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T II E J O U U X A LS ATI IIU A VIS| riglimdPIHL1SUCO RVEllV?IOR\ IXlt;« BYT H. BRIXGHl RST J. DAGIE,UI; camp. When our wagons came hack all wo had, put at work^ontinueing the I the regiment sett’ed down in camp order j defence began by ihejjotlon. In two j mu^and all made the very best of the very ; hours a bank four feet high and fire feet jmiserable circumstances that surrounded ! at the base, and twenty yards long, was : 6us. The storm abated a little before j up on the unprotected sidif, and we founddark, and with fires, made from the that wo had ample time make an im-I neighboring fences, the men made them- j pregnable work, even with our seanty ot r:e Pu Any «i»her o ra,s must ic by j selves tolerably comfortable for the night, j means, long before day ligbl. An ambu**.'•*i The lnorninlt; of lhe C{h e,10Wed a | lance was aent back for ammunition, andciear sky and a bright warm sun. 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M a rriai] lt;* .i- u;i • ‘r :»«' ;\tA J ’■ t ■ r i ilt;1#*,'•'1 , .• I’ * • *.««»L \ n ; Ph.- .] to i:i :tll caCt*1r!.t» •/ tI '. lt;•»Yf• M I t’.-1H’ ve iM-'iii ' riirv;.ot: ^ ir-i-rt: ■:13 • •,» .lt;■] ti:i! i 1 r r I ; ;. r. 1 f lt;lt;. I-)T lt;i h l:HO K i'lt; • v. !! ftr.rpv ;• ii I it •j prepaiations began for outside visitor.'.—' A wide and deep dilvh ran in front uf)oui line. A lot of cotion fbo-ween%thirty aud 40 bales) was seized, as it was : being hauled Co town, and ranged alongw w dour right, at an angle with the ditch.-—1 fi !ict c wDoili*n^ foi* 11 \ oi fl 2 xiIr c\y' the rear. We felt secure, for it was pre-' sumable that we would not be h ft in a position so exposed without sufficient ’ support lo enable us to hold it. Towards r.oon, however, we found that there was.nothing betwesn us and the camps but*the guaid at the Hospital and aiigiit picket beyond. The road hack wasihrongh the town vcrv indirect, At noon a French u-sivviit came dashing ir. cn r.nFrom the 16th Kesiimnt.Vermii.ltu.s B aa at, La . )November 9. 1PP3. ^tsMv last brough.t tie expedition up to the evening of the 4th. the day af'er ’he figiit. Ti»e remnants M G-ui Burbriuge’s Brigade cin'i-- in wit1: :i-. and encuiiped in the rear of us no:Lite bayou.— Before morning the wounded were sf‘Ot elf !«» Veimi.l’ouv’lie in a train of ambu-laijt es During the rug'/, we received orders to march *’ • te xt morning at 7* ^ \o cuM.-k.,1).t-»toAt davlight we wi re ready to iiiovc.o'Our pickets were but a l^w liund.red yards in advance wf iur brigade and as wo reib ved il.em at 7 i-’el.-cu. by a lineof .-kirmishers, tin* robUe*across the prairie in the c l■u;d bo seen of the lim-)U8Oiaiher.tcTi’.ev occupied th.^ woods tin- dav be*• ffore but permitted * ur parties to go in?ami bury 'h«* dea lof !».••*.ii sides. An au.bu’ .r.• • o ' i lin '.’ s' w. at three milesiUv. ml, f.r wounded of ours inli.e-ir j .-o-s*. I'!,b-iin ! ti.u whole lebelfortv f* r10IVe lt;M- i win re w e had the skir*lt;mi^i. b-!• ii O; ♦« ■.■■■] -o, on our r»» l out.«Tli* v I:ad rtei-'.ved large r miorCementsand in lt;v* rv way mani/ested tlo-ir inien*» »lion of at larking u again. 1 io-y cer* I a: t:, v jU'p'-'.'tevi o ir nmveriKUi on theru 'rnin - «'! thf4 ot.i,»cj •• u \i•'e d »w n up*:: ■. *titread v to •0momentour ei ■ --.ts writ;trh dNti 1 ’ • »} !.■ 1 :'tf. c o : =low- Ii - •• t’ : .wig.*;-.-i gave u- a vt i vleft of our divNn-n did t-v.n wi * . i*w :.o * of • ur the it■’.. or i m -v«.mile towards id •0 our brigade, (: W-* rear, r i a g .tl.e C'humr., loit ***. .iRUtii*. Cl of:-“*4lira-. The t i n m o •L . . -u : i.etout toI111 JO]I ..hi• • a -apftssul oVer the bitA little after t't in the column) when the caval*A.rv f • j r r : c I c do innrebels in.no iiat-ovbrr a: i r •. ho he : t •fire from it utmu • u*followed uv-. r*n 1 w ; about five m i u:■ ■. .. hjn.r a v« rv f ivo*ralhegi.d followed. The• . iKJu t• • %J 1 k : '.;m -! . .ht !ii-] j tot ear gu «v i. 'i io y n oj: D.v -o n was i.-ade r-.r attack and• III I. e fv.hAte of »come on,s. \t\ i medgreoud.. butKY.m.iwftiti: g awhile we again took up i! e line rB. 4 ■ go I. life inesl : t: o ni T Iin aAfter tattoo the regiment quietly marched into tlie work and iho position of every company indicated. It was then returned to camp to await a necessity for going into the defence. It wa« : very dark and tho moi^^nt wap, entire*■designed to leave the camp stand aud . slipping out to the lot, let the rebelswhen they camef'beforo daylight, as it was expected, begin the hunt for ua there. All of the baggage nnd the hordes was sent to the rear during the; Villei!tain: assai! emy ! ary. scarlt; i the ;icam-ou^,' 0U3 !; LOOJ cruuistorr,L-; i Hooi' cinctuven’n f2About niiduight, when our preparations had gone fo far as to make us confident i*i our ability to resist mv attack, ordersoxhausi-d horse, saving that he was cha- i came for us to fall back. As wo had no?ud m by the rebels, who w-ro in U reo i»u. a sh*.