Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1861-11-07
Correspondence Of the Charles City Intelligencer
Letter from the Army.

COMPANY X, 81 Iowa REGIMENT, !
CAMP WooD, QUINCY, Ill, Oct. 81, 1861. (
EDIroR lNrELIGENCER A very long
period has elapsed since my last, and
| have not been very punctual cor
respondent. But must lay it all to
Uncle Samuel, Notwithstanding the
load now upon his shoulders, for not
letting his paymaster make us visit.
am sure he would meet with a very
warm welcome if he would show his
phiz among the boys of the Sd. We
have been at Quincy nearly two weeks,
recruiting up our health, which was
impaired 10y exposure and fatigue.
do not know how long we shall stay
here. 1t is rumored we already have
marching orders, to start November
2d.
Quincy is beautiful place and con
siders itself the second city in Illinois
1t contains, including floating popula-
ton, 10000 inhabitants. 1t docs q
heap" Of business. Steamboats, anG
cars arc busily exporting and import
ing various products, and long ranks
of soldiers can be seen almost every
day on the wharf going or coming
Among the splendid residences is tha,
of Ex-Gov. Wood, the finest building
| have ever seen. 1t is built Of free
stone, brought from near Chicago. In
the dome is brilliant representation
Of the planets revolving in their
course around tho great store-housc oil
light and heat, the Sun. 1t is formed
of stained glass. But not being much
of an architect can not describe the
octagonal, diagonal, horizontal parts
Of the cdifice, but leave it to the imagi
nation of your readers, telling them il
is nearly half finished and has cost
100000. The boys who were il
Kansas with Gen. Sturgis, have joined
us. They like Stnrgis well, say he is
a perfect brick They, also saw
that little gay and festive cuss,
Jim Lane, who is death on all rebel.
and traitors
The army Of the West! Is there :
finer body of men engaged in thi'
war? Is there more splendid body
of officers? Fremont, McKinstry, Prem
tiss, Adams, Sturgis, Lane and Sigel
men who will carry out the laws will
the bayonet, who will exert them
selves to the utmost 10 maintain th'
glory Of the "Star Spangled Banner,
and will, hope, be spared to witness
the final triumph of the holy cause il
which they arc engaged. This wa
must soon come to an end, the South
ern army Of rebels, discouraged, dis
gusted with cause they can plainl,
see is hopcless-without money, cloth
ing, scant for provisions-they ar,
only kept together by the most pre-
posterous promises which will neve
be fulfilled. They can see in the earl,
future, looming up like vast cloud
General who is mightier than Ere
mont, who is superior to Mcclellan
it is Gen. Starvation.
Price has lamented that he did no
hold to the Government yet, as b
knows his position, he will carry hi
plans out now. Before him he ca
see either an exile's home, or a rope
end! The great rebel leaders ma,
go to some foreign country aud ther
lingcr out lives unknown, uncared fol
and loaded with the cries and curse
Of the millions Of widows and orphan
they have made. When they sha
see Stars and Stripes waving on higf
every one bowling in reverence to it
sacred folds. they will have the const
, lation Of knowing they tried to pull
down, that they, the sons Of thos
who, amid the SHOWS Of Valley Forge
on the sands of Monmouth, stood BE-
meath its folds who crossed the ic
rolling" Delaware, to give us tina
: country which they tried to ruin. Bu
they can never do it, no aerer j! HUI
rah then for,
The union of lakes, the union of lands,
The Union Of States none can sever,
The union of hearts the union of hands