Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-21
Army Correspondence.
CnATTAsooeA. April b. 81

MISSES. EDIToRs; We are again in the
field, and now permit me to talk little
10 "gou all at home.
On the 18th day Of march, the 42d left
indianapolis on az Accommodation
train for the front, by way Of Madison.
Ind By the way, an accommodation
train, such az we bad. is really not 70 b.
met with often foreyou see. about halt
Of the boys could ges Of al once and
keep pace with the locomotive, thereby
having chance to rsplenish their can
teens yith yates, take drink, Or kiss
a pretty girl, as occasion might offer, 50
you see that the train was in fact az sc
commodating one,
However. BY a whole day Of .'hArd
riding" We reached Madison just in time
to be TOO late for the boat that had been
in waiting for us an dsy. We made BY
TIA. operation greatly, fer the Scene al
Lyle" splendid first class boat, com
manded By an excellent officer, took Us
on board-besidss, We had the honor Of
being passengers with Gen. GrAat ! had
the honor TO sleep With the General, that
is to say, while be slept in his state room,
! / slept on the floor IN the cabin, luss at
his door that is e great dealneaser than
many aspirant. win eyer be Lieusen-
ant-General, am sure.
/ Ia due time we reached Louisville
J The boat vas very much crowded, so =
party Of our boys had been stored away
amongst some apple and brandy barrels
[ AZ daylight the Captain Of the boat went
4 TO Captain Kellans, com andng the re-
\ giutent, and said. Captain, for God 5
i sake remove your men from the boat or
they will eat all my apples and drink al
my brandy. Now, there is one thing
certain, the apples and brandy should
not have been there, or the boys ought
not 10 have been stored amongst those
articles besides the officer Of the boat
violated an important commandment.
Lead Us not into temptation" and oil
course was TO blame.
Passing through Indiana, ] Was DC
little amused at a number OF the remarks
Of the cold vets" At Que place, there
were quite q number Of people Assem-
bled ut the depot TO see Us pass. A vet,
at ny elbow, said
"Miggins, look at the soldiers here.
"Where," said l. # see only citizens
TNo SIR they are soldiers and mem
befs Of the largest Indiana regiment
''ludeed, aad what regiment is that,
inquired
+ TO which he naiveiy replied: eth,
fret Indiana draft. " Truly large regi
menG
In due course Of time, Captain
Kellams relieved the commander Of th,
Gen Lyle Of all anxiety respecting
his apples and brandy, and our boys werl
safely, but not 30 very securely housed II
Barracks No. !. do not mean by that
that the Barracks were No. /, for sine,
was boy, alwavs was forcibly ian
tIressed with the idea that things should
be- called by their right nsmes--hence 4
make this note Of explanation.
On the 18th day Of March, we reaehe,
Nashville, aud there again we're ordsrs'
tto Barracks No /, Eve story build
ing called the "Zollieoffer baildingF A
this place we we're kept till the I'D OLE
I at which time We received an order q
! take steps 70 march 70 the front Well
i takes great many steps to marel
from Nashville to Chattanooga bat, a
good and obedient soldiers, We took thos
dsteps7 At Nashville Major Frencl
joined us, aud this officer deserves grea
/ credit Tor bis humanity in directing hos
those "steps' should be taken foe be va
4 alive always to tho interests Of the sol
! diar. Now veterans are not supposedtl
be able TO move very fast Tn
very name would preclude thu ides
I How are old soldiers TO more q
fast "a those who have not )
much advanced Ia years. The props
: sition Is plain one ard fancy that a
! viii readily agree With me.
Passing from Nashville 10 Murfreel
! boro, noticed that the good people (
that porlson OF the eountrv--or thsi
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES very busy prepal
ing to raise huge crop of King Co
! Ion, and, although calico has heen f.
!. the last two years on the rise, give
a. my decided opinion that II the etfori
= Of those individuals in raising eotto
prove successful, calico must fsil--Vsr
!, welcome intelligence no doubt 10 ihos
= who deal in, OF rather, consume the q
|, ticle. This, however, does not effect ID
:, stmy, or its movements. for onward
: pnsf be the watehword, whatever ms
be the price OF cotton or gold.
/, At Murfrsesboro we met many Of OF
: old friends who we're glad to see US a
i looking so superbly, and they all declare
= that they ne7er saw the 42sters lookin
better. Indeed, the boys did, think, b
l have Gerry well.
!, On the second day Of our march, v
joined the 10Th Ohio, bound for Stepher
son, Ala, and with them We marehe
a until we reached the last named plac
On the fourth day Of our march, just .
we were going into camp, an oliic.
~ standing near me, and looking up II
ie turnpike-which afforded fine view
At least mile aud half-said.
7 " | see the wagon OF the 70th Oaio-
q they will soon be here aud help US
?. picket "
Z "Why, said ], see no wagon. "
5 "You don'tf' inquired the officer.
d "No, indeed,..I do not, was my a
8 swer.
% "well, replied my friend, "if tn
3 is not wagon, it is the Major of Ii
Is 10th Ohio.
p Now people at home must aot co
Z clude, from the above, that the MajG
of regiment looks like a six ma
team, for, Indeed, he does not There
not the slightest resemblance that ca
see, besides, If there were | would u,
. be willing 10 own il; for l, perhaps, ma
II be Major myself one of those day
e and il that rank must at all resemble Il
d long-eared fraternity. must insist Q
taking them separately and singly, an