The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-01-08
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Mr. B5ia On last Monday eur Regi-
'nent vssdl lied, 10 guard tlfsl 1900 prison.
crs taken N WAsrsnsville. wlst were 10
arrive on thhight in charge of the 2Hh
Indiana. WAn Camp Benton at / o'clock
P. NJ with ny ! & iprovisIAss, apd marcl.(
ed through fht tty and t66k possession Of
the College B'A Apgs Of Doctor NJ cDcwell.
now Surgeon ,eral' ii TIE confsderate
army Thkse ldings hays, heicge ssen
occupied 81 Ger| 1foops. q a sbd q bave. s.. some
notoriety as . tlry post. The main
building il Of stol Inrkv oo{aror. three
story struotuse, \ = ~ ssuhwSrd hooking
domsIon the top of(hich III flapstsf,~;th
the tat'sred and ST st\gysemnsnts IT Nag.
an adjoining buiid On the right. il of4
brick, thres stories, A order of archifec-
ture unknown in ih\ooks. 4 sort olr cross
between aode~et nd an intlscl ~ :
tAppA with ~ l6ey SAst attemnt i
preserve the zsmshs = 80, ~
IuiA sgGofiSe q 81 anv 9th.
Ter. The McDwell del iblx prd6 6m,naass
che sbunding ~ tns, Is 5 S+re soaars]
one. tbree Stories also. 3 rooms1rDrmer.
IJy used Al lecture rooms. I non ,pied
BY the prisoners When Arrived al Nm.
tcrs were At work ccnver) 49, spoms
into comfortable quarters, b byecti ! trths
Tor hunks, three and four hiA Thc rocvns
are now flllcd with these I'd elorax7 strie.
lures, and the prisoners secsnS I've enioyine
themselves, and aSe dehghte\t I The good
treatment they are receiyingSOne large
room is used a. dining r6omS mother a.
cooki6om. The buildings aras supplied
with water and apparases for wa ing.
s The precise ceremony of the Sv,aand
|receps;ap Of 1900 secesh isad ps soiiej
MiGth-m he city papers. lhced de,e.
fer you to these well written repk ana
add Lahsrsbe 9d ase on Safr 50 tar ffhese-
Anthcfn gentlemen are conccrned at.I
tempt at escape will be dangerous fcA Aem.
Ore Of them crowded a guard . litt\too
hard TODAY, and received shot thA Arh |
both thighs, accidentally Of coarss, Sri
boys are on d,ssI every ether Say, SSr;;
ment being divided into two parts.
Standing guard alternately. This is Ii
overriding the thing. and the boys arev
just the humor to let their muskets off whe}
ever the rebels give occasion.
The 2dls in commend Of Lieut.. Col b.
ker who is excrting himself to the ntmas
t. sdischargc the responsible ard somewha
hazardous duty assigned us. Our entir
force. "fit for duty" is constantly employed
We are constantly on our guard against an
attempt to escape or rescue on the part (
sympathisers out>ide | hardly think an
such attempt viii be made, IS
This character Of service, must confes,
I do not like Wehave no opportunity f.
drill or instruction, excerpt in thai. Of gener;
duty. tits not unlikely that we NAV be RI
tanned here on this business long time
What disposition will be made Of the rebel
cannot even guess think "swearin
them and turning them loose is PLAYED ou
Their leaders seem, to be intelligent sort {
men. but Of the mass ofthcm, must say,
more stupid, uncouth. villainous set of me
I never saw. A large proportion Of ther
are boys and young men.
Our quarters are in block Of three stor
tenements, vacated and taken possession o
formerly iscd as boarding houses for tn
college The tenements are thirteen in nun
Der, just opposite the Colleg, on the sam
street. Each tenement viii comfortabl
quarter one company, but up to this tim
the 25th Indiana has occupied with MS, ms
king il very crowded. In day or I,rs--,'
Frvg1ment will retura and ."e'. =
Items of news viii be more readily pickle,
up by you than me. Matters of general in
terest you win receive daily, and need no
Fvepcat them. Reports are in circulation to
dAy Of movement from Cairo immediately
| knvsv not their foundation. only know
that se secnt Cos.mbus. =
The Third, Seventh and Thirteenth hav
'e'e 'aHp pen'cn tor the soutn' Prooaoi
.oWal'is ' : E'ha. 'nes''nents from ntner otate
nave a'soNcH. 'S"methtng up. Uen. turti
nave gone 2 no''a % take command.
I Inc neH'n ol our Regiment 's about q
USUAL. ! iave no hope oft being any BET
Yer wnie \ TINS LOCALITY. we are work. work.
nearly 70 fatn.s "a hat are We g 90! "a