Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-16
from the a4th Indiana.
CAMP 24rH IxD. REG., BArox RoueE, }
June goth. 1864. I

June Both, 1854
Nix EDITOR: / suppose few lines
from as viii be Acceptable, as We sup
pose We have serne friends living in
your neighborhood yet, and most likely
they viii want TO hear something Of
us, and what We are doing towards crush
ing this rebellion; and as the weather Is
immoderatsly hot lately, and active cam
psignipg l. over for the present summer,
you must not expect to hear of blood
flowing freely or flimbs being shot away,
for ne don't fight in that way. Although
we are attacked every night by supe-
rior force Of the enemy, commanded by
one Gen. Gallinipper, and | think We
generally come of second best, as said
General is profound in strategy, and ex-
ecutes his flank movements with such ra-
pidity that we are generally taken by SUI
prise and suffer the infections of the
barberous foes. But as We are terrifying
ourselves with musquito bars, you may
expect to hear of as holding our own
against superior numbers.
We had an alarm the other night from
our common enemy, the rebs. They
drove in our cavalry pickets and we're
about to make a demonstration on eur
infantry, whea they concluded tina. dis
erection was the better part Of yalor, and
retired We suppose they are squad Of
cavalry out recruiting and picking up
refugees that are coming into our lines,
Of which there seems to be plenty, very
poorly clad and wretched and miserable,
and the worst Of tits, they have no energy
about them to go to work and make .
comfortable living for themselves and
families.
They look ike the settlers Of Ar
kansas, and every time | see any of
them they put me in mind of marching
through Arkansas in the summer Of
1862. We we're on march from Hele-
ma to Clarendon, on the White river; the
weather was very bot, the roads very
dusty, and water very scarce, SO that We
had to depend entirely on the wells Of
the inhabitants for a supply, and most Of
| them that knew we were coming man
aged to break the windlass or we'll pole,
or lose the rope, so that we could not get
any water. One day about noon mess
mate proposed to me that We should
leave the ranks and 90 to the FIRST house
that We saw little piece from the read
to replenish our canteens, and, if posi-
BILE, get something to eat, as sow-belly
and bareback were not the kind Of deli
eaeies we eraved just then. After pass
ing through . strip of woods we came ia
| sight OF house about four hundred
Yards from the road, when We struck out
/ for it. On arriving there we were glad
I ~ surprised by the smell Of meat cook
| ing, and found that dinner was inst
about ready. We asked the lady Of the
house (who was one of the refugee pat
term, If she could lei us have some din
ner, as we were willing to pay her for it.
She took a good survey of US and said
wal, vas, you may eat some. -
We went in azd took on pretty good
supply Of warm corn bread and sweet
1 potatoes, but before We we're done eat
ing, one Of the genuine natives came to
the door and looked in, and nodding to
each one, said, How dyer The lady
returned the compliments, and asked
him to come in and eat some, when be
replied in dry kind Of way, mo, but
! if You re pfEiin' THteallup my dodgsr, :"
and eoolly walked up to the fireplace,
and hauling out a hunk of corn bread
cut of his pocket, began dipping Cor
walluping) it in skillet Of grease that
was standing there, rsmarking at tbe
same time, that it was very good sop
This was little more than my partner
could stand lie burst into hearty
laugh, and got up and left me to pay the
biz ] paid the lady fifty cents and left.
When We caught up with the regiment,
we were informed by the officer com
handing the company, that we would
be put on extra duty, for leaving ths
ranks without permission. We served
out our extra duty that night by stand
ing picket guard, aud had many laugh
since about toaIlupigg the dodger.
Yours, DEAD WooD
z. S.-You may expect to see some
Of us Dead Woods up in your village, in
= short time, as cur term Of service il
out in Jaly, then Isuppose yoa will havs
no objection to taking tsl0i glass lager I
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