, 1861-09-11

1osnptfn. Is dst.nsa ax saty c & y Louis
Azsenal. Capt BnEEuse cnnPasZ g, 4
absent @ Leave. The Reetms1t z W.. aad
md B have new Mimic !&nsfets, aa6: enoush
are saidto be ut Irontun for the whole ra9f-
meut. There seems to be almost = mAalAia the
army to have MfrI6 mu1keea. They shoot 10 ]
hr, and the wound thsy make ID 90 fearful, /
uzal. But We learh~tfat the 1oHs 1st, the
Regiment that did such 10aha4 sK!ice as VII
EuN's Greek, lave Gent word 70 thetr friends
here, BY all means to keep their I'D muskeA. 4
For cloee 1ghticg they tbiuk the I'D muskes
much the best Weapon With the Aaia 1t Is
absolutely ntceseafy 70 drive the charga dome
Wtth the 1amrcd while after, the first hr& the
Iowa bo3s Indtr the brave a1yon, In imitaFRn +
Of their fathers IN the Revolution, bit OF thesSI
end Of the carafldge, p!aesd 1t In the muzzIe,
gave The ncf ket e1nazt rap upon tho groun1
capped their Fieces and sIs1:d away at -a +
traitors. With Old maskets and this k1at Of |
loading, tIoope could certat11y FIFE nearly asS +
fast As with the bfeech-1oadi1g Eifes- For
close fghtirg--and infantry generally hage |
that-if Is quite likely that the old muskets !
VIII he proved to be tbs best arm to put into |
But to return to the details of Col. Roas's
Regiment. The Mimic muskets at Ironton |
have been ordered a1ouBd to Cape Girardsau,
aEo Gre e2petteQ Ii 1eH oAJs. lucy 4ee0
new uniforms; but they arc quite 1ining to
help whip Pillow, or to drive him from the
stsfe, IN their old rig. The comPsny were
corE}de1ab;y atigued By the march from Fred
sricktown, more from the fact that they got
60 far ahead Of their baggage train thst they
gcsrcely anything to eat for another das's
march. They sre all right now, and ready and
mctt willing fer any duty that of=rs. On the
left Of Col. Ross. in the corner Of the field ia
CAPT BuEL's BATTERY.
CAPT. Buel Is aVeteran soldier aud knows
exactly Whist is requisite to the efficiency Of
bis command. While in camp everything is
and saddler at york, and no tims is lost in any
department. He has 159 picked men, nearly
al Of whom are. perfectly well. Lieut.. Thu
her is On the eick list and is in st. Louis, but
he il rot seriously i'll The command is poorly
equipped, and have cayalr5 instead Of light aI-
tlle1y eabres. Their guns are old brass ak
POM ders, to he replaced soon BY new rided
pieces. The artillery drilled this morning
with Col Turehins regiment as an infantry
guard, and the : Nineteenth" we1e compl;-
me1ted in The highest terms BY Capt. Bael for
their soldte11y bearing. he said that stationed
with Col Turchin's regiment he should feel
entirely safe, even If attacked By greatly sa-
pt rior force. We dfned with Capt. Buel and
we did today. Capt. Buel is native OF New
Yc1k, but lived many years IN ssnllac county,
Mich, and IVES living in Lexington, Mo, when
the war broke ont. Being strong Democrat,
he corfeEses 1T first to considerable sympathy
with the South but when the traitors fired
he had served IN Mexico, he Ut once de:ermin-
ed to court himeen " in till treason Was
ciuabed out ard the constitution again firmly
established over all the States. The c5uutry
| will hear OF Capt- Buel and hi.Iaen before the
| wsr closes. Directly in therear Of the arGl-
| ley and next the road
| TIE SECOND IOWA REGIMENT
is eneanped. Til the return Of Lieut. Col.
Tuttle this morning, Major Crocker hiss for
ment as JET las no Colonel, and who is likely
to be the fortuEate msD, we did not learn.
