The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-28
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.5. JxrrEascH CrY, No., Dec. 1s, 1851
M EDlTol: :-Our company has just retwnet
from one Of the many 'iscoats. ? In which ths]
/ have engaged during the last two msnths. Thes'
''scoutsr are generally to intercept the straglsH
who are returning home from Prices army fol
eleshing asd forage, and Who snlunder. ths PRO
psrty Of defenceless Onion men with ~ great
est freedom. We are almost always successfa
10 capturing some Of these robbers, though nev
er yet have they shown armed resistance. il
several exciting chases ''our boys" bavs had ~
opportunity to try the bottom.of their horses
and 70 compare the speed Of Iowa with Missouri
stock. In most cases the houses Of the sscesh
are found deserted the men and often nobody
but rogues dare show themselves y ssN :!
The women are often very wrathful ,at being
separated from husbands, fathers and lovers, IN
the summary manner of . military arrest and
pour forth the vials Of their indignation upon
our devoted heads Some Of them are not very
choice In their use Of Language, NOR spar:ng IN
their epithets. Lste I
About the fist blow any, Of our company re-
eeived from the enemy, was from an irate female
who leveled poker at the head Of . corporal,
declaring that she would "break bis d-d head
open If he didn't clear out cussed quick" She
will do - specimen Of sspunLy Ione.n5 Such
scenes as this occur only in the country In
this city every thing is qiiet. Union and secesh
mingle together without clashing. Indeed, the
greatest harmony seems to prevail. have heard
prominent officers in the Union army, stationed
here, discuss the war with avowed traitors, with
men who reioiced At the dishonor Of "our Gag"
with men who congratulate themselves upon the
prospect Of a war with England and the triumph
of slavery and the oligarchy. Such men are
particularly odious to the soldiers-the private
mean-he, who endures the toll and privation Of
war. While open rebels are unrebuked and un-
punished, il is 20 wonder the cause Of the Union
does not flourish. There is an appearance Of
reform in this matter in some of the recent Or
,ders of Gen. Halleck. gfeas3 IL agss e
l wish to say word about the hospitals here.
They are certainly disgrace to humanity. I
speak from personal experience, when ! say that
they are unit for suck hogs. 1t is, perhaps, Of
little consequence what becomes of sick SOL
der! 1t is his business to die, and the sooner
the better In an army hospital, certainly, the
greatest number of deaths can be obtained in the
shortest time. Poor ventilation, bad nursing and
worse doctoring, together with any amount Of
dirt are not, to say the least, very conducive to
the health Of sick man. Perhaps this state Of
things is unavoidable in the present crowded
condition Of the hospitals. But it is bad for the
soldiers, who consider it almost sure death togo
to general hospital with bad disesse. We
have not yet been called upon to bury any Of
our company, though several lie in very low
condition. st2 zslt
We have received our pay, each private get
ting the equivalent of seventy-6 dollars. 'sThe
boys" are now able to make themselves comfort
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