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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14
The Gallant IOwans.

Iowa is young State, but it is the home
of heroes. With the present war she has
begun war history that yields in splendor
and honor to that Of no other State in the
Union, and no country on the globe Her
soil is the birthplace Of new chivalry, and
she has become the mother Of new race
Of heroes. Her soldiers boast little, and
she has no industrious penny liner to
boast for them. Her sol .iers arc As mod
est as they are brave. They are not fierce
braggarts. They are as gentle and tracta-
ble as children.
But when the storm Of blood begins
they arc the guiding and governing heroes
of the tempest. Where the harvest Of
death is 20 be reaped. they are the foremost
of the reapers. Where a perilous assault
is to be made somehow or other there is
always an Iowa regiment, or the wasted
shadow of an Iowa regiment to lead it. 1t
was so at Wilson'S Greek it was so at
Blue Mills it was so at Belmont; it was
SO at Fort DonelSon; it was so at Shiloh !;
it will ever be So throughout the war.
All our Western troops have been he.
roes, but the Iowa troops have been heroes
among heroes. The Iowa First" Iowa
Second" Iowa Third" Iowa Fourth"
and Iowa SEVENTH are bodies of men
who would have given an additional lus,rc
to Thcrmopylae, Marathon, Auslerlitz, or
Wagram, and all Americans may Le proud
Of Iowa. st. Louis Nsus.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14
VindicatiOn of Iowa Soldiers,

In the Chicago Tribune we find the fol,
lowing vindication Of the Iowa boys at the
battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing,
from the pen OF Lieut. d. B. Henderson OF
the 18th Iowa
From reports of the battle of Pittsburg
published in the st. Louis and Chicago pa
pers, notice that it is the general impras,
sion among the reporters that our Iowa
men We're taken prisoners in the early part
Of the engagement, on Sunday, and some
have gone SO far as to state that our sol.
diers threw down their arms with little or
no resistance The latter statement is too
palpahly false to deserve notice.
THE Iowa sth, 18th and l4th went in.
to the fight early in the day, held. and even
gained ground during the day, while reg-
ments on the right and left were repeatedly
forced back, and not until O'Clock were
they surrounded and taken prisoners. I
examined the ground where they were TAX.
en-, and it was literally covered with rebel
dead. Our men instead Of throwing down
their arms, smashed them against trees, and
raved like madmen because they were com.
PEELED to surrender.
The reason why they were taken is be,
cause they stood their ground while our
forces on the right and left were driven
back, allowing the enemy to surround
them."
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14
A SllarOsllOOter.

They had their share in the days skir-
mish, of course; indeed, sixteen of them un-
der command Of Lieutenant, began it by
their assaults upon the enemy. Only one,
Truman Head, popularity known as Cali
'ornla'-he who picked off the first rebel at
the first siege of Yorktown-had been hit,
and that rnerel by a splinter from the muz
zle of rifle partly shot away 10y a rebel
bullet Having stricken him in the face. il,
made him .ook bloody and grim. as he stood
gesticulating, joking, and relating the days
adventures by the ruddy light of the camp
fires amid crowd of admiring comrades
A swarthy, wild haired, grizzl, bear hun
ter Of eleven years experience, he has jour
neyed hither from the canons and guches
Of the land Of god to use his unerring rifle
in the service of Uncle Sam, previously will
ling his property to the amount of 500, 900
now deposited in Philadelphia bank, to
the possible widows and orphans of Ber-
dams sharp shooters. Not Cooper's NAT
ty Bumpo" or Birds Roaring Ralph Stack.
pole" was more idiomatic or rack in yernac.
ular than he.
1.-The darned old pit war Of no kind O.
count, "he said; but he hated to have to
leave it. He war afraid his rifle war woun-
dcd-that war all. Their brought out some
thing that looked like baked oven, and
stuck it up to shelter 'em. He couldn't tell
what to make o! the thing. He had fired
away most all Of his ammunition. and must
have some as he war goin' on, agin to.mor-
row."
Loud, long and hearty, was the mirth in
cited by this. "Calitornia" is evidently the
pride and glory Of Berdan's Sharp Shoot
ers.-Cor. ". Y. Tribune.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14
Calico Printing.

