The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1865-01-04
Letter from The 9th Indiana
Cavalry

you have been traupiug through mad and
water, o'es bills AID through holl0ws. until
nature seems exhausted a. times. but the
hope Of brighter day daxning soon. gives
life AID energy TO combat obstacles which
appear almost unsurmountable. while |
Weep not, that time
Il casing Ont viii. ere long, reveal
A brighter era % tie Nations HAEkl
Along tho wales and mountains Of the SsHfA
There IL deep. portenious murmuriug.
I. &c The swift rush OF snbterranesn streams.
Or like tie mingled sounds of earth md air,
When the fsEcs tempest. with sonorous
wing.
HeA,es hls deep folds upon the rushing Winds.
Aud buuies onward with his uight Of clouds
Against the eternal mount4ins.
1T u the voice
o. infant FRKKDoA and her stirring cali
ls heard and answered in a million tones.
Prem every hili-top Of her Western Homei
AID 10 I IL breaks across the ysbeliious Hood
AID "FExkDox FsxEDox !" il the answering
shout
OF thOusands. startiag from ,be spell Of
years
lee. I .ay. "veep not, that time is pass
iag on. ior Ne can now imagine that "a raw
q light has penetrated the dark and nurkY
cloud that has been hanging over our ooun.
Try for the past four years. for have the
pleasure OF Informing you that Hood's army
has been completely routed and demorslised.
and common sense teaches us that the rebel
lou. States cannot replace tho loss Hood has
sustained In bis efforts 10 capture Nashville
Ii u useless for me TO attempt particulars
IN detail could not give you the tenth
pafi, can only iolIew the 9Th lndiana Cav
airy. Co Monday the 18Th. we we're ordered
to the West Of Nashville. on hill No. 220.
which place We reached late 10 the evening,
and more dresry aud iee-olsted resting
place tor ssldier | never saw; but IL is
said where there ia will. there is q way"
aud but few minutes passed before tents
were staked down in spite Of the ics and
frozen earth. and bright hfs bared In front
Of almost every one Prom this point !
could zee regiment after regiment passing to
toe right and 90 the Jeff These movements
Indicated something, aud many began "a
preticl the cause. aad the most general
spinion vas that Hood Was going to make .
charge upon our lines. But here we re.
NAMED until Thursday the 18Th, when order,
came TO put three days ra1iObs 10 our hav.
srsaeks ard get ready TO march. All .h,
was done. and daylight daw1ed upon N
While resting ever two miles out On IN,
Jshnsville Pike. We we're fully convinced
BY this time a. 70 What was going os-,
charge upon Hoods entire lines was evident
Shortly We moved on, aud bad not gone IA
until rebel battery opened upon Us. W,
quickly fell in line Of battle aud gradual,
advanced. tho rebels givlng way as We went
Several regiments Of Infantry advanced
driving them Ike chat before a hurricane
By suudovr We bad d,iyen tie enemy's left
wiog around tour miles. the extreme lsf
resdsg 10 a ravine near The river, when tn
suaboats soon routed thom. During thi
days fghsing several cavalry charges ver
made. 10 vhscb many prisoners we're taken
o. Friday. the 10th. the 9th Indiana Cav
airy took The skirmish line. and advance
some distance without hodiag the enemy
when we moved on 70 bridge over the BIZ
Harper. on the Harden Pike. ilik miles fror
Nashville. Here Ne rested for TIE night
In our route We saw numerous evidences Q
the stampede tho rebels we're in--wsgons lei
IN the felds. fresh beef hanging on the feu
ees, &C. We LETT TIE Harden Pike on Ii
morning Of the lsih and crossed over 10 ID
Frankilu Pike. thcn ve0i down % Fs.nkiir
and campei ior the night AZ ths pois
Hood tried % get his msa 20 stand bat the,
told ban they would no.-vhea Hood So
shs@ oashiag Oh and tbat be could not sto
shsm. Il i sAid BY the citizens. hat he erie
md told them. Il tbey -oald nos stand. {
make their way 70 Columbia the best he
could.
Thoass0ds Of our nen we're rushing or
REGARDLESS Of mud, whssh vas near kne
deep. shouting - they vent L. truth
never saw sasa enshus.a.m-Bsad rlsviDs
Esgs Suffering Ia tie breeze. drums heatin.
al Liepdinx ~ish she dssp AID terrible mul
tesieSs q our artillery plsy.og upos the re,
q Hoods pAuic-sssickea srmy-so TINS INA
b adiea esia sossA wsad sod dteochin
raia. Jet sb.as- q Joy wsre heard loud abos
The aia Of all. while oa-ard TIE colun
moved. - vi-scsv - death
I sh.ll res asiempt aaytAiax Ike aessri-
siso Of ~. bAssie--,ou have ssd parsiculs,
aua sasn oaly sd. hat th> cavalry Isl
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