Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-22
G5t AaiIg aununaT.
PUBLISHED BY
JAMES n. HoEEELY
v. NJ THAYER.
JNo. H. hoEKELT.
CHDxE THE RIRs OF THK
Evansville Journal Company.
Journal Buildings
LOCUST STREET,
BETwEKs FIRsT AND WATER
From " spencer County"
MOUTH OF WHITE RIVER,
February 18th, 1865.

February 18th, 1865.
Editors journals
Ii has taken Uncle Sans mail nearly
six weeks to End out our present locality.
A day or two since, however, the mail
boat from Little Rock brought down a
host Of letters and papers, including five
numbers Of the Evansville Journal, and
we Of course had royal feast in read
ing and answering the loving, white
winged messengers sent to Us from dear
ones far away. Nothing creates more
excitement in camp than the arrival Of
large mail. The eager looks, as the
names are called over, and the smile Of
triumph that lights up the soldiers face
as his name is called, shows better than
anything else how strong a hold home
has upon his heart.
The post at The mouth Of White River
is on an island formed by the cutoff
running between the White and Arkan-
sas rivers. The banks are high, aud
there is not much danger of an overflow
owing to the present dilapidated con-
dition Of the levees Not many troops
are stationed permanently here, though
in the present great movement Of troops
going on, they are continually getting
of and on the boats at this point.
General James G. Yeatch. who was, 3
| short time since, in command Of the
District at Memphis, Tennessee, passed
| by here two days ago. He was first or
dered from Memphis to Little Rock; had
been there but few hours when he re-
oeived orders to take command Of the
/ troops ordered from Little Rock TO New
I Orleans, and was on his way there when
/ be stopped for few hours at this point
/ His command is as follows, with his
headquarters in the field 50th Indiana,
9th Wisconsin, 2sth Wisconsin, 29th
and 33d Iowa, and 77d Ohio. First
class regiments oil Of them. The 2Sth
Wisconsin and 29th Iowa especially are
considered the flower of the army in this
department.
The General looked we'll and hearty
aud seemed well pleased with his new
command Captain Reed, of Evans
vile, accompanied him as Assistant Ad-
iutant General
As he had TO wait a number Of hours
here for down river boat, the General
soon sought out the lst Indiana, for, true
to bis reputation, he never forgets old
friends, and under the inspiring iniiu.
ence Of bowl OF egg nog old times
were reviewed, and the future looked
forward to hopefully; especially as the
certainty Of its being glorious one il
now fully demonstrated.
Indiana may indeed be proud OF her
sons when she can send forth such as Jas
c. Veatch as her representative men
Long may he liye--one Of the soldiers
truest friends as he now is.
The health Of the command is yer,
good Mr.. Hughion aud Michael Real
of Company Il, start for Little Rock to
day for muster out, they having serve'
their full term Of three years.
b Lieut. Mellon, of Warrick county, hal
quite a surprise day or two ago By tn
sudden appearance of his wife, who
. learning OF bis arrival on the Mississippi
river, came down to console him for
week or tive, and of course the galian
Lieutenant has been having gay tim
ever since. The appearance Of ealic
always produces autter in camp, espe
cially where it halls from the Nortf
bringing to memory, as Is does, witehin
eyes, rosy cheeks and lovely form
y dearer to US than all else beside, bt
when, as in the Lieutenant's preser
case, we not only have the memory bI
the reality actually with Us, how swiftl
> the time flies, and all goes merry as
marrisge-bell. But, for this time, enougl
SPENCER COUNTY.