The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-10-31

cot. MGOHE's REGIMENT.
On Tuesday Col Moore with his com
mand, left Athens and marched to Alex
andria, arriving during the night. As the
result Of visit there yesterday we learn
ed as follows:
| The Regiment now numbers between
800 and 700 men, nearly all of whom arc
regularly mustered into service and ar.
rangements are made TO muster in recruits
at any time. Uniforms, shoes, &C., were
distributed on Monday. The general
health spirits ana esprit da corps are ex-
cellent. Provisions for the Regiment
seem good and ample. They are in quar-
tiers now in the town, occupying vacant
buildings. The Colonels headquarters
are at the Pearl Street House.
The battery attached to the Regiment,
under the command of Capt. Pledge, con-
sists of one twelve-pound field howitzer,
one brass six -pounder, one short iron six
FOUNDER, purchased by Col. Moore at his
own expense, and one larger field piece,
which has not yet been brought up from
Canton There is plenty of round shot,
shell and other munitions of war for a
long campaign.
The building called the Delta City Ho-
tel is used for camp purposes, aud there
are now in it the sick of the Regiment,
twelve in all, some of whom are seriously
i'll, and oil recovering. Several who were
wounded at the Athens battle and in other
skirmishcs, arc with the Regiment and
getting well.
AS the Regiment is in a state of incom-
pletc organization, we had not time TO
find out much about the companies speci-
ally. Capts. Harle, Story. Pierce and
Rosborough have companies full, or nearly
so. Capts. Jackson and Woody have only
partial companies. All were raised mostly
| in the northern counties of Missouri, but
quite number Of men from Iowa are
scattered among the Regiment. Two
companies, under Capts. Harle and Pierce
are cavalry, though neither of them are
yet fully mounted.
Col. Moore sent out Capt. Harle's COM
pany, Of about 100 men, Tuesday morning,
on an expedition cut back of Canton, to
look after a prowling band of rebels who
have notified all the Union men there to
leave the state immediately. One Of Colonel
Mooro's men, who had been out there on
business, was arr sted by the rebels, but
| released on condition 1T leaving the state.
A private informed us that Capt Mat
ley's campany, which was raised in Scot
land county, was somewhat disappointed,
as they wished to serve only as militia,
near their own neighborhood; but that
they were coming round right" Capt.
Eatley. however. and Lieut.. Daugherty
are under arrest by the Col.
There are some ten or twelve prisoners,
who have been with the regiment forsome
time. They won't take the oath, SO the
Col keeps them.
None of Col. Bishops men at Warsaw
having been mustered into service yet,
many of them are coming over daily and
joining Col. Moore, as they can legally do
before being mustered in Fifty from
Illinois were to arrive to-day, as also quite
a number of men from Iowa. The regi-
ment is thus filling up fast.
Capt. Sreaper, Of Burlington, formerly
of the Iowa lst, il acting as Adjutant Of
the regiment c. NJ Marshall, of this
city, is with Col. Moore, and will proba-
bly, be one Of his staff
1t will be remembered that Col Moore
had two sons in the rebel forces under
Green One of these he arrested some
time since, and made him take the oath
of allegiance. The other yet remains with
the rebels. The Colonels wife, as we
learn, is rebel also Col Moore him
self has not been at his home since the
war commenced. He is very much liked
by all his men, and they speak enthusiast
tically of him.
The time of stay Of the regiment at Al
exandria is not determined. Its object or
future movement we are not allowed to
state. The regin ent, however, is armed,
equipped and prepared for vigorous action;
and Col. Moore is never idle.
- The Second lows. Regiment, wh, .:o1h.i
has suffered dreadfully from the climate,
was ordered from Birds Point to Saint