The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-26
From the l4th Iowa.
COLUMBUS, KY, Sept.

COLUMBUS, KY, Sept. 19, 1868.
Editor burlington HaDk-Eye-SIR:- I
have thought as good many writers have
been noting you the welfare of the different
Iowa regiments in the field, it would not
be amiss for the 14th, once more to claim
small space in your well filled columns
to let their friends know they are still liv
ing, and taking lively interest in home
affairs and politics. Our duty since COM
ing into this District has been very heavy,
moval of Gen. Ashboth, Aug. A. his sue
cessor, Gen. Smith, has cut down our
guard details at least 25 per cent. Indeed,
it was time, for the boys were beginning to
"let down." under such severe duty, COM
ing on guard every third day regularly
There is at this Post at present, four reg
iments Of men, three white and one color
ed, respectively the Nth and 32d Iowa, the
31st Wisconsin, infantry, and the I'd Ten
nessee heavy artillery, this colored regi-
ment is in process of organization under
| command Of Col. Adams, and bids fair to
soon be ready to send down the "ribber to
| jine de odder colored troops" where it will
be regularly brigaded and put into service.
| The health of our regiment since coming
here has been tolerably good, despite the
hard guard duty. Within the past four or
| five weeks we have had good deal of
ague, which, by the by your humble SER
want has just had an Introduction to- and
sincerely hopes Mr.. Ague will let the ac-
quaintance drop where it is for the season.
| Surgeon, DR.. Geo. w. Staples, this disease
will not last long and is not at all danger
Gus if his prescriptions are only followed.
Our regiment has lost fewer men, perhaps
| than any other regiment of the same num-
Der in Grants army.
There seems to be among US as well as
other Iowa regiments in the field, consider
| ah ont
futile are all the go among the boys now.
The mass of the regiments endorse Colonel
Stone. But we have some honest Demo-
| Gratis among US who are misled by Tuttle's
letter to the people of Iowa'-wrongly
indicted we think-for he certainly must
have meant only for the soldiers to see
this patriotic effusion of his-knowing full
well the People" would never for a mo-
ment swallow particle of it-and hoping
thereby to gain large soldier vote, but
the boys are up to strategy" they have
been on too many weary marches, ate Lin
coin bread too long, drank Lincoln coffee
too deeply, not to be able to tell by the
smell when their rations are tainted by
| Butternuts preparations. There is moth
ing they hate like Copperheads at home
The futile dogs won't do in the 18th,
although it is beginning to be whispered
around among the boys that our Lieut.
Colonel, now in command of the regiment
IS a futile man; this they don't relish at
all, and say they don't want Geu. futile to
Utst our Col. Just no,O for he might influence
him. AS for our line officers they are with
one or two exceptions Stone men out and
out. OF course they look for their next
''commish" to methrough our next Gov
ernor and of course zoe all expect that man
will be Col. Stone, who WE ALL know is a
very clever man.
AS for the Des Mones County candidates
we all know the men and can't go wrong
there. The boys from Des Moines will
give good account of themselves. They
all know enough ofthe gentlemen running
on the "Union Democratic" ticket to know
they won't do for soldiers to site too they
wouid't like to vote for any one who
wouldn't vote for their families at home
Amt they right? 1t is very cool here al
present. No more.
| Yours truly AMOS