The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-08-12

Moscow, TsNN., July 96, 1868

Army Corre1D0n00n0o.
Moscow, TsSS.. July IS. 1868
Dean TINES My attention has bsso
called to letter published in the Nssss Of
June 10th, written by J. B. Mckinney.
Commissary Sergeant Of this regiment. ADD
as am no letter writer, shall not atts@pe
to 90 through his labored attempt to extri-
cate himself from low transaction, but
will wait tho issue Of trial by court mar
tial now pending, In which the said McKin-
ney is witness. II possible I will pro.
cure copy his testimony and send to you;
if it does not satisfy any honest man Of
fraudulent transactions coa,ins under his
eye With his consent, and approval.
then am to blame with that leave tho
public 70 judge; am through with him.
As to statements Of this man Or that man.
will say that there are times when some
men can be got to sign almost their own
death warrant But enough his letter
will show for itself.
Ths eth is still at Moscow, enjoying
ourselves as best we can under this south
ern sun, which. by times gets pretty hot. but
I think not hotter than you have had in
old Clayton. We have got along with
warm through the greater part of July. and
aatter ourselves that We are able to stand
August and September, provided always.
that health is spared US. We have no sick.
ness to amount to much in the regiment
most are very healthy and the good news
from the front Of our lines keeps up spirits
so that there is no time to get sick. Tho
chicken hearted. homesick, and diseased,
having been all cleaned out, We now have
noble regiment Of men, that any
many may feel proud to command, and I
cannot avoid saying that old Clayton bears
her part well her two companies, and part
Of the thirc, rack amongst the best com.
panies: D, and z, outnumber, for duty,
any other Co. in the egiment at this tine
and have done so for several months
What do you think Of that for old Clayton
county, Now We want O few conscripts
to All up the places made vacant by the
death Of some Of our brave boys, and We
don't want any but good men. If you
have any such drafted let them come, and
we will place them on the same footing
with ourselves. We want no whining cop
perhead, nor negro worshipper - neither.
make good soldiers. Still, if you cannot
keep them quiet send them down here and
We viii teach them how to honor the Old
Flag and keep step to the music Of the
Union.
Col. Gilbert is in command Of our brig
ada-headquarters at LAGRANGE. Lieut..
Olmstcad is one Of his aid de camps
Lieut. Col. Lake is sick, and tho regiment
is commanded by Maj. Howard, one of the
very best men and one who will one day
make his marke be is every inch q gentlo-
man and a soldier
We have had no disturbance at this place
yet. and think the rebs will keep pretty
quiet. We have had two companies Of the
9th Ill. cavalry with us until to-day; but
this morning they pulled up stakes and
marched for Memphis, and it is now re-
ported that we are to have companies Of the
Iowa 81 cavalry. lam of the opinion that
there is another Grierson raid to be made
somewhere IRON Memphis. 4 part Of the
7th ILL., cavalry passed through here from
Lagrange to Memphis to day you will
hear from them perhaps before this reaches.
you. Grierson is trump and no mistake.
Negroes coming into our lines from
Louisiana, say that the people there don't
know that Vicksburg has fallen into our
hands, and they claim victory in Penn
sylvania. The weather here is not extreme.
ly warm; it is rather on the cool order by
times. We have had showers frequently,
keeping the air cool.
Fruit is quite plenty apples, peaches
and pears ali begin to get ripe. Cows aud
chickens are scarce, hence we get neither
butter nor eggs. Potatoes and tomatoes Are
very scarce, and We get no melons; green
corn begins to come in little. The farm
ers heretofore having depended on the ne
gro help, seem to be at stand what to do.
They are raising nothing 10 amount to
| much
SUNDAY, July 26.'
will close this by time the cars arrive
with the mail, but not not until look over
ana see what news we get
We have service regularly on Sabbath by
the Chaplain, and praye: meetings three
times week, and discover that since the
arrival Of the chaplan's lady, (who is Z
lady in every sense of the word, } the meet
ings are much better attended. This is
only another instance Of the influence, or
good, Of woman in her true character. We
have the pleasure of visits from several
very excellent ladies', viz: Mrs COL Gilbert,
Mrs. COL Lake, Mrs. Doctor Sanbourn,
Mrs. Bordwel, Chaplain's lady, Mrs. Capt,
Haslip, Mrs. Lieut.. John E. Peck, Ms.
Lieut. Harrington, (Aj't). There are 9th
ers, wives Of private soldiers, whose names
I am not familiar with. With such list
as the above named ladies amongst US, At
such times as these, it is not to be wonder
I'd at that the moral condition of our regi-
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