Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-01

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marched some ten miles or 90, when We
encamped. II was the dispersion of the
"Army Of the Frontier" Yesterday We
marched three or four miles farther TO this
this place, | suppose, to get q moro con-
venient camping place. The is no doubt
but We are recognizing the army for
our next movement.
On the day on which l wrote my last
letter, there was perfect rush Of troops
into Ozark, and the tide did not stop
flowing until there was scarcely foot
| Of ground unoccupied on the bottoms OF
which spoke, and a considerable body
was encamped on the hills which encom-
pass the fat on all sides. We have new
or been in place where We had so large
force in sight as we had at Ozark. The
day after we arrived there, the Medical
Director of this department, with bis
staff, came into camp for the purpose OF
examining the sick, and sending such OF
them as were not ikey to get well soon,
to the hospital at Springfield. This was
long job, and kept the doctors very
busy for rather more than two dsys, a,
the end Of which time force Of disabled
men which would have startled you was
started eff for that place. The entire
18th Iowa Regiment was sent there to
rest. Great numbers from other regi-
mcnts, and about 70 from the Goth,
swellcd the column. | have heard that
there were fewer from our regiment than
from any other in the army. Company
ID sent seven, viz: Corporsls J. {. Kim
caid and WIN. L. Mclaughlin priyates
7. J. Bradley, VIM. Coles, Sam. Jones,
George Alters and Il. s. Goodcn. None
of these men were very sick. Some OF
them have spraincd their feet or ankles.
Some have aundice, which has been OF
late rather common disease, and you
can readily see what an impeachment -
men, who require to ride, would be on a
march, when you consider that a reg
ilneut has only three ambalances, and
that seven men sill load any one OF them
to its fullest capacity.
And now, that | am on this subiec.,
! want to speak Of shameful abuse of
power, or privilege, I'm not sure which,
which hes existed in this regiment too
long. | mean the case with which GER
tain OF our shoulder.strapped gentrr have
been able to secure seats 10 the ambu-
lances the utter heartlessness with
which they have taken IL ose seats, and
the stoical indifference with which they
have retained them, even though
at every step of the march, their pi,ilcss
gaze might fall on the sick and lame aud
foot sore soldiers Of the Regiment,
whose inability TO march, nay, to wa K
even, was prtent TO the whole command
do not intend to g,umble much, either
10 these letters or out of them ain
my style; but when see Captains and
Lieutenan's habitualy making their
marches IN easy wagons, enjoying their
case at the expense of men who pain
fully drag themselves into the camp at
| night, only to lie down and die before
morning, while their own companios
often come in without a comm ssioned
officer in sight of them, | can't helt
thinklng-could YOU! Well, we now
hope that these fellows will either have
to walk or resign, for at Ozark good
many orders were issued, looking to the
greater efficiency OF the army, and
among Others one regulating this very
matter. No officer or man will be nj.
lowed TO ride unless he is furnished with
q document from the doctor stating his
inability 10 march.
We are also officially told that VIC
| are TO be furnished with donb uuanti
ty Of clothing, inc uding shoes and
stockings. which things are sadly need.
ed BY almost every man in tho Reri.
ment. HE army shoes are very poo.
things. | threw nibe away At Pea
Ridge. had another pair in nv koap
sack, and have not suffered, but other,
have not been so fortunate, ana sore
and bleeding feet have been altogether
too common.
read the other day that "the war
would never end SO long as our soldiers
were provided with such extrayacan,
trans. The rebels go half-fed aud half.
clad, and we must get into that style oil
thing before We shall ever w.lip them.
Well, the gentleman who wrote that
was irregular correspondent of some pa.
per. lie rldes horse, carries neither
knap,sck nor gun, at night he seeks,
and generally finds, comfortable quar-
tiers in house near headquarters, takes
a good supper b. cheerful fire, sets
down and whites mp his days work. adds
some such valuable reflections as the
above, or else enl'ghtens the public on
the political notions OF the soldiers, (for
some papers keep their political editors
with the army, and some of their views
are amazingly original pockets his paw.
often very large, with a regularity un.
known to the men whose welfare he is
SO solcitous about, sleeps securely