*! '■ iiicf. iroe out He wa • .;.l ' . (.t a. Kraiikiin, and measures taken to■At . . ..El: 'hv Icbv! lo.. i :• c. picket was »:•!, but t^igjiy -;.\iriMValiy iik-p. and ouu vf our couii^anit-awagons lo remove the remainder of our proper:) , we had to wait until one could h*-« sent for. After its arrival wo weio! corn i Hug , pont : Sunc *■ the \ij our! pH’. sion. Mou‘ VftlKtainthe 51 sumi fn left lt;*w -so*Jii oii loo liiavcli throu-'h town.*7Asi** 4^ j p^ssefound t»c*iy body up.alo:ig the street we iOEAiIIwiic.lights wcrooc’Upied five posts, and tuc-se eouii not ; to be seen from the fro'.t, but the back covu- out front aim Hank-, i hoy were j rooms were illuminated. From the num-cor*but a tboussp.d yards from u? and could give bui short notice.Two hundred yards from the post tra* mediately in from of iho regimoul, rebels were iuund in a grove surrounding a i.ousc* the two cavairy*men in advancewdrove them out, and chased them until they joined n latge body of rebels, who filed upon the pickets and forced them to return. An oliioer who had been sent up in'o ti.e steeple of the Catholic Chuich reported numerous squads of rebels in sight on the prairie. The regiment was, therefore formed in line, and an attack looked for every moment.mThe excitement spread through town. The houses around us were filled with women and children. None moved out from the immediate vicinity. Through)t*r »f chickens we heard raasscred during the evening, it was supposed Iho rebel wives were preparing supper for their expected husbands.Half an hour after we passed, the rebels came in. They enjoyed the town until daylight, when they were driven back by our cavalry, and at this time the two lines are about as they were the night we left the out-post.We have heard of the landing of Gen. Banks at Corpus Christie, and presume the Tebels have also. They will now see that the movement on this line has drawn them from the real point of danger, aud that they have lost the power to prevent the invasion of Texas. Theywiii no i a lay vvi'.U v»a much iv«5ui.There was skirmishing yesteiday.—of S:corpcrosworlbrignighrjbortpresAimsedborrfromfrotrconscreegoocthe town there was a general packing up. | \ye l00fc SeVeral prisoners. The picket 1 he prospects of the people, between j company (rom our segiment had in charge two armies but a k-w miles apart, was : a man named Vorhces, claiming to be a not encouraging, but it must bj sod that j COusjn of the Indiana rebel. He warm-the \ ermillion women faced the music I jy endorses his relative's line of con-much better, comparatively, than the men did. Several of them came to get p-isses to go out, and every man loudly j out morr.ing to stir up the rebels.announced that he was a “French oui- j rphe result is not vet known.duct and hopes for his success.Two thousand of our cavalry want* }Z’-n ur.a“ucutral. ”The weather is fine, a iiula cool atT1 -.v V1r.ad on their clean clothes, : The gardens ^re iu our Juneav.it a? ti:-'v stood upun^li*' street cor- j :,t.age. Early vegetables of the new m. i. they seemed prepared to retreat ir. | crops are wdl along. Whilst the piant-cn c.otnes, it no: m g cd order. ’ jogs of the late summer, are ready fori he women crow.le 1 t:.o ga/eiits and ' t]-c (able. Good authority said that win.lows and chattered in French aero-* ‘-Leaves have their time to fall,” the tv* narrow streets oke a floc.k of paro.s. Lime lic-re must bo indefinite.theyinti warthas:*rest( h\g\Iiis JOstr crosin linear a wl lodg to trwith mas iof Lon b ener morlt; . cont! ban-I therrti£ vac.The children mounted the fenci-. andoi marcn.A par'v of rebel cavnhy hung hiound cur until th«* column teaFiicd \ er* miliionv :ile. a nil hailed but a short distance fiom lo^r.The armv pn« ».n i-irougu town toti e old encaau ni nion Vermillion Bayou two or three miles beyond. A ProvostGuard of twenty-five mounted infantrymen was left m ai ti c ('our: House, as a guard over the hospital there, and the 46th Indiana wa left in front of thetown to prevent the rebels getting pos-■hi**’ session of it.ntmg town tntlsci begius on this side,vcrr squarely. T lie re are no straggling houses. The buildings are in large blocks to the subuibs. In front of these and .. hundred yards from the line, wemwere directed bv an order of Gen.