Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-22

Important fews ALI the Iowa ParOled
Pusoners Released.

/ IIlSCnetS hetehseus
The following tslegrsphic despatch has been
- ceived at the A6iutan. Generals Office. The
Intelligence it bring. will te bailed with de-
| ligh, by the parolst Iowa boys:
| WA,HIseToS. Nov 90
To Cor hirkeood and GEN ~ u. Baker:
An order will issue today. to release all
the Iowa raroled prisoners and return them
to duty 10 the field
They will he cent 10 Benton Barracks fcr
rendezvous preparatory 10 starting to len
nesse,. at the expense Of the Government
! MI who report Themselves there at once
will not be punished for leaving Benton Bar
racks W i,hout permission.
J.ags ". Gkivrs
Col shaw Of the l4th goes to Benton Bar.
facks inn ed a,.ly to attend u the organiz4-
tion Of his regiment Capt. Parkers Compa
ny and the other. assigned TO the l4.h viii
leave for that place son.
The FIELD OFFIcERs OF TIE 2ND
Iowa lSrAsrs- No Regimen. raised IN th:s
State perhaps, has made a. much his.ory dur
/ ing the war az the gallant I,wa2l We're its
i-ory from be ginning to end to be wrl,ten,it
would make large and most inI eresting vol.
urne. II has lost u ,houeaod men one way
ani an ,ther, and still lives. We
do no: sssune to be its historian, we leave
,ha, to more competent hasds. bu. only de-
SIRE nov. to make passing mention o.
| the fed ot'.cers aud the various changes that
have occurred in that connec ection.
c0LoAEts.
Samuel K. Curtis, Of keokuk May sist,
1851 promoted to Brigadisr General p'o-
mn,ed again to Mai)r General, March 2!
: 1862
James M Tutle, OF Keosauqua, Jane 22d,
/ isel ~as wounied at Fort Doneson. wae pro-
motel B,igadier Genera June 2ed, $50 lie
entered the Regiment az Captain OF Co. +.
james Baker. OF Bloomington. entered the
service a. Captain Of Company G, was made
Colonel June 23l, 1852. AMI was mortaiy
wounlrl at The battle of Corinth and died Oh
t.e I2th # October, 49,
jams T. Weaver, Of Bloomfield, entered
| the service as Let Lieutenant OF Company G
and was made Colonel October l4,h, 1852,
| which position he now holds.
! IG.UrfNASr Z 4L@Nrt..
/ james NJ Tutiie, May 2ls,, Isl
/ Mncelus VI. Gro k.r, oil De- .il.ues entered
! the service az Captain, was,Iromoted sept. 9Th
| 1851 and again promoted to Colonel OF the
| l3,h, Oct 80, 1861. and is now Btigsdier Gem
| cral.
Jarnea Baker. Nay 6th. 1861, promoted to
Colonel, June 81 1862
| No h w. Mills, Of DesMoiues, entered the
IL 1861 md d.d Of II or.al wounds eeived
y the battle ot Corinth, on the l2lh Of came
month, 1852.
Henry X Co.les. of Washington. entered the
srvice as Captain ot Go. Il, and promol ed
to his present tosl,ion Ost. 18th 1862
MAJORS.
| Marce'iue ~ Crocker, May l4.h, 1861.
Norton p Chapman. OF Washinston, Ma, 9Th.
1851 April l7.h, 1862, he wac appointed TO
! NJ Gen. Curtis staf, while yet be was Ma or.
le VAS wounded at Fl. Doneson.
James b. Weaver, May 9th, 1851.
| y el p Howard. Of / yons, entered the service
as Ca aptain OF Co. J. and promoted to his
present posi,io Oct. 18Th, 1852.
Aplu1ANya
Noel p Chipman, June II 1851.
Thomas J. NckeDney, Of Ksokuk. Ses t 23 ]
1861 was appointed a. g 10 Gen. Strong
IL vas originally lst Lieutenant Of Go. A.
! Jnei tuitle, cf Council Bluffs Nov b
! 1861 was AIKEN siek At Shluh. wbi.e acting ss
A A g. to Lieut.. Col James Baker command
ing the let Brigade. Anxious to participate
| Ia The battle which was expected TO occur be-
tore Corinth, he remained duty with th-
| brigade. When it advanced, continuing &c
return and died of typhoid fever at the Sisters
Of Mercy IIospit. st Louis. May 18th, 1862
Geo L. Godfrey, of DesMoines, entered
the service as On sergeant of Co. l. and va.
promoted to his his present position June 22d
1862
REcApiTULATIoS.
The Second has produced one Major General
three Brigadier Generals, six Coonel.. hv'
Lieutenant Col ,nes, four Msj ore and four ADJ
tahts.
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O. u ,.., ,.nor
the discussing office has been very busy. 4
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