Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-02-13
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sf io CAMP 35TH Iowa REGIMENT,
CoLuMBUs, Ky., Jan. 3Otb, 1868. 4

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! sf 20 CAMP 35TH Iowa REGIMENT,
COLUMBUS, KY, Jan. 30tb, 1868. a}q
EDITOR JouRNAL:-It is with the promise
that this Communication shall be possessed d
one redeeming feature, brevity, that proceed
to write the fortunes and misfortunes of the
Ssh. Among the former may be named
peace and plenty. Indeed, we know but lit.
tie ofreal soldering yet, never having been
on ''half rations' and long. wearisome march.
es. It's true we have had little bad wealth.
er during the past two weeks previous to the
last three days, during which the warm sun
shine has gladdened our hearts and dried the
tents, making all lively and cheerful as though
snow, rain and bad weather were unknown to
the life. of soldier. ~. 81. ..,.,... .-.....-
THE REGIMENT DIVIDED.
Companies A, l and F are on detached
duty at Cairo, where it is supposed the bal
ance of the regiment will soon follow. ,.ea,
| q...,p.,'. GENERAL HEALTH fas 'gl. Isl
The monthly report oil January will only
show two deaths in the regiment The num-
Der Of sick during the same time is quite
large, but not many cases were of a serious
nature, and these, under the skillful treat
ment Of our surgeons, and the blessings of a
kind Providence, are all doing well. have
heard from some, who are in the General Hos
pitals, who are doing we'll; others, there, l
have no means of knowing anything of. DR..
Cobb, Assistant Surgeon, is with the detach-
ment at Cairo, and is having the old hospital
repaired for the better aceoumodation of sick
under bis char .. 2 !ai.
WORD ABOUT J. P. c., OF THE COURIER.
Should any of the readers of the JOURNAL be
so unfortunate as to spend thsir time in Pc
rusing the communication Of oneJ. P. O., of
Counter notoriety, the loyal soldiers of Iowa
wish it most emphatically understood that he
speaks for himself and the Courier, not for
them, when he belches forth the reasonable
sentiments upon which his master-Thayer,
not his other master,-has been feeding him.
1t has been, and now is the doctrine of the
Courier, that the Iowa troops are differed by
numskulls and scoundrels that it is the pol
icy of the Governor that this should be the
case. To this we have NO word of objection
because he is acknowledged to be an enemy,
both to the prosecution of the war and to our
Government. But for one of the members of
the 35th to echo back the treason which con-
tinually comes to US through the Courier is
more than would be expected Of any soldier
of good, hard, common sense. Listen to this
beautiful correspondent" J. P. G. "We are
astonishcd that the great Samuel should ap.
point such good officers as we have," &c.
Now let me inform Mr.. J. P. c., that we all
know the officers of the 35th, and know them
to be men of worth, nor do We believe that
other Iowa regiments, that have gone before
us, have been offcered by His Excellency, the
Governor, by men inferior, in any respect, to
our own. Did they not 60 out from among
US? Were they not our neighbors, friends,
fathers and brothers2 Had not the 35th been
raised in Muscatine, have not the least doubt
but that these treason-mongers would have
the duplicity to speak Of this as they now
do of the officers Of other Iowa regiments.
Let me say again, we, as soldiers from
Iowa, do not desire to make a mouth piece of
any correspondent who has so much treason
in his ink, that our own noble Iowa
many of whom have poured out their heart S
blood upon the battle fields Of Belmont, Shi-
loh. Springfield and others-must need be
accused Of " imbecility" But enough, Mr..
Editor, pardon me for wasting SO much
paper and intruding so much on your time,
in reviewing this poor fellow, who is incom-
petent to SANDER his Governor without bor-
rowing his masters" language, and has
not sufficient literary ability to compliment
his friends in grammatical terms.
THAT OTHER CORRESPONDENT.
The one who stole the shirt and Jared
sumptnously every day." on what was intend
ed for the poor sick sufferer, so unfortunate
as to be obliged to leave his comrades and lie
down, perhaps to die, away from home and
friends. Surely no person save this "other
correspondent of the Courier could be so
base. 50 .e-..,... re-, aH
1t is little singular that all such persons
should boast of having been once good
Republican," but now thief and cores
pondent of the Courier. Should the "boys :"
find out the villain it would be better had he
never acted 50 unmanly, and he may wish he
were as lam, INVISIBLE OF THE 35TH.
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