*Eranklin, to encamp. The ground is very level. The prsiiie between Vermillion vile and ih■ * camp we left is dotted with plantations ani small grovesthat scarce-lv, even from the ground, in-tcirupt the view f* r miles.It rained during iho march. Tboroads were veiv mudvly. As we fiiod ou! to our camp, alongside the road, the rain fill in torn-nts. For three hours a continuous sh^wtr beat upon the men, thorough.jv wetting them and coveringtlio ground with water.The tr«in being in front ot the entireh'.ked eagerly uo thb-street for the ex-h11 *1 i. 'ii that wa^ expected lo make a giivl er/m, like x.-rne long expectedeireU'?. I■Oui Jiast view from the steeple, justbefore dark, was r.ot encouraging.—Within four miles rebel parties could besee11 in everv diiection A column came*0wid in three miles of us and irvunlrv0line? w re seen in two directions. g: idsoi nun reeonnoitering, apj.roache lt;TerywnFr . m the si- et* 1 e. with a cda- -. theThe total loss of the 1st Brigade. 4ih Diyision, at Carrion Crow, was 618.X.P S. It is said we will be here several days, until boats can be got to Brashear, to take us to Tt*xa3. There baa been a report in circulation thaf we Were to go to Memphis, but i*. is hardly probab:?. Xandthe^ t 4CHCthe isp ufed 1BATTLES OF CIUTfANOOGA !r.tHr Uir.*.W.o si- ep»e, wun a g;a. . magnificent. The prnvi-jGRAPHIC HISTORY OFEYEmfr nt presented nn area of m^ny md.ies.--But lit'le obstructed the vision. Without the glass the rebels, at three mho* were visible. g;*h *ping from nh..:. topoint, and with the glass beyond that, their columus and lines could be seen To the rear our tioops were in fight.--d’iie 19.li and 13.li Corps have been in line Bince noon. Now, at sunset, the cleaiot hour of the d*v. the heavv dark9 •lines of infantry, each regiment iudica* U‘ 1 lv the red-ruled flag, was distinctlyIn^urpa^ed Braverythe Army.ofImouthroupoi to aiMi.WO'S'Vm a , orytie ISc- e i zati viral TEnduring and Glorioas Record.nun1 of aExtra -ts from ('or »r the Cincinnati Gazette.Tcesdaa* Nov. 25,view FROM TU4t SIGNAL STATION.A quarter of a mile down the river from CladwelFa Ford, rises a high hill, the highest in that vicinity; and on thei er-. mo,Was tdi*rerealor.. 6ce.[ionK a admost as io! summit of this was one of our signal sta-j tioQS. By a sorien of tacks,now this way j Lk; now that, I urged my horse half way up► , whilst the several batteries with | fiim tliere, and climbed on footii F: I right guns in iine, and the squsd- 1 (0 the top. All the region around Chat-rlt; »j^ i f cavalry moving about on the rear i tanooga was visible from this eminence,01ii.. .links. Added life *nd meaning lo j *n-*• I™*** frora «/ ««• ™ight g-t »nm«; idea, of the immensity, the granaure, thethe c- nc.complication, and, at the same time, the)XS.sA,kind# av AWinHer A•OUgli!yean i * I • I \Mid*way between these two grand simplicity, of the opereratioo going on points of interest, and watched closely I below. Those operations had for their... !»., LunHrP ? theater, tha whole countrr.from Wauhat-bv both, was a line or three nunarej , _ . _r .. - *. . i chie to Lookout Valiev,to the mouth o! thu; men, our own regiment, quietly awaiting . North Chickamauga/a dutance of twelvei tho approach of the rebels, or of night, j miles. And one master mind, with sub-undvr the covv! of which defences might! ordinates at once able and intelligent, waibe thrown up without that fact, and a| ovtrsec\ng and directing the whole.j change of position being carried to the j hoar of battlb in the nioht.1 rebels hr .barn sighted spies. | W,llile 1 w#s on ^is beg*n 10 r#in[ * w ! gently; a thick mist overspread Lookout,As soon as it was full dark the cotton ro\!C(j jn inmenae columns up the river,Iandere'ticso 1 tew hadItennnime:; sonIrigt:: 0 sooI(! thefhsA.iocd'f utNr*column, we had to “wait tor the wagon• t; was rolled to the rear, into a vacant lot whFh was surrounded on three sides by i a high picket fence, jutted out from theJ line of buildings. The cotton was rangedOUlUIAill, uai, -V ...... . ~ y J - Jover an hour ht.vre wr Lt-uld go into * inside against the fence, and five spade?.and gradually filled the entire basin of Chattanooga The list object upon which ray eight rested was Sherman's men still advancing toward the north end of Mission Ridge without interruption,nnd extending their lines gradually to tbaurnlocotin£tut
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Logansport Journal

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