Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-04-03
MILITARY MATTERS AT DAyEN.
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A correspondent writing from Davenport
under date ofMarch 10th says:
I We'have had some pretty lively times her,
in Davenport for few days past. The "Un
len Brigade" has been stationed here fol
some time waiting for paymaster to coin,
around to pay them off. Last week Majol
Smyth arrived with the long looked for Green
backs, and about, the same time an orde,
came from Gen. Pope to have the men SEN
to St. Louis as soon as paid It was though
that many Of them would desert after they
got their money, and that others would have
good old time about town, drinking and
spreeing generally. To avoid this, an orde,
was issued By Col. Grier, (Capt. Hendcr.
shots successor) to have them march down
from camp, and 60 board the boat where
they would be paid, and Immediately star.
for st. Louis. This cxaspcratcd the boys
so much that they could not be controlled,
and they swors they never would step on
board boat until after they got their pay,
That night they went to the theatre, en-
n'asss, and after drinking considerable, Capt
Palmer, Of the 9Th, picked quarrel with
George West, editor Of the Democrat and
Nesos. West managed to escape aftor re.
ceiving several blows from Capt. P.'s cane,
and after running against the fists of a large
number Of the soldiers. The ball was now
fairly opened. The soldiers walked up and
down the hall using the most obscene and
and profane language imaginable, insulting
the ladies on the stage, and everybody in
the hall. They then planned an attack on
the Democrat and News office, and also Col.
Grier's Office, and threatened to dernolish
both before morning. a note was sent to
the Colonel who immediately ordered a
strong guard. from Camp Mcclellan to pro-
tect the Office. The soldiers, finding Capt,
Litter with twenty Of his best men-all old
soldiers-at the Office waiting for them, very
wisely concluded to let the job out, and at.
ter going to the Burtis House and abusing
Gen. Baker awhile, they all went to CAMP
Many ofthcm have been on a "big drunk
ever since, and it has been hardly safe for o
person to be out after dark, A guard has
been stationed at the Colonel's Office every
night since the above occurrence. To day,
to the great delight Of the citizens Of Daven.
port, they were placed on board the Canada
and are now en- route for st. Louis. The
z" Union Brigade" will long be remembered
~ the people Of this place. There are some
first.rate men in the Brigade, but they are
scarce-few and far between. a., ,
The 9th Cavalry have gone into winter
quarters at Iowa City. They were about
ten days going from here to that place owing
to the bad state of the roads They will
leave for the North west in a week or two
The 7th Cavalry are now organizing here
They number now only about 400 men,.
Some time will probably. elapse before the
regiment is full. A great many soldiers who
have been absent without leave are con-
ing in under the Presidents proclamation
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WHAT SOLDIERS THINK OF NoRrnERN Cor
PERHEADs.--The three following extracts arc
too good to be lost and VIC publish them to
show how obnoxious in the eyes Of our sol
dicrs are the copperheads of the North. 4
correspondent of tho Chicago Tribune, wri,
ting to that paper from near VickshGFg says:
n.y." heard q distinguished officer Of this de.
partment remark this morning that If he had
eighty thousand of your Northern rebel
Democrats, brigaded and down here, he VOID
take Vicksburr inside Of ten DAY.. or lo-e
every man in the attempt, ara Re vo,tllRt
care d--n aehiah "a
Another soldier writing home says:
"As am an Illinois man, and there arc
great many Of us out here, !, perhaps, may
be permitted to drop hint to the copper
heads at home. find this whole country
down here full Of just such Union men as
they are. These are the devils that bush
whack, and stay at home to do it, They are
for the Union, but-.hey are for whipping
the rebels, but-&c The way we treat them |
here is first give them the contents Of the
gun, and then the butt" F"@a-..F
An Irish soldier of the 18th Massachusetts,
regiment, writing to a friend from the camp
at Maryland Heights, Oh st. Patrick's day,
expresses his opinion Of the peace" men
and their schemes in very free style, thus
= 4" cannot imagine anything more mean
and dispicable than cowardiy, sncaking,
snivelling, cringing, whining, soulless cop
perhead. A copperhead has as much pasri-
otism as lobster, and AS much courage as
bull dog. He would sell his grandmother in
to slavery, if he got a good price for her,
and would give his children cent each to
go to bed without their supper, and then
steal the cents from them when they got to
sleep, so as to have then to operate with in
the same way the night following" ,.4.r
annals or TowA.--A committee Of pub
lication consisting Of Rev. f. Oliver, E. Spen-
Ger, President Of the State University, and
Geo. II. Jerome, Editor Of tho Iowa City Re.
publican, appointed by the State Historical.
Society, have announced that they will pub
lish during the month of April two numbers,
and thereafter one number quarterly Of a
periodical, entitled Aanals Of the State HIS
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