The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-11-19
Army Correspondence.
CAMP ON CRANE CREEK, Mo-,
November 9Th. 1862.

tier" in which the First Iowa cavalry ia
included, has seen some pretty hard service
Of late in clearing Missouri Of rebels. We
have had some hard marching through
Southwestern Missouri, and the North
eastern part Of Arkansas, in chase of thu
flying foe, who have managed to elude ou1
grasp even when it was thought there wa.
no loophole for their escape. They hav,
become such adopts at retrcating that i
seems an utter impossibility to catch then
when they have an hours start. Our army
has driven the rebels half across this State
and beyond the Boston Mountains in Ark.
and we arc now on our return Northward
The brigade to which We are attached
(Gen. Hsron's) is camped here for III,
present, for the purpose, suppose, of Civ
ing the men and horses an opportunity t
rest little after sach fa,iguing marches a.
we have had through this desolate country
apprehend the footprints of this army
will be visible in this section of rebellion
for long time, for soldiers are no longe,
subjected to the indignity Of guarding
secesh property; many absent rebels viii
doubtless return to their homes and fine
the houses which once sheltered them
heap Of ashes, with chimneys still stand
ing to note the place where once was ,
pleasant home. The devastating effects o
war have left this portion Of the country
but little better THAI = "hoyling wilder
ness" and doubt its even fully recovering
from the shock it has received, and 1.-THE
end is not yet"
Cassville was once a pretty town Of
some importance, but it Is now deserted
except by the U. S. soldicry who hold the
post for military purposes. The Cour,
House is used as a prison for combining reb.
ell prisoners, and the hotels for suffers
stores. Some secesh in contemplating the
ruin Of the village has given vent to bis
feelings by writing in large letters over the
Court House door the following inscrip
ton:
"BERoLD A SAMPLE OF PURITAN cIvILIzA-
TloNn
But the common destruction so plainly
visible throughout this abandoned region is
not the work Of "Federals'' alone; the Sc
cesh commenced it and we arc only finish.
ing the work laid out on the trestle board
Let them abide the consequences-the
legitimate fruit Of the operations instituted
by themselves at thc'opening Of the REBEL.
ion.
The First Iowa cavalry has had some
pretty hard knocks with the enemy, and
our ranks in consequence are considerably
thinned. To fill our regiment up to the
maximum standard will require all the
recruits we have at Benton Barracks, il
not more. The health of the regiment is
not as good as usual, though our sick lis,
is smaller than it was while we were en-.
camped at Cross Hollows, in Arkansas.
Co. "K' has quite a lengthy sick list,
but there are no cases of very serious
nature. Lieut.. Freeman started this morn
ing for Springfield where he will remain
till he RECEIVERS his health. Having no
hospital here, except large tent, our sick
are sent to the nearest military post to be
provided for more comfortably than they
can be in the Geld. ...~.-
Capt. Freemen and Lieut.. Barnes are
well, and are following the war path with
all the z'al and alacrity so peculiarly char.
acteristic Of the First Iowa.
By the way, our regiment is remarkably
modest and unebtrusive. We have no
hired newspaper correspondent to blazon
forth our deeds OF valor," but are content
to let our acts com ccnd us even though we
may remain in comparative obscurity. The
consciousness of having done our duty as
soldiers is almost sufficient compensation
for the true patriot. The following FRI m
the prinsiell Aissourian, edited by CT as:
E. Moss, formerly Lieut.. Colonel Of the LIST
Iowa, sums up in part what has been &C.
complished by our regiment since We have
been in the field. clip the article and
send it to you As l find it in the edit orial
columns Of his emi.wcekly issue Of the
4th:
FIRST Iowa CAvALRY.-This fine pick
ed regiment is now with the Army Of the
Frontier. Since it has gone into the field
it has captured over seven thousand pris-
oners, killed and wounded over one thou
sand men, and seen more hard service than
any other regiment west Of the Mississippi.
river, and that too without credit or noto.
riety. Without newspaper correspondents
to herald its deeds of valor to the public, it
has in the course Of fifteen months work in
the field, modestly and effsctually pushed
its way up to the position of the best drilled,
most efficiert and gallant cavalry corps in
the volunteer service. Cue Of the best
fighting regiments from state furnishing
the best fighting men in the nation, it will,
before the war is over, achieve as brilliant
fame as any regiment in the army. Iowa
has as much reason to be proud of that as
any other regiment she has yet sent into
the field.
mot only do thc LIST Iowa Cavalry boys
fight rebels with the sword, but they vote
against them at home. That regiment, at
the recent election, voted the Republican
ticket six to one. Success to the lst Iowa
Cavalry"
In regard to to the last paragraph of the
foregoing, it is due the regiment to state
that no Democratic ticket was presented us,
except that with Dennis Mahoney's name
it, and great many Democratic voters
thought the ticket carried too much dead
weight" to run very briskly, SO they refus.
ed to vote at all. The intimation that vot.
ing the Republican ticket is the only test
or proof of loyalty, is rather unfair, yet as
the colonel is S,,ch an ardent Rpnnhl;con I