Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-07
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Editors Journsls
My last letter 10 you was written from
MadisonviIle, o miles from here We
came here last Tuesday, and the resi-
msnt left yesterday for Charleston. 80
miles below here on tho railroad. While
the 65th were at this place they had their
old guns inspected and condemned, and
drew new ones in their place We have
got the Springfield titles, polished bar.
rels, and they are splendid arm for Of
feetive service. They are ia good ha nds
too, and will be used rigb, when the op-
portanity presents itself Dur regiment
has increased largely in numbers pres
ent for daty, since we we're dismounied,
and it is one ofthe largest regiments in
East Tennessee We have got new Gage.
vnd when the regiment comes out on
dress parade it makes y splendid APP
psarance, aud II am not much mistaken
we will see sights before many inoFs
weeka
Great activity prevails in this depart
ment, and troops are constantly moving.
Every regiment is being placed 90
complete war footing, and 'feather.bsd
soldering is played out have seen
thousands Of troops moving within the
past week, and the err Is "stin they
cone" will not tell you where they
are going or where they are coming from,
for That would be "contrabsnd," but srf-
fee il 10 say. yqu may look for stirring
news from this department before long,
aud il the same preparation is going on
sill over the country that is in progress
here, We may expect to make rapid
strides towards putting down the rebel.
lion this Spring, and il is the hrm con-
viction Of great majority Of the army
that We win wind up the Southern
Confederacy this campaign.
We have been transferred from the
"a brigade, I'd division. 2Sd army corps
to the 3d brigade, 81 division, sd army
corps, Brig. Gen. J. d. Cox, command.
ing the division, and be Is said to be a
good General and fine man. | do not
Know who is commanding the brigade,
but as | will follow the regiment to
Charleston to-day, win soon end out
Capt Isaac Mars, of Company &, has
resigned and gone home.
i Corporal Glass, Of Company c, died in
hospital at Madisonville, about n week
since.
was at the residence Of Gen. Vaughn,
(Confederate) yesterday, whose family
{ i~a. kara Thnv kawa haan haar9iu n a
Union officers to make living. "WhAl
fall Was there my eountrymen.
Sweetwater, like Madisonville, is in
tensely rebel, and you can 6nd very few
Union families here. It is = plessan
place IL miles below LoGdon. on the
railroad. Adams Express Compan!
opened an Office here yesterday. Freigh
by express from here to Evansville il
$3.50 per 100 cwt
The SD Indiana passed here yester
day. ! believe they are in our division
II is slso said the 10th Indiana Is a
: Charleston; hope it is so, for our boy
have many friends and acquaintance il
that regiment
see that Governor Mortoa has calIe,
for twenty thousand men for one bur
drei days Boys, come out, and if th
; Government wants you, s;av one hundre
! weekKl But by all means obeY th
e call at once, for il you answer the ca
= promptly and take the place of the oil
soldiers who are scattered along the boz
= der, so they eOn 60 to the front. il vi
|, largely reinforce our armies in the felc
4 while you car guard the border, and ur.
y tect our homes from guerrillas and raj,
= ers. hope TO hear Of at least hall ii
6. Indiana Legion farming out in answer
ID this call just to think, only for or
n hundred days. Why, it will only be
jolly spree for you, and your ea1spaiq
T. will be over long before winter. ana
as there are any who don't want to 20
n for so short time, LET them come o.
= to the old e5th, and We will take th.
i. "fcs three years or during the war"
Tha weather is uupieassntIx warn, z