Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-21
TIE following interesting account Of the
progress Of the Goth Regiment 10 rem our
fellow citizen, Thomas Brockest, Eeq.

usADQu ARrKRs OF TIE Amy OF SOUTH
wzsr Missouri, CANP NEAR NHwr0-
MA. October 9th, 1852. :,
Nv DrAR WrE The guns Viii h we heard
at Camp Mcclellan. (which l have hithertS
| called Wilson's Creek. but which 10 really on
Pond Springs, come five miles from the battle
ground) were fred during the progress ~ q
battle which vas fought near the place where
we are now encamped, on Tuesday OF last
week. between u reconnoitering party IRON
Gen. Rlauts command aud q forca Of rebels
commanded by-no one here seems 10 know
whom--w hch wss enean'ped at this place,
| and which The rebels appear to have got ,he
| bsst &C
The order. TO cook three,. ,.doys' food ard pre-.
| are to march were seu-d es ,heh thought
! they were. with view to our immediate
march on r'ia place.
Atcariine ~ NE next moraing saw IA s'ril,
| irs tents an takia, up cur line Of march f2-
! ,h;s -laoa The ifst lev W. msrehe1 eauae
! 'en ,fi3,t. without ms tl'nc ,rrrfing of PAR
] .iauIar irterfat. AZ uikft we stonnei al Az
| other of those wonderful srrlpgs Of which |
have ai-ea " written go cf.eu, end he'e le' me
! say ,hat nololY r. J fear THAT i force vii
! srfier for xataJ 80 ioB- te Il reosins in th3
| par, - Missouri. The srrirgs ere ocnsteotty
| foerd a, jlst 9 comfortable dava march die
| t,u. ;, And the water is both good end abpnd-
au!
| TIE ae..s tae9a.r, VI taa cl.el at al easly
baut ara kep, It tby ultil ilfk, when We h..--
81 ~ a fir u rE, 90 e4lig3, | suppose, he
! c8use ii Is q big t5il, ii its way -h III
saii II in .xnaust,tla, Hsre we stayed over
! nisht. mo wnen ,norrine c4Ta we aew 10
p,epara,i 3ns to move During the day we
! found a considerable force Of fiiends tncamr-
! ed around us. many OF whom had marched
, forwe-i TO Nevtonia on the day Of the fight,
who arrived on the ground lrst as 1t waa al
| yer, aud ;ho5 rs.raeel their sseps. Ihey told
"a al sorts - stcliee about iarye force ot
rebels commanded by Vac Dorm, or n,ndman.
, OF Price or soms other big bug, according to
TIE fancy OF toe n .rrator. They hsda great
nunlUer Of artillery guns mounted In . big
| stone barn Of wonderful size and strength, and
then their cavalry and infsntry ranged any
where from eight TO twenty thousand. strorg.
~ posted behind stone wall, which inclo.ed
.nany serss Of ground. and vas imprsgpsbls
against any infantry Alta tx.
They had comp esely chawed up Gen. Blunt
and we're ready to gobble us down. too. at .
moments notice. Well. We didn't know what
to believe, We were quietly resting in . very
pleasant place, and about noon We I'D mAds
eome arrangements for camping. which look ed
as though we we're to stay there. Was Gen.
1otten afraid to advanced Should We there
await an attack from the enemy, slrevdy vic
torious over force at least our equal2 No
! ore could tell but the Twentieth was jelly.
Didu't they come from Iowa7 They would
| fight, at least they would never be . diegrace
to the State which had produced an Iowa Let,
end I'd. and 7th snd-vs.l the list 10 too long
| to repeat Let the battle come where it might,
they were ready for it.
Just at night the order came to march. IF
teen or eighteen milee. as was said, We struck
| our tents in fifty. and the companies fell 10
much stronger than ever before. Those who
were too sick to m rch begging with tears in
their eyes not to beleft behind.
Silently We took up our march, and silently
ws kept it.>not word wss spoken above
whisper. Even the oemmAnds we're given BY
wave Of the hand. All night long We march,
I'd. and just about daylight We passed little
town In which no one was stirring.
The Eighteenth being some distance behind
us was fred into. and three men wounded. one
badly, have undsrstood, near this town.
Past this place came q series Of wading of
streams, sometimes nearly up TO our knees,
which, together with the rain which was fall
ing, made our march anything but comforta
ble. Still the regiment moved on, silently "a
before. eud wearing still the same determined
look, through the creeks, through the rain
| through the woods, and through the mud, on
! we went, every moment expecting to see the
prairie, and the atone vail, and the stone barn
aud the rebel force which was to fight and
probably beat us. at las. the Adjntant of cur
br gade came galloping up with the order
double quick. boys, they want you Now
double quick !" Yes, We did il, the best we
| could, over muddy road. all bestrewn with
blankets coats, and other things, which had
been thrown away by tae troops which had
preeeejsA us OF the road Our blankets ard
coats went the same way. Double quick !"
you can't do 1t long with much of load.
The prairie opens before US; We form In
lire II ba,te-halt and ioad-shoulder arms
for ward march, over q slight Use in the
ground. and there n mile away was ep army,
! drawn up in lire Of battle There are the reb-
| els-there il the stone barn, there ia the stone
| wall ard here isa battery which we are TO
| anpport.
Forward boys. keep cool; fire lov, the tins
has come to try your courage. Double quick,
| boys; & uble qnick-see the rebel ;roops form.
irg ever the distant hill, Yes, there OIL twen.
| ty thousa d sure. aud where is ell the force
which is to oppose thern9 Only one poor lit :
lie brigade, consisting Of the Goth Iowa, the
s7th Illinois infantry, q battery Of artillery.
and the lst Iowa cavalry, that's oil, at least
THERE'S more 10 sight. but-doube q lex
boys. they need you now, says the Adjutant
No one i.ters or hangs oaek moment. On
ws march. wondering oil the while Why the
rebels do not attack but they don't
Soon IA hear . report and zee . cloud Of
smoke. then shell rises in the air. then again
the report. the clsud. sod the she'll; but they
come from long way Of Are the rebels In
force behind those bills. and firing ct % With
riaed game. or have ~ some troops over there
wbo are 6sipg st the rebsls Thst's The quss.
tioe5 end nebody knows asythiog shout it,