Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-08
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DAVENPORT IOWA SATURDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 8. 1862


/ bad startel out with 5000 rebels t, cap
,ure our camps and stores at Pea Ridge,
and We were Fastening TO defend them,
il it was true. We made baste very
slowly. We started at dusk, and al
daylight we we're within three miles OF
orr starting place bat then the rear
guard is always bothered in that way.
The night was intensely cold, aud fsr
miles along the road an almost contin-
uous fire told OF our efforts at keeping
warm.
+ At daylight we got fairly started, and
matched over the.same kind of ups and
downs already spoken Of AT half past
oB6 we crossed White River ;gain, but
miles away fem our other ford; ate or
dinner and on again. About four O'Clock
We reached a camping place about four
mites from Cruss HolIows, and pitched
our tents for the night. Next morning
we were told by Major Thompson that
the net results Of ali this marching was
that the rebels in running away trom us
had rua up 10 Gen Blao, unaw ares, and
that he had captured six pieces Of ar
tiilery, and some prisoners. We did
some hurrahing for Gen. Blunt and Kan.
sss boys, aud felt 81 very good that We
march ed the IA miles which lie bet ween
that camp aud this IN three hours and
halt tae 2Oth being in the advance.
Last night was awiul cold, and this
morning tn ere is tW0 inches Of snop on
tile ground.
snpt ose we shall stay here until our
supplies come up, and then-Le of
again. Thomas.
FAYETTEVILLE, Oct, 80, 1862.
Another nights march and another
advance into secessia, is secured. 1t
seems to me that the way Gen. Scbo
field operates with hls forces is much
like the way that lady plays with her
Ian. One day, or rather night, the
troops Will make a rapid march in all
directions, and by the next day at noon
Sill present an extended font OF macy
miles-:bc fan Is fllrte.i open. They
probably drive great my sma!l bod
les OF troops from their uests-lie still
just long enough To cook their snppers,
aud then up and Of again In "a, or at
most 36,. hours, they al rive at some
place, say fifteen Or twenty miles farther
south tn the place they stated from
some three days before, All, ! d :. nnl-
iltude OF troops Concentrated or coming
there-the an Is closed and a snbstan-
tai advance is made. Sboril Y after the
wagons with telegraph wire come up,
aud teiegraphic COMMUNICATION is open
ed with ST. Louisiana the rest Of man
KIND. We siav there three or four days
and presto I! off we go again, no ono,
not even the CoIouel OF the Re ey,ment,
knowing how far, or ia what direction,
except AS he may guess OF his course
bv the sun or stars. until an orderly rides
and say, ...'you will post your regiment
there, sir.
Very likely we find ore brigade alone
aga'n--,he tan is iirted open again; but
We VIII not follow the figure auy far
ther. When We arrived at o. s4e
Springs We foun d wha, seemed to me %
De most OF our !crces assembled there.
ana yet kno W that Gen. Heron was
WIN MS divs sion at Cross Hollow. How
many more Generals with their divisions
we're Win d circle Of twenty miles Of
Us had no means of knowing. | onlv
tuow ths there was lots of us at Usage
Springs. We lai there three days.
aud While there received an order, about
which, as expect it will be the occa
slon OF great deal Of grumblng, am
going to say word or two.
We were put on halt rations for the
next twenty days; the boys grumble, of
course. that ls, some of them, but ths
singular thing about it is, that for the
most part, tho c who grumbIe most are
on the sick list. My own opinion is.
that haif ratious for twenty days will be
the saliva ion of a number of lives, for
have noticed that among the men who
have best endured the ta,igues Of cur
marches, and the exposures to which
our manner of life snbjcc. US, those who
have eaten most spariugh rauk the high.
est; and it is curious fact that the oulv
noticeable effect OF Sickness upon the sp.
petite, has been in most cases to make
II absolutely ravenous. 1t would sur
prise you to see one OF our sick sold els
who has been scarcely able to drag one
loot after the other during the entire
march, saddenly assume the air Of An
athlete at the sight Of an orchard dis.
taut half mile, or barn yard we'll fill
ed with chickens close at hand. Talk
aSont the ancient oily mpic toot races
they weren't anywhere; anI then to see
thee poor sick fellows come up with
their haversacks full of fruit, or them
selves loaded with geese or ch,chenr,
Il have seen sick man carry two geese
for two or three miles, and after we
get to our stopping place, to see these
srme sick men cook their fowls and eat
them, or sit over the fire and stuff them
selves with apples, whie the well ones
throw themselves down, suppe'less, to
sleep, aud rest, is very sug ses,ive
sight. Half rations for twenty DAYS will
set many of Cur sick men on their legs
again, that is, If they don't have too
good chance to subsist on the enemy.
Night Letore last we got orders TO
march about 4 o'clock; an hour later
we we'e marching off Gus camp ground,
but we bad scarcely started before we
had 10 halt, and there We laid for four
or i've hours, waiting for our Trans to
pass. Such trans don't believe they
were less than eight m,lys long, and il
ls not pleasant thing, these Guild nights