Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-02-07
For the Journal.
The 18th Iowa Regiment.

of respondent" Those who visited Cam
,e Mcclellan last summer will remember this ga
n liant regiment Commanded by COL Crocker
y ;. made up almost entirely of "boys" betwee
!. the ages of 1S and As Iowa has not toda
r healthier and 'better looking regiment il
the field, nor one from which we may expec
more acts Of bravery and endurance whel
d called for, and fewer "slave catching proclivi
+ ties" The 18th left Davenport Immediately
, after the llth, and were quarted in "Bentor
, Barracks" until December, since which time
they have occupied Jefferson City, and recon
e noitering in the vicinity, capturing guarding
and forwarding secesh prisoners, and keep
ing the "reptiles" quiet thereabouts.
H. H.
Co. F., 18th Regiment Iowa Volunteers, I
: JEFFERSON Cry, Jan %. 1862, (
receive the WEEKLY JOURNAL
sent by you regular, always glad to see it, it
gives so much Iowa s,Newslpsef thought
would delay writing few days to see if that
long expected ''pay" would come. We got it
this afternoon for two and half months,
($32 90) part in gold and the rest in United
States scrip. | will send some of my scrip
home by Jacob Bell, who got his discharge on
account of i'll heath, and is going back to
Lisbon, Iowa. , f...,
The boys all appear like different "set of
boys since they got a little money; it makes
soldiers feel good as well as other foks. |
stood guard at the State House again last
night, and also yesterday. AT present they
nave five secesh in the "cell"+ One of them
said to me che believed that if they would
reduce the pay of high officers and leading
men, and fight only for the principles and rot
to make money, that the war would be settled
on both sides in one MONTH" I think little
that way myself; itappears to be a money
making business with a great many, but Of
course don't know much about it; yo! get
more news about the war than do. have
not heard from Lyman or any of the boys
of the lth for long time, and can't say
tents, and l thick, will stay in them this
winter. We have an sold fashioned" fire.
place IN each tent, and are as ndepcr dent as
you please. The weather has been very fine
lor a few days and makes it much more
lively in camp. When payday came it made
stir you better believe; the boys were
nearly all well when they saw the money
the companies were about twice as full as
usual; when drill comes they are not half so
keen. We have company drill twice day,
and battalion drill the same if the weather is
not too bad
am writing on my knee with a JOURNAL
under my paper; 'tis not very solid desk
would do better, but any thing will do for
soldiers it makes no difference to "Unclc
SANS boys" We received our fatigue suit
to-day-quite handy no coat tails in the way.
We have pairs pants, l frocll coat, l
roundabout, l over coat 2 cotton shr s, 2 |
pairs Canton flannel drawers 3 pairs socks,
cap, hat, pair of shoes, (f wan edD. |
did not take the shoes for have go pair
If boots Besides these each man has a
double blanket, and every two persons bed |
tick. We have also knapsack, haversack,
canteen, gun, cartridge box, cap box and bay
nnet scabboard his is about as much as
one man can take care Of. Our Chaplain
sent for the "Soldlers Hymn Book" and DIS
tributcd them at 2! cents piece; they are
very nice little hymn book.
The boys of the l3 h are now publishing |
a small paper called the "-Adjutant," it helps |
10 pass away leisure time when there is |
nothing else to read.
Your brother, CHRISTIAN HOOVER.
MUscATINE, Feb. l, 1862.
Mr.. EDITOR Having attended the late
examination at Greenwood Academy, wish
to express my qualification at the manner in
which this institution is conducted, and the
success which has attended it. | look upon
it as supplying want which has long been
felt in this community, want which exists
even though it wIrc not felt.
The importance Of a good academy to any
community can scarcely be estimated. Many
will avail themselves of home institution to
give their children liberal education, who
cannot afford to send them abroad Statis-
tics prove thai there are far more educated
men in the vicinity of Academies and Col
lcges than in those regions where these insti-
tutions are not found. There are probably
twice as maay youths pursuing classical
studies in this county at the present as there
were two years ago. | notice in Mr. Day
nudes school some young ladies who hav ng
spent year or more in Eastern institutions
at cost of probably $500 per annum have
And venture the assertion that they get as
much solid, useful instruction here as they
did there I also see in the Academy quite
a number of farmers sons and daughters.
Some of these are among its very best stu
dents. could name more than one young
man who should be kept in Greenwood Acad-
emy until prepared for an advanced class in
college. ... s. -H
Farmers, if your children are disposed to
study, willing to improve their advantages,
give them every opportunity in your power
tor acquiring liberal education. You will
never regret this? .;
| Mr.. Daymude intends to be permanent
teacher. He deserves, and trust will re-
ccive, success in building up school here
witch will be an honor to both city aud coun-
ty. lie keeps good order in his school and Sc
cures the esteem and love of his pupils. He
has also been fortunate in securing good as
sistants. The aim of the teachers is to be
, thorough, to be sure that the scholars un-
derstand everything as they go along, to have
t them we'll grounded in the rudiments. Quail