The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-02-20

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sunpoft-rl ,mnns sefe q sort er condisioni 8
for the support Of our apimals.
! October Isl crossed the South Platti
wjtbza verSs0Jd northwest wind. Ds6ecs5d
|ed All uelloN had marellsd . nile - tul
| on ths North Platts,ip the .yain ssarsh fol
any grass. Thee twenty-tw, miles, with
1 tho two SERIOUS obstacles overcome, wers
sec0npliSkSa bts me wltols train In good
| time; this must bs attributed 10 the excel.
lent managenent 0f that most eflcient e6sel
| First Lieutsnant John Buford, regimental
quartefmastef.
After thiS ths horsss b<san TO. die, and
necessarily ba left on tho road. Ca the ,l7th
two corn trains were passed, which had left
Fort Kearney twelve days in advance Of the
regiment. IreneWcd my deAcient supply
relieving them. "A n0stAeasteY, with sleet,
was disfressingly chilling that evening, 10
camp on Smiths Fork. Next day there waa
. snow storm, falling three Or four inShes,
no sSg .s..n. .s~ ..hrs. - ~ 49, go :.
~ 80. - f.,.,,. h.....s a-h.n..eJ
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r;nSt S e shs h;lis ssvs,.l rr;I.s frc., ~ IN
r;ysr. % = = s .-,s'S s.-s 3 Al 80 80
wI:. - n x.s 81:
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He was buried on the bluff, with the honors
mo,,~4,.s.s.. u ~ 80 :, "a dssssss -. ssrs. - 10,
40 ~, ~ .nidr s. a-cess;ys. - fonnd - en.s.
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st;ll reaylr covs,;r. ths r,r.,,,a. = 80
4 n..;l yh;ah haf 49, :. .s...r III
dax. ,i;d not ret m ~ -;ch, 81 H. o..
IN tbs .Oad, INV r.mn - fo., n,;io. ho.
Low Fort Iaram;e' w;th .c.r.al,, .,,v .,,rn.r-
miles. md roada d m;les = ls,.v e,c,, ~
Keaynev. ~ yoaIls beino n,anomncad ~orss
thsn ever rememherei 6y |. nnmhsr of oiS
and frenuant traveller IN a.
ON the Dad. the regiment CANNED I half
mile below the fort m Tarar;a ,syer. M.
Rnford. sent the .p;rht hefcre. .ithanrh
there directed sl.euhere. had fomnd the onlv
orass. 4 mile and half h;oher nm whe,e ~
mnles were herdad dnr;nr ~ stav ia
was now d;r,cted' To make = critical exoms
;nation and renort nnon mn the mnies- and
n hoard of the oldest comraav officer: va.
ordered 10 carefully insnect and rcnort nnon
the horse.
F;ffv.three worm ,cro-tod ~, tha oa,b N.
effective for active sery;ce. nnd so7s e. tn
nrosccuto the march. Tha rso;nantal aa.r.
fermnster renorted h;s aL;l;ty r. - nrocaS E w;,h
a d;m;nnt;on ~ oniv TON vo,on. MT alarar
Others ~ tba tro;n oniv .snal.,. ~ ro;nn
Sva ~ =, J.r. Ehon .ha;Ip 49, io.a - ss I'm.
would ha consywod ;f tha n.hsss ,s ,.s.a ~ eu W..
i;ahtsned Tbara yas h,,t i;,.ia h.s ,bars ~
an,, ordo~od IN ;ss,,a fra,. = ~ .ho h.se
dn.;nc .ta;s So. srha aa.r - - 800 se 80 -.
e.ro.sed - Ia - to d.rs. ah.o,n.as NJ
ir pocas.a-v 20 oro;, tha;r ..~;rsi
had rsce;red rnn- comrnn;..t;on -
Octoher a;v;nr d;sero.;anar,. antSar;tr
~ Int, s, ,ha g;.;.;,r - f., Ia.a.n;.
h,,. that that 'e-sa;no I as;srn,;na,i - ~ "n..;nus r
IN o,dsrad r. lonnd-asses - ho Iaf,
7 ;eut Coi Uoa,nan s,atod th.i Ia .o,,,d
n-or;do a.. tha,., Thoso 49, s;.L - .:aa
Z lore ord.raa - \. Iaft ne M ,.s,, a.
,,o,,tad IN. n,.-r;.S ma, - !. .a,.aa.s
md sncb o,ho-. =. ,~ara ~ ,,oa,,"d =. .ha;,
connanv co,nr,.nJa-. s.;naHao,;r. .foot .
sra-a s,;thor;.ad - ~ ,af, Tha eria,.ns,
10 .snu;n.c.- II ~. s..,a-., a-S.s sn....hs
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ssc. ~ ali othsr i. "~saa' snd arem - .wo .a,hnl nj -
ioncas hroneb, for tIa s;.S go inadad
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.on.;da.o5 !. nr,,d.,. - 49, n..;ous
th;-.H a.. f~ - $50 '-s = - ~
nn tho 0H,b ~ octohor ,bo corn or-;roa
great e.ert;ons for tho march TINT after.
nom. + heinz recommended nv the rn;de
Jesniser. Who now ;oined me in order to
make camps with grass. -,
At one O'clock the ssceneral,, WAS sound-
ea Soon Alter rece;Sed tha f,esn,tch of
October IL. from south Pass. This an.
nonnc;nc. n foct. ,host;I;t;e. in front the
GREAT want Of cavalry. and the strong hone
e. the cojone, r. dee r.. With him I read fo
The of;ceys as.emhled in front Of The monrt.
sd reo;ment. add;ne a few words sInress.
inc nv confidence IN their every exertion to
meet ;ba Kindly announced exnectat;ons ~
the commander Of the army.
had corn for the night brought to the
m;les.-hy two WAGONS Of ths
fort half allowance for eiphteon davs was
,han ;n camn. the horses were ali blant eted
from that tina and On tbc march led md
mounted ..alternste hours. bes;des dismount-
inc on dificult ground. ,I--1-.. -,
October 27.1Marched twenty miles. The
pu,de found yery good grass far from the
nsnal road. maLinp cut off to the North
Platte. There / Commenced herdino the
horses till dark and the mules ali nipht. .T
The marches were twenty miles a day.un-
III Tho 3(lth of October. when finding on the
river verv unnsnallv good GRASS. nfter
marching eight niles the camp was made.
md horses and mules hsrded. no corn he;nc
;ssned in that camn. save a half feed to
hor.ea Il the morn!nr. '7.ii''
Next flay there was rain. but we marched
twenty niles. to the f;rst grass in the yiein-
;tv of Deer Creek. two miles west Of it.
AZ the trading house / caused some good
hay 70 be purchased, all there was, and less
than allowance for tho horses. 4 hunter
wns there hired |: 4 beef procured and slauph-
tered !. mn exnressnan vas also engaged. and
wrote to communicate with Headquarters.
Init the man did not present himself until
The naYt night 81 5s'se7'a7 3Sa 191
November f.-r)xinr to a total absence
Of prass. the march was prolonged to twen-
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