Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-01
Letter from the sIxty-thIrd In.
diana.

CAKrsssvrLLr, Ga, May 81, 1854.
Editors ETaasviiis Ieurnaii
Ny last letter was written away up
in East Tennessee, Rad when / little
thought that at this time We would be
in pursuit Of Johnston's crumbling army,
away down in Georgia.
On the 9th Of April. the second brig
ads, under Gen. Manson consisting Of
the Sixiy-third Indiana, 2ith Kentucky,
and lO3d ohio), was put in light march
ing order, and after two days Of rapid
marching reached Jonesborough. The
cavalry, Tenth Michigan, and Third In
diana advanced twelve miles farther
skirmishing with the enemy. The third
day We commenced reiraeing our steps
on the line Of the East Tennesses and
Virginia Railroad, and upsetting it the
length Of the regiment every half-mile,
which was laborious work, besides the
rapid marching. On the morning oil
the 2Sth He reached our old camp 81
Balls Gap, and by noon we we're on the
cars steaming down TO Loudon. At mid
night we disemhArked, and the nexl
morning started for Charlestown, Tenn,
distance Of forty miles, to be reached
in two days, which we did, noiwithstand.
ing our previous Eve days of hard labor
There our brigade was Joined by the
Sixty-fiith Indiana and Fifth Tennessee
making Gen. Mansions command Eve
regiments strong.
May 5th we we're at Red Clay, Ga.
on the 9th we were in hearing Of the
skirmish line in front Of the rebel work,
around Dalton, and in the evening w
moved up 10 front Of Potato Hill, whers
our skirmishers became engaged, ant
We expected to have considerable
brush, but they refused TO come out o.
their holes. During the skirmish w
had one killed and three wounded il
Company B.
On the llth we commenced our maref
/ for the extreme right of our aruy, viz
Tunnel Hill and Ringgold, to Smok,
Greek Gap.
Again on the l4th we were in front o
the enemy near Resaca, where be has
been compelled to fall back from Dalton
1 Our skirmishers drove the enemy bach
/ to their rife pits, across an open field
about half q mile. Our brigade wai
drawn up in three lines, the 9th Ken
lucky aud 9th Tennessee forming th,
FIRST, the esd Indiana the second, ant
the lO3d the third.
AT about noon the order was given fol
the FIRST and second lines to advance
which was hardly begun when we wer'
met by terrific storm Of shot and shell
and as We drew nearer it increased 4
grape and musketry, making the cart
tremble beneath our feet 1t was a lonJ
distance for the men to charge wit
knapsscks, yet none falsered, and man
fell, until We reached the FIRST line of ID
rebel works, where we had some chanc
Of returning the compliment, which y
did, faithfully, for three and hal
hours
1t was q grand sight, to see Indians
Kentucky and Ohio lighting side by sid'
their colors floating in the same breez
and their blood mingling together at thei
feet Il was the first hght of the 63c
. vet the boys nobly sustained the hghtin
fame of Hcosierdom.
, But | must be brief Our loss va
los killed and wounded, inclnding OF
} Major, Jas. E Patterson, brave ma
, and good officer. In passing must s.
! We have q model of q Colonel, who:
{ heart and soul is with his men, ~
9 who has been untiring in his efforts
e make this 8 model regiment, and OF
L creditahle TO Indiana His discipline
t tempered with Christianity quail
q rarely met in the army. Before goiE
/ into the fght, he gave the boys thr
things TO remember, VIZ: Trust in Go
II keep in line, and FIRE low; piece of q
t vice applicable to all
I can only speak of the part tax