The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-05
FROM ORANr,s GRAND ARMY.
PittsburR Landing, March Is.

Pittsburg Landing, March Is.
Mr.. Editor: - This is the out post Of
| General Grants division of the army, and
is distant from the enemy's encampment
about 20 miles.
The force concentrated here is various
ly estimated at from $4,000 to 100000.
General Buell's forces were reported to-
day within twenty-five miles of Savannah.
which is only nine miles below here.
As soon a. General Grant is reinforced
by General Buell. there will be an advance
npon Corinth, q town twenty miles 10 the
interior where the rebels are concentrat-
ing large army, and are busily entrench-
ing themselves in anticipation Of an at
tack.
The Confederates viii doubtless throw
in very large force at that place as the
railroad facilities will favor their move
ments, and Corinth is the gate to the
Gulf States.
Corinth once in our possession, and all
communication between Memphis and the
interior will be cut of, and that disloyal
town will fall an easy prey to the Federal
forces. But Corinth has not been taken
yet. and the rebels will doubtless offer
desperate resistance to our advancing
force, and the battle field Of Corinth may
be more bloody than that of Pea Ridge
or Donelson; but we have the utmost
confidence in our leader. General Grant
is brave and noble officer; the army here
are enthusiastic for him, Notwithstanding
the newspaper Misrepresentation, 80 in
dustriously circulated, to disgrace and in
iure him.
In his intercourse with his officers and
men he is uniformly kind and corteous.-
There is no "swell,' or parade, or arti.
fetal dignity about this great military
chieftain who has already won for himself
fadeless laurels. both in the camp and on
the battle field. lie nerer uses protane
or uncAaste language, which can not be
said of many army officers.
We came up on the hospital steamer
"City of Memphis" which is now lying
ut this landing, and will be put in i'm
mediate use for the sick here. II is one
Of the largest boats on the river, but its
capacity is by far too limited = accom-
modate one fourth Of the number Of sick
here. Every house that can be obtained
within the circle of many miles has been
taken for hospital use. We found the
sick very destitute of medicines and sup
plies. Many of our men are lying upon
the door, with nothing to make them
comfortable except their blankets and
knapsacks. Their food il not suitable
for the sick and the men are bitter in their
complaints Of hard fare There are per-
haps two or three thousand sick here
and the arrangements for their accommo-
dations are altogether insufficient.
We found the Iowa regiments very
comfortably quartered on the bluffs ad-
joining Pittsburg landing. They stand
high in the estimation of the military
here, and are characterized BY cleanliness,
good conduct. and soldierly bearing, and
are reckoned the bravest of the brave.
Col. Moore's regiment has arrived, and
| learn just now that he is likely to be
ested for allowing bis men while COM
ing up the Tennessee river. to FIRE upon
u nofending citizens.
The rebels made an attempt few days
ago to establish battery At the mar
rows, about IS miles below here, but the
gunboats being sent down they scampered
away in great haste.
IOWAN.
GLERKr OFFICE, LEE CourrY, Iowa,
NJ