Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-20

1a1kees vas the announcement Tor va
cation. There are very fine bzildiug
for The above named purpose, at til.
place, and, in fact, the place has decd
eddy al aristocratie air even now.
About four mileS from this town, OF
the third OF July, we again found the enc
my this was another one of his las
ditches We fgared for half s day, fes
position, and thea on the fourth the 2ad
brigade Of our division charged the reos
carrying the line of riffs pits which gave
as good position for our artillery, an
With 1t we done excellent work We nov
had got so close to them that our skirm
ishers could crack Joke. With one anosh
err 0ae Of the 18th Kentucky boys haf-
loved out: so Johnny-we aFs eoninl
Tor yoa
REQ replied, IF you want me yo1
must come before 4 O'Clock in the morn
ing, and SO it turned ont. Atthat tine
they we're gone.
At daylight our skirni.h line advane
ed and picked up some twenty-five strag
glers who bad fell out Just that our boys
might get them
Here again their works were very
formidable, being well reade, and o.
earth, cspabls Of resisting heayY shot
and shell. One more ditch lost to them
though
In few hours ne moved on, and about
II O'Clock we woke them up again, this
time about two miles from Chattahoo-
chez river, and in full view Of Atlanta
A few shots admonishsd us that We were
near the enemy, AID our troops were
disposed Of in short order, and We got
ready for action.
This was grand sight indeed We
wsrs situated on bill that gArs us =
fall view Of the valley, and By the rising
dust we could see how and where the
rebels were moving Large wagon trains
could be seen, and the teamsssrs seemed
to be driving as iffor dear life, AID here
and Tiers rose large volumes Of smoke
like the burning OF house, or of wGg.
on that had been abandoned, aRd our ar
tiflery opened on them, and elected 10
reply. Since We have possessed their
works, ws learned that We did them cou-
siderable damage with our shell, and
that they fell with great accuracy.
Well, oar army Is again in position,
and one corps slides off to the left, cross
&c the river, and the enemy leaves this
side of the river-so away goes another
ditch.
do not think it possible that John
ston viii give up Atlanta without a
big SIGHT, for It is surely to the enemy
q very valuable site; when once on the
south side Of the river with this great
army, strengthened as il viii be, We are
told, and level country, as We are also
informed is beyond the liver and around
the city, il would seem that il viii not
be very bard work to flank the enemy
out of the city. Besides, If We eAs reach
a point within three miles Of the city, of
course it can, and will be destroyed II
Johnston chooses to 6ght around it
This is Sunday-all is qniet, or more
50 than We have known il for lsng
time, for We have Tough, for all We hAvs
got, every foot Of territory
Your paper reaches as pretty regular
y, away down in Georgia, aud we can
assure you our soldiers ere glad indeed
to have IL
This is the sixty.ffth day OF the cam,
pAign. Truly q great while TO be Eight
ing almost constantly. About seventeen
days Of that time, this regiment has mol
bean under FIRE, bat for fall forty hight
days the regiment has been nnder FIRE
or the sbsaIY, ertner sxrialfstfng, ngus
ing, or holding works
fcars, respectfully,
Q. X. JuSIPER WISeIxs.