The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-07-06
OUT RECRUITING.

Good men and true to be found uho arr
uilling to take the rough and tumble
chances Of soldier life for the sake Of sup
porting the lavs and preserving inriolat'
our eheris'.ed institution.
Stepping into Marshal HoxIE's buggy in
Council Bluffs at O'Clock in the morning
l found myself in Lewis before P. NJ
Found the people Of Cass County oil right
unit for the Union and eager to furnisll
company for the 4th regiment. The Els
worth Guards Of Lewis, anxious to get into
the service as company that they might
represent their County, were 10th to break
I'D their organization and suffer number
of their best men to 60 elsewhere but after
cauvassing the question freely they decided
that as the harvest was just at hand and all
the Cass County boys are ,0orkers it would
be impracticabls to fill up their ranks, and
so they let County pride slide for the sake
Of more important interests, and generously
lent me their aid. At Grove City found a
home guard organized with the understand
ing that they would 60 to the wars when
necessary. Tn Saturday they elected their
officers and the company numbered 40 men
oil told. Some Of them wanted to 60, and
when had convinced them that as sshome
guard" they would get no chance, they
broke out of the ranks and counted them
selves ssin" for the war. The officers were
sorry to lose their best men but fred with
the spirit of the times, they sunk their per.
sonal feelings and babe their men God speed.
The officers Of the two Companies and the
the citizens Of Lewis and Grove City, have
my warmest thanks and the thanks Of our
company for their liberal patriotic assistance
and they may rest assured that wherever We
may be called to put down treason and
establish the supremacy Of the Republic,
the Cass County boys will be as brave as the
bravest, and as true as the truest. With a
big wagon, a band of music, and the old
flag floating over US, We started for home
Monday morning. The Grove City and
Lewis girls babe their sweethearts good. bye
with the spirit of 76, and the boys may be
sure that the dear girls will be a. true to
them rs the flashing steel that lights thei,
way to victory. At Lewis, when sal
aboard and ready to start. Kellogg VAS
called on for speech, and right.no bly, be
responded. S.srn-visaged men turned away
their faces to hide their tears, and many a
breast heaved with uncomfortable emotion.
With an earnest "God bless you" they see;
US on our way. Hating at the residenc.
of Oliver Mills, gallant son Of =: ..e old Ra,
State, the band :::ssuck up a National al,
vhioh the family responded to in heart,
New Eogland style. Away we wen. again,
and at lranistan We found q beautiful
American flag waving 10 the breeze in from,
OF Mr.. Hodges. The boys said thew wanted
TO take it along; 30 a couple Of Us waited
upon the ladies Of the house and asked
permission to take the eng to the Bluff. with
Us, promising to return it with s.not stripe
erased or polluted and not star undim
med" Yes, take it said they, and We soon
had it floating over the wagon. All along
the road, from end to end Of glorious old
Possawastamie, the people turned oot ia
greet US. Arriving here, the boys, IA 10
plumber, were sworn in and went into quar-
tiers. One Of their number returning home
the next morning, to bring in another dele.
CATION from Cas-. YInnCn