The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1864-07-29

Correspondence Of The Indianapolis Journal
HEADouARTERs ilrH INDIANA Vol Var e.
ThibOdoaur. La July r. 1864


HEADouARTERs ilrR INDIANA Vol NRT.
Thibodoaux. La. July ,. 1864 I
The friends OF the boys OF ilt lih may be
glad TO hear from them, as .n past days
| through the journal Onr place !. So miles
west 6f New Orleans on Bayou Latoureke,
Zone OF the navigable mouths oi the Miss
isspi and near fhe railroad from New
Orleans 10 Bfsshesr CIty'--Tho town VAS
the seat OF justice for Parish LAiourcho. and
did costain a population OF about J,OUO. lt
! IA low the Headquarters OF the Lal0urch0
| District Of the defense OF New Orleans,
Brigadior General Cameron commanding
| The line ie, We think, well covered ca the
| BAYOU and railroad from the Mississippi river
to the Gulf. At aud near this point aio four
| Indiana regiment. viz, the llth, 4sth, 9th
aud Sth.--1he health OF tho ilth excel
lent-but three patients Ia hospital ard
| those not very sick.
| We are favored with AZ excellent corps Oi
Surgeons veterans ia their profession and
| In the army. The daily breeze from the
Cult lnitgates the heat very much. think
| the heat al 100 degrees 10 as easily horae
here at So dsgreca ia Indiana. The thef-
mometer has ranged at noon i0r a week past
from 95 to l02 degrees ia .he shade. The
night ate cool aud We sleep finely. whh
,ain nearly every day ior . month past, Ahd
| with ,lsws 30 heavy that u may be caught IA
| bucketsiul from our tents aud saturates
clothing, books aud papers inside, We take
| no cold sleeping in il. C0n0Ael Macauly j.
now in command OF The military post 81
Thibodaux. Li@stenaut Colonel DarnaH
commands the regiment. The oHcers, Eeld
and line, are competent, and do their duty
unitedly aud nobly. The me, arc ready
and f4ithiul soldiers The general morals
will bear favorable report. lntoxicati0n
is quite rare.
TO meet the enemy aud strike decisive
blows, 20 kill rebellion aud ead the war
would phase tie boys better tnan tins easy
camp and guard duty But began -
write 70 notice our celebration OF our ma
tienal birthday. With the addition of the VIC
tories Of Yicksburg and Gettyssufg, yesier-
dav. IL was fine and gratis affair, doubt
| vhether Won had richer ono even iu tle
capital city Of Hooserdon Indeed. there
was so much of tho true and noble Indiana
| In H. AZ vou may zee by the enclosed pro-
sramme, that Il seemed very much like BE-
ing at home:
1RooRANKT
National Ssiuie and Risging oi Bells s. sur
rise.
MlitarT Procession a. s. a. H., Commando
bv Colonel Jsmes X. Slack, 47fh Iudiana.
Nus lo
, | First Brigade. COMMANDED by Coionsi Green
q Wiscon>in.
Second Brigade. Commanded ~ Cplolc
Macaniey, II Inaiana.
KxEacrsE. AZ sYKsxER's sfsxD
sOeg. AmsTica"--Glee Club.
Prayer Chaplain Araes. llth indiana.
4 Song. 'sColumbia the 6en Of the OceaI''-.
Glce Club.
q Grafton Chsplsin sawyer, S4fh Irdisns
Music 'air)-"Union. God and Liberty
2 MisceIlsneors Addresses Talks, 4c--lp.
= onel Slack, GeneFa. Cameron ard
> Chaplain simmons. o. the 2e
lows, Bencdiction
We we're soldiers but left arms IN ienis a.
! assembled as citizens. Of the soou-to-be re
q aud redeemed land Gen. Cameron II ms
!. king histisg speech Ia response % the -
Quest OF the boys, lad aside the BfigadieF
\ coat and stars that be mighf SPEAK ss c.i
?. izeu. The chorus from three thousands (
! citizcus for the hour, testihes how heafti
they ssid snsn 70 the exa0rtstion 70 IemaH
IL alive. IN ne service. til secession sha
= Justify CRY from iis faint carcass, kn0ugn
= We love 70 sec the Journal IN camp. VI
=, their friends ssnd + % he boys Dire
Via Ee- Orleans. Ia. fears.trais,
n a :. AxEs.
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