Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-02
+ Jackson's defeat by Seigel, and his subse-

of JacksOn's defeat by Selgel anu MS SUISSE
ouent hasty flight Of course this rendered
any more forced marching unnecessary, so al
ter marching q few miles further to good
creek, we encamped for the day, cooked, slept,
washed ourselves, our shirts, &c. Next day,
Saturday, we marched to this place, where we
have rested ever since. t4l y"
We spend our time very pleasantly. The
intervals between drill and parade are spent
in looking up some delicacy in the way OF
bread butter, chickens, &c. A good many
wagons come into camp with those things,
and those of the boys who have not gambled
off their money have little left.
have given you rough but faithful sketch
of our soldering for the last four or five weeks
How do YOU like it? 1t is better to read OF
than to be part of. Like others, perhaps,
YOU will be astonished to hear that your cor
RESPONDENT stood the march all through with
out giving out or resorting to the wagons
Pretty fair for soldier weighing only one
hundred pounds. Our officers had not much
better time than the men. Capt. Cummins is
perfect horse to march. 1t is rumored that
he is going to Washington with view of
commission in the regular army, or, failing in
that, to get company accepted, and then
come home and raise it.
George Satterlee is acting quarter master,
and on that account is very little with the
company. He is unusually popular with the
regiment, and his business knowledge and
habits fit him admirably for the place.
Ben. Beach is, and always has been, ia
vorite with the company-always at his place
wherever that is, impartial, modest and kind
hearted, he is seen and felt, but not often
hearXA He desires to raise company and
stay in the army if be has chance. pre-
j dict that he will make his mark as soldier.
Coz Bates has gained very much in favor
with his nen during this march. lie evinced
all anxiety for the comfort of his men which
endeared him to them, and he assumes re-
spectful independence in the presence Of his
superiors which the citizen soldier likes to
! see.
Col. Merritt and Maj Porter have always
been personally popular with the regiment
We have had none of those disgusting scenes
of ,ohipping, bucking, gogging, &c, in our
regiment, but we have seen too much of it in
the others, while at Boonville and here, amongst
regulars and volunteers A great deal of il
in the ST. Louis regiment. In the first Kan
sas regiment young man named Cole was
shot on dress parade, for killing fellow sol
der Four balls entered his body and one his
neck. He died instantly.
In wayside grocery and gambling shop
near the Usage river, two soldiers belonging
to the regulars were murdered. The grocery
and house were burned by order of the Gen
eral, and the grocery keeper, who proved t.
be the murderer of at least one of the men
was taken, tried before the general, convicted
sentenced to be hanged, and is now unde
guard awaiting execution as soon as the Gen
eral shall order. He deserves his fate richly
He is an old offender. These are incident
of news.
had almost forgotten to say wore
about Gen. Lyon. A man rather below tn
middle stature, with no surplus flesh, red hal
and whlskers, fast ripening to grey, small blu
, eye, vigor, energy, fearlessness, and dogge'
determination to accomplish his purpose at al
hazards, are the prominent traits of his char
, acter. Finish the picture YOURSELF mus
l close to get this to Springfield. We expec
to be home about the Goth or 25th of Au
: gust, and will be glad to see the people whethe
fhav will To seq JIS or not