Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-15
From The Handred DAYS zen.
HEADQ' rs I35TH RECT ISD. Vols,
Near Hurfre esboro, Tenn,
june sth, 1864

EJnu1 ctos 1coh J
Dear Journsl:
last wrote you at EIizabethto~n, Ky. |
We remained thsre-fhas Is, company !
F-onIy FIVE days. The other companies |
we're scattered along the line Of the Lou /
isvills & Nashville Railroad, with the ex-
ceptiou Of Co. B, which was sent 10
smithland. TEtarned out that our loea-
tioa on the L. 4, n. r R.#as mistake,
Tor se had not been at Elizabethtown
but a fes hours, vhsn @long came an
aid-ds-camp Of Gen. Rossesu to see what
had become Of as. He was shortly fol
lowed ~ On aid Of Gen. Ailroy, on a
similar mission. Orders were at last re-
ceiyed to march. We received them at
near s O'Clock in the evening ard had TO
strike tents, pack baggage and march to
the depot By half-past nine. It required
quick work for raw recruits, bat We were
up to tina.
From ElizabethtowH We vent to Nash
vile, arriving there FRIDAY morning
about O'Clock. Two companies only
Of the I3Gth Regiment we're on our train.
Two Of the companies which had been
stationed q. Fort Boyle, near line Of
/ expensive tres;le work IN one Of the
| many valleys which intersect aud cot Up
Msldrough's HILL, aud three at For,
Sands, . strong earshwork not far from
the celebrated tsnnei through one ridge
Of the sane chain OF hills, passed over
she railroad the SANS. night on freight
! train, arriving at Nashville about Two
/ o clock the next day Orders we're sent
the company At Smiihland 10 join US at
Nashville, which they-did on Fridsy.
One company, that Of CAPT Kurtz, from
Gibson County faded to reach Us a.
/ Nashville, ana is sti1t disconnected
/ from the reg5 meut Il was stationed st
a bridge over the Rolling Fork
While az Nashville We we're ordered 10
this point Leaving the former ciGy on
Sunday, the 9th inst, We reached here
the seine afternoon. and vent into camp
f. fhaye thus briefly ruh over our wan
deringa, that l may catch up. Our
movements, heretofore, have been too
rapid for . detailed narrative Of al your
correspondent saw, much Iess Of what he
thought Of things that came under his
observation.
4 Oar camp here 10 o pleasant one. It
y located in grove Of magnificent oaks.
and Is near one Of the hneat springs ia
Middle Tennessee, noted as il IS for is
splendid springs A large part Of the
grove has been cut doHa to give range
70 the guns mounted on one or two forts.
which Constitute part Of the chain Of
Notifications which environ the iowa
These Notifications, the readers Of the
Journal will remember, we're construct
cd by Gen, Rosecrans prior to his all
vance on Gen. Bragg at TullAhoma.
They are said to be very formidable I
have bad no Opportunity Of inspecting
them, and II had It would be In proper
| to speak 81 them 100 minutely.
We aIe HOW ia "a camp Of instruction.
| cmphatieally Col Foster Is evidently
determined to make soldiers out Of Us.
Oar programme for tbs day will give you
an idea Of how we spend our time, aad
I will Also answer for an apology for the
length Of time that elapsss between ms
letters Il is as follows
/ Rsyeille, o'clock 4. 81; roll call.
5.l5 A. M breakfast, A. 81 police
call and sergesnts drill, 6.30A 81 sur.
geon's call and officers drill, 7 A. Nj
Adjutant's call, 7.30 A. NJ. ; guard mount.
ing, s 4. NJ company drill, NJ 10 10 A.
NJ officers recitation, 1915 4. NJ
dinner and roll call. IL N. Company
drill, l.30 To 30 r NJ; battalion drill,
3 20 S Il N dress parade, 3 so T. NJ
supper, & Z. ~ officers recitation, g 81
r " tattoo $40 p NJ taps, Q Z. II
When The length OF time occupied in
drills is taken into confederation, and
the time TO prepare for recitation as well
: rs TO rceite, It mar well be supposed thai
but little leisure j. left for correspond
enee or recreation. am Ii hopes thi.
erowding matters will be of short dura
ton, aud that | mag then be able "a
: write my friends OF wba, | saw, thought
and felt
We have Asre seven companies ia
camp, two are guarding points on ID.
railroad below, ard one, as stated be
,. fore, is ssili behind Is At Rolling Fork.
, The officers and men Of our regiaeul
are very sociable and friendly, and Us
service, If we remain here, will be pleas
ant Thus far we have been moving "a
often that we have not had time TO be-
coma well acquainted with each other
Tbs officers arc sober and gentsel ia
their behavior What is rather uusual
we have not an officer in our regiment
that isin the habit Of getting drunk.
have not seen one, since the organixa.
\ lion Of the regiment, that could be
said to be under the influence Of liquor.
This speaks well for the efficacy and re.
liability Of the regiment in time Of trial
u We are now camping under small
shelter tents This is the next thing 10
sleeping out Of doors They will moi
accom modate more tian two men. We
have to crawl into them. and cannot
maintain, when there, any but sitting
!. or lying down position They dotolerably
we'll to keep or the rain, and answe,
passshly for protection from the sun.
but as TO supplying any Of the eonve
nienees OF house they are an utter
failure.
Letters for members Of the different
eompanies from the First Congressiona
lDistrict viii be directed to Murlreesboro
Tennessee
J The Evansville boys are generally
Il - Yours for
HUxpREp DAYs
R5- An army correspondent sritss 81
) follows:
Richmond is now besieged. Lees ar
my in Richmond is a sure indication
Htbat they mean 10 hold US here. We car
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