The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-08-23
From Gen. Curtis Army.


HELENA Ark, July SStn' 1907.
IL mas been nearly three months since
wrote my 'as' c'''''n l"'cAno" 70 you. o''oe
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s'e" anu .eoe.v'u so',e. see' ''0"'
i.o''' a''. r'"' n""o " So0s's' THO VIC" un
VI suppress e'u'o DC o'o"s"' US no" ?"
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'o'..e"'s u o"'a'ry e."e up '<'nshs '~o
s'"a" '.o".'ze's' anu WIN the co'hD'"ed el'
''''' " :. '"e"' 'ae leoe.s were soon as
pe'Seo WIN loss .. Nv A''eo ana as many
move ~oueo' to'ne more 0' import
'".e c'''eo u''h VIC a''''eu "''"'" 10
mics o. 'n's place. "nen our company were
'a.ereo 70 Jake nu"oer o. wagons noftn
o! the roeo nve miles ana loao' AZ r'cn old
p'.n'er 8, WIN bacon ano sugar. A'ter Cd
'a'nns ." no i'Ao. oap'- " 'ns'ow sent Ten
,''e.' ~ a''''ne' u"ee.D'l TOUT n''es' ~ne!e
nc nearu qu"e " sooo iot OF oacon was mo
!" the WOODS ana corn ne'os. !" ME sney
were 'oaa'ng 'he oaeo" .ney were ss'sckea
y se,'n''n'o 'eoe'S' o"e 'n'n was k'nea
anu ''''ee ~ou"ueu. Luz ooyS saw tna'
'''0'e was no clance VI coh'en''on against SO
Supef'o' : 'o'oe' "oa"uoneo 'ne'r horses ana
lnu'0S s"u eso~Peo' Aue "ah Aiieu was
ncnAru tlarr'son, OF Arkviie' Inc wound
- were 'oSepn ohhe. s"sn''y IN !ne arm
,ie ",, ~ oau,e'' 70 'he ar" ana snou'oer I;
. o'o''y, ~ inc arm ana reg. AS soon a
v. "'"'u y !" '..e ,eS' ., '.e company oasn-
0u =" pursuit VI Tue looe's. we come 20
chose on 'ne.n '"a' tney nad 70 ABANDON the
wagons ana mules wn'cn tney nad taken
'on ou. ooys' we cou'o not pursue tnem
any lur'nel 'na' evening ana mao 70 aoan'
uo' y. Inc next Jay = 'orce was sent 10
pursuit. '""' ana 0iey oVer'ooh 'hem IN tue
'"aups VI ."e o. Ei"nc's f'''er anu k''feo
s.'''"i VI 'l'eih anu .ooA ior'y pI'so"ers.-
ne army IS 10" wen rested ana ready TOT
anything tnat may turn up.
uen Lew " a''aces DIVISION mas 'ound US
IN tne last TWO days. Inc division is made
up Oh indiana limos ana Ohlo troops, ana
are very emc'ent ana nne looking men,