The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-02-06
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
LOOKOUT STATION. Pacific r. R.. N

enjoying the freedom of 'Ieave Of alb
sence" from Con. Halleck by visiting il
Company f, llth regiment Iowa infsn.
~, and Alright jolly time we are having
Officers and men are well, hearty and fat
This company is stationed at Lookou
/ Station. on the Pacific Il. r.. j. mile
, above Jefferson City. Scouting is th'
| principal business of the company, anc
every few days they make haul of per
sons or property. They are abe now t.
do a considerable of their business OF
! horseback.
The boys hive many things in theiI
bill Of fare not found in any published
! list of Uncle Sans rations that | have
seen. The officers board with Mo Tn
ionist-ono who is "all right when the
Feds" are about, and equally so when
"Claib's" dynasty is held up by the pres
encc of Prices Butternuts.' Poor
man, he is afraid he will lose all his ne.
grocs, two already being gone-"God
having taken one and Fremont the other
The boys have some things to remem-
Der "Dixie' by, but not SO many as they
would have had, had they understood the
way things arc done by those longer in
service.
1t is a very general opinion among
Iowa men that, with few exceptions, Il
native born Missouri Unionist is myth.
In fact the larger portion Of the popula.
ton arc too ignorant to have an opinion,
or if they have one they lack the energy
to express it, much less to defend it
There are many who are full Of protcsta.
tions Of loyalty to the "Dear cd Cousti.
tutior," when the Federal soldiers are
about and they have negroes to keep,
some stolen horse to recover, or some
private revenge to gratify-and the num-
Der Of the last class is legion. The status
Of large portion Of the whites is alto.
;etEer below comprehension except by
experience and contact. There arc ma.
~ families where the sole occupation of
he "noble lord Of creation appears to
DC to ST. in the corner aud smoke his
pipe, take the regular doses Of corn cake
md pork, aud try to keep count Of the
,aked children clinging to and around
'a!low, wcazened piece Of humanity, to
which he gives the title Of "Old wo-
nan"
The negroes, from bodily exercise and
Inc use Of their wits in "playing off" on
heir masters, are much superior to ma
ority OF the whites (tioush, to tell the
truth, don't see what right these snuff.
colored people have to be called white.
in vigor and intelligence.
But back TO Co. + and its affairs. Last
Friday the Co. received two months
pay, and of course there are no long ia.
ccs around now, and, judging from ap
pcarances. l guess some pockets in "Old
Cedar will before long get some relief
from the ''cramp collie" In anticipa-
tioa of the paymaster's visit some benev.
client individuals laid in stock of whis-
key wherewi,h to steal the brains and
loose change. But TO the honor of c.
dar county le. it be said, there were only
four or five persons in the company tina.
would use the article, and to day squad
under Sergeant Spencer has gone out to
Iind and destroy the contraband, and, if |
proof can be found, to take the owners
prisoners. | am sorry to say there is .
omc gambling in this company, and the
,reenics lose their money without receiy.
ug an equivalent. The officers and a
majority Of the men shun all these vices.
md will stand high for their moral vortl.
whatever place they may be stationed /
There is in the minds of many people
perfect horror Of hospi tails, especially !
hose in aud around St. Louis, For sew !
raj weeks | was patient in one of them
tho Post Hospital, Benton Barracks, ,
here had the best Of medical attend
nee aud kindes. Of care. TO their
indness aud attention / probably owe
~ life. For naatness and order that
ospital is eqaalled by bat few private
'milies. After leaving the Pos. Hospi.
Al was for more than month under
he care of the sfficicn. surgeon of she
d Iowa Infantry. But DR.. Marsh and
lis assistants need no praise from me.
Tomorrow | expect to return to my
,wn regiment, when perhaps you may
acar from me again. My sickness pre-
v snted your being bored by long his
tory Of our march to and from Spring
field, and some other circums.aLce may
give you another like deliverancc.
sometimes wonder how the .tGcertt
ser looks now a.days, as | have not seer
but two or three since leaving home.
c.
When our troops landed at Biloxi. the,
found only sixty Home Guards. Their,
were two little cannon. Of course n,
resistance was made. All the town,
on the Louisiana coast are deserted
bv the whites and tho nayroas or.