Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-20
Army Letters.

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thought would send you an account Of
our travels 80 far.
We started from Camp Carringtor
February 24th-were placed in line Al
the Bates HOuse-had speech from Gov.
Morton, who gave it, as bis opinion
"that the war was closing as the rebellion
was erumbling 10 pieces, &e., and the
troops now going forward would return be
fore half their term expired . Brig. Gen
Darlington said he wished to give the
l43d regiments record He stated that
he had had in camp and sent to the
held ninety.ope regiments Of infantry
besides cavalry and artillery, and none
we're better behaved than the l43d lie
had helped the men 10 pitch tents, and
been in the tents ~ all hours Of night,
and GtDays found the men in gooi hu
NOR and well-behaved, and be- himself,
had gone 70 the camp guardhouse that
morning, examined the records, and not
one man of the l43d had been in the
guardh0use; lis record sgaS clear At
ter listening to some remarks by Gen.
Hovey the regiment marched to the de.
pot and took the cars for Jacksonville; /;
got good, clean box cars-officers with
their men--reaehed Jeffersonville next
morning, and crossed TO Louisville, il
raining fast We halted opposite the
poatoiiice, wheeled round, and went
down Main street, to the tobacco ware
house for dinner. Five companies we're
sent to No Barracks, and five 10 Tag
lor Barracks; reached Taylor Barracks
thoroughly wet, and set to work to clean
and dry ourselves, no very difficult
task, the accommodation being ample,
quarters large aud clean, supplied with
the largest coal stoves, coal plenty, be.
sides large wash house, we'll supplied
with hot and cold water, (I fear we
shall not look on its like soon 9gain).
We left the barracks February Goth, and
went down in town to Join the other five
companies, took dinner, reached Nash
vile depot at two O'Clock, p. m., took
box cars, init nary a straw, drew ten
rounds Of ammunition, placed guards at
our doors, no disturbance, reached Nash
willie the 9th, at three o clock p m, and
marched TO Lollicoifer Barracks, which
the boys rebaptized Zollieoffer Peniten-
tiary. Ii is high enough, long enough,
and big enough every way, but it is,
without exception, the filthiest hole in
filthy Nashville. To give the devil his
due, 1t has one redeeming feature, its
eating arrangements are ample and well
conducted. Two Illinois and two Ohio
regiments were in it with us, making five
IN ALL the officers we're out in town.
These quarters being so dirty it was ad-
viseble to give them a wide berth, if
possible. The next morning we were
all startled by the cry Of FIRE, and had
all lost their presence of mind think
what might have happened, in q large
warehouse with Eve regiments penned
in il, guards at the top of each piece Of
stairs, stairs narrow, and the house filling
with smoke, men excited; orders were
issued rapidly to keep cool, to leave
arms, dc, aud save ourselves, and
though the motion down stairs was
rapid, hurting the guards from top to
bottom, no stairs broke down, or was a
man taken of his feet or hurt in any
way. fhe fire originated from defec-
tive stove pipe in the cooking apart
ment The Ere was very small affair,
but the smoke filed the building, as the
cooks we're then preparing breakfast.
The cooks put out the FIRE and stopped
the smoke leak, under the threat
Of instant hanging from some gent
with leaf on his straps. The alarm
over, the m en- quietly returned to quart
ers and got breakfast, after which they
were taken to tbs depot, where they re
msined till the train was ready and then
started for Murireesboro Five trains
started, all In view when on straight
piece of road. Camped beside the rail-
road; next morning moved camp to
Manchester pike and drew "dorg-tents.
1t began to rain furionsiy, with thunder.
&c, and continued for three nights and
two DAYS. "Dorg-tents" are an apology
to keep out rain. Hbarking be taken as
criterion, ours are dorg-tents" in
deed. The rain displaced and carried
away three bents of Stone river bridge,
aud il is reported some others are wash
ed away between here and Nashville.
No trains are running; several here
with steam up No mail matter either
way; viii not be for some four days.
Weather last night, clear, cold and fros.
! ty; to-day, sun shining, With high wind.
| Cleaning np, and drying out generally
/ is the order OF tie day, with inspection
OF arms in prospect tomorrow, at 10
o'clock, a m. Prospects Frightening;
some carioHs recognitions and inquiries
I - 49,. L.
summer, and some of whom are now
/ here, out of which the boys coin consid-
cradle amusement
There has been great change in this
town in the last two years. Now you
can go up town and find men who were
slaves short time ago. rentiag, at $l2
and SIS month, shops from white
slave owners (who were, and following
their trades pro6iably. @
There is no news if there was, We
would not crawl out to find it out, foi
fear of drowning. All we now require
is an avalanche of letters and Pc.
pers when railroad navigation again
opens. We would respectfully sug
gest to the Camp Garringsou power.
that be, not to serve another regimen
as they did ours, By placing usin tents
put up on muddy ground and the SECOND
day after, making us put new tents on
an extra mud pile, aad move In, thus
drying with our bodies two mud piles
the necessity of which we cant see, ba
the effects of which were apparen
enough BY the increase of the hospita
list from our regiment do not know
of any one from Evansville, on the sicl