UE der Major Crocker IT has been brought un-
| der excellent discipline. Il has in ell respects
agood reputation, and the few skallg wags, il
such there be, msy az well make up thei.
present officers, "the way of transgreiscrs
will be hard" Only yesterday, private by
tie name Of Dora Bell, was d1uumed cut ol
camp fer hcrse stesliDg he plead IN bar the
too frequent practice of "ji1king" from any
body, under the preteuce that the owner VA
! opportunity offered. Mbjor Crocker ordered
the whole regiment on parade, gave th IN
lecture On stealing In general, andth wicked
ness Of soldiers stealing in particular, and hil
determination to visit perpetrators Of td'
crime with She seve1eat punishment. 4 rop
was then put around the neck Of the culpri
and he was led to the tune Of the rogue
march, before the entire command, ant
: ig1cminiously turned loose outside au'
bid to begene. iron the camp he ha'
dlegraced. Major Crocker's Bpeech an
the entire performance we're freq1entl
| chee=e5, showing that the sentiments Of th
Iowa Second are decidedly on the side OF t'las
and order" More than two thousand speeta
tors Witnessed the whole affair, and the effsc
!. uEon the morale OF the camp was most happy
nIes are in camp. Company . and anothe
were detailed for guard duty along the 1ro
= Mountain Railroad They are expected dsil
!, by steamer from st. Louia- The regiment
!. tfcm Central and Southern Iowa, and they ar
capital fellows in every respect There Wa
: considerable sickness among them at Ironto1
d but their march see1ns to have done shel
t good, for they are now mHen better. The
4 uniform, received from the State, Is consider
BY worn; but they are promised new frol
e the Government next week. Most Of the
n muekets are of the old pattern; but the
, have two companies armed Hith ManiE3 fe
:, ski1miBh md guard duty. On the right Of a
SeeoEd Iowa Is the ~
NMKTKENH HIINoIs-CoL.. TuRCHN.
In perfection Of drill and the extent Of nj
.e claim fur it the very first place IN this co1um
~ and We have not heard the claim questions
ae by friend OF foe. The varied military know
N edge Of Col Turchin, and his extensive exp
Y rietce in the army of Russia, are having
Of marked eff1et ~, The boys a7s e {osttg t pEoaa /
X witEa1 they can't be beat on parade, and eve
l. mar seems most anxious to meet the eneu
Id upon the battlefield.
he The regiment is full, but We are sorry to
=. obliged to add that about a hundred are eth
en- sick Or unfit for duty. The officers are sl r.
al ar d On duty, except Adiutant Miller who Is
~ Cape Gira rdeau, sick. Their uniforms .
:. badly worD, ard Quarter7naster Wethereu
ae written to st. Louis this morning for n
onee, to which they will be legally entitled
# kets, and all their aecoutrements are go'
In means Of transport and ambulanoes, ii
ne are very deficient Indeed, We do not RENE
70 ber to have seen o single ambulance in
t1v whole army. Should q battle occur the vi
~, Of them would be severely felt. There are
'eo few Hight spring wagons, formerly used
At lacks, but even tho e1pply Of them il entir
ar- | ipaGequate. A portion Of the regiment b,
loo poor shoes AID some Of the men are itere
:. barefoot. No accidents have occurred recan'
ely list, the boys are ali in the best Of health
,qh spirits, On the right Of Col Tarchin's IT
q. ment is the
sed SEVENTH 1owA-co1. 1AuMAs.
e This regiment is mainly from south
ted Iowa. Col Iauman is from Burlington,
Ia, ne much mistake If that city does not h
, y just occasion TO be proud both Of him and
1 ~ regiment. It il composed mainly Of mes
property, and it is believed that at least {
7hi1d Of them are members Of churcl
he Hence stealing and rowdyi,m Of all Kinds
.e. at once hewIed down, and dasa not st
ant their hateful bends. Only eight conpal
Vis- are here, and q hsving remained statio
ace. at Potosl to keep the rebels in check th
nov. The AIMS Of the regiment are good. Z
s companies have MIME muskets. In regar'
tail uniforms this command are In Wre
re- ed condition. As soon as compile
nan organized they were ordered of On duty.
eaa ter while they received twelve pair Of p
ces- to a company, which we're divided among
do "faggedest,n y as Col Iauman with great E
c. humor oppressed IT.; and fifty pairs Of d
to company were bestowed among Il
who were nearest barefoot. To show
quality Of the shoes, it is added that SON
them were Wcrn out completely By the nj
from Ironton. Some Quartera1aster Of {
,ue, contractor needs hanging THAT'S sure.
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