Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-21
18th REG'T CORRE,PONDENCE.


alton Ct a campaign in this par. oil
Missouri and the adjoining part Of Ar
kansas were commenced. Yesterday
they were definitely concluded. When
We move again it will be the beginning
OF new campaign, even though We
travel over the same ground as before.
For the benefit Of those who have
friends in this regiment / now propose
to name the places through which We
have passed, in order that they may be
able TO trace our course on map if
they like to do it.
On the first day Of October we march
ed from Pond Springs, Camp McClcl-
Ian, so named by Gen. Lyon, bound for
Newtonia. Our frs! camp was place
OF SO little importance that it has no
name on the map. 1t is about eiyh /:
miles this slde of Mount Vernon. Next
day We marched through Mt. Verno u,
to Center Creek, near Minden, thence in
the night through Jollification to n ew-
tonia; thea to Cad Ely, Cassvile, X cits.
vile, Elkhorn Tavern, Pea Ridge,
Huntsville, Robinson, Usage Springs,
Fayetteville, back to Usage Springs,
thence to Ford's Farm, Keiis,ille, Three
Widows, up to which camp l believe
my former letters have followed our
journeyings.
AT the last camp we were told that
our days OF half ralons were ended
Didn't the boys have supper that
night? Well, after all, a fellow on half
Ia'ions is rather apt to 90 hungry part
OF the time.
We marched from TLrec Widows at
seven O'clock. and at night we encamp
cl at Marionville. There wo rested
four days,a wcnt to bed the night be-
fore the last entirely innocent of any
suspicion of the work which awaited US
in the morning.
But before l tell vou what we did, let
me tell you the immediate occasion for
our doing it. Some twenty miles from
he,e there is place called Lawrence
Mills, | bslieve, and for some time past
it has been held or fortified by force
consisting OF two companies Of Illinois
troops and three companies Of Missouri
State militia, all under command of an
Illinois officer, 1--WE tried hard to learn
his name, but can't We'll, the other
day a few fellows in butternut appeared
before the post with a summons to an
unconditional surrender. They said |
that they were the advance guard of
force of six thousand rebels, and that if
they didn't come down at once they
would murder every soul IN the fort !
Well, that was sufficiently savage, and
the valiant Ilinoisan made up his mud
that after all, "discretion" was good
thing under certain circumstances. l
am told by an officer high in command
in this regiment that he drew up his
forces in line and "squatted." Somehow
the Illinois boys managed to run away,
and we're not taken prisoners, but the
State militia were not so fortunate-
being taken and paroled. OF course
when the affair was reported at head
quarters it created pretty hubbub.
Gen. Heron sent off battalion of the
Let Iowa cavalry to see what they could
find, and orders were given for an
immediate march on this place.
About l2 o'clock Col. Leake sent or
ders to prepare to march at O'clock,
and our camp Immediately assumed a
very lively appdaraece. At u o'clock
we started.
Look at the map-Ozark is just about
twenty-five miles nearly due east from
Marionvllle. We marched in a north
easterly direction until We were within
three miles of Little York-then struck
off due east over the battle ground OF
Viii, on's Creek. At about 3 O'Clock p.
NJ. we halted on the banks ofthe Creek,
bathed our faces aud hands and feet in
it, drank Of its waters, and hoped that
We might encamp for the night by its
banks, but the powers that be bad writ
ten "Ozark," and on to Ozark We had
to 60. I
Duringa halt Of an hour, Captain
Tory and Charles Squires visited the
very spot where tho brave Gen. Lyon
fell, and stood upon the ground where
the Iowa First proclaimed to the nation i
what kind Of deeds she might expect ,
from the sons of the Hawkeye State.
Just as we started again a man Of
Company A died, very suddenly. He
VAS another Of our measles cases, and ,
b tho twentieth Of our men who have
lied since the Regiment was organized.
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