The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-08-01
Richmond, . Wayne County, Indiana
THE eAAaPAnM m MISSOURI.
By w. srpFIrLp.

The Notifications as Cape Giradeau over.
looking the city, were about finished at the
time OF our arrival. sod we're garrisoned by
the Sth Missouri. COL NJ. l.. Smith. and a
Chicago battery OF artillery under Captain
Ta, lor. The works were protected by Col
umbiads, and long 80 pounders AID en-
tEenchments were thrown up in every direc-
tion. commanding the city. A quaint look
ing windmill. stood Ia one corner. reminding
the traveller of m old spanish forti6cs.ioo
10 its character. From the ramparts. the
Mississippi could be seen for miles stretch
ing along the base Of The hills. its broad
bosom covered wiit steamers, filed with
troops and provisions. To the South lay
the town. built principally OF brick. looking
quite business like. with its Zee, Of siean-
ers at The levee, and still farther below.
embowered in trees. lay the Catholic Col
lege. with its chapel and heavy gilt cross
| cleaning from the spire in the sunlight like
Furnished gold Adjutan, Miller. and my :
self having visited ttss fortific ca;ions and re-
p RED to the commanding officer, who
couli not definitely inform as as to the
whereaboutsof our column, we concluded
70 take up our Quarters at the "St Charles
Hotel" until We could make arrangements
to get a convey ance TO jackson. twelve
miles distant, where Col. Turchin was.
At,his hotel we found Captain Stuart aud
Lieut. Lamberson Who wsre also waiiing
transportation eotfe regiment. We finally
came to an argreemsst. that il We could hear
definitely where the regiment was, We
would start the next day. So We resolved
to while away the rest of the day in reading
and writing home; there being no service
even in The Catholic Church. The day
was warm. and slowly dragged away
Curtis was sick. and Miller was down in
the dumps. / went to slesp and did not
awake until three o'cloek nearly loosing my
di lner by laziness. After dinner in COM
pany with Lieut.. Mitchell of the Chicago ar
tillery, l took chair on the verandah to
enjoy good cigar. While We were con-
versing. q bugle wa. heard. and looking up
the hill we descriedt long line of Cavalry
winding down the ELL towards the hotel
Who could it be? vas the query. Slowly
they rode down the main street and filing
| in front of the hotel four Of the party dis:
mounted. The foDmost one on q white
horse, which looked the worse for wear.
dressed in q dirty brown linen coat was
Deacon Bross of Chicago Tribune notorie-
| ty. The second. sressed in the plain un-
dress uniform of 1rigadier General Of the
|
Gen. Pren,iss OF or Brigade. The third
from herse Of imA snse proportions. dress
ed in . plain blue dsouse, with . portfolio
iR iNapn 3ne hand. end ssbrs And pissols p in hi:
face should nave sook him for . brigand
Tor some wild Jayha vker. bat . friendly
grasp OF the hand. and q few pleasant spo-
ken words denotedhim ~ Henri LOWE the
l. of
OF him. was raw ,oned sinewy man OF
Herculanesn proportions. dressed in plain
red shirt. black pant and military cap. who
Grants Scoul.* A6fth individual dressed
in plain black cloths Of digni6sd APPEAR
ance, mounted a supb chesnut sorrei horse
panied by . Captain and Lieutenant who
r.de on each side of i'm, dismouated and
came with Gen. Press up stsirs. There
was an air about thiatter parsonage which
ATTRACTED my attepn, and turning to
Mitchell said:
Lieutenant. who o you think that gen
tleman is? He is evenly nut an Army
| oficer, for he is not uniform"
Il do not know. ssuppose We enquire
said Mitchell. esq
"Be it 50 then" " my answer. Going
out into the entry n Gen. Psentiss. with
this gentleman. bacH whom WAS Deacon
, Bross. The Deac ,reemed happy to see
me. and turning to {. officer at his side in
! troduced him to me Captain Lsgow of
Gen. Grants staff hile was wondering
, where General GraDas. and about to ask
i Capt. Lagow who the Individual We
! were much inferred 10. Capt. Stuart oi
). the 18th lied me and stated he had
= made arrangements 90 to jackson in the
morning where the igade vas quartered,
Gen. Prentiss being g. d under arrest for
y misdemeanor and G, Cook of the 7th H.
s linois acting Brigadiso was informed
9 but -hich afterwardroved to be ru.
70 NOR.
: "Do you know srt. who that gentle.
IS mao was who rode efchesnut sorrsl?'
10 Il do not, SIR"
Mitchell. 1 thine il some Distinguish.
Z ed prisoner am q to ask shA Deacon
just as l was ~ to vacate my seat.
Ie who should appear, Capts. Hillyer and
Z Lagow, who comned . pleasant conver-
id sation.
1t "Caps. Lagow. o is that gentleman
{. who rode in on thslendid chestnut sorrel
10 this afternoon. l sose be is some .esesh
os prisoner whom yoye frozen to out at
It. Jackson. % M
The Captain b into laugh. saying
"Don't you knwho that is ye.e''
mo Sir" wasrssponse.
:. "Why sir, the lem.n whom you took
to be . sesesh per. is nooe other thas
= Maj. Gen. UivseAGraat. commanding s.
- e. Department ossouri." "a
VS. for oneofounded but I made
the best ofit. Ig the evening I Walk
ID ed out spon then and received IN in
n PRODUCTION to thaeral from his aid Capt.
IT Legow. He smoking . short clay
ne pips. and vas veoarteous and agreea-
o. Biz BE laugheartily q my mistake.
- and quite fan acquaintaace vss com.
meneed. Durty oonsectiou With the
army in his dement,. ever foaud him
is. . prompt oficeoldirr aud . gsntIsmaa
- tia every respeA although some sa vious
% loa hie suocsssfe sodsavosed 20 win