The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1864-03-30

''chiFalry' had been. but nothing more;
the trip paid Us however very well, for
We enjoyed ourselves. hugely" Marching
over the praries we scared up dozens of
what the boy call s.Prarie Mules Eng
lish Hares the boys would halloo and
yell at them so terribly that it frightened
the poor things almost to death and fear
lent wings. don't think some Of them
have stepped running yet from the start
they seemed to get; they are at least
twice or three times as large as our COM
mon rabbits. The expedition accom-
plished all that was intended and re-
turned without accident.
Gen. Banks has been kind enough to
cause a sein to be furnished our Division.
in the Bay Bushels of the finest fish
are caught with but little trouble Oys-
ters are no object whatever, there is
nothing to do but gather them by the
Boat load. Taking everything into con
sideration. we are having very soft time.
how long it may last is more than / can
even conjecture. Ofwhat the prospects
are ahead, what is 10 be done, how, and
when, is entirely beyond my conception,
and II Ikneac I could not tell"
Gen. Banks is certainly the smartest
man in the business; nc never tells what
he is going to do, and no body knows
anything about it, till after it is done
The sth Indiana have enlisted in the
veteran service, and will be going home
soon on furlough, and to recruit, those
who did not wish to re- enlist have been
assigned to the Goth amounting to near
two hundred and fifty, one hundred and
twenty of those are present and for duty,
making US an aggregate for duty of over
four hundred, and total aggregate seven
hundred A great number of those trans
ferred 10 the Goth were recruits in the Sth,
and have as long to serve as we have.
Consequently oar regiment is recruited
to very respectable size again, and may
now live through the natural term of our
enlistment. and have somebody left to
give history of the regiment. We have
been every where now, except .sJay
County" | think Uncle Samuel should
give fine .,blow" through that delight
ful country, and then we would kaosc It
all, and be ready to s.halloo enough
l see by the papers that the friend Qua
kers of Eastern Indiana, and Ohio, have
petitioned the President to exempt them
as {. body from military duty. My friend
Capt. Garretson, (and no better officer
lives) proposed to amend the proposition
by exempting the Women and all the
Men ''under eighteen and over forty five"
4 think the Capt. is right-it is not
pretty to draft that class of people, and
will second the proposition as amended.
There has been great many deeds of
cruelty committed by the rebels, upon
Union men in this part of the State A
lady and her two daughters, came into
our lines few days ago, their history
since the rebellion is one Of untold sor-
row, and would chill the blood of any
one, who had one spark of manhood in
them. But find in more cases than this
one, that we have not got men to deal
with, but fiends incarnate, and when we
get them in our power, we should deal
with them accordingly. The husband Of
the elder lady I have forgotten their
and son -in-law moved from the
north some six years ago. to this state,
bought q small track of land and were
to make an honest living.
At the breaking out OF the war, they were
urged to join the Confederate army; but
being true loyal men refused They fore
saw the consequences Of 2 rebellion. and
attempted to get north with their families,
but were caught by the rebels, and the
men murdered in cold blood. leaving the
women and two small children alone and
helpless, to take care of themselves. with |
put so much as one friendly hand to help
they were q sad sight indeed. reduced to
Almost starvation, and clothed in rags
hat would hardly hang together The |
children were almost entirely naked |
hey were cared for and will be sent north. |
Is soon as possible.
DR. Wilson, former citizen Of Richmond !
Indiana, who / suppose almost every one
remembers came to this State some years
lgo on account Of his health: he settled /
n a small town in Gaudcloup county, not /
ar from this point twill be remem- /
,ered that the Steamer Star of the West.
vas captured at Port Lavacca by party !.
II citizens. when she came to receive the j
,aroled prisoners, belonging to the regu- |
ar army, that the scoundrel and traitor /
Twiggs, surrendered to the rebel authoir- !.
les. 1t seems there were a few men be- +
oaging In the town that Wilson lived in. /
hat were among the party that captured i
he steamer. After the affair was over /
hese men we're boasting. and blowing /
bout the matter in Wilson's presence,
making use ofvery offensive language in