Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-04-18
Qua ARMY CORRESPOND ENcE
Car DRIlANCE, KANsAs. I
Mach Q7th. 1863.

March eth, 1863.
FRIEND MAHM There has been general
remodeling among the Kansas regiments Of
late, by which the four Cavalry companies
heretofore constituting part of the Sd, are
transferred to other regiments, and their
places filed by infantry companies. The
Light Artillery company belonging to this
regiment, has been, or rather is to be, trans
ferred to the infantry service, thus forming .
full regiment Of infantry. -. -
The faeld and staff officers are the same -
heretofore, With the exception of the Chap
laincy, which is yet vacant. Col. Montgom-
erv has returned and resumed Command
Major Williams arrived to-day, and will inn
mediately resume his position.
| One Of the new companies has arrived
It il composed almost entirely Of Iowa men
from the southern tier of counties, who en-
listed under Capt. Harvey and Major Sum
mers for the 5th regiment, last summer. The
9Th is nearly half made up Of Iowa men. Co.
A, since its consolidation with the old 90. G,
has, in its ranks, eighteen men from Cedar
and Muscatine, besides number from other
counties, and our Hawkeye State has
it's representatives in nearly every company
lin the regiment, who only lack the oportu-
nity to prove themselves as ready for the
4 work, Us other Iowains have done.
Yesterday Companies o and D left here
flor Miami Village, an old Indian trading post
ten miles north, and in few days the othel
companies here, A, F, G and K, will leave
for Uoldwater Grove, ON the line, 40 miles
North, where, it is supposed, we arc to be sta
toned for the present. This don't look much
like going South, but, if accounts are true
Sirel and Curtiss have done the work i'm
mediately south Of us. We do not particu
llarly fancy the idea of passing our time
this summer, catching frogs along the line
lbut, if such is to be our lot, we will catch u
MANY as we can, and grumble IS little .
J possible. Seven months soldering and mar,
, | shot at the rebels, 10 not what We bargain
ed for when We came out here, but we hav
shown our willingness by following them q
. over Western Missouri.
: Capt. Allen returned to as very unexpect
( edly = few days ago. Heleft US in Decembe
for Ohio, on recruiting service; was take
prisoner At Winthrop, Mo-, by 81. Gordo
!. and his bridge burning crew; was once take
!. out to be hung but let off At the solicitatio
of some of the gang, who had friends in Fede'
3 I'll hands at st. 10, and was finally delivere
lover to Price at Osceola, who, after some d
% lay, released him on parole, and furnishe
:, 9 him With = safe guard, which was broke
% ON his first days travel by guerilla part
y who took him to their camp, and went mi
% . big drunk over their prize. The captai
10 touched the bottle At their solicitation, IN
N soon tumbled over in glorious state Of il
ltoxication, but was sober enough when the
{, |all lay down at midnight leaving him witho'
m a guard. He started for the North Star iii
many another fugitive had done, and foun
u friends as he had befriended others. At
u wayside cabin he procured a snit Of Butte
!. nut Brown, which proved better safe-gua,
1t than Price could give him, as it brought hi
safely to Sedalia, where he took the train Il
= St Louis. He came through on his retul
he from Kansas City to this place, with CO
er Doubleday's I'd Ohio Cavalry, which is no
C. at Fort Scott Three Wisconsin regiment
:. the 9th, 18th and 18th, and the Kansas Is
81 have gone below.
:. The 9th Wisconsin is German Regimen
l 900 strong, all stout, rugged fellows, w
T. drilled and equipped, and all willing to fig
y, Unit Sigel" When they passed here tn
Or had only II men on the sick list.
;r While we have been waiting for the gre
= Southwestern expedition to start from Lea
~ enworth, it has already found its way to 4
ne vicinity Of Fort Smith by another route, Al
" things look good doal is if Lane and Hu
W ter had both played themselves out.
:. The glorious news from all quarters is I
A0 ceived here with loud shouts Of joy. I
W men gather about tha30cky possessOr Of
r late paper, and testify their delight by 70,
We ing cheers at the announcement Of each 81
80 cessive victory in the field, and none the lie
- hearty are the cheers at every indication o.
ne blow at the corner stone Of rebellion,
he Congress. The announcement the 9th
,g day, that the Senate had passed bill prohib
ling any officer or soldier in the U. s. Arr
from returning fugitives to bondage, broug
q, out many q "Bully for the Senate" bully
n "Bully" is emphatically soldiers VOL
= It is the word of everything that meets tn
approval. Any illusion to Providentiai
y reference is sure to bring out bully
in Providence" And so with everything ell
e- Yours, as ever-"Bully." E. H. G.
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