The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-07-27

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none Of your homdrum political or secr.-
rian homilies, bat discourse tha, vo~ld
Do honor 70 sny pulpit, snd jest such 40
one No so!diers-men 10 arms for the de-
fence Of their coun,r.'s rights asd the honor
Of the ''Red, White snd BEss,-esn spprs
ciate. We hope he may be chosen a. cur
chaplain, because he knows hog to pr. ach
to .oldiers; and an exhorfasson from him
before battle world nerve eyery mans
arm with doo,le s,rength, snd inspire his
'oal With that love " country and duty to
God that would carry b,n through the
battles peril without . feeling Of fear.
Tuesday morning, our usually quie, camp
VAS the scene Of intense . xsi,s nep,. U,s-
patches from the border bad been received
by Col. DaDcE that large armed fore. Of
secss.innists had assembled on tho border
Of Taylor c,un,y, and threatened tn devas-
tate the Country around there. AMI ''~,ps
out" the citizens generally. The "roIi''
was beat, and the troops ali "a led out on
parade in less than twenty minutes, and
twenty Eve men chosen from each company
To go down and '.see about it," When The
commanding oakcers Of The respective com
pani.s called for volunteers 10 Ga, every
man nspped promptly forward and amour
csd himself ready TO 60 wherever his coun-
try called him. Here was a dilemma FIR
the efhcers, but they econ made il right
With the men. by telling them that they
could not oil 90 and they must take those
who could stand the farigues Of the march
best. They selected the men with grea,
care, ard. from the distance they made the
first day, (26 mile with saod judgment.
Those who were left looked very much
chopfai!en, and did not like the arrange
men, n. all. Thy said they Rad enlisted
fight and tbo"ghs they had as good a
righ; to go as any Of the rest, but the Col.
assured them they would all have a chance
after While and that they were needed n
crmp to keep thing. in working orler; so
they quieted down, hoping in their hearts
that they would I'LL get to 20 on the next
rcgui-itinn. Within half an hour after the
first tap Of The drum, the fires were liz NJ
and corks Mt work preparing rarions for the
march, and ny the time .pecfel by the Col.
Tor marching. everything was in readiness,
and with three hearty cheers, and God
speed" from those remaining in camp,
(Which was returned with WHY they took
up their line Of march. Many an eye was
IN the parting grnsp, and the "God bless
you that accompanied it, from the half
parted lips gave evidence that the heart
was full, amos.to ovssa,xing. The tho,ght
Of lha, beautiful sentiment 10 the old song
"G,nd Byes"
'rte heart trc's mos; when The lips we not.
Aal ,hs eyes speak seattle god bye.''
rushed acress my memory like thr vision OF
departed years; md, rs stood and guzsd ~
the brave fellows marching along, their
bright bayonets glram'ng in the morning
sun, and with stir brighter eyes and coun-
tenances. ! thought within mfself, Scan il
be possible that those brave fellows will fall
in The combat. their warm ilpod well out
in GUSHING streams from their youthful
veins, and on the battle field be
- horse, rider. all.
In en-, red hurirl bIcni ?"
God forbid that thts should be. With
this dark vision brfurc me, returned with
bent brow and sadlened heart to my quar-
tsrs; and, after casting one ''lonsing, lin
gsrins look" ut thu fast fading line Of
cleaning mu, kets, went to work ut my daily
task with u heaviness in my heart had not
Tor many day experienced. "God be
with them, is my prayer, and bring them,
crowned With laurel., .afely back to the
arms Of their loving and anxious friends.
This morning our Regmen,al d md ARR.
we'd on the stage. They played '.Ilal Co.
lumbia," and several other popular airs,
(Which they executed very 6nei,) and were
greeted with three hearty cheers from the
buys. They IRE fne locking lot OF fell
lows, and any one thar could not march up
10 the cnnnnn's mouth under the inspiration
IT their music, certainly cannot have much
"sand in his csaw." Our regiment is fast
filing W. We have eight companies, alto
grthsr making an aggregate OF 6S' men,
rank and Gle. II has been reported by some
f. r." doctor that we have have had
twelve casss Of small pox in damp; such
however j. not the c,ss, nor is there at the
preSeu, time, nor has there been any conta-
g,nus diseases in the camp. .....E
We cannot close our ''com." this wees,
without camptimenring the men for the
aniekness with Which they catch the drill.
We have. in the course Of our life sem
srea, deal Of drilling done, but never have
We seen those d,lhells minpevras OF thi
haitilipn dill eaeeuted with such raptdity
and corree,n ess, in such n short length OF
t,me. or their disc plne. Won my judge
from the fact that within one hour frum the
tim. they we're rrIsr.d out on the marninH
Of the q !. they we're under arms ard IN
readiness for mnching. AMI ,en You take
into accnnn, that the guns and scenutre-
mepts had to be mnpsctrd .l,rg. and hay.
oness s6sei ~ eua., and cu,siIse ba1ss
&c. hrl,el, i, could not be beaten BY old
soldiers.
The fslis~,nc sre the MANS Of the on
Gers ~ho vent With the expedition, and the
number ~ m-n With each command.
Col. q. II. Dsdse, Commanding Basal