Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-04-04
Correspondence Of the Gazette.
From the Sd Regiment Iowa Infantry.
Or BOARD THE STEAMER 1ArAS. |


having more water, more mud, wetter blank
cts and poorer fare. This morning we left
Savannah and have moved up the river a
few miles and are now busy cooking rations,
cleaning guns, distributing cartridges and
such like preparations. For three or four
days it has been rain, rain, and many Of the
boys have been obliged to sleep in wet clothes
and wet blankets. Last night it rained hard
and our condition could hardly have been
worse. The Iatan, which is an old boat, be-
gan to grow leaky in her roof and even the
cabin hardly afforded a place of shelter. In
addition to all these things we are labor
ing under the same curse that we have al
ways labored under, that is lazy, needless,
and indifferent quarter master, and our fare
has been hard. Thanks to the Colonel, for
he makes some effort to compel him to do his
duty. ...s ....--.. ....-
! Our Colonel ever since he came back to
the regiment has apparently done all he
could to make the situation Of the boys as
comfortable as possible, and no is beginning
| W oe opPiSSsated W ttlciII.
There are some sixty boats at Savannah,
and at this place, which is nearly opposite,
Pittsburgh. Whether we are to have an ac-
ton soon or not is unknown, but our officers
and men are getting ready. Isupposc that we
are to leave the boat soon and make short
march. A gunboat came up with us and
shelled the woods to ascertain if there was
masked battery laying in wait for us, but
nothing was discovered. =
MARCH 16Tn.-Thc boats that went up the
river ahead of us came back last evening. 1t
was found impossible to land on account of
the high water. Several batteries were land
ed and some infantry, but the water rose so
fast they were obliged to gee upon board as
soon as possible, the men wading up to their
waist in the water. One field-piece believe
was lost in the river. What will be the next
move is unknown, asyct. We have no news
here. doubt not, you, reading your morn
ing papers are better posted as regards our
destination than we are. We get no papers,
and ask in vain is it all quiet on the Poto-
mac has Curtis taken Price in Boston Noun
tains, and is the painful runor true that ST.
gel fell in the fight. All these questions we
daily ask ourselves, but are not able to form
a response. s....,
Our situation is not as comfortable as it
might be, hard fare has brought on the bow
el complaint, and nigh one hundred and fifty
attended surgeons call yesterday. The Co..
onel does what he can. To-day he compelled
the Quarter masters to furnish us fresh beef
and we are just now taking it aboard. Our
idea of good quarters are doubtless quite DIFF
| ferent from what the readers of the GAZETTE
are.
! Last night I overheard two fellows con-
graduating themselves upon the nice bed
they were having for the nj ght, and the sleep
they were to have in consequence of it
What do you think was their nice bed p
We'll, upon the hurricane deck they had
stretched a wet tent out and raised it up so
as to make shelter should it rain, under
this was spread out, first wet tick, then a
wet blanket, then their ovcrcoats, partially
wet, upon which they were to lie with KNAPP
sacks for pillows, and over them was spread
the blankets partially dried. This was the
nice bunk they had prepared for themselves
and doubt not they slept soundly and WELL
MARCH 17rH.-Last night we landed aud
pitched our tents and to-day we have been
busy bringing up stores from the shore, and
as soon rs our teams come up from Savannah
We move some mile and half and go upon
the right Of Hurlbert's Brigade We are not
in Hurlberts Brigade, however | under
stand that he said he should like to lead the
Third into battle but he knew the Third had
no confidence in him. lie is sound there
He said yesterday, in hearing of the boys,
that the Third must take care of itself, I'M
mediately one of the boys sung out "all
aboard for Shelbna," having reference to the
drunk he had when he was on his way to re-
inforce COL Williams at that place
The weather for two days has been very
fine. Our movements now indicate that we
are to march through the country.
To-day we got Chicago papers of the ! 3.f
and 18th, giving news of the battle between
Price and Curtiss, and that Mcclellan had
taken the wooden guns Of Centerville
There has been but little diminishing nea,
this place as yet. One of our regiments had
two men taken prisoners, and the day after
our Cavalry came in contact with some rcbe
cavalry. We made a charge upon them and
killed one of their captains. Last night 9
boat coming up the river was fired into kill
ing two OF the Iowa Eighth and woundne
one or two others.
MARCH 21.--Yesterday we moved cam,
about two miles from the landing, where WI
are now encampcd waiting for move to be
made in some direction Our regiment has
been formed into a brigade with the Ilinoi.
2Sth SD and 4lst, and believe 18th Ohio
Light Artillery, Col. Williams acting Brira
der. We are in the 4th Division command
ed by Hurlbert. .af.
The roads arc in a sorry condition at thu
present time and are growing worse if posi-
bic. There is but little pleasant weather here
this spring, now and then the sun comes ou
and we have a couple of days of fine weather
To- day it has been cold and very damp, oc
casionally raining little. &C.,.
MARCH 24.-Still in camp with weathe,
more pleasant. Yesterday l noticed the
peach trees in bloom.
The rebel forces reported at Corinth think
are myth. The health of the regiment i:
better and will be in good condition by tn,
time we are called upon to march.
| ST. CHARLES.
YANCy NOT CAPTURED Cairo cores
pendent Of the Chicago Tribune writes:
Yancy, the great Southern What Is 1t, has
not been captured, as see reported by tele
graph. He has arrived safely at New Or
l,n. Il IL 4