Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-02-22
DAKOTA rERRfTORY-MIL
AND CIVIL AFFAIRS.
Correspondence Of the Sioux City Register.
YANKrox, Fs4 18th, 1862.

Correspondence Of the Sioux City Register.
YAExrox, FsA 18th, 1862.
NEssRs. EDl7oKs IL had occasion a
short time since TO drop into the drill.
room Of Co. a. Dakota Volunteers,
who are now quar,ered q. this place. and
it was truly surprising to see with wha.
rapidity and accuracy Of movement ,hi.
6ne Company goes through the various
forms of drill Under the thorough system
Of tactics enforced BY Lieut. PLo1uorr,
who has served in the armies both Of G er.
many and the United States. this Comps.
ny has in the short space Of three weeks
become 10 thoroughly schooIed in military
movements that the men now make very
fine appearance on their daily parade
The Company At present, consists OF eisi.
ty-,hree able. bodied p;o"eers, The real
nerve and bone Of the West, who, when
they say SHOOT mean it; and in their
very eyes they "look shoot" As proof Of
this need only cite . single instance
which occurred few days ago in the drill
room: The Company was drawn up in
front and rear rank all looking fierce,
with sashi"g arms and bris.ling bayonets,
(which BY the way they keep ~ bright as
siivsr) and just ~ the order "ready r.
ain r." FIRE |" was given, tall. six foo.
Yankee, we'll known in your city as
"LIxsrR J,x." CHANGED to pass in from,
Of the ranks, and casting his eye askancc
be saw the small eyes Of the solAiers
squirting along their empty muske. bar
rels, as hs thought, plump q. his own
head and rs The word fire" Vas given .
clink Of locks was heard, and down drop
ped our FREUD "L,MBEx' like q struck
bullock to the floor. However, he soon
rose blood!ess and unhurt from bis laugh
able position.
The Company's drill hours are from 10
till II o'clock. and from 2 to 4 O'Clock, P.
N. Of each day. and whenever the weather
is too severe to adsit Of drill upon tho
streets, they 60 through their military
training in the from, half OF the Surveyor
Generals Office. which they occupy ~ a
drill room. Mach credit is awardable to
our acting Governor HUTCHINSON, for his
assuming the responsibility of procuring
for the Company :heir comfortable quar-.
ters and regular rations.
The supplies are furnished by CHas P.
BoocE, Of your city, who has opened his
quarters here at the old Executive Office
The soldiers mess house 10 near the
Dakotian Office. on Broadway, and their
sleeping apartments are in Bramole's new
hall and in the Company's drill room -
Everything about their quarters Is snug
and neat, and there appear TO be no wrAng
ling or envious feeling among officers or
soldiers.
An order was received FROM the War
Department iastructins the Governor to
form this Company into . Cavalry Com.
pany Of l0l mounted men, 10 be stationed
in the Territory for the protection Of sni
grafton and sett', msrts. This is an honor
to the Company aud beneG. to the Ter
ri,ory Of which We uay we'll feel proud.
The passing aud requesting Of a mount
ed company Of armed men to and from
different I..nts on our frontier. will have
. decided effect in humblny the naughty
spirit Of troublesome bands of indiana.
Aside from military matters in Dakota,
there is little Of interest to relate, Tor our
young Territory at presen, il big with
maS,ial life The first session Of our Leg.
islature will meet on on the lI,h Of March
Then tho "graad army" Of Dako,a will
have their hand, fu!! to preserve order IN
the Lower House. Wire.pu!lin. an! pipe.
laying has commenced for Offering the
two Houses. Politics are discarded. Tho
Capitol question, also, enters largely i"su
the calculations Of designing s"ads. Mex.
summer will witness stirring times in ps-
ko'a. After the Spring session VIC shall
enter upon the campaign Of oar first gen
eral election, and $50 thereafter will he
convened second session Of The Legis'a.
ture. With this, and the s,irrin, rule OF
fife aud dram, the Glittering arms, dash.
ios cavalry, and the tramp" tramp
Of military, vii! mako rather Lively basi-
ness 10 and about Yank.on. FEDERAL
The Cost Of War.