NsAsSO
A correspondent Of the Cleveland Her.
aid writes Of visit to the Calico Printing
Works at Lowell, Mass:
The white cloth looking like the lighter
grades Of sheetingS-comes in from the
looms, is run rapidly through machine
which shears with sharp blades and singes
with flames of burning gas, and is turned
out with smooth surface to receive the
print or figures for the calico. Six hund-
red pieces of this clolh are sewcd together
at the ends, making string over fifty
thousand feet in length, and this is run
slowly, rapidly, gradually, topsey turvey
and 10y jerks, through, over, under, between
bars, bolts, tubs, vats, cogs and cylinders;
mixed up with lime, soda, aSphaltum, gum
arabic, mordant, fly extract, OK perfume
and hydrostatic acid, until it comes out at
tother end as white as the driven snow
1t now receives the impression or print of
colors from number of different copper
rollers some prints requiring as many as
seven different rollers of color to perfect
the pattern. And now comes, to us, the
understand. The achite cloth has sudden
ly become calico having an endless variety
of figures, styles and colors, but great care
is taken that it does not come in
contact with acater, inasmuch as the colors
would thus all wash together and off.
1t is now run through a heated oven
so hot that potatoes will bake in a few min
utes-and then goes "ker>ouSe" into
large vat of boiling maelder! This, instead
of making it all red, as would naturally be
supposed, merely sets all the other shades
of color. 1t is now washed in hot and
cold water, in soap, bran, indigo and other
tixngs, and the white spots Of the calico
are clear and Spotless, while all of the col
ors stand out in bold relief
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14
b. McGREGOR IOWA, WEDNESDAY, MAY "A, 1862

and now every time look at my hand and
see the little ring of mine he wore before he
died, | seem to see the parting look Of his
great, sad eyes ere they fixed in Death
How sad the task to brush back the damp
locks from the cold brow, and compose the
blue limbs in their last repose. That night
wept and prayed for the sisters as | had
never wept and prayed for myself, for he
was all they had.
A few days after this, another of my pa
tients, one who was fast recovering, !
thought, had a relapse and was again con
fined to his berth. There had been storm
that dashed in the windows, and he got
wet.
On Friday, he asked me to write some
letters to his brother, sister, and his be-
trothed. did so while he dictated He
appeared to be WILL educated, and had a
rich vein of mrth and sentim mt pervading
his dictations, and was much interested.
He showed me the miniatures of his friends,
and talked of soon returning home hade
me say to his sister, that he was coming
home soon. IT he couldn't get furlough,
he would make one, &c.
Saturday found me almost blind from in
tiammaton OF the eyes, and did not get to
the hospital again until Monday morning.
Sad faces greeted me. Matron, physicians
and nurses, wore serious faces, and the
Steward quietly placed letters, miniatures
and description roll in nay hands. looked
towards Fred's place-it was vacant!
Oh, that was sad task that had then
to perform! To sit down, three days after
writing those pleasant, hopeful letters, and
tell them that the heart which dictated
them was still forever! wrote to the lady
he would have made his wife, and returned
her letters. had rather have performed
any other task on earth. The poor old
father and mother, whose bent forms were
fast tottering to the grave-the bright,
sweetfaced sister the loving brother To
all these | must convey tldings that would
sting the hardest heart. Yet such is the
fortane Of war!
These are but few of the many in.
stances Of the kind which might be given
to the public. Every day, for three or four
weeks, | witnessed such scenes, performed
such tasks as those have named
Since that, however, fortune has called
me to scenes of more startling nature.
have seen where the conflict ragged, the forms
of the dead, dying, and amongst those who
yet lived, snch suffering as the heart could
not conceive without the eye having wit,
messed it. Forms mangled, crushed-te
live and suffer for a few days, and then die
in the most horrible agony.
Oh, God when will it cease? When
will the hand of the father fall listless, as
he attempts to ceave his son to the earth
and brothers cease to regard each other as
foes? Will peace eper be restored? Shall
we ever again be unitedg Alas will we
ever love each other again, or give room in
our hearts for other than revengeful, bitter
feeling?
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14

