Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-24
Army Letters.

Murireesooro, tennessee,
I April 4tbs 1865.
( A few days after | last wrote you, oui
regiment was moved inside the fortii
cations, and we hay ye been since encAmp
ed beside Fort Rosecrana. During the
past month, and to the present writing
the weather has been variable, with very
heavy winds. We bad a fall of snow
March 9th, causing good demand for
anything in the shape of stove. The
Gath Illinois regiment moved away from
here, and as manyiof our officers had
borrowed tents of theirs, they of course
had to return them, and In consequence
had to patzap with On pole,
for tents, for some days, till they could
get moved and put up the log shauties
they bought of the 64th Illinois. Now
they have line Of log "sbebangs," with
one or two imitation frames thrown in
for variation. They are all shapes and
sizes, and Co. has put on extra touches,
having a portieo-frout put to the undig.
nifed use cof cook-shop,. over which
presides Southern damsel, not black
es the ace Of spades, but yellow as a
ducks foot If the view OF our camp
don't lay claim TO the beautiful, it GER
tRinly has the charm of variety, to which
add cleanliness. Each tent is put up as
the meansl(logs and boards) and fancy OF
the oceupiers dictated. We commenced
battalion drill, March 18th, and it is the
expressed opinion Of those capable Of
judging that this regiment would COM
pare iavorably with any other that had
three months the start Of us We have
company each forenoon battery
drill at 2 o'clock r. M, and dress par
ade at 5 o'clock p. NJ, weather permit
ting rofs9rR 81 sle1 1cF -e4 na.
Our Sutler, Me-. Isaac B. Fowler, of
0weneville, opened MIS- shebang March
18th, and is doing rushing biz He
boards all officers who wish it--price
reasonable for here, at 81 per day. We
are encamped on the south side OF stoIe
river, believe, it being so crooked and
contrary it is hard to locate its sides,
aud the ISSth Ohio regiment on the op-
posite bank. The grounds are all clean
ed OFF; some of the old hands, artillery
men, have considerable tracts of ground
for gardens, and the freedmen of town
are taking upon shares from Uncle
Sam aud loyal parties, tracts for cotton
culture varying from 40 acres up.
March 3lst. Two rebel prisoners
Knocked down the guard and escaped
for the time; orders were given the
plckets to watch for them. The piekets,
in consequence, were active, rebs were
caught, and one mule not halting quick
enough got leaden reminder, which,
as far as halting was concerned, that an
iHtlfie did not mind much. The health
of those men in camp is good, but
of those left behind sick, and sent
to hospital from here We have lost by
death thirty eight men There are some
others dead, of whom we have received
no official notice Small pox and meas
les, at the start, and pueumonis from
taking cold afterwards, has been the
principal cause of death. Our absent
sick is still somewhat over one hundred.
Our Captain (Youngman), who has
been confined to bed in Murfreesboro'
has so far recovered as 70 be with the
Company, bus Is unfit for duty. Capt
Scott, though better of his cold, has
very weak voice, needing much care and
cultivation, but otherwise is as lively as
a cricket. 500 asH
A week ago our camp rumor was, the
| Regiment was to 60 to Louisville, be
mounted, and engage in guerrilla hunt
ing; next we were to be sent to Virginia,
that State famous for being named after
Elizabeth, :" that Queen Of fabulous vir-
ginity," but we are likely TO remain
here in inglorious ease.
While on Battalion Drill yesterday,
Gen. Van Cleye, and staff, paid US a
visit with the gratifying intelligence of
/ the fall of Richmond, and as each Regi-
ment received the news, cheer after
cheer went up, mingled with salutes
from the big guns of the forts, followed
/ by speaking aud music in town in the
evening, and good time generally.
Eyansvillians guessing how those at
home received the news, guessed the
majority made another Vicksburg of it,
only on a more extensive scale, and
4 guessed further that Gen, Logan could
best describe -Aow-ths Einority-receiY-
I cd IL hNE1 W
Late newspapers woald bring higher
premium here than gold, each one add
ing more and more TO the good news
I Hopeiug IL will keep oa,till the last ditch
1 is cleaned out, is the fervent wish of the
l4ad, and YourS, respectfully,
+ r-sLEoZ Co G.