Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-10-17
OUR ARMY C0RRES2 DENCE.
CORINTH. Oct.


give, through your columns, "honor to whol
honor is due That Iowa had thirteen reg
ments represented in the bloody battle of Coz
NTH, you have learned ere this That they
on the field, sustained the former glory nee
not be repeated here. They sustained all he
former well ca ned honor The 18th "wipe
OUT by deeds of bravery and heroic dan
ing, under a brave commander, the stall
placed upon it by an inefficient commando
q; luka and in common with every regimen
in the field, added new laurels to their brigh
escutcheon. 500 81
My chiefobject in penning this letter is t.
return, in behalf of the soldiers of Iowa, thei
thanks for the valued services of the ''Mus
catine Delegation to attend to the wants O
the sick, wounded and suffering soldiers o
Iowa. t%SA tsar4
Lieut.. Col. Harry Compton, DR.. Hersh
and Mr.. Demorest, of your city, arrived here
a few days since. To the credit of Musca
catine, and the honor Of Iowa, they have
proved themselves me,4--dctiue, stirring, ener
getic, sober, working men. They came here
to aid the wounded soldiers, and they went te
work Immediately Oh Meir arriv,i, and il
earnest aud to some purpose. l overheard
DR.. Hershe say to an ''eXcursionist' tina
they came to work, not to run about ''seeine
sights" and away he vert to attend some
one else. You all know his energy at home
He brought it all along, and uses it to the
greatest advantage here.
1t. Col. Compton has been from point to
point, from one hospital to another, aided and
assisted by Mr.. Demorest, spending their
time, day and night, for the benefit of suffer
ng humanity, and doing all their duties, both
to the wounded soldier and to those who en-
frosted to them so important mission, and
doing good to the soldiers and honor to the
State.
While I have no personal interest in the
matter, and claim Io,0a as my home, and have
no interest in any rivalry between Davenport
and NJ scatinc-if any at all, it being with
the former-I have an axe to lay at the 'root
Of Il tree of evil 1t is the tree Of SANITARY
imbecility a"d corruption. 1t has sprouted
in Iowa, from rich ana vigorous soi,-has
grown and spread itself,-b some of its
branches that have been thrown southwark
to Mississippi, are not sound. They are a
fungus growth-of the dwarf order-and
thouh somewhat out of season, pruning and
grating should commence forthwith
Iowa has had at State expense, at large sal
aries, for months, a couple Of Special State
agents. They have made frequent trips from
Iowa to Mississippi, and O,ce versa, and been
the subjects Of newspaper reports, large and
flaming. But, alas for human frailty. their
race has run; the day Of retribution has
come and by their works let Iowa Judge
them. Without seeking to make invidious
comparisons having no friends to reward,
no enemies to punish-without fear or favor,
as a soldier | undertake to do a soldiers duty
and to say to the people of Iowa that | make
the statement without fear of successful con-
tradiction, that the persons before mentioned
have done more personal good for wounded
Iowa soldiers, have been more about the hos
pitfalls, visited more sick and done more mork
in one week than have the two special agents
referred to, in months. Not only have they
done their duty and worked, but they have
not used up sanitary goods and wine for their
personal benefit They have not made .fllse
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word and reproach among those whom they
should have more honor and fame.
That abuses, gross and SHAMEFUL have
existed for some time, has been known to
some but, from the original strength and
vigor of the institution, thinking it might
outgrow infantile deformity, it was not
strangled in its growth. But premature
decay calls now for prompt action. Let the
people of Iowa attend to it. The facts can be
had from those conversant Herewith. The
soldiers, the sick and wounded, the surgeons,
and the agents and attaches of the U. S.
Sanitary Commission can give some unpleas-
ant statistics of the Operations" of said
State and special agents. See to it, citizens
of Iowa-you are all interested. You have
now the information. Others, who were
powerless, have had it for some time.
In this connection, l may say that DR..
Stevenson, and Messrs. Hall and Severance,
of Davenport, have been here this week, and
doing good service for the cause. Let the
Iowa sanitary affairs be gentilated Let
the guilty receive their punishment ; the
worthy their reward.
The I'd Regiment of cavalry has been to
the front since the1 battle. Company A all
well; and Captain G. G. Horton, prince of
good fellows, a mum all over, ranking A No.
l of the captains of the A No. cavalry reg
iments in the service, and the honored COM
mander of one Of the best companies of the
regiment, is, as usual, call right" Col.
Hatch is on the up grade, and when his
numerous friends sometimes read his name
among the list of Brigadiers, they may know
it was the award of merit.
As didn't start out to write letter, but
merely to state few facts, and don't pur-
pose 'pufhng anybody, or writing anything
that somebody don't know, and proposing to
keep within my assumed limits, with my best
bow, 1 'leave the stand for some ADLER
speakers" Yours, truly, DIFF.
P.S. Judge Hanna is on hand, and, on
Tuesday next, the 'Muscatine boys" will,
through him, send, to Iowa, greetings! D.
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