Gen. Burnside IN PRAYER-The victo-
ries Of Roanake and Newbern, together with
the other numerous yet important success.
cs of Gen. Burnside, are now the theme of
grateful mention in every patriot home. In
IA recent sermon, Bishop Clark of Rhode
Island made the following personal ALA.
sion: "While he was planning his mag,
niticent expedition, it was my fortune to
occupy the same room with him in Wash
ington, and | shall never forget how. every
morning, we used to kneel down together.
and pray for the blessing of God upon his
solemn work. That blessing insures his
success. The Lord Of Hosts is with him,
the God of Battles is his refuge.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14

~ DR.. Mather used to say that "there
was a gentleman mentioned in the tenth
chapter of the Acts TO whom he was more
indebted than any ether in the world
This was the town clerk Of Ephesus,
whose counsel was to do nothing rashly.--
Upon any proposal of consequence it was
usual with him to say, Let us first consult
with the town clerk Of Ephesus." What
mischief, trouble, and sorrow would be
avoided in the world were the people more
in the habit Of consulting this gentleman
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14

~ \ good anecdote is told of one of the
Connecticut boys. While in conversation
with rebel, after the capture Of Fort Pu-
laski, the latter said-"At least. with all
our faults, we have never made wooden
nutmess." The Yankee, 4 very demrre
looking specimen, innocently replied-"We
dot make them Of wood any longer" and
pointing to one Of the big projectiles lying
near, which had preached the fort, added
quietly. 1--WE make them now Of iron ~
Secesh subsided.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14

s-S~ A newspaper man who is following
up the army took a twenty miles horse
back ride the other day. with no other re.
suit than the discovery that "the difference
between sitting on sofa and in the saddle
is marked in the extreme, and painful in
the same place
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14

- 4 gentleman, who has lately been
among our troops on the Upper Potomac.
where the "aguo" is quite prevalent, says
that an extract Of the common white PLAN
tain, made by stepping the leaves in whs-
ky, and taken before breakfast, dozen
in succession, is more certain
than quinine in curing the fever.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14
re In the Prince Edward Island I,et

In the Prince Edward Island Leg
islature recently there was very successful
imitation Of the Congressional style of ora.
tory. The Hon. Mr. Pope said: "If Mr.
Coles Ga brother member) will say that he
intended his remark to apply to me, and
that I took glass Of grog with man who
had called me coward, will Immediately
slap his face" Mr. Cowies wisely declined
to make the application.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14

s Btauregard calls the recent battle
field "Shiloh." We presun4o that his Sc
cretary of State. Judah P. Benjamin, will
abdcate now, for the prophecy of the pa
triarch Jacob was that the ''sceptre shall
not depart form Judah until Shiloh come"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14

~ A matchmaker Of Cheapside. Lon.
don, pays one thousand guineas upwards
Of S5,O00-!or an advertisement covering
the last page Of the catalogue boo.s Of the
Great Exhibition That beats Bonker
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14
Poetry.
From Harper's Weekly.
A Soldiers letter aud a Woman's An.
swef.

