Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-25
Army Cerrespo ndeuce.
HIcEMAN, KY, Jan. 18th, 1864.
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hAShhAN3 MI JAN. 1CI1, lO0f.
7th Ind. Cavalry.
Our regiment has been moved bither.
1t came here ON Tuesday, Jan. 18th.
The men are quartered in vacant houses
and other buildings. The horses are well
sheltered in deserted stables, distilleries,
and store-houses. The tlacksmiths'
shops have been taken possession of by
US, and the farriers are busy in shoeing
our horses. There is abundance Of for
age-the farmers, by Col. Shanks' order,
preferring to supply us themselves, and
haul itin to US, TO our foraging on them
ourselves-an arrangement mutually
satisfactory.
Hickman is a singularlysdistributed
place, and it strikes me forcibiy, that
when it was created, the earth was thrown
and kneaded as cooks make up dough
for biscuit. tits strange cenglormora-
ton of eminences and hollows. The
houses are built without any regard to the
security of the occupants, who must either
keep good hours, or be very temperate
in their habits, for a misstep would be
attended, in the dark, with serious per-
sonal consequences. Between the river
and the elevated knobs in the rear is
a-smai plateau, occupied by some well
constructed brick business houses, and
the wharf affords a good landing place
for steamboats,. Just now the appear
ance1of things is decidedly wintry. The
snow falling fast and thick, and lying on
the ground to the depth of eight or nine
inches. l should imagine that in sum-
mer time it would be decidedly pleasant
to vegetate On the hills upon which the
residences OF the better-to-do-class are
situated. The shores are pretty well
supplied even now with goods, and the
dealers are accommodating and con-
scionable. l wonder that the guerrillas
have forborne to visit and plunder the
place. On the 1lth, however, party of
about twenty-five did visit the town, and
took what they could conveniently pack
off. The people in the vicinity are, from
all accounts, devotedly secesh in their
feelings, views, and opinions, though
there is sprinkling whose sentiments
are loyal One gentleman by the name
of Hallet, of Massachusetts, has some
rather terrible and some amusing re-
miniscences of treatment while prison
er in their hands at Memphis One in
cident of the amusing kind is somewhat
after the following; He was inearcera-
ted in Jail in Memphis, chained A
quartermaster named Bissel was an in
mate with him, of the same place.
An Arkansas Lieutenant had charge of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., staggering,
brutal six-footer One day Bissel asked
this genius what he was fighting for
'Why, for our rights-Southern rights
You fellows are come for to go for to
take our rights away, and we are fight
ing for to stop you. Bisselturned from
him with contempt, but suddenly turning
around, looked the man in the face and
said, 'Do you Know that jesus Christ is
dead?' "No; what regiment did he be-
long toll This is said to be well authen-
ticated, and Mr.. Hallet is a gentleman
who has enough of what is truly bad to
report of them without resorting to mis-
representation.
How long we shall remain here ]
know not-long enough, at all events, to
shoe our horses and recruit them some.
what from the injuries and wear they re-
ceived on our late scout, There is some
talk of our going to Huntsville or some
other point in Alabama. The health o.
the regiment is good, and with their pres
ent comfortable circumstances they vii
soon all be in good plight. M.