Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-22

srimed With UAeie Sans buttons. Their
horse collars, forI battery horses, are
made pf cor .shucks. -.
we have seen great deal in this
State. Captaio Frasier has not got bis
resignation vet, and - he is aware that
he knows his /" be-" we cannot part
with him. Now IL battalion drill call.
aud you can see the boys sitting behind
the tents playing cards. They DO not
hear the drams. It 10 not natural yon
know, and its 90 every day.
Oar Brigade are al camped here but
the 18th. which have gone to Corinth
to guard the city. It is composed OF
the 18th, 18th, 18th and 10th. The 9th
are few miles below Ne on the right.
| believe they MI are we'll.
We have very poor water now, and
we have to 60 great ways for 1t. We
get it down IN the Tuscumby river. 1t
70 about tour miles from hele. We get
one load day, and we are out OF water
most all the time.
We heard that Sol. Knapp was 10
vour city, aud that he is very sick. |
learn that be is inn rowing.
Sergeant Willard received package
of good things from his folks by Suffer
Parker. He also brought a package
for the boys, which brings them en-
enlargement from home.
Our Hos ital is foil Of sick now, and
still filing up, but We still bury some.
1t is awful to see them burried-just
put down in their blanket and the dirt
throwed in on them, and that is the last
Of them Il mean on earth But we
get such medicine as would kill a dog.
1t is quiu,De for every disease. 1t makes
no odds it you have only rent in your
pants, it is take little quinine. So it
II ny be till you quinine your last !; you
do not get discharge till the day you
are expected to die.
We do not expect to see things grow
10 the South like they do in the North,
nor would any one else If they see the
ploughs that tLey use here. They look
as if they would not 60 under the
ground an Inch, and all their things are
in proportion. l do not want to live in
the South because of the hot weather,
n'gger heat, etc., etc.
We have new surgeon now and he
is good doctor, and gentleman. He
will excuse a man when be is very sick !,
but our old surgeon would not excuse
man if he was to die he next minute,
and that is the way the soldiers have
TO do to get along in this world.
Our Adjutant is also fine man. He
was LIST Lieutenant in Captain Turner'S
company, and was promoted to Adju-
tant. His name is Lawrence. He 10 a
man that understands his business. He
is just the man that we want, but We
are sorry that we lost McCosh. He
was liked by all, aud we hope he will
get back.
Our little Lieutenant Heavier is a
splendid man and has gained in military
tactics very fast. He is liked by all
that know him.
The boys are all pleased with staying
here, as We have got our tents and have
them pitched /; we have aso built bower
of green sbrubbery and put seats in it,
| where we can eat, write, and sit and
chat. Our tents are ranged in row,
and the officers tents are at the end, SO
they can overlook US poor privates.
Corinth is now pace of receiving and
| forWardino "~I :% - = h..~;.. NO.. nl""n
and will be all summer. 1t is a very
pretty place, but much demolished whine
the rebels were there.
We heard that all was quiet on the
Potomac.
| McHarg Gays that he is all right, and
that's the way we all are, that is, we'll.
Since the above was written receiv-
ed paper stating That Ninen Lindsay
was dead, and hoped it might prove I'm
true, and it has proved untrue. have
Just been to man that has just arrived
di ect from Savannah, and states that
he is well acquainted with Nin1ep Lind
say, private in Captain Williams
company, and that he is there and act
ing as nurse in the 21 ward hospital,
known as the church hospital. the same
one that he was in when / left, and hrs
parents can rely upon his being alive
and at Savannah at this time, as know
it to be the fact from this young mans
own tongue. He red to get furlough,
and the surgeon told him that he was
not sick and that he could stay there
and wa on the boys that we've sick. l
have received numerous letters for him
since l came Jack, and have forwarded
them to him. l have also written to
his father abont him and hope he will
hear from me this time. No more at
present. hope these few lines will re
iieve all. l remain yours truly
II. Il. Bow. ING.
Please accept my thanks for past ia.
| vors and receive the same in future.
am well and my love to ALSO good bye.
II. II. 3.
WcNDsRFuL.-Tne New York Eve
ming Post tells large story of the
freaks of lightning in France. A young
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