The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-02-17

which the following Is copy:
HEADQUARTERS % BRIaApE.)
Disr. OF JACKSON, TENN,
CAMP REED, Feb. 3D., 1863.
SPECIAL ORDER NOT.
The commanding officer of the lO3d Repi-
ment III. Vol. Inf, and the commanding off
Ger of the 9th Regiment, Iowa Vols Inf,
will forthwith make a detail of ten men from
each of their respective regiments, to make
rails, and rebuild the fence south of their en-
campment, and owned by Mr.. Parkman, which
has been destroyed since the encampment of
these regiments in their present localitg.
This detail will be made as far as possible.
from those who destroyed said fence, if ttey can
be ascert0ned, if not, from the different COM
panes equally.
By command of G. L. DuYHAM
Col com Dig Brigade.
To Col. JAMES j. GILBERT, CONG 9th
Regiment Iowa Vols.
JNo r. SIMPSON, Actg Asst Adj't Gen.
The italics are as in the original.
This order involves the splitting of about
800 rails by the two regiments, and the
building Of some 40 PANELS of fence.
The labor is nothing, but the principle
is what grinds. The facts are these ::
or Our brigade moved out to this camping
PUN if'"~-io.L - on,on
ground, 1t was near night. That night
1t commenced to rain, and rained all the
next day. The next night the rain turn
ed into snow, and it showed "a hours.
making in all 48 hours storm, and then
come oil very cold. During this time
the two regiments used about 800 rails.
we were encamped in the woods, and
had nothing but green wood to burn, and
had to make fires and cook out doors.
Nothing has been said by Col. CYRUS
L.. Durham, of the 50th Indiana who
was and is III command of the Brigade.
until to-day, when we received the fore
going order. What noteriety the afor-
SAID Coz. thinks to gain by such a course,
Is hard to imagine. What rule of war
'are, or order, or reason, authorizes hin,
to issue the same is more than | am abIa
to tell. 1t would have been much more
TO his credit, and made the soldiers
much more willing TO fight for him, if
during that storm he had sent man to
apprise the fence, and other rails in the
vicinity, and receipted for them, and had
them hauled TO the regiments, and used
for fire. Another thing would add i'm
mortality to him, who having the power,
would exercise it, by taking from the
rebels and traitors in this vicinity, some
OF their fat cattle and hogs, and distrib.
ute TO US, instead Of the rotten pork we
now have. Here we are in the heart of
rebeldom, and where there is plenty Of
lat cattle and hogs, and yet the soldiers
are compelled TO live on half rotten meat
1t was maxim with Napoleon and
all good generals TO see That their soldi
ers were we'll fed and well clothed. But
IN these latter times a general in the
field, or Col. commanding brigade.
in violation Of the letter and spirit of the
laws of Congress, and the general orders
from the War Department, compel their
soldiers TO live on rotten meat, and
guard their enemy's stores, and Gu.
green wood in inclement storms, to cook
the said meat by, while the Aforesaid Cyl I
or General or both, live in a fine house.
with servants TO wait on them, and re-
ceiye presents of the rebels in and about
this place, for which they give them
such protection. This is the reason WHY
we are SO long in putting down this re-
belllon. Ii it had been, and was cow
the policy OF the generals in the field, to
use every means in their power to hurt
the rebels, and in an authoritative man
ner, take whatever there is in this coun-
Try TO su6slst our men upon, and keep
them moving in the direction Of the
enemy, i t would have been far better for
our cause, and much more TO the injury
Of the Southern Confederacy.
Our trip into Mississippi demonstrated
The fact, that the people of the South,
where they have not been overrun BY J.
he enemy, have enough to live upon.
10000 men in body, could, by using
lue procaution, subsist upon the rebels,
md move from Corinth to Mobile, Now
Why not mount 10000 men, and take
about 10000 on foot, with prope.
amount Of light artillery, and 60 from
Jorinth TO Mobile, taking whatever
here was of horses for the men 10 ride,
nd mules aud wagons for carrying pro
'isiors, and what provisions we can find
n our march. BY such course we
could destroy the communications be
ween the rebels in the east and in the
.est, and 10000 men in The rear, with
ur ships Of war in front, might capture
hat rebel strong hold in short time.
his would hurt the rebellion in more
iays than one, and would at the same
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