The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-06-11

!" NEAR DALLAS, Ga. May 30. 1864
Friend Doane: Since my last let
!. ter the C5th Ind. Reg. has Joined the
!. I'd Brig. 81 Div. 23i A. G.. and are
IN the field for the spring campaign.
/. we commenced orr march upon At
: Ianfa, Ga. the LIST day 81 MAY. We
arrived at the front after marching
eight days. when we met the enemy in
force and well fortified Oh the hills
around Dalton.
Here ~e engaged in series Of lnttles
resulting disastronsly 10 the enemy.
driving him at the end of three DAYS
into his last line OF Qualifications. in
which on the fourth day he made a
feeble resistance until dark. when
Johnston and his rebel gang run away
IN the night Ceaving 300 killed and
wounded on the ficld) toward Atlanta
After crossing the Coosawatte river
he again made a stand for the purpose
las lac told the citizens) of building a
bridge Of dead Yankees tor his n.p
70 cross on. to capture the few hat
might be left. Notwithstanding We
We're warned of our terrible fate ~.
still pursued his rctrca,inv army. can
turing about | GOO prisoners per div
The Federal loss in killed. wounded
and missing is estimated at from tour
to iive thousand; Confederate loss very
heavy; the Atlanta papers acknow- :
ledge loss Of 4.G0o killed and w.un
ed. they lost 20 pieces 81 artillery. ana
many deserters. {
Arrived at Gainesville. Ga. ihis
once beautiful village. likcialI others :
mat we have passed through i de.er- .
ed, the inhabitants havin. flcd for !.
ear the Yankees wonld kill them
having been told by the rebel Thorn N
on. that we had Division of neyr, y
rc"ps marching in front licensed 10 II
al and plundcr: this of course Mas j :
e. and was tod to induce The fam.
is 81 the soldiers Of the State 10 Il, :,
~ the rebel army. to prevent tbe;r "a
'ishands from deserving. this is only ~
re instance ont Of many showing Il, inl
hat degree OF hascness rebel lead ~
= WI stoop for the purpose 1T Ne !.
irving rlc confederate soldiers. An! !.
plding their shattered force Together -,
little longer. hope ny copper ~
40 friends OF Dubois can arprcci m
Z fic character 81 snch 4 DENIM ~
such nrn are worthy the esteem ~
c"pperhea'ls- After resting ior rwu,
~ before Gainesville We hook ~ IN.
u line 81 march for The river. which
crossed without resistance Oh the
RI q the rebels. they having thought
healthy to fall back Oh hcarinv
: bugles sound the forward. 80,
We are now in our works in front inr
the rebel army on the Altuna Mts. -=
g have been here four days, the
tile has been raging inriously :. =
cry day: have not learned the i.
scs on either side On SATURDAY. 4
regiment lost five killed and woun. ccu,
II. Moore. Of Com. i. hit bv AZ.
III, Lex amputated: lie died in a few : :,
nrs: John Albert and q. w. CASA ~
y, Co. X, killed. the former instant ne
the latter lived two hours; John ,rie,
Carly, Go. X, slightly wounded in PROC
knee; Maj. I. q. Brown stunned s "e
shell, carried of the field inscn- Jssp
le; he is recovering, and will be ''""'
! enough to take the field again in be,w
w days. The members Of 20. X rents
year
P0'"'Nc ueePIy Win the bercaved situa
nds Of our late comrades, Who III
e sacrificed their lives upon their '". IT,