The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-12-19
On the return of the armv from

seeded, Hunters division, now comman-
ded by Gen. Turner, encamped at Tip
ton, the AID Illinois, or Douglas Brig
ade, are part of this division. I paid
the Dowagiac boys visit short time
after their arrival and found them all
still alive, though many of them have
suffered in health by their trip to the
southwest. Lieut.. Dufoe is at the pres
ent time in large brick house, few
rods from our cucampment,very i'll with
the typhoid fever. L. II. Barney is
also very sick, and is now in the hospi-
tai at Upton, the rest of the boys are
up and around though many are far
from well. tits expected that Gen. Tur-
ner's division will 60 into winter quar-
tiers at Otterville twelve miles west of
Upton on the Pacific r. r.
Many soldiers from the southwest
with whom have conversed, complain
bitterly of the neglect of the govern
ment, in not furnishing them with suf:
fcient rations and proper medical treat
ment, and say that forced marches upon
one fourth rations was an every day
occurrence and the cause of so much
sickness. However, that may be the fact
cannot be denied that the treatment
received by the volunteers in this army
at the hands of the government, might
in many instances be changed for the
better with profit to the government
and comfort to the soldiers. Good diet,
good shelter and humane treatment,
save thousands of lives, make better
soldiers and patriots, and the govern
ment would have more tax paying cit
liens when the war is ended, there can
be no more glorious death than to fall
in the defence of your country but to
die by sickness, for the want of such
necessities and attention, as not only
ought to but can be furnished, is enough
to burn out the last spark of patriotism
in a soldiers breast.
News was received here, a week or
ten days ago, that Price was again in
Missouri with an army of 10000 men,
with which he had crossed the Usage,
drove in the pickets at Sedalia, and
burned the place, and was marching
on Jefferson city. Gen. Turner's d.
vision was ordered out to meet Price;
after being out two days and half
they returned with the news that Price
was not in the State, and had not been
since his evacuation thereof. Sedalia
was not burned, and Jefferson city was
safe. Gen. Turner'S division are en-
camped about a mile from Upton, ru-
NOR says that they will move into their
winter quarters at Otterville in short
time. There is strong force at SYRIA
cuse, four miles west from here, on the
railroad, and another large force at
Sedalia One division is station at Rolla,
and a strong force is entrenched at JEFF
ferson city. Troops are daily arriving
in st. Louis, in large numbers, getting
ready for the expedition down the riv-
err, which will be composed of about
100000 men, the expedition is rapidly
organizing; it will consist of feet of
eleven gunboats, mounting over hun
dred heavy guns, thirtyeight floating
batteries, of a 64-columbiad each, and
twenty eight river steamers. There
are already 164 pieces of cannon at
Cairo, none of which are less than 80
Founders, and over hundred tons of
ammunition have arrived, and more is
still arriving.
The military part Of the expedition
will no doubt be commanded by Maj.
Gen. Halleck, whose army it is expec-
ted will be joined by the columns under
Gen. Grant at Cairo, and also. by those
under Gen. Smith at Paducah.
The naval part of the expedition, it
is.supposed here, will be under the gen.
raj command of Commodore Foote, who
is now experimenting the construction
and armament of the new gun boats.
Of course nothing is known as to the
time when the expedition will start, nor
of its destination.
The paymaster has been engaged
since Saturday of last week, in paying
off the various regiments here, in one
half coin and one half U. S. treasury
notes, commencing with the Kansas st,
whose Colonel has been the command
err of this port since Oct. oath. This reg
iment went into the battle at Spring
field 600 strong, and came out with
loss of $50, and while marching under
the hot summer sun, portion of the
time upon one fourth rations, were en-
tirely destitute of canteens or haver-
sacks, having only such water to drink
as they could find from time to time