Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-10
The 136th Observation-Disclosures
Trim.

ng to mention g few items in con
aection with their homsward trip. Z
The regiment left Marffeesboro on 1
Thursday, the 25th Of August The cars
~ere such as soldiers are usually accom-
nodated with on the Chattanooga Road
old box cars which looked and smelt a
,hongh they bad served faithful ap-
premiership in the transportation Of cat
ide Arriving at Nashville, several other
hundred days regiments we're found to
be a little ahead Of the 10th in the race
Tor home. The 1880, which had reached
Nashville from Stevenson on Wedues-
dag, the oath, had secured sllihe surplus
cara for Louisville, and there was fair
prospect that the both would have to
lar over two or three days in that de-
lectable city of high prices and bad
smells. Bat Col Foster aud Quarter
Master Farley being Of those Who hold
TO the opinion that If thing cannot be
done one way it may another, persuaded
the transportation agents to let the same
cars which brought the boys from Muir
fressboro, take them % Louisville The /
cars were crowded most intentionally |
and large number Of the men we're |
riding on top, bat so anxious we're
all to get home, that they cheerfully pu.
up ~ith any inconvenience, and rejoiced
when the agent gave bis consent
The train left Nashville about clock
In the afternoon. The cars containing
the 1881 we're Immediately 10 advance Of
il After miserable nights ride, the
boys arrived at EIizsbethtown, Kentucky,
about II o'clock on Friday. Daring the
morning one Of the most terrific thuuner
showers ever witnessed in Kentucky
poured its walls Of wrath apon them.
The corn was beaten to the earth By the
force of the rain, aud the men on top Of
the cars had hard work to prevent being
washed overheard. At ElizAbethtown
the cars stopped for an hour or two to
enable the men TO get something to eat
and drink and see that the road was
clear Of other traina
The regiment reached Louisville about
4 clock on Friday afternoon. Col Eos
ter, With bis usual foresight, had des.
patched Quartermaster Farley ahead Of
the regiment to make arrangements
for transportation to Indianapolis 0w-
ing to his tact aud management trans-
portation was secured by the way Of New
Albany and Greeneastle, while The 1881
regiment was waiting for cars To take
them over the usually travelled route
via JelIersonyiIle. Thanks to Lieut.,
Earleys arrangement the regiment did
not have TO spend an hour in Louisville,
bat getting of the cars marched at once
to the Portland Ferry, and thence crossed
to New Albany
/ The skies appeared TO be weeping
tears Of sorrow when the regiment de-
parted from the State in May, aud so co
piously that the men we're wet to the
skin. Upon their return they we're greeted
| with a similar watery welcome, which
thsy construed to be tears of rejoicing
al their cafe arrival, but which, never
theless made most Of them spend an un,
pleasant night ia damp clothes. Bat
what did the boys care Tor thas--they
were homeward bound.
The train left New Albany at clock
Saturday morning. 1t was slow train
The track vas slippery, the train heavy,
the locomotive not very strong and some
Of the grades rather steep.
Az AoREEABLE SURPRISE.
Hitherto the regiment had met with few
demonstrations Of good viii and approval.
Bat on reaching Bedford, the county
seat of Lawrence county, and the home
of Capt. MitehelFs company, they we're
greeted with substantial aud loyal re-
ceptiou which did their bodies as we'll as
as souls good 1t seemed as though
the whole Of the surrounding couutry
had come into town that day to welcome
the boys, and everybody brought their
baskets well flle6 with the choicest Of
eatables. The richest aud hottest
coffee was dispensed with prodigality
that was more than match for The
drinking capacity of the entire regiment,
and sandwiches, bread aud butter, beet,
mutton, cakes and pies, were urged upon
them long after they we're filed almost
to OVERLOOKING. Long viii the l3oth re-
member the kindness Of the citizens Of
Bedford. Weary with an unpleasant
/ nights ride, and nothing 10 eat except a
little hard tack and "sow belly" the
breakfast came at an opportune moment
tits hardly necessary to add that when
the train left Bedford there was some
cheering that sounded akin to thander
r But the Bedford surprise was not the
only one experienced during the day.
Upon their arrival at Bloomington the
I men we're ordered to disembark and fall
into line. Without faily comprehending
. the occasion Of this order, it was obeyed
and the regiment was marched to the
Court House yard and stacked arms.
Pretty soon all Of the church bells con-
. menced ringing, and some Of the men
{ manifested disposition to break ranks
: that they might assist in putting out the
d Supposed ERE. But a more pleasant
4 sight than building in flames greeted
. their eyes From every direction The
citizens came pouring into the yard, with
baskets and coffee-pots, and the soldiers
= we're at once put to work-and work they
: did, with a will Prominent among
: those dispensing ths good things we're
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