The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-06-29

TCorresrrn1ssef Of Gate City1
rron the IoWA EfrsI Rs Eiment.
ON BoAap SrRAngs WnrrE CLouD, !
! soenville, Mo-, June %.
! Ma. EDiroR Ny last, written from MAcoi
i City, contained Z bfisf accoupt Of our march
or, moro properly, our trip, from Keokuk &
that place. have now to record = rea
/ march from Macon City to this plscs, vel
worthy page in the history yet to be writ
ten Of the revelation Of 1851, from the hard.
ships and patient endurance Of tho soldiers,
who hsapsd GOALS Of FIRE on the heads Of the
! rebels By their peaceful and msnly deport-
msnt throughout the entire march. Even
the famous nDarcA Of the N. Y. 7sh cannot
excel il, FOR that regiment Was . mine OF
wealth within itself and could buy all the
necesssries OF life. while the lst Iowa regi-
ment was POOR, or At least without any avail
able means, and was obliged to perform :
journey Of 40 miles 10 two days with about
one-fourth ratioDs per day. The frst day
they had not half enough bread, and the
second day there ~ss hardly company in
the regiment had bite. Nothing but beams
ono neal and > email pisos OF side msAs for
tho next 10 : bill Of fare net generally roll.
ishsd BY the soldiers yet there il very little
grumbliDG. Whispsrings Of ''prstsy tun,"
'shsavy weather, J" and "hard on the Ameri-
Gan people, !" win sometimes strike our ears,
bus then there are no outward demonstrA-
tions, and most Of the boys, though sbey
wsrs i'll prepared by their former life for
suoh living, take il - incident 10 var, and
complain not. am not complaining, nor
do l, while must state The fasts, attach any
blame 70 tho oGssrs; what ws sndursd they
endured; What W ats they ate, and where
70 slept they slept; therefore they Gre not
to hsoessursd.
We'll, we've had o jolly time, after all
We lsugbed 70 see, at every little town. the
sunmerssulting OF the rebels into Union
mon on our approach, and the 2:4O time
those Who were fortunate enough TO have
horses we're making for taller timber. 1t
would have made your jolly aides shake. Mr..
Editor, to see the Renick Southern Guards,
. cavalry company, scattering when they
cav % eeminE. Whip and spur were used
40 they never we're used before. We were
unable to follow them, and 90 they escaped,
bot they will yet meet the sraitor's doom.
Several small secession Tags were taken at
Reniok, and one very 6ue one with palmetto
tree and rationale eoiled around it, twen-
" four feet tong.
The painsers Of the regiment pulled down
the sign OF the YaDcey House and painted
'Union House" on the front in large letters.
A beautiful flag, With painting Of Wssh-
ington and the words 'sIn honor Of George
Washington, ZIG, !" beneath, rnd the handi-
work OF some Union ladies 10 the vicinity Of
the town, was raised amid the tremendous
cheers Of the soldiers.
Nearly every house In the town was va
cant, md indeed along the whole line OF our
march very few houses were occupied, ex
Dept BY the negroes, who we're left to pro-
sect them aud seemed to enjoy exclusive pos
session hugely.
The sick list is pretty full now, though
there are no serious cases. The bard water
and harder marching gave great many Of
the boys the diarrh9s. They needed little
attention from the Surgeon, and. from the
frequency OF tho calls on Surgeon White
DO wss called the Captain Of che "Diarrhra
Squad"
Tomorrow We leave this rlace. Our dss-
tiuatiou 10 unknown TO me, but from the
vhisperings Of the officers, surmise that
We are to have something to do. Hereafter
! will eDdeavor TO keep you duly advised Of
orr movements.
This afternoon visited the recent battle
ground, to company with Gen. Lyon and biz
stan, and most Of our ofhcers. We found
4 guns, : sword and several mall articles
There are various items Of interest connect,
I'D With the battle, but hsvs not now time
TO notice them.
Yours, 30, PICKAWAY.