The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-12-26
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Dsay D,psasrs- We are slili lying berry
In oanps thirty milo from Chattanoos
and there 3 nothing Of importanes soinb
on. ii II bad not bssn Cor the tisneiy -
rival y 6ssaf Of Worth,
/ would not hare had sa,y staiaps, anq
consequently would have been obliged y
posspoiiisf Nsitidg e < I shpposs ws
are eoing into camp, like We did q Black
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than 10 did i Black Rivss. Jsws VII
iind one Of hes Regiments miass. Cen.
Osterhaus l. 6sail9n command Of D d
vision and l suppose 10 still an1 ~ y
no .4sssde asShse insEas dEassly. CO. vi
hanson, commanding the Brieadas So
ing 10 Iowa on . sh 1T lsavs Of absencs.
| think.hs deserves IL, for he has sndear-.
ed hiuaaeafY I'd The soldiers iof 4hss Nrigsde
during the fstes campaign: Capt. Ford.
wounded ct the late battle Of Ri*ggoldl
intends to start for his home in Philadel
|phiG IL .so0h - his w0and win apssnAit
him to travel. Lieut.. Kidder, command
ing company B, viii visit Csss county, 10
va, Il mot prevented BY soma cruel order
Of the General commanding. These are
three noble patriots, and have no doubt
the good people of the North win apprs-
ciate their efforts to save the Union.
There are great many speculations as
to what important place in the ConfedeF-
acy We VIII take next time. Some sp-
pear to think we are going down the Mis-
sissippit River to HlightOn" gMsbilef but
ID u ny opinion We will forfd Part q the
army that will march through the coun-
try against Atlanta. That appears 70 be
the next important place to be taken, but
hardly think we will move until rein
forced by q goodly number Of Old Abe's
last army of 100000 more.
The Government is opening the rail-
road between this place and Cbattanoo-
ga. We have heavy forge building
bridges and repairing track, and in 3 short
tine our supplies car. reach Chattanooga.
direct from Nashville, without any wagon
transportation. There Is One Important
bridge on the route that in ordinary times
would take . long time to rebuild but
with Me facilities and energy. OF the mil
itary, trains will be passing over, ere long
It is generally believed that the GeH
eminent intends opening another rail
road to this place-the Memphis and
Charleston Road. have heard that tits
now open Is far - sHuntsVillsy and will
be pushed through to Corinth IS soon as
possible. Il lie better than the oneahe
Government is now using, and it would
undoubtedly be Q great advantage to have
direct communication with Memphis by
railroad, if it would not take too muehaof
our force to guard it. The guerillas aan-
der Roddy would have 6nS field for de-
stroying railroads, IN case it was not
heavily guarded. The Confederates have
adopted E new policy, in trying TO o.
struct navigation in the rivers and de-
stroying our railroads, at the very time
when Our armies move, and trAnspon@
ton most needed. Their armies ere Of
ten scattered through the country 10 OBJ
tain this object, and they declare it's the
only way that they can defeat Us now.7
We having delightful winter wealth
er-warm and pleasant IS May day. /
believe this H. better climate for soldiers
than the Lower Mississippi. But yod
cannot make the 4sl1 Iowa believe thar
Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge and
Ringgold are healthy places, if the climate
is good. ..... a
The beys. are all we'll, except Ike, and
he still has the sgue. receive the NoN-
PARRIE regularly, every week. 17' ~
Respectfully,