Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-15

macon Railroad anu iOrc up dOOut I'VE
miles of it. Here we stayed an hour
and got something to eat, the first since
we started. Then we moved out south
Here the Johnnies cut of Col. Harrison's
brigade, but with the assistance Of
our brigade We got all right
again Several Of our boys were killed
and wounded while engaged. We then
took q southwest direction, and travelled
all night Our regiment guarded the
prisoners. Half the time it was so dark
could not see our prisoners st day
light on the 3Gth we found ourselves
twenty miles below Palmetto, on the
West Point Railroad We crossed the
railroad at ten A NJ We we're then re-
lieved from guarding prisoners by the
% Indiana, and Immediately ordered to
the front Here we found the I'd Ken
lucky falling back Our regiment was
Immediately brought front into line and
one hundred and twenty-thres dismOuut-
ed, and No held horses. We charged
the enemy for half mile Then every
thing seemed quiet for fifteen minutes
In that sime we made barricades. Bet
about the time the fifteen minutes were
ap we we're attacked on every side at
once, the heaviest in our immediate
rear We faced to our rear, and fought
for fifteen minutes, when we saw that we
were oyerpowered by numbers Two
lines Of infantry advanced steadily to-
ward them till within one hundred yards
of them We broke in confusion aud
made toward the rebel cavalry They
gave way, and we vest out; but We
were entirely cut off from our division
We Ters in squads Of tens, twenlieS, aud
thIrties, and our squad had come to the
conclusion to make for the Chattahoo-
chez River After we had gone about
two miles, we saw a column ahead OF
us which we supposed TO be Johnniss.
To be certain, We sent one of our
boys ahead TO ascertain whether
they were Johnnies or our men
We soon learned that Mai Pardy and
Lieut. Moulin Of our regiment, and sew
eral Kentucky officers, with about 300
men, we're our Johnnies, which proved
good thing for US As we soon caught
up with them, we foand that Maj. Purdy
had got negro to pilot him through to
the river. We went through ravines,
woods, and by-paths, to a plantation ford.
We got here about o. clock p. 81 One
of eur boys swan across the river, went
to a house near by, and told the man OF
the house that there were 1900 rebels on
the other side Of the river who wanted 10
get across Immediately, as they wished
TO 60 and burn a Yarkee wagon train.
"A uff
noes, then we put him under guard and
vent 10 work getting our command
across, saddles first We then drove the
horses into the river, aud then the men
we're crossed as fast as possible. At
daylight all we're across, with the loss Of
one horse There we're 80 men, be-
longing to three different regiments, but
the 4th Indiana had the most in mum
oers. The p Indiana bad but few, and
the 9th Iowa the remainder. This morus
ing (3fsO We moved out north a few
miles, then pressed citizen to take US
TO Marietta, Ga, through the woods and
by-pa,hs. We Travelled all day and
night, making IS miles, and stopped,
the lst Of August, two miles from
~s'fast nf-A-- pina- Then We left for
Marietta where We were welcomly re-
ceiyed by All who knew our situation.
We soon got something to eat and drink,
and then rested for the night The sup
position is that the division is about all
captured and killed Col. Brownlow of
the lst East Tennessee, sterted with 500
men of different regiments for the river
and only got across himself aud Is men.
lie left since we did This morning,
August ID, Col Brownlow reported TO
Gen Thomas and came back and told
US be was ordered to Nashville TO
reorganize his regiment The
remainder Of Us are ordered to Chatta-
hooehie River bridge, where We are now
encamped
You say Gov Morton is trying to get
Indiana soldiers home to vote. That is
right There is not a soldier in the field
but what would vote for Gov. Mortos,
and but very few that would not vote for
Abraham Lincoln. have heard several
say they would not vote for Old Abe, but
would not vote at all at the present
stage Of this great rebeliisa
JoHE Y. URIcK,
Orderly Sergeant Co F, 4th Ind. Cav.
p. S. | will state that our regiment
has lost ii officers on this raiding trip.
Major Austin was wounded through
the arm. Col SIMPSONS horse fell
down and hurt him and be was put into
the ambulance. Quarter Master French,
Cone. Hall and seven other officers are
missing, besides from six to fifteen men
from each company.