Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-03


Aence reposed IN him and the RallaR
old I'D cannot pass On without motto
ing nors Hatteringly the valor and tru'
courszs, the coolness and manly energ,
that inspired our redruits on that day
They are, indeed, men to b. proud Of
for most Of them evince coolnsss tha
would always be praissworthy, esea Il
old soldiers. We only wish We had NOR,
Of The sane sort 20 Eli the vacant rankl
Of the 42d
Oar loss in all, up TO this date, is on'
killed and fsrty-fvs wounded
0a the 18th day Of Mag we moved 10
another position farther to the lsft, And
lay in line Of battle al day, With heayy
skirmiahing In our front all day.
On the night Of the 18th the enemy
sTacuated bis position and began his
retrest. This information was conveyed
to rs With az order 10 move Immediately
into Resaca By tke5 aank. Thus,
once more, we bad dislodgsd the
enemy from his stron ghoid, and truly
there eaa Be few places 30 nearly invul-
nerable "a the defense around Ressea.
At 40 point on the line did i sac 3 place
that afforded protection to our troops
for the attack, bat every ensrenchment
Of the enemy was beyond an open 6eld
or an open space, made so BY the telling
Of trees Take this into consideration,
then the fact that the rebels had a per-
feet knowledge Of the country, had had
ample time to Try the range Of their
guns, and knew exactly where TO drop
shells and shot without the inconyeni-
sscs Of trial, and The reader win begin
70 see shat disadvantages We labosed
under; bat we we're successful
On the I7th Of Nay We marched in
the direction Of Calhoun; on the 18th
moved TO near Adairsvills; on the 10Th
arrived st Kingston; on the 10Th march
cd again, destroying a large saltpetre
mandatory which had Just been left
that morning BY the rebels; and now,
the 2lst, Ee are blvouacing about four
miles south Of Kingston No doubt we
will push on after the enemy soon. The
distance TO Atlanta, am told, from this
point, is IS miles, and we are Is miles
south Of Chattanooga. We have jusl
ended the fftsanth dag Of the campaign,
and rsss here only fora short time,
presume.
Below give the Official report Of cas-
Halties in the 42d this campaign, up to
the date Of this letter.
Company A. Wounded. - Corporal
Wia. Carter, seriously in leg; Corporal
NJ. Parroll. seriously in shoulder; Pri-
vate Geo. Billiards, seriously 10 knee
aud hand; do. Daniel Roth, mortaily Ia
head; do. J. w. Matthias, morsAlly in
lungs; do, John Slinson, seriously ID
head; do. Joseph Miller, seriously in
groin.
Company B. Wounded. - Private
Jasper W. Lewis, slightly.
Company d WosHded --Lieus +.
Griggshy. slightly in tbe ieg; Sergt ].
II. MAsterson, slightly, small Of the back;
Sergt w. B. WhitueY. seriously, Ia right
leg; Corp. T.. n. BRADY, seriously. lef,
thigh and hand, Privates-B. D. LsRue,
seriousIy, Ieft arm broken; HAYDEN
Watson, slightly, left leg; T. 8 Wells,
slightly, left arm.
oonPasy ID, Wonndsd--sergt II.
McAdAms, seriously, shoulder aud
breast; Privates-John Martin, thigh
broken; Michael Foley, ssrionsly, lefs
arm; George Nandail, slightly IN head
Company e, Wounded. -sergt wn.
Jones, seriously, breast; Privates-E.
Smith, seriously, neck and shoulder; o.
Waters, seriousiy, both legs; g. W, Hill.
man, slightly.
Company r, Wonnded -Privatas
Elias Skelion, slightly, right hand; wn.
Sanders, slightly, right thigh.
CempdRg q, iied--Corp. Harrison
Risley. Wounded-Sergt X. L. Chap
pell, seriously, right shoulder Priyatss
-. II. Pride, seriously, jaw; w. l. Wal
lace, seriously, right knee; Albert Pride,
slght, hand; c. H. LaT slight, baud
@ H. Marshall, slight, right ankle; ".
Il. Ce-rall, slight, lefl breast
Company n, Woanded -Sefxs w.
Miner, slight, righs arms carp. Jas.
Bowlin, sligh:, right arm.
Company I, Wounded -Sergt DAM
Wilson, slightly; Corp. y W. Hines,
slightly, foot; Private y Taylor, slight.
y, hand
Company x, FOanded APriva,es-
Z. BGrthears, seriously, leg; George l.
Masters, seriouGly, arm and breast; Rob't
Hudson, slightly, hand; T. ]. Peters.
slightly, land ]. A. Bullock, slightly,
left side; s. 5. S,ihwsratfger, slight, leg
James Barnett, sight, hand.
Just ss have been writing heavy
train OF cars have passed as. The rebs.
destroyed the bridges, but the ears, new
erthsless, reached Resaea about twelve
hours after We did, aud nov We have
been Acre inst thirty-six hours, azd in
six hoars sfterwe reached the spot where
now write, the shrili whistle Of the To-
connective was heard passing US We
brought with us bridges already framed
and railroad force large enough to
open up communication 20 the rear lust
IS have stated Think Of this idea,
yon old fogies ct home who say the re
belliou eann0s b. cFushed--pus il in your
pipes and smoke IL
The people have planted q great deal
ofseorn7in this, country and there is an
immense quantity Of wheat growing 10
the country we have passed over, but all
is in our hlntls now. The people have
all. Or nearly all, gone. There is still
some forage lsh in this country which in
timss of peace mast have been Yery
prosperous one.
Hoping that ! mar be able to chroni
Gle the events till the close Of this cam.
paigu and the end Of the rebellion,
am yours respectfully.
Q. r JUSIPER WIadTxs.
p Scar boys hail the arrival Of the
.Losisaal with joy Give the rebs at
home eta @ Z j. W.
indiana Soldiers In the Late Virginia
Battles.
: The following report Of the past t.ker