Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-09-25
SUDDEN DEPARTURE OE TROOPS
The sth, 9th and 10th Regiments Or
dered to Ct. Louis.


o'clock, Gen Baker received a atelegraphic dee /
patch from Gen Fremont, ordering the eth,
sth aud 10th Iowa Regiments to report "lth
greatest possible despatch at It. Louis. ms
d-nand, though hardly prepared Tor, was ais
w4red with grea. rromptnes-. ihe sth keso
iu.eut was IN camp here. under eomInand Of
Major Furgu>on fi, CO.. Geddes being absent
and no Colonel having been aploitted) the
9Th. Col. r.rezel'-. was at Iowa City. and the
10Th, Col. Vendevers, at Dubuque
ON. Baker Immediately i.sued orders t.
the Regiments here to pr,lare tor q Farture
earl, next morning and iutue ediately ehaiterec
special traln to proceed TO lowa City iof 1"i.
PerezePs Regiment The train arrived there
ii aLoat3 o'ciock and soon the orders were
given 10 prepare Tor moving. The ilen were
Wild with delight at this intelligence. aud lost
40 time 10 preparing hasty breakfast, az ("
getting il reodiness for leaving. The KeE'-
m4nt wa4 Dot entirely iuil--being IMPOSED o.
nine companiss--about SOON E.even -
sefpcr coaches ard nin 1T car TOR chti v
tng hor-,s, ,te mnde p the 'rhin IN
slaitcd about O'clock. The ci,4-hs tafntt
out Il. large numbers TO bid good by To ttr
hoes. The ear. left amid the nost eUthlsies
ttc ehee,lng. aud started 10 THE city a.
apeed.!v as POSSIBLE arriving here about tn
o'clock Ihe1e ia not company ia the itee
ncrt uniformed, nor were there any afn'
au.alg tl.aul. Tie toys drought their fieH,
nufIit.llng some six or seven, along with tht N
Tie. 'emsut at Camp Mcclellan wn trt.
nlrn,.ou4 hen the neaa came oheef ''Hef
..r..reu, me alr ani the boys III lc al! nte.
.--arv b.,is + y.t away a hasty hreaktn 4
w,s 4-ryel au1 hastily eaten. At about NE
,o'c,..k the entire i.egi ent had embark y
usa, ll.e steamer Jenuie Whip.ie and were q
w.y.to St louis. Ihe Regiment VT
I without arms, and in many Instances "'t"i -
comfortable clothing. We tiu that be ~
will he supplied u abundance apon ne arflE"f
at tLeir destination. The hitter artlce sh"H i
j have been provided long age, but it has be'
4 been done al the boys 20 away In rags 10
aly4tjsc tie military aetion ot Iowa. Z
caunot say that we AT al groad % u t
apa.arance. ILry were as good men. a. brave
mn q. e.s. met Zoe OF pulled Trigger, si'a
t. s,.ua Ii 40 a9ay thus ragged, Is blot u!
"u' @tate--a = a"4S - -
4 ibe s'h eooNe' &C.,
then em' fhea Upon sAe sei's i'''s
p0st aad the steamer lara II ne "''d 'e'' -
ocso.k. This Regiment wes t.oIe ragged Z IN
the other The majority Of them we're eni.i i..
air "a aT.tI T.
y o-t 81 hS. 7ohe "erT "''los'
soLae h"d "h'J .'ah's '''''
nor under garments "ta'.S wee
dfes! j. Is this the way IOWA 's gong %
he. ,4.a abroad 10 wonder II the So'1'.
Ger ser4lee .l i2Sgins . WON '"'t . g
ha.e 10 be ioHd Y; treats = "''i"li'HR ff"''u' =
al ,;ivc Iowfns gent!eInah's eho"--t-'
them thai ,hey are t" ne rehe cut III 1" ..
{ t.aitun as = ralinen's, blankets e'c' 'i.d
thefe WI os z" ht"S'"s uaeN -
We are ashamed TO have strangers see cur -.
untecrs Contrast all that Wac esea ytsi'f"ey
with the following description q 'he ''h T.
consin Regiment az y appeared III sh''"s' "i
Saturday las, on It's ~ny 10 the heio o' "c'ie"e
Tie Tribune says ~ Sas iu''s SuPi'ie' !"
al tue heGN"'
camp "nd n'''. i"eir 'i'''''i's' h''"' S''"
and hAveisacke are 9e'f1oeAo's ""a suos'''
italy made. iher su's--'"e 'h'h'e
are OF the most 'Pp'o'eu p'''s'" NV
ceie't inisli' ne
WIS has is't eH''ho "''"''
place the ies.meh' ui''" '"'''"s a.
iog, a"d teaches '''s ''"'' "7"' -
the matte" oil h''ihe oa'
.ln aiditioA' 'he 'es'''ep' ""'
by eashihg c'V""os'''' wv
ana '"e'So :, ~.
ing department. A"sS "'' ,''
tents "ai' s''e'' ""' -
the havers''Ss were y ''e ~, 'f''
ser'p"on' o''hs 'o'.'eu 49,
with CANVASS :" '"'''''' ,,,.
\ Ter oa'ht' 'hey are p'o''''' "''' :"
!, sud Fuooer o'''Ns'''
which our brave men left lows yesterday, az,
then CRY shame upon such nggarily, picayun
,-.., Tbore IA something eonsol
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