Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-30
ARMY CORREsPONDENCE.


Louis. and at the time it was written
| had no idea that my next would De
written in the Capital OF Missouri. But
who does not know that that 1t IS I'M
possible to tell to day where one will be
tomorrow? One week agolast Wednes-
dav we were notified at dress parade
to be ready to march the following
morning at o O'Clock precisely, and Al
the appointed tune we were ready to 60
we knew not where, tor our dest'na-
ton was not communicated to us-at
any rate not to the prlvates. Wesoon
found ourselves on board the faclnc
Railway cars, and about ! o'clock the
next morning we arrived in Jefferson
City. We were closely slowed 10 cattle
cars, and it was thought q pity to de-
Drive us OF the conveniences for sleeping
which soft planks afforded, and so we
were kept in pens till daylight. Sleep
ing was Improbable rest was out
of the question, comfort was beyond
human achievement, and our only con-
solat on was found in the g. flowing
bowl" By which appellation some poet
ic ternperaments dignified our canteens.
The old King, as every one knows,
baplizes his faithful followers in the wa
te,s OF Lethe, and those OF US who had
sersc aud spirit to pour out frequent
hbations to his shrine, soon became "oer
all tn Ills of lite victorious" The extract
Of corn made the night short TO some
however tedious it may have been to
others ~ 5ut 1t was glad tidlngs to US all
that we were to be encamped about
half mile beyond the State House, and
that at 8 o'clock we would be escorted
To on encamt ment bv tie 18th Iowa
aud 47th Illinois. According to ar
rangern,nt, we were received with ali the
honor, hy the regiments have named,
and reviewed by Gen. Mexican. com
mander OF the post. We soon pitched
cur tents, aud are now as comfortable as
cou a be expected FIR the Fl st ~c' k
OF our s., u.n here, the weather Was
progressively waim-so much SO that we
ound it VERY hard work t. shoulder a
tnu r., aud drlil five 0, six hours during
he heat OF The day But on Thu' sda,
last the weather be- An 10 change, ami We
have no four OF five inches ot snow on
he ground and butter ~,nd dosing
IKE an Iowa wester. Yesterday WAS SO
cod that Col. Croker directed TIE
Captain TO take Ls III before we bad
Sunday AL the ordinary services OF
the camp are suspended on account Of
me snow an Wind. Ii any man thinks
that soldIers ead Il lazy lie, lei him dis.
pei that ha!unlcatlon by rcaiing the
details of or daily duties: Reveiliic
at o'clock, breakfast at Z, the hour be-
tween beng devoted to putting the
rents AMI grounds IN order guard
mounting OF O'Clock, officers drill at
s, squad drills from % TO IL, dinner at
l., company dlills from TO ,, non
commissioned officers dill from to (,
d .es, parade at ! J, tattoo at ; !, taps at
~. Then we have to furnish guards
tor Jefferson Git, as we'll as for our own
camp, to say nothing Of the public
guard. One thing You may rest as
surcd Of, and that l., that each man
earns his thlrtccn dollars per month.
Inc Whole regiment likes this place
much hctlcr ihan Benton Barracks,
though Jefferson CITY is one OF tbe most
miserable towns that can tie found, even
10 Missouri. | don't know but some of
the Inhabitants ike II, but if they Dc,
thor taste Is as morbid as that Of the
hnalnan who relishe, rats TOR dinner.
have seen some toans, and have been
Al I.cClalre, and caud, r conipels me 10
say that }, tf,.,son City takes the rag
of the BUSH The eleventh occup rs
"nc side Of an incomplete breastwork
aud We the otter, and Though We are
near enough tuconverse without p,,ch-
M our voices On a ve,y high key, there
IS hit e or no socab llty or communica-
ton between the two regiments.
Is not that singular AID shameful :?
vi cou sc, such IT us are unfortunate
n"ngh Il lie prlvates or noh-comml,
8 ned officers cannot leave our lines
VII OF "a but the oil els conl aud
IA keep up, " dall' mt, recourse, he
god Ice my that ought 10 II spite ali
iowa tro"p-, e>pc, ialA those eng Y ii u,
- s,mIe s,rv ce There rot th,. very
pe-t at tr,llag among ,hc ii | officers Of
N" llrh. Col. Hare IS a plsin, pract,-
ca, roinn n sense man, who does his
IN y and despl>es I cnch AIRS, mt al TN.
officers are Il Ike lin ! am told
nas Anu Col. Ii IN The imllru,
4 W. ut Il tl o! c .n>tanl GO ed by
&c matter - tact cd sol,li., Ia con-
IA Il o The icS ueni, aud is Ia lie, res
W !" censrGnc"rc. Wat p,,vate
'tet> lie may have know not. bnt
T. know thar the cooln->s brlw,r, tie
lcll ofticer> of that ie. IN, MT is common
talk among Officers aud men.
IN the l3tn very mffe,cnt state Of
hugs prevails. When Coz Croker IS
around there is no Other Office, oi an,
account III the regiment, aud the Lieut.
Col. or the Maj s'ands as good a