II sPIraL, April.
write with great deal Of pain, dear girl
I've not been able before since the fight
And my brain Is still so much in whlri,
That can tell you but little tonight.
I'm wounded l. don't start-'tis not very bad,
Or at least it might be worse; 50 said,
When thought Of you. ''l'm sure she'll be glad
To know that I'm only wouhded--not dead"
I've lost my left arm--there now you know all
Minnie bail shattered II. and fell
The last that heard was our Captai's call,
CntiI--the rest l. too painful to tell.
I've had throughout the most excelleat care,
And am doing fhcly, the surgeon says;
SO well, indeed. that the pro- >Tect is fair
For hourcwa.d trip before many days.
But I've something else. dear Mary, to say,
Aud I'd say it II il cost me my life
I've thought OF 1t well--there's no other way
You're relcas ed from your promise to be my wife
You'll think me foolish a, first then youl think
or the loose, armless coat-sleeve a. my side;
And your proud and sensitive heart will shrink
From the thought OF being a crippls's bride.
'Tis bitter struggle to give you up,
For I've loved you more than ever Of late;
But down to ,tS dregs I've drain ed the cup,
And l'm calm, though my heart Is deselate.
III coming home, and of c.urse must meet
My darling, this once, one boon I impiore--
Let us still be triends--hor that will be sweet,
Since now, alas We can be nothing more
SWEET HOME. April~
My Robert how brave and oble you are
Too brave and too noble, know. for me;
But ou',e too little faith in me by far
II you believe that 1 want to lie free.
I'm not released from my promise EMO, no
Twas never sacred to me before
If you could but know how pve louged to go
And watch by your side, you'd doubt no more
I read your name iu the terrible list,
But the tears troze back that sprang to my eye;
And u fearful pan that could not resist,
Crushed my heart till lonsed only to die.
The blessed tear, BY and by, came again,
And felt u You in your letter SAID,
A feeling of gaines>, 'nid all my pain,
That Robert was only wounded mot dead.
Oh, darling to think you have suffered so,
And ali these long, weary miles away;
You've needed We very often, know,
While l could do nothing but hope and pray.
But hardest OF all is the bitter thought,
That you have been ufering much for me-
Poor Robert! your uiauiy letter has brought
strange mclanse Of JOY and misery
But yon re coming home to my arms an heart
You risht-l AN proud aud sensitive, too
But Pm only 30 when apart,
Anu now--I hall only be proud OF you!
Yoa're coming home to Happiness and rest,
And wait the mor.eht OF blissiul calm,
When shall te held u soldiers breast
BY Patriot llero's one strong arm
BLAcKsr e, Mass, April, 1852.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-05-14

Beaurcgard wants to make cannon
out of belts He tried to mike a big gun
of John Bell and couldn't But he wasn't
true metal.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-24

WAs's DKsoLs1ios.-A lstter from
Nashville TO the Detroit Free Press de-
scsibes the destruction cau.ed by war
= tollows:
A. We advanced, tho horsoss Of var
were brought to .rr view. above any.
thing We have yet witnessed in all our
travels. The country through which We
passed has been one Of the richest farm
ing districts 10 Northern Tennessee, and
the planter has been beautifully reward
cd for his toiIe--peace and plenty
crow ming his labors. But now how de.
sola,e! Fic and swo,d have truly had
sway. Plantations deserted, or uncul-
tivated, whole settlements and villages
loft with scarcely ~ inhsbitsnt, fences
oil destroyed, leaving one vide waste;
and, more than oil, dozens Of dwelling
houses bur ned 10 the eround, one large,
fine farm house, near Tyree Sp,ings,te.
ing IT'LL in flame. as we psssed, oil, We
believe, fred either BY the carele,sness
or intention Of struggling soldiers return.
ing To their regiments. We copd not
but cry sh anne upon any Union soldier
who wonld thus wsntonly dest,oy pro.
petty. We in our .purpose. it ruin
and de.olation thus follow The advance
| Of our army.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-24

A BsloADIsR GENERALsa,p ros HALv
PRIcE.-Ths Washington eo.respon-
dent Of the Springfield Rspwbliesn i
responsible for the following sp,cy an
rodo,e, . speak Of il from no more -.
,ious point II view:
= had > cnrious experience the other
day. called with L. upon . public Off
Ger, high 10 position. We hsd impor
taDt business, quickly dispatched, or you
sould not have found me there. Sud
denly Mr. tanned 10 L. and sid. By
the wy, We can make you Briesdisr
General l.. started and then ans yer.
ed No, am not fit for that; know
nothing Of military matters. 20, no
matter, you know - much - most Of
them, you shall have . commission Tor
two thousand dollars.' L. looked still
more All onished, aud repeated his assn
rance that he was not fit for the place.
The tulc,ionsry evidently thought he
hesits,ed At the price. 90 said be, il
10 cheap, but We are under obligations
to your family, which ! wish to repay,
and ! want to do something for you else
you could not have had it tor double the
sum >"
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-24


