The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-08-24


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re What ~ consequences vosld - eea
thew sesld have fossd sss to their serros
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other rexinesss vers highly exa'iss, or
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Of a.es. Col. Dopes, vas g cool q esp o.
ice uster il dog days, end While o.aee reg
mental olIcsrs bad everything hsf'y oef'y.
be had evssythiae il "appie PIE ef0e'
ready for aay emefgency. Tue var 49,
n yerv exciting. Since the death Of AoC0a-
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EXP ,csed.
Isas. Col. CALLIenAn y esss. No "
. hale, hearty looking nss, ana : eeo.'''
man in every sense Of the word, ANA wns'
little acqaainsance have with Inn ! hA'
bin very much. He 10 mono Of yoef s
dine" but considers himself . man smooe
zen. He will be - popular - Col. DoDc1.
il be keeps working into the good gracss o.
the boys like be has been doing. We ON
now settled down in quietude, ana nase so'
pretty near regulated. All we peed NV y
uniforms, and fsW'spapeches," ana Wes ~
ready for sctisn. The Bluf beys are ws'''
as is 10 fact the major part Of the regiment
Next week win try and ind something In
terestipg, and il can get time to write,
will be on hand 10 time.
Yours, for the Union,
ZorAvs.
,
AuoUsr 20, 1881. )
DrAa ErIroR IL have dated my letter .
Jefferson Barracks, but We are not exaosl,
in the barracks but on the river bank bal
q nile from them. We got here safe ami
sound Friday At 4 O'Clock P. NJ, with n
casualty on the way except losing maj
overheard coming down from Hannibal
The poor fellow went under the wheel sn'
10 saw 90 more Of him. He vas eommis
ssry sergeant Il the Des Moines Company
and was koown ~ Capt. Moons. We hav'
been busy enough since our arrival here
Gen. Cusrls 10 here 10 command. 1t 10 NJ
use for me to tell you what they are doinl
in and sbou, St. Louis, - you will got i
all in the st. Louis papers ahead Of mo-
Several thousand men have left hero fo'
the city within few hours, six large steam
ers passed down yesterday, light, destina
ton supposed to be Cairo after troops.-
There are three Regiments Of infantry lsf
here yet and battalion Of cavalry. W.
struck tents yesterday at noon, kept on th'
qui rive till night, slept on our arms til
morning without an alarm, and to-day "
are holding ourselves in readiness to 90 t.
st. Louis u l0m'outes warming. The new
Of Gen. Lyons death was received in cam
with deep sorrow, but he died hero, an
patriots will long cherish bic memory. N
doubt ere this reaches you sgreas batti
will have been fought in or near st. Louis
and the Iowa 4th will probably have ham
in it. Jefferson barracks with it's surround
inss is beautiful location IL miles below
St. Louis on the bank OF the river; the nv
er is low now, and all along between her
and St. Louis there is shelving ;meston
beach between the bank and the water q
to 100 yds., 10 width; since yesterday noo'
our ''bag and baggage" has been piled ol
on this beach and here We have done GU
cooking and eating. The limestone fur
nishes plenty Of good tables, and hne Oil
and vigorous exercise gives US raven
Gus appetites. If our rations should Civ
out We could eat cavalry horses with gusto
As Of company B are armed with tho Mini
rifle and Sabre bayonct, the remainder viii
rho old mnak ct Gomuanv A. n arme