White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-09-11
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Array Letter.

ADVANCE OF THE Army OF TIE MrssIssIPPf,l
Near Reinzi. Miss, August IS, 1862. 3,
FhEsD MrLLER:-Only having had papel
acquaintance with You, the style of which
liked much, and which has nearly been severed
BY time and distance, (for only now and then a
copy Of the White Cloud Chief strays into
camp, which is greeted, I assure you, like ar
old frieud,) this acquaintance should like to
renew, IL by strategy can do 80.
Our regiment, the notorious Kansas 7th, with
the Iowa I'd and Michigan % Cavalry, under
Gen. Granger. occupy position in the advance
The main force remains in and about Corinth
and though We have remained long time in
our present camp, waiting some general move.
ment, We hare not been entirely idle. The
small bands left to harass the pickets and fora
ging parties Of our army, have been hunted and
driven entirely away BY US, so that scouting
parties return from a Reconnaissance of thirty
miles southwark, and report no signs of the
enemy.
Although they appear to rely on us As fight
ing regiment, I am sorry to inform you that we
stand in bad repute with the higher officers
here in command, and they do not hesitate to
manifest it in mean, low, contemplate man
ner, unbecoming officers holding high positions
in our army. The last unkind cut was from
Gen. Rosecrans, who issued an order for pay
masters to withhold our pay until the sum of
81 900 was paid for Secesh tobacco and sugar
said to have been used BY three companies Of
this regiment, while on detached service at
Trenton. If they be guilty, (which no court
martial has determined,) the innocent suffer
alike with them. through this unjust order, and
many honest, upright men, whose families de-
pend solely upon the little compensation they
receive from Government for their services,
must manage to do without it. Il is true, We
dare to differ with them in regard to the man
ner of prosecuting this war, but still they should
be magnanimous enough to do us justice. We
ask nothing more. :. HeGI bus
And now let me say, tfor I have an opportu.
nity Of knowing, being private in the ranks,
and nothing at stake,) that all of the statements
in circulation with regafd to robberies and 9th.
sr excesses committed BY the Kansas 7th, are
most villainous SANDERS. It is true, that while
n Missouri, under officers who we're snartine
'nder wrongs committed BY the people Of that
State, in days gone BY, and thinking the proper
lime had come for retaliation, We were ordered
n on our nerve. And that there was some tall
ayhaWking, done up in good style, no one dis
'utes. II was there We established the name
md reputation Of Jayhawkep; and which other
egiments with which We have been associated
ance have not been slow to take advantage Of,
md many is the lad We have picked up palming
himself OF on these most smiahle Seeessionists
Is one of the Kansas 7th. have now been in |
ervice one year. In that time have seen
ONE troo's; and I have yet to see the cavalry
egiment Of volunteers, a regards discipline, |
ppearance, intelligence, and general conduct,
hat s1cels this notorious regiment.
The health Of our men has never been better
han at present. 1t d . pleasing contrast be-
ween their rugged, healthy sppea,anes, and
he sallcw, sickly looks Of the natives here,
'ho begin to think that one Of them whipp;ns
We Yankees Is oil gas. Most Of us were plea
assly disappointed in rela ton to the climate
ere. We imagined vs should be parched IN
'ish the heat, or be eaten up BY mosquitoes,
hich, however, 10 not %. The days are re.
'arkably warn and salty, bat the nights ex.
'enely cool-so .ueA %. shat sopetimes q
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