The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-06
LETTER FROM MISSOURI.
PILOT KNOE. Mo. March - lSGa

flLoT kHOE, Mo, March -, 1852.
EDITOR ARGus: The 9th Illinois cavalry
Col. 4. &. Bracket, is now cncampcd in thi
beautiful region, which has, during the pas
iaIl and winter, been held against the force,
OF zen. Thompson Co., by the regiments Of
infantry under command Of Coils. IIoyey. al
cyander and Carlin, with the lst Indiana cay
airy, together with troops from Nebraska and
Minnesota They have been doing good
business against the sccesh in ono general
battle at Fredericktown, twenty miles east Of
tins place, and in various -kirmishes in the
region about this place, in all directions, ma
KING many prisoners, aud taking much booty
III shape of horses, mules, and implements Of
war, among which are many curiositics. One
gun in particular, which | saw yesterday at
the post quartermaster'-, made expressly for
killing Yankees an enormous rife. forged
| under a trip hammer, six feet in length, which
| no one but giant in strength could use at
"oH hand' firing,
Our regiment the 9th) left Chicago on
Monday, Feb. 18th, and in four DAYS thcreaf
ter were all safely housed in Benton Barracks,
near st. Louis. | say all, but we lost our
loved lieutenant colonel, $. A. Paddock, who
died at Bloomington on Tuesday morning
lie died, | believe, Of congestion Of the lungs.
At Benton Barracks, an election was held
and MAJOR II. I. Siekles, of Moline, was cno
son lieutenant colonel. and Capt. Wallace Of
company b, major.
On tho 10Th the first detachment .tar,ad for
this place followed each dav hv detocbmcnts
Ill to day the last detachment reached the
Knob, With the loss of one man, the hurlor
OF company l., young man named James
Denuey who fell from the car while aslecn
near trondale. and had one leg cut of by the
car wheels. His loss was not discovered Inv
his comrades at the tme-sO he remained
near the track from about three o'clock A.
NJ, till long after daylight, when he was
found by a passer-by and cared for Il Ii sur
geon was sent for, who amputated the leg,
but he was so far gone by loss Of blood and
exposure, that he died few hours after, when
he was brought to this place and buried with
due soLemnlties. So far as could be learned,
he had no relatives living, except a sister of
whom he spoke, living in New York city.
Some OF these railroads seem to care less
'or Uncle Sans soldiers than for other live |
S'ocK mat they transport What do YOU
'hink OF carrying soldiers over long road in
open wood cars without side rails?
Yesterday and to-day the weather has hssn
cold and wet. but officers and men are occn.
pylng tents, commencing a soldiers lira !,
earnest, living literally in the tented fa,d Nv
order Of the colonel, WHO'S bound to mato
real soldiers, and hope good fighting ones
| saw at st. Louis seven boat loads or so
'esh prisoners, no two dressed alike. exoent
he dirt and rags, in which they were uni
orm. For blankets they had carpeting, drug.
cts, and bed quilts; and as they ounged
bout in all imaginable attitudes, shiyerinr
nth ague and cold, they presented about as
'od.forsaken look as you can imagine.
The SIGHT Of piece of silver, or bottle OF :
ead-shot whisky was the only thing that
ouil rouse them from lethargy, or arouse a t
PARK oil animation in their looks.
Al A'0a'0n' Two miles below the Knob, l P