Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-15


ever displayed before. He has always
had reputation, if | am not mistaken,
for being reckless, and for dashizg in
and fighting without thinking Of the con
sequences But be knows what be is
about, and We viii risk him. We took =
rebel Lieutenant prisoner the other dAy,
and be said that If Gen. Sherman was to
die, in all bis wickednsss, he did not be-
lieve he would go TO hell, for be said be
would be sure to flank around it
The rebel prisoners say thaE Gov.
Brown, of Georgia, told Joe Johnston
that he must fght Sherman this side Of
Atlanta He said he would not allow
the two armies to fight at Atlanta,
and destroy the city, and tsar up
ths country around them He said
II be could not whip Sherman's army in
thess mountains that be could do moth
ing with him 81 Atlanta; and that before
be would have them fighting over this
beautiful city he would recall the militia
and hofsf the Stars and Stripssl This
story is well circulated and more than
one prisoner gives bis testimony to its
truthfulBess
Ths 9lss Indiana, Colonel Mehingsr,
arrived here two or three days ago from
Cumberland Gap. They look Use and
hearty, and are anxious 70 play their
part in the present ssmpAigs. They are
in the 33d Corps, and ] was informed 10
the lst Brigade, I'd Division, bat don't
know whsther it is permanent or not
Lieutenant Colonel johnson has gone
home on account Of his health. lie
ought not to have ysntnred oat iH this
campaign, for bis health has been very
poor for a good long time.
Major Brown is sill in the hospital.
| told you in the first part Of this letter
that be was stunned By the bursting Of
she'll Captain Hodge is commanding.
listened yesterday TO Elder Kent,
from Chicago, Chaplain Of the 65th Illi-
nois, who preached 70 the boys Of his
regiment Many Of Us went over to
hear him. He vas in the woods under
the blue dome Of heaven, and the men
we're sitting around on logs or reclining
on the ground II was the frst preach
ing | have heard since we left Madison
vile, and aa listened to the words Of
the good man il awakened train Of re-
lection in my mind Of how much good
3 Chaplain eaH do If be tciH, But there
are few wChaplAins in the army that do shat
they are paid for They can 90 around
smong the boys, get their letters, write
letters for the unsdue4sed, and in word
do thousand little things that would
cheer tho spirits Of the soldiers, and IL
the ehaplains Of the army were t. act
upos that priueipls do not think il
would take eloae observer 10 note this
change.
bad the pleasure Of meeting the
Rev. NJ NJ. c. Hobbs, Chaplain Of the
s0tb, formerly pastor Of ingls street
Church, the other day lie looks re-
markably veil.
read the correspondence Of the Jour
HaI from indianapolis, signed Han
dred Days" II seems a. il their expert
sness were not Of the most pleasant va
Fiety The old troopers enjoyed IL much,
aud said IL they thought il hard 10 90
through little rain, they ought to come
10 the front for short time, when We
were so close TO the enemy that We did
not dare to build hres to dry our clothes
If We got cat and we did not dare 70
pat up tents either, but had to lay down
with our aeeoutrements on and our guns
iE our hands ready for immediate ae-
ton.
But there is much TO be overlooked
when viewed In the right light re-
member wheE we were IN Kentucky,
scouting about, and occasionally march
ing ell right, that We thought vs. had
seen the whoic OF the " elephant" but
have sincs found out that We did not
even have = good view Of she tail +"
Perhaps by the time they hAvs been ont
three months they will begin to " see the
point" sut go in, boys, and.do your
duty, and wsll say bully for you. F"
We don't get any papers here aud we
are totally ignorant Of what is going on
around "a II may seem strange ta you
bat wa look to the newspapers TO tell us
What our own army is doing. In so
large an army IL impossible 10 hnd
out anything at all. You can hear sto-
riss that Hookers corps bar done this,
McPhersons cHps has dene that, aud
that some other General is going 10 do
something else; but we can't tell til We
get the papers
Now, as think, have written enough
to tire your patience, and thanking YOU
for past favors, / shall close.
Yours Respectfully.