The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-10-03

r. .. -. FickSDufE5 MISS. cSpt. 1o, Vo ~
Ma. EDIToR - I'D i
: Once more am back to nayregiment,
sharing the fare of the soldier.
find the troops here in much better /
health than L expected, from the ae-
counts had from here while in the
North. 1t is true that there is more sick |
ness here, at the present time, than dur
ing the Summer months, when the men
were engaged in :aanking Pemberton's |
army, but the sickness is mostly confined
to our fdcPherson's1 army corps, which
is garrisoning this port, and as we are,
auartered in the town--or near the same
unprotected from the suns rays, except |
bv shelter made by the men, and COM
PEELED, for the greater part, to use poor
water; it must be expected, that during
the past and present month, the sickly
season in the South, that some of the
men would get sick; but in the army
corps, camped in the timber, and where
good water is used the health of the men
was never better, and in our corps the
sick list is steadily on the decrease
While I was in the North our brigade
was out scout, which, for hardships and
suffering, was one of the worst ever made
by troops. They embarked on steamers
and proceeded up river to ''Goodriches
Land'n $50 miles north) and strck out
inf, tn e State of Louisiana, some ninety |
miles in search of rebels; some few hut
tern,1ts being found, but they retreated
,pon the approach Of the Yankees, burn
inc the bridge across Bayou Mason,
,,,. forces returned. The road trav-
.,ad nv on:.' men was over an immense
ho++o,, which IN the Summer was cover
ed with water, but How q perfect desert,
and running all the Wv through 'ltl'er
and tall weeds. The wet. .ther was very
warm, and many of the men le'l ol'' uli'''
bic to proceed from the effects Of l. e ll7"'
and the lack of water. When the c, ,'ul-
&nand returned 70 the river, several of the !
men were unable to return, land among
them was Surgeon W. II. Gibbon OF the
i5thl AMI were left at plantation some
forty miles from the landing. A flag OF
truce has been sent for. them and will
probably find the whole squad ''paroied.'
If Gen. Tuttle expects the support OF
the soldiers in his efforts 10 reach the
Governors Chair of the State of Iowa.
think he will be sadly disappointed when
the votes are counted When / went
North he had some friends in the Army,
but upon my return find that his friends
are deScrting him by scores, and do be-
lieye he will not get over thirty votes in
the 18th and tits the strongest democrat
ic Regiment from Iowa. But let the
Union men at home do their duty and /
have no fears of the result. Rally then
Union Democrats and Republicans, and
all who have the good OF the country at
heart, and elect the true hearted and
fearless Col. Stone for the worst of dis
eraces upon our State would be to have
the news go forth to the world, that Iowa
fhS PAONN tN%N''N 80
has won through her sons on the field, J
had elected copperhead Governor
While your boys are following our bullet
riddled--but victorious fag--oVer the
hills and through the -canehrakes of the
malarious South; exposing their breasts
to the bullets of the enemy, willing to
stand by the flag until they cause the en-
emy to fee from before them, or, like
true Patrio.s, die in the attempt; proud
in their dy 1g mons nts to know, that
they are permitted to die that their coun-
try may live. See you te it, Union men
of Iowa, that we are SUPPORTED, and that
earnestly and nohly: and no better can
you do it. than by railying around the
Union ticket and forever burying in po-
litieal grave the supporters of treason
Your sons, your brothers. your friends,
now in thearmy, demand it; justice to
those who have fallen in the fight for lib
crty, or have fallen a prey to disease and
death in the hospital, demands that you
do your duty. The vacant seats around
the family table-Seats which Shall forev
er remain vacant. and that by efforts of
traitors N arms, who met your sons and