Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-05-01
Of the Charles City Inte!ligcnccr
Letter from the ARMY.
PIrrsBuRG LANDING, April ID, 1867

flrTSBURG LANDING, April 10, 1857.
To THE EprroR OF THE INTELLraEScER:
Maj Gen. Hallcck arrived and as
sumed command of 1.-The army of
the Tennessee" yesterday. 1t has
been raining necessarily for week,
and the roads arc impossible. So we
must be content to wait for fair wea-
Their and good roads. One of Com
pany X was buried yesterday. 1t
was Joseph A. Ross, of Cedar Falls
His wound was in the spine. He was
good messmatc anu fine soldier.
a. +. Brown, of Charles City, was
my right hand man, as we were form
ed in line of battle, and never wish
for a Drawer comradc in action. Nei-
Their do | want truer friend in peace
or war. His memory will live, he will
not be forgotten.
The old "Pioneer Greys" are dwin-
ding away slowly, yet they are now
as patriotic, as determined to defend
the Laws of their Country, as they
were when they said Goodbye" to
their friends in the Valley of the &C.
Oar river, last June.
will now give you a few incidents
coming under my notice in the great
battle. On Monday, when the battle
was raging the hottest, and our artil-
lery was sending death into the enc
my's ranks, a German Brass Band
came up and stationing themselves in
the rear of the battery, they struck up
our Nationalair. Never did men work
better than at this time when Yam
kec Doodle" rang out on the air. AZ
ter the battle, was walking over the
field, and came to the body Of an en-.
envy with a bundle of letters in his
side pocket. Curiosity tempted me to
draw them forth and peruse them.
Among them was letter from Gent
in Louisiana, stating that he, the wri.
ter, would be pleased to hear from
one of the gallant Mississippi boys
and hoping JEFF. Davis would soon
come triumphant from the strife" etc
There were also one or two letters
from his "dulcina, wishing him a
safe and speedy return from the war,
with the "Bars and Stars all in all y
But the fair damsel will never more
sec her lover. He has gone to his
eternal rest! In the woods of Ten.
nessee he lost his life, trying to main
tain an unjust cause.
Two of the It'll Iowa boys, who
were taken at Belmont, are now here
There were three, including Haugh
hey of Floyd, who first made their es
cape from Memphis, and were recap
tured and taken to Corinth. Dcatl
was promised them should they again
attempt escape and be rccaptured
IIaughcy would not run the risk again
and is now at Corinth, l8 miles from
this place.
Our loss is now very nearly correct
ly estimated, at 10000, killed, wound
cd and missing. The enemy's loss
must be much greater.
/ wish now to appeal to our goot
friends in Charles City and Floyd
Will you give us something to read
Immagine us in our tents this rainy
muddy time, with nothing to pass
away time. Then think how very &C.
ceptable reading-mattcr will be ! My
reading stock was very small, indeed
and the rebels now have my knapsack
with my books, letters etc. If our
friends will box up small package Of
old books, pamphlets, and papers, they
can send them by V. r. Rider and n
NJ. Wolcott, who are at Floyd on a
Through. They will chcerfully bring
to us any such trifcs our friends are
pleased to send. Adicu