The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-11-14
Most truly,
CAMP HARLAN.
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Mr. Elitor-l now scat myself 10 al
dress vou under n" ordinary circu,n
stances. | write YOU not FROM my old
home, surrounded ~ the loved ones
there and cniavin- Ill the blessings Of
fathers fire. side, where everything
was calculated "a max. life sWec, anl
home pleasant, bu' I write you from
camp, and soldiers letter. About s
o'clock Tuesday morning the 22d we
loaded into sufficient number
of wagons to carr us comfortably our
captain then marched us along in front
Of tie Cunrrc-a,innalis. Church where
he good pce}lr Of. Grinnel| were rs
srmhlcl To iii us God speed and SAT-.
return Prof Reed then sent up fer.
vent PRAYER ii our behalf, Prof Par
>rr tall"Mcd II y brief but aatrio,ic adj
dress. then came The parting scene: :
husbands parting with wives, sons f;om
parents. i, others from sister and lovers
from their sweet hearts, not knowing
that they would ever meet AGAIN. Bu'
need not describe tile scene. they have
become almost every day occurrences
since this unholy rebellion has been
forced Hnon us We left Glinnell !
hou; 10 ana drove as FAR as Forest home
II, I ~
distance being over very hillv aud
broken country We li,, not ret there,
untlln'gh' and .'r!t SOM what slim about
the Belt, in consequence IT having 10
dinner; but the good people Of the
village l:al a hnnnfiil,l rcpast prepared
fer lis AMI we fuel simultaneously nniil
the next morning ab nj six clock when
we started an, drove rs tar as Oska.
loos: and took dinner. We then wen,
rs tar rs I.ll.vi!lr anl stopped at i
hntel ami wanted t. stay over night.
but the lie Landlord would not take
Iunrlp sam fer pay. and We came t.
conclusion that We would not pationi2a
him We then went to another hote! and
20! ctr supper but they c"ul.l not lodge
swc repaired t. the depot and slept on
The soft side of the hoor. The next
morn,l. we boarded the iron horse
and soon found our selves Mt M,Pleasan'
our place Of Rendezvous Our camp is
situated abnu. ] miles north Yves, Of
,ownon IA nee Rolling Prairie where We
beginning to come to the conclusion
that camp lite is not what It is s.crnck-
ed upto be-, but will not complain
when take into consideration the hard
ships and the priyations which orr
fore!a,hers were subject 70. when the,
reared this government which the
traitors are now striving to subvcrt; and
strange rs it may seem, some Of the
men who have lived and moved and
grown fat under its benign influences
are now armed in hostile array against
il and are trying 10 wind the &C
cnscd coil OF treason around it rs would
the huge boa around the innocent lamb
that he may the more easily gnaw ut its
litais. But the day of retribntion is
coming and they will meet theii re
ward for the Advise Ruler of thr uni
verse has said that he will not always
strive with the wicked but leave them
TO the folly Of their own ways.
Every body is loud in their praise !,
bout III. Black Plnmed Cavalry. that
being thename Of our company. There
is over 90 Of us. Our captain, a.
B. Parkel is splendid officer. and We
have left home with him to help put
down this rebellion, not knowing tat
we will ever return, hut if we should
fall on the plans Of the south. Of sink
bcneaththe southern soil, we only ask 10
be remembered among the many that
have fallen while dischar.ing their duty
and defending the STIR Spangled Ban
ner that has 50 long waved Der the land
Of the free and the home Of the Brave.
Believe me sir rs ever your friend.
]. I. ToLAND.