushwhackers, thieves AMI
traitors generally Scouting parties
from the 9th and 10Th go out daily, anu
never fail to bring in with them a rebel
or two, and sometimes horses and mules
branded ~ S which have been stolen
from the Feieral army BY the thieying
guerriIlas Major williamson returned
yesterday morning from scout into
Lincoln county with ten or fifteen citi-
zeus charged with bsshwhacking Fed
eral soldiers. They we're lodged in the
military prison at this post, where they
viii remain until trial is@gyanled them
aud their horses were turned over to the
| Post Quartermaster, where tkev will be
taken care Of until their owners prove
| themselves innocent Of the charges pre-
| ferred against them; and in case they
fail to prove their innocence, the horse,
will be held as confscated property am
appropriated for the use Of the Govern
ment
Six companies Of the 10th left yester
day morning for Decatur, to relieve th'
| non-veterans of the 25th Indiana, whC
are to be mustered out OF the service il
few days.
There is some excitement in camp il
regard TO the coming election in Indiana
aud all the boys are anxious TO get boml
TO vote and wipe out and defeat the hell
ish designs of the Copperhead faction ID
| Indiana; and | am almost confident tha
that there il not man in the regimen
bnt what would vote the straightforward
Union ticket, and especially for the sol
diers friend, Gov Morton Nothing hai
been said yet. however, By those in au
thority, about the soldiers from the
Hoosier State voting at the next cleo
ton, and the question is asked daily
" Are vie going home TO vote" pre-
/ sumo you can throw some light on ihs
subject that will enable The brave
Hoosiers TO know their fate--wbether
they arc to be denied the right Of Gin
4 zsnsiip, so far as voting is concerned
( until the war ia ended wblle soldiers
[ from all the other States are permitted
to vote in the Geld Indiana soldier.
/ have ever been foremost IN responding
/ 10 the calls for volunteers, and have
aobly maintained. the honor aud good
/ name Of the State upon the tield Il bat
| tie; and yet there are many Of her sol
| dieFs at the front, striking death hlows
/ at the rebellion South, aud who in al
| probability cannot be spared from tbs
held to vote Ia this ease. would it MOI
be advisable for those who caH be spared
/ to retarn home and give treason little
/ blow there2 think II Soald. bat "a
/ AN only "prisate soldier, | will leav,
the subject with those in authority wht
/ have the power to act upou it.
I For fear that | am iutrudiug upor
/ your space, | will cloxe nv letter
have written more than | intended, bu
/ hope my next letter will be more in
/ teresting than this one
l. am respectfully, etc,
v Il J