The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1861-07-31
Army Correspondence. -..
"CAMP WARREN" BCRiING-
TON, July 22d, 1861.

conclude that an occasional letter from thi.
point, might find place in your columns
We arrived here on Saturday afternoon
last and Immediately quartered con this
Camp ground" two miles west Of Burling
ton. Our boys were called for the sixth
| regiment, but on arrival here we find that
| both the 9Th and 9th are full and we are
assigned" to the seventh regiment; this
is source Of great dissatisfaction to some
and well it may be. There is abundant
evidence that our military affairs are gross.
ly mismanaged, and nothing but steady
determination on the part of the masses tc
stand by the flag under all circumstances
keeps the Iowa troops together at all. Fol
instance, the general government accepts
into service three more Iowa regiments
and forthwith, before ever one half Of the
required number of men are enlist
ed the Governor appoints from his list
of friends, lot of good fellows" to fil
the fat places in the regiment, without re-
gard to fitness. 1t is common talk at Bur
lington and Camp Warren, that there is
net one Of the field officers of the three re-
giments here, who are competent to &c
| through parade drill Tn" Seventh is
is not vet full, but the officers have had
their Commissions long time-all this
without consulting man in the regiment
Such things may suit the present ''mana-
gers Of the Iowa troops, but let it be re,
membered that there is a point beyond
which forbearancc ceases to be virtue,
and dead d-head Colonels and Majors may
learn that Iowa soldiers are men-and can
think and act for themselves without exc
cutive interference.
The 9Th, 9th and 7th regiments are quar-
tered here, making an aggregate of about
5000 including the commissary depart
ment. The troops are remarkably healthy,
there being less than a dozen in the hospi-
tails, and these cases mostly the result OF
carelessness. The Lincoln Guards have
not been sworn into service, but will be as
soon as the regiment is full. Our boys are
all well, and if occasion offers will do good
service for their country Captain Gard
ner and Lieutenants Reniger and Dodge
are excellent men and officers commanding
the respect and esteem of the men. The
non commissioned officers are not yet chos-
en-. lev. j. K. Nutting of Bradford and
Rev. j. G. Willet Of Chickasaw, both at
tend the company, and are candidates for
Chaplains Of our regiment. Somebody has
show for that position. If deep piety''
rs recommend, the writer of this may
beat the lot after all, his piety is deep
enough certain.
ought to say word about our fare
here, but have not face to give it much
attention. Each man is provided with a
tin plate, spoon, pint cup, knife and fork
Coffee, brown sugar, meat, bread, soup,
d-and-that is the bill of fare. 1t is
healthy, and there is plenty of it. Our
sleeping quarters arc decidedly unique
Clean straw, on the soft side of Camp
Warren, unless you choose board bunk,
forms your parlor, reading room and bed
rooms. Our men have not as vet been
furnished with even blanket to say moth
ing of clothing, arms or uniforms. This
leaves our boys in rather bad shape for a
week or two, but they have determined to
"stisk it OUT if it busts them. The tel
he graphic dispatches this p NJ. informs
us of terrible disaster to our troops at
Manassas junction. We do not believe it.;
if true our boys will meet with more foes
in Missouri, thus inc c"easing the show for
active service for this regiment. There
are many fine looking bodies of men on
Camp Warren. Captain Lees Indcpcnd-
ence company is one Of the finest on the
ground. Capt. L. is noble looking Off
Ger, a splendid man, and none the worse for
being the brother Of our friend o. G. Lee,
Esq, of your City. The Allamakee com.
pany look well and it is said here by Bur-
lingtonions, that the Lincoln Guards are as
fine company as amy yet seen here. 1t is
worthy Of remark, that Northern Iowa fur
nishes the fullest companies, ablest men and
best clothed, and gets fewest of Executive
favors. Our quarters are to be changed in
a few days, but the P. O. address will re-
main the sane. 1t is generally thought
our boys will smell Southern powder with
in six weeks. -
One thing is settled, fellow can't get
lonesome here. With such boys as Has
kell, Trott, Babcock, Bosworth and Reni.
ger, one can't get the blues" Our trip
here from Dubuque on the Northcrner,
Captain ALroED-a noble. .fellow,-was de-
cidedly pleasant. a rather good joke was
perpetrated on Charlie T. of Nashua
Charlie was very anxious to wash his feet,
and after due inquiry found pail, and
was told to draw some water from faucet
in the alley in rear Of the wash room.-
Charlie is u little near sighted, and instead
Of drawing water from the proper tank,
had drawn gallon Of Kerosene Oil from q
can on the shelf before he knew his mis-
take. His ordinations that something
''smelt very peculiar" led to the oily dis
covery, much to T.'s chasrin, who swears
he will bayonot the firstman who says Her
osens in his presence. got a copy of the
Times today-thc first and only news from
home its handsome face was very well
come assure you, The Grafton by John
I. is excellent, and mean to learn it by
heart, and deliver it somewhere on the glo-
rious fourth-after get hack from the war