Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-05-07
Correspondence Of the Charles City lnteligcncer.
From the 9th Iowa Regiment.

From the 9th Iowa Regiment.
rn CoRISrH, MISS, April 80, 1868.
FRIEND HnDRErH Thinking that
the good friends at home would like
to be apprised of the whereabouts
and doings of the 9th, have taken
of leisure hour to inform
them.
Our Regiment remained in Jackson
nearly three months and half with
out anything occurring to mar our
quietude until the night of the 10Th
lust, when we received orders to be
at the depot the following morning, at
4 o'clock, with ten days rations aud
one blanket to each man, and one
hundred rounds Of cartridges. We
were there betimes, and started in
company with three other Regiments
for Corinth by rail, every man fully
convinced that he should sec bat
tic soon. After we came here, we
found that Gen. Dodge had gone out
towards Florence, with his Division
consequently, two Regiments had to
stay here to secure the possession of
the place, and We were one of them
but understand that Col Gilbert re-
ceived orders this morning to be in
readiness to march at short notice.
Possibly We may get a chance to draw
q bead on the rebels yet. =m.
There is an important movement
going on, which, if successful, will
be an advantage to our Government.
Dodge's Division is trying to surround
a rebel command out on Bears Greek.
Among he most noted of the rebels is
Gen. Rode's cavalry. Dodge will
gobble the whole gang it is thought,
and then march to Florence, and Tus-
cumbia, take those places, and estab-
lish military Post at the latter place.
The rebels are bridging the Tennessee
river at Florence for the benefit of
Johnson's army in front of Rosecrans.
lodges object is, doubtless. to des.
troy the bridge, and prevent johnson
from escaping, also to keep reinforce.
ments from going up to him.
Yesterday took guard and went
to Glendale, eight miles from here.
We went by rail and escorted Pay
master there to pay the Goth Illinois,
yates Sharpshooters.) They are an
enterprising and dilligent Regiment /;
not day passes but they capture
from one to forty butternuts."
About three days before we left
jackson, we were brigadcd, which is
Of rarity with us, as we
have been an independent Regiment
most of the time since we came into
Tennessee. We are now in the Sd
Brigade Of the 3D. Division Of the
eft wing of the 10th Army Corps.
Col. True Of the GID iii. Infantry
the Brigade; Gen. Kimball,
The Division; Gen. Oglcsby, the left
wing Of the Corps, and Gen. Hurlbut
Is the Commander-in-chicf of the
Corps. Such string of commanding
officers ought to make us do good ex-
scution If we come into action the
the boys are all ready to go anywhere
where there is o chance to see a fight, |
they are actually" spiling for fght.'
Our Colonel. has been drilling us very
steadily for the last two months, and
he is rewarded for his patience and
diligence by seeing the 9th as well
drilled as most of the old Regiments.
We are now stopping in the quar-
tiers Of the SD Illinois while they are
out. When they return, we shall
probably be ordered back to jackson,
where our convalescent are. The
health Of the Regiment is not good
this Spring, although nothing serious
is to be apprebendcd. Debility, con-
sequent upon being in different eli
mate, is the trouble. They will be as
we'll as any troops after the FIRST
Spring. -. sa
After an acquaintance of about eight
months we have come to the conclu-
sion that we have one Of the best Col
onels in the volunteer service. There
is hardly o man in the Regiment who