Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-07-30
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cedsd, or rsthsr has been 'ealled to . field o
labor whore his opportunities for benefi ttipp
mankind are extended. take II upon myssll
to 'urn'eh you With few items that may no,
be uninterssting to some Of your readers and
In order that you may not be entirely unrep.
resented here, end you can d. - you choose
about publishing shall not attempt to des.
cribs i"cidsnts in - glo wing colors or With 40
nicely vordsd passages and rounded corners
- your for msr correspondent.
For the last few days our company has been
circulating 70 nd pretty freely. Week before
ast nifty OF our men and fifty of company D.
under command of Major Crocksr, went ont to
Chilliooths to guard the depot building. and
other X. 4. property which the rebels threat
ensd to hnro. The .. mpany D men. however.
left the next day. leaving us alone The aam.
night about o'clock. the rebels probably
hearing that part Of our force had gone tried
70 surprise us-soms thirty or forty horsemen
were seen. and probably more 10 reserve. bu,
! when they saw We we're eli wide awake and
| ready to receive them. they concluded to poet.
pons or let the out to some one that could
sfford to try the experiment. The next morn.
Jog equad Of our men went out and captured
man whose con was known to be in the se.
| cession camp under Gen. Slack, but vas dis
charged after taking the oath. it being prov en-
that he did not sympathize with the rebels
but on the contrary tried to dissuade his son
from going with them. Sunday come of our
boys went up to the Methodist Church The
minister who preached was there only tempo
rarily. the regular pastors being engaged in The
isudible occupation of Chaplin in Slacks army.
tie gave the boys to understand pretty plainy
that he was not much fattered with their
presence The boys wanted to clean him
OUT but concluded it would hardly pay to
take him prisoner. only to be let 90 again
after taking the oath OF allegiance, which has
been the case with every one taken by us vet
and ct which the boys grumble good deal
they preferring to give them an anti secession
pill which is warranted to cure.
The same night. some of our boys were out on
picket guard. and it commencing to raj they
raised the window of the PRESBYTERIAN church
--a ocsup.e. A. as i. snsls.r. Something set
ter than it has been used for in some time as
one Of the boys remarked-the Dominic being
. "secesher"
The day before we left Chillecot he. Surgeon
Marsh arrived there from Chsriton Bridge.
with . young man by the name of Grover.
one Of Go. A. who wss shot in the neck 1T the
tight there between one hundred and fit,
rebels and thirteen Of Co. A. boys It oc-
Cured in this way: Llsnt Mckinney with
alu
and on arriving there about daylight, found
the rebels just in the act of setting it on fire
the boys fired on them aud then rushed in
he enems took to the woods. The boys pu,
the fire out which had just got burning, and
thsn pursued them and succeeded IN killing
seven and capturing seven horses and q
1agon. The Lieutenant came across one Of
the men hid 10 the gra-s with HE hands GOV.
cred with the tar seed on the brid .. The
Lieutenant asked him If he had taken part il
trying to burn the bridget h ackno wledged
that he had. and that he had fired on tho boys
AS they come up. The Lieutenant said ii
have good notion to shoot yon," and after
stonpi0g q moment, bsid "liI be d-d If
don't shoot you. aud drew up q musKet ne
had and shot him through the head killing
him instantly. Grovsri- doing very ell now.
but 1t was pretty close shot, ia grazing his
chin and going through his cheek.
We left Chilicothe l., company With Co. /,
who had been at Brookfsld guarding Rail.
road property. their company end ours being
relieved by the 81 Regiment, un Ter Col.
Williams. On srriving ct Esston, . small
| town about twelve miles from here, the fret
thing We saw was some Ct Co b after some
scattering horssmen. They captured two O.
three Of them aid brought them in. When
| some Of our boys caught sight of them on q
M datA nd
horses they started after them and suceeeded
in capturing them after short chase cleo
| two horses. whom the riders thought best to
leave, on account Of some bullets whistling
,sther uncomfortably near their ears. The
horses We brought to camp with rs; but
the prisoner q, ere let 60 az usual They we're
there to attend the funeral of one of their mum
Der who wss killed ct Monroe Company B.,
hearing they were there. accidentally happen
ed in. The rebels do not like our regiment ut
ell they call us the 'bloody second" and say
they had rather meet Two companies of any
other regiment then ore Of oure. Our rations
have been gradually improving In respect TO
variety. Last week potatoes we're dealt out
for ths first time; We are to receive them
twice week hereafter. We receive fresh meat
three times . week. Camp life agrees vel
With most of us. and We are all getting fat.
The boys all seem to enjoy themselvss finely
We have got q violin, ga'tar, fute ami tambo
rins. and pass through The camp whenever you
may. when the company 10 not on drill you
will be snre to hear come Of them sounding
MOst every pleasant evening after dress par
ads, we get up "stag dsnce;" ss write the
boys are having . cay time dancing.
1t would do you good to be here and zee
some OF Davenpo-ts most stylish young men
With their sleeves rolled up. waehing dishes,
or putting the tabls-clotn(a newspapss) sausre
on the table "a bosrd,) or performing other
fhousehold dutiea Last week the lesse of the
Patrie House run ont, and the owner. : noted
sscessionist. took possession. and said that the
iue epecimeu Of the STARE Or d Stripes which
h4e hsated there ever since We arrived here.
"should not float over h's house. Mai Croc Z.
er. then in command, With his usual PROMPT
ness, ssut him word that "whan that flsa came
down the house would crme down too. 1t il
unnecessary to cay The flag stiil hoats.
Adjutant Chapman hss been absent for .
few days. and Lieut. Slaymaksr has been sot.
ing Adjutsut. and psrtosus the duties "up 70
nature" Our boys claim that Jsck 10 the best
looking officer 10 the regiment, aud il 10 Ger.
tsin that there 10 ncns better qualified to take
command Of . company. We are expecting .
reeimsntsl band with Adjatant Chapman. l,
is from Naavoo, believe. Yesterday . vouua
man Who had stray ed away IRON parental ~.
thority. and joined Jackson's army, return- d
trom the south thoroughly disgusted With hi,
trip. and dslsvsrsd himsslf up TO Col Tuttle
/ eskine % On stensmsss ios his sin, that b
aAoui0 b sworn iato Ne eesviss ef hie soaa