Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-02

trm Of service when other compauiss,
recruited long after they were organized,
we're mustered in. This feeling almosi
culninated in mutiny. The men declar
ei they must be mustered in or they
Eould 90 home, and some Of them had
actually packed their carpet sacks, pre-
paratory TO leaving camp, when they
we're ordered into line, for the purpose
Of being mustered. This, Of course, pae-
fled them.
The regiment, as organized, consisted
Of three companies from Evansville, one
from Posey county, one from Gibson,
one from Wa-rick, one from Spencer,
one from Lawrence and one from Ham
iltOn- Il was the largest regiment that
had marched ont Of the city up 70 the
time of our departure from Camp Car
nngton. Numbered nine hundred and
fifty rank and file It's regimental and
line officers have already been published,
ia part, but perhaps it may be well to
give it in full, as follows:
Colonel-John ". Foster, Cincinnati
Lieutenant Colonel-Will H. Walker, jr.,
Evansville. Msior-J. Blythe Hynes,
Evansville Adjutant-D. w. Schock,
| Noblesyille Qnartermaster-Rob { Ear
ley, Evansville. Chaplain-Rev. James
Eskridge, Spencer county. Surgeons
Drs- Cover from Nobleeville, principal,
and Spain of Posey, aud Fullerton Of
Gibson, as assistants. Quartermaster
Sergeant-H. W. Bippus, Evansville.
Sergeant Major-Wm. G. Beoppls, Ev-
ansyille
| With the greater portion of our officers
the people Of Evansville are well ae-
quainted, and they need no eulogium
from me | think everybody will congrat-
ulate US in cur selection Of Col Foster
to command the regiment His militia
~ experience win prove invaluable to
raw troops like ourselves, and should We
have bout with guerrillas, no one
knows better how to circumYent and
bring them to grief
After our regiment vas organized, and
its officers commissioned, the authorities
at the State House seemed to be imbued
with new life, and more energy was man
. Tested in twenty-iour hours ia getting
as uniformed than hid been exhibited ia
the previous ten days ia getting us mus
, tered into the service We were sworn
: in on Saturday afternoon. Our officers
? we're elected and commissioned on Sat
urday night Sabbath was spent quietly
: On Monday il commenced raining anC
} poured down in torrents the entire day
= Tuesday, the rain continued with in
i, / creased vigor The very windows O
4 aaavs4a1 Tamn1uw =,
? the midst Of the rain and mud, our cloth
e ing was received and distributed AL
e day and most Of the night we ver
r busily engaged in opening boxes, as
z / sorting aad distributing the clothes. |
+ was most disagreeable task. EverJ
3. body who had anything TO do with dis
4 tributing the clothing was thorough
] drenched, and anticipated that severn
= would be subjects for the hospital on ID
J. following morning. But in this | va
+ mistaken. The morning found the me-
d in line for roll call, and ready to move
1 The weather had improved somewhat
d and by the time the regiment was read
+ to march TO he depot the rain vas owe
and the sun brightly shining.
q We drew arms at the Ordnance DE
L partmenL They were old Entitled rifles
e The regiment that went out just befor
!. us and the enc coming Immediately ate
c Us, drew new guns Oar regiment b.
n ing composed OF first class men, it wa
}, thought they would be efficient with sec
e ond class guns.
i Alter getting our guns, we marched {
q the old Madison depot, where, bein
d drawn up in columns Of divisions, Got
g Morton made as little farewell speecl
n he eomplimented the regiment by sal
ing that he knew many Of the men {
e which IL was composed, personally, en-
e Re was satisfied no regiment had left ID
?. state with q clearer idea Of what wa
z expected at is hands than the one b,
l. fore him. He regretted the delays tbs
y had occurred in is organization The
e we're not Of his choosing aud we're b,
J. yond his control The character Of th
T. service required Of US was touched upoI
e the regimental officers compliments,
II and the word Of the Governor pledge
d that be would 10 all in his power 70 al
J. to our comfort and relieve am distre'
e or misfortune that might befall US Th
7. speech of the Governor was q happy on
r. 1t was received with great favor BY IL
3 men, who, at its conclusion, testified the
e appreciation by hearty cheers.
J. We were then placed-on the cars Of th
l. Jacksonville Railroad, for Louisville
s. They we're old riekety box cars and cam
y very near proving disastrous to some {
u our men.
l. But of our trip to Louisville, our shol
: sojourn there, and our arrival at thi
t, miserable looking village, will spea
y Of in my next Yours for
l. HrxuRcu DAxa