Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-22


station on the ~ & c. r. R., ten miles
from Memphis, where these men are re-
csived, fed, and from there brought in
On the cars
About one-third Of the infantry viii |
be saved. The total loss By the expe-
diGion will be over three thousand. Those |
Who are arriving now are the most pitia- |
bic objects-half naked and nearly |
starved The rebels are hunting them |
down with the most relentless cruelty, |
and the tales of saffering which thsse |
escaped men tell, are almost bsyoad be
lief They have not, perhaps, had par
allei during this war.
A member Of the lI3th Illinois says
that be with seven others, incindiug bis
Captain. we're captured on Sunday even
ing They wee placed sids-by-side
upon log, and the rebels drsw up in
line I've PAGES distant, and in cold blood
shot them down. One ball only toaeh-
ed him, SCATTERING his right arm, 50 that
t has since been amputated. He sprsng
to bis feet, took TO the woods and es-
capped.
Two men from the Hath Illinois re.
port that they had stopped BY ths side Of
The road to rest While there. three
rebel cayalrymen gaiioped past, THAR
sabres and arms covered with blood A
few hundred yards in advance they over
took four Of our worn-oat wounded men
and pat them 70 death. 2
A soldier came in last night with the
statement that between 300 and 400
men are in the swamps on Wolf River
Bottoms, subsisting on bark and berries.
They send word that they can maintain
themselves two or three days longer
An expedition has been sent % their re-
lief Some tell Of having been chased
By dogs These statements have been
sworn TO BY Gen. WAshburn. | think
: them 70 be unquestionahly trae, for these
rebels are tbs same sc0undrels Who mas.
sacred the gsrrison Of Fort Pillow.
have told you that four hundred and
: forty.eigbt negroes returned. Consider,
: ing who they are, il u perhaps not best
, | to say much about them up North
Here they receive the highest conmen.
dations from all who saw them. II you
we're 10 publish half Of what might b
: said for them justly, you would be &C
r caaed Of fayoFing niggers and diseredis
ing white troops, OF the white troops
not more than one ia twenty brough
: back their guns, and il is not to fhei
; discrsdis that they did not, for they de
/: siroyed them by order Of their officers
: These four hundred and forty-eigh
negroes brought back over four huadre.
o guns, which is not 10 their disersdit, ani
E shows pluck.
,. Their reception here was certainl
: worth witnessing. Ever since news q
the defeat came, IRON one 70 two taoa
. sand negroes, mostly women, have bee
= constantly about the Depot Yesterday
:. when il became known that the uegr
soldiers would arrive during the day, Ii
number increased BY the hundreds. Th
excitement had been Al high pitch 70
q hours, but when at lAst the train arrived
u all bounds were exceeded. Wome
= rushed frantically into The enelosnrs
The guards could not restrain thes
without using the bayonet The officer
le of the guard ordered ihem 10 let Ia
of women pass Then was there q seen
Of hngging. kissing, crying, shouting
singing and dancing exfraordiuArl
= Soon they began 10 come out Soldier
y we're not permitted to carry anything
G. The women had al the gEss aad whs
e few kRApaaeks were brsnght back. Oh
Al GERS tried TO form the men in line, bt
that was not possible, the women wonl
u not form, nor stay out Of the way, :
Is in "mixed confusion" Their started o
~ their way to camp singing GLORY, glus
IN haileluyah," 10 the regular John Bros
tune, which was very wicked in them.
= You may look for important nev
n from this Department, and that soon
J. Smith and ''0id joe Mower are loo
- somewhere
: Lieut. Col Pool, Of the esa IsdianI
- who was killed, was formerly = Cabtsi
le ia the 18th Indiana But few men wei
ID his znperiors- Brave and true in ever
81 thing which p4Ftsined 70 the duties Of
; soldier and officer, hs had also The NOR
courage Of 4 Christian hero Noses
o. Of vulgarity or profanity ever passed
to lips, and under no circumstances wonl
BY be taste intoxicating liquors One nisl
- during the late march, the brigade cor
= mander invited him to stay at his heai
ID quarters and sleep out Of the rain. II
We reply was, Give Col. wilkins ugico
ct pliments. and tell him that propose
"a stay With my men, and fare as they fare
= The battle Of Bricse Cross Roads Vi
y = most desperate one. The defeat WI
IN almost instantaneous Gen. Siurgis mn
a. have known this within twenty minuti
after the engagement began. Col. n
MILAN was on the field Of action ever
Al. where. The responsibility seemed 10 "a
entirely upon him. Gen. Sturgis's A.
IT iutant. at least, did his duty. am sori
az | have forgotten bis name. BE is
n brave man. Col Mem. ha1 At lea
al shown his ability in the selection of Of
= GERS for his staff. They viii compare
- vorsbly with any s.af Of the army.
he The lines Of battle were very close
M not more than ffty yards apart Car
al Fernald conducted the regiments 10 D
sition and the skirmishers we're throv
us out under his supervision. Lieut. II
as ings three times rode along the emit
IL line OF battle carrying orders Adj
ir- tsnt Able, Of Col Mems staff, d
:. formed ell his duties with admiral
50 courage and skill, and not less can
ne said for Capt. Buekuer, Lieut. Barb
as and Lieut. Hosmer
M A word for Capt Fitch and Capt u
:. Ter. They were ordered TO bold the sc
- with their batteries while the infant
az escaped, and they did il suecessfall
les At the right moment aud with true s.
ar dierly ability, they ordered their men
On timber up their pieces. snd by hand th'
successfully brought OF every piece, 70,
. them eight miles, aad at last, when cor
ne pletely mired in $ swamp, they spik
m their guns, threw the ammunition in
- the swamp and cut down the whee
y They will do the enemy no GOOD