The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-06
Army CORRESPONDENTS. =
CAxy NEAR CoIlHTH. Mss,
Aug. 26th, 1852.


II Army coRREsFoNDENCE. :.
n CAx1 NEAR CouxfH. Mss,
Aug. 2sth, 1862. .
M. EDITOR Many Of yoar readers will not
only be interested but grati6ed to hear Of the
promotion Of Lieut. Col O. 8. Matthies TO the
position Of Colonel Of the 9Th Iowa Infantry
He received his commission day. before yestsr-
day, mach to the qualification Of Ill connected
with the regiment. he was the first TO tender
his services to the Governor, with company,
under the call Of the President for 200 three
months men, and did good service In the First
Iowa Infantry inqsellisg the spirit Of rebellion
In Missouri, leaving the command ofhis Compa-
ny at Springfield only to accept the position Of
Lieutenant Colonel Of the 9Th Iowa, which pe-
sition he has filed with signal gallastry and
honor to the State. 1predict for him brilliant
military career.
By the request Of the Governor, IN election
was held by the officers Of the regiment last night
to I'll the vacancies caused by the promotion Of
Lieutenant Colonel xatthies, and the resignation
Of Major Robertson. ADJ. R. F. Patttersouwas
unanimously elected Lieutenant Colonel, and
Capt. Jobez Banbury Major. Of these officers
I cannot speak in too high terms Lieut.. Col.
Patterson has been with the regiment from its
organization, first a. Quartermaster, and, since
January, has filed the Office Of Adjutant. He
has no superior as commander in the regiment,
and BY bis uniform courtesy and gallantry, has
not only won the hearts Of the officers, but Of
every private soldier in the regiment, and they
will not hesitate to follow where he leads.
Major Banbury came into the regiment as
Lieutenant, and by his own exertions has gained
for himself an snviable reputation as an officer
With such corps Of leaders, you may expect
to hear good account of the 9th whenever it is
brought before the enemy. HAwK.EYg.
sEDAIlA, No., Aug. %, 1881
CAMP TcTTEN.
Mr.. ED1roR.-Sw At the request of some
of the friends Of the Hawk.Eye have promised
to write . few lines to you occasionally, that
through your columns they might be made &C.
quainted with my Whereabouts, how am get
ting along, and also what We are doing as q
regiment. - -pa. .s.4 cq.,s
When We left Clinton We were ordered to
Hannibal, but We had scarcely touched there
before We were ordered to St. Louis. We went
into quarters at Benton Barracks and remained
there about four days, when We received orders
to pack our traps and leave-destination then
unkAown-but in due time We arrived at Seda.
liz, where we Went irte camp for ten days,
which 10 up to the present time. This evening
We have received orders to prepare to march
God only knows where--for, from appearances,
We are destined to . fate similar to that of the
First Iowa, - fer % marching Il concerned. If
! had prophetic confidence in myself, would
say We are going to Springfield, but, a to that,
We will know better BY and by.
Iwill now ny something about myself. I'm
Gle Sam has accepted me without extra heels,
although our mastering officer, Captain Hender.
shctt, seemed to think that did not ELL the
standard. Az be came to me the second time,
what the result would have been had not the
Adjutant General been standing close BY, Il
could not SAY. "0h!" says he, che fills the
standard; hs is Ill right )" and then vas too.
Since We have been here great many Of tho
boys have been sick. think bad water has
been the main cause. Il vas two miles and 4
half to good water, and until the last two DAYS
We had no teams There vas At one time about
two hundred on the sick list, but the number il
fast Eliminating now. I think our regiment
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have both brave and humane field officers. A.
to our company officers, We think there are
none that are better, especially those in my
Company. They have filed the bill as regards
he treatment Of men, and have good reason
to believe they viii do the same when they face
the enemy.
If this Is acceptable will write more by and
BY. JACK OF CLUES.
Coon II TRuE.-A dispatch to the New York
Tribune, dated Washington Sept. lst., states that
Major General Mitchell has been assigned to the
command Of the Department Of the South. It