St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25
st. Charles City, Iowa, July 25, 1861.
The Lincoln Guards.

Capt Gardner, and made up of volun-
teers from Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell,
and Howard counties. When the SOL
dicrs from this county left for their
rendezvous at Burlington, we accom-.
panied them as far as Bradford. Pas
sing down the valley Of the lovely
Cedar river, a fine flag was seen float
ing from the attic window Of Mrs.
Strawn's stone dwelling house, some
three miles from st. Charles. The
band at once struck up the "Star
Spangled Banner" and the boys gave
three hearty cheers for the stars and
stripes.
Approaching Nashua, Mr.. Baker, of
the Montgomery House, seeing the
soldiers coming, ordered the stars
and stripes to be hoistcd to the top of
the tall flag staff there The soldiers
}caped from their wagons to assist,
and in a moment the noble ensign was
floating in the breeze. The flag was
cheered and the soldiers were cheered,
the band played Yankee Doodle, and
the train moved.
Arrived at Bradford, a stirring
scene presented ITSELF Flags were
floating on every hand, and the streets
were crowded with people. Our brave
volunteers marched into town and
were welcomed by their comrades with
three hearty cheers. The deep feel
ing and anxiety depicted on many a
coutenancc showed that this was no
ordinary gala day. A hundred men
in uniform soon filed through the
streets, who had hurriedly gathered
together from all the varied walks of
liGe-farmers, merchants, mechanics,
editors, doctors. lawyers, &c.-who
had left and were about leaving home
and friends, and so forth in defence of
constitutional liberty, and in support
of that government which had afford
ed them benefits and blessings such
as no other government has or can af-
ford.
Many of these soldiers had left
their crops standing in the field, the
plow in the furrow, the ledger upon
the desk, the plane upon the bench,
the iron upon the anvil, and hurried
away in response to the call of their
country. A nobler, more hardy and
worthy company of men never went
forth to do battle for their country's
flag than these. But the heart-yearn-
ings, the separations of families and
friends, with the apprehension that
they might never again be united on
earth, were painful to witness. On
the sidewalks, at the street corners,
at the hotel windows, and the win
dows of private dwellings, could be
seen mothers, wives and sisters with
tear be-dimmcd eyes strained towards
the soldiers to catch a view Of the
husband, father, brother or son, as if
it were the last time they should ever
gaze upon them. Passing the hotel
door, q youth of seventeen, in uniform,
was suddenly seized by sister, who
showered him with tears and kisses
and exclaimed, abe a good, brave,
boy, George, and do your duty" 81
will" said he, and he pulled away and
hurriedly joined his comrades.
Oh this war is a terrible calamity
to our people, and yet We cannot doubt
that great good will result from it.
The quuestion of the supremacy Of the
slave power must be fought out and
we were never better prepared with
men, money and provisions, than now
Let the supremacy Of human rights,
justice and equality, be now fully and
forerer established and ours will be
the proudest, the greatest and the
liappiest nation the world has ever
known. Is it not cause of deep con-
graduation and pride, this uprising of
the free North, in behalf of Constitu-
tional liberty, and in support of the
government founded by our revolution
airy fathers !? In this new frontier
State Of Iowa, alone, the asylum of
many fugitive from Southern OBJ
preston, as well as home of Puritan
sons, We have organized and rendered
the Government more than One Hun
drcd and Seventy Companies-equal
to an army of 1900 men. And yet
all these men were needed at home,
to open up and improve their new
farms and homes. Such is the spirit
burning in the bosom of the great
North West.
On Tuesday morning the Lincoln
Guards left Bradford and proceeded
to Cedar Falls. We are told that their
journey was continued ovation. The
Cedar Falls Gazette says:
At Wavcrly they were met about
mile out of town by the military
and citizens with music and banners,
and escorted to grove near the vii
lages where the fair hands of Waiver
ly ladies had prepared most abun-
dant and sumptuous repast. After
dinner two ladies dressed in red, white
and blue, walked through the ranks
presenting each soldier with q piece
OF mammoth cake and the evergreen
with which it is trimmed. The com.
pany were then conducted about a
mile on the road to Cedar Falls when
the Waverly people and the Guards
parted with many cheers and we'll
wishes.