IRrE As GcspEL.-Read wb,t n.
Ne" York World rays OF the cri.. a,
which the country has arrived:
The hour has srsck when We mus,
have 81 immediate change Of measures
ana OF men, or the next sound which
greets our ears vii. be the kne 1 of the
IN on. The public patience is ex.
n~u'td. The stupcndou. Jugge,naut
oi an admin,strstion crushes hund,eJs
OF Thousands OF brave Union soldier,
be- ca h It's bloody wheels but i, mike.
no impression on the rebellion. With
new army OF Fix hundred thousand
men brought into the field since Au-
ga"' We are worse off to-day than ON
any preceding day .ince the rebellion
broke out. Every leading measure al
.h,s administration has been a mis-
take. NV
VT anything is to be saved from the
wreck, We must have an immediate
change OF measures AMI OF men. II Is
bsftlv possible that q reconst,uc,;on =,
tns Uoion NAV 10 secured by amin.
mediate ana radical change but Il Mr.
L'nc"lo nos turns . deaf car TO the re-
non'i'snce of an indignant and ju,tl,
'.cen'ed country, the hour Of the fina
os'oil''on Of the Union is a, hand. .ne
she connry m, st I'D fsresell. . lone
As'e"en 70 al is R,s.tne1si'
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-24

John w. Noble. late Judge Advo-
cate, 90 the staff Of Gen. Curtis, 10 nov
M.jor Of the Third Cavalry.
The Twenty -second Iowa Regiment
10 u Houston. Mo. ,s'xty.fvs milss south
Of Rolla.
The following iowa soldiers died in
hospital At Sp irg6sId, Mo-: F'feld,
Co. l. goth losa; AlceDus T.. Viewer,
Co. II, goth low; Jno. J. SisssIl, Co.
G, goth Iowa; Joseph Wilson, Co. ],
ls.h Iowa; John Wood, Co. A, Goth
Iowa, Henry Z. johnson. Co. II, L.,
Iowa I avslry Jefferson Green. Co. II,
10Th Iowa; J. II. Hines, Co. F, goth
Iowa; Geo. G. He ki, Colonel. 1e;h
Iowa; and Jos. r. Roger. Co. g, 18th
Iowa.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-24

The Ssntee Indians are said to have
five d,ffere't C, inpanies on the nj s.on,i
river above Fort Pierre one at s. an
J. Ike, .ix'v miles al We Fort p errc one
vt the Old Rec village. one hundred
m'es shove one 1T Beaver CT, elk, one
~ Cannon Fail river AMI one Ut Red
Wood. Little Crow IL Vt Long lake. 100
mills hom Fort p.cue The Burkharas
and tl.ckfeet Sionx have agreed 10 Join
!.l'tle Crow, and promi.ed 70 attack Fl.
l'ierse ~ so0n as the Missouri river il
fr"sse over. Some Santecs have gone
TO tho British posse sion. for powder,
ewns, etc. This information 10 derived
h'fn Try sent out iron the Yank on
sgssey.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-24

GREAT SUFFEelN0 AND TEEAcITY OF
LiEx.-very extraordinary instances o,
suffering aud tenacity Of life are relsted
ty the Dese,et Nems OF November goth.
A company OF enigrant. was attacked
by band Of Indians near City Rocks,
Nevads, september ll,h, and OF the If
teen men two wuIc killed and SIX wound
ed. M-ssrs. Goodmsn aud Snap, both
severely wounded, w.re rescued after
u'ne days sufferirg. They tasted n
food tor The nlne days and nights exospt
rose buds had lam h'd-en Ia tho vii.
lowe on the bsnks Of the stream each
dsy, and drsgged themselves a'onx .,
night, and 10 his ~ay had moved twen.
ty Il lies from The scene Of attack when
found. Another OF the party, famed
Comen, was found slve ten days sfte'
the attack. lie was snfFe'ing from nine
buIet wound', and had lived entirely
on rose buds. During this time the
weather WAS 40 c,ld NJ TO freeze ice hall
an inch thick, and cover the grount
with white tros,s. All three Of the sui
tercu are likely TO recover.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-24

The excise taxes levied in the town
ships Of Peoria aud fleetwood, Peoria
county, H., for the three month. endir 9
on the 3lst St, including al ralorem,
license, and spec fic on enumerat, d ar.
tirles, amount TO is3,23752, Of which
$l49,65l.l2 are upon spi,ituous liquors
b,neeJ for export. The five large dis
there's at Peoria account for these
lslge figures in The last item.