Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-16

went yours truly. I tried to get up
but found I was held down, by one
table, four stools, two cot bedsteads,
six large boxes, three mail sacks, a
small library of books, wash basin
and four cakes Of Brown Windsor
soap. In addition to this trouble, |
had no cap, one boot was gone, my
coat was minus, and l was in danger
of being blown bald headed, | grab
bed what things l could, gave
mighty lift, extricated myself from the
ruins of my once happy home, went
into the A. A. Generals Office and
to sleep. This morning visited the
wreck found, torn coat, a ruined cap
some ruthless wretch had planted
his foot upon it, one boot and a double
handful of hair.
Every tent around here was blown
down, trees torn up by the roots, the
levee broke through, steamboats, lost
their smoke stacks, shingles and loose
boards went flying through the air,
and to make use of very expressive,
though somewhat profane expression,
"the Devil was raised generally"
A few days ago, a soldier was found
and discharged from the 3lst Ill.,, Of
whom great deal had had been spo-
ken in the aforesaid Regiment.
Soldier gives the name of John X
Graves. Turns out to be woman
Has served eight months, done the
duties Of a soldier faithfully. She
has been known to the officers Of the
regiment since last October. She
lives at Jackson, Tenn. Fell in love
with a soldier, followed him. She has
drawn two months pay from the Gov
ernment, and has six more due her.
The way she was found out was,
that she was taken sick and car
ried to the hospital. She was extreme
ly ignorant as a general thing, al
thoug much soldering maketh per-
son sharp. She was very pretty, stout
and robust enough for boy. Like
the rebels after the fight at Corinth,
she was awfully demoralizcd. She
was presented with free transporta-
tion pass, and thirty dollars, and sent
on her way home, wiser, and it is
to be hoped better girl. Oh! Love
what won't you do?
| Major Clark, this morning received
his commission as Lieutenant-Colo-
mel. In my next I will give you the
Staff, and Staff Corps Of the General
commanding this Army Corps, where
you will see large number of Iowa
boys.
The weather is most delightfully."-
warm Everything hourishing finely.
Not great deal of sickness, only in
the new regiments (; though in walk
ing out around these cane swamps,
you can fancy you see feyers coming
after you with out-stretched arms, and
and the ague, is SO thick you can pick
it up in small Jumps, almost any
where. #
There are but few families here,
they live off of Government rations,
and then wish the "horrid yankees
would 60 away"
One good dame wishes very much
to see rope choke our gallant Gen.
Mcpherson, simply because he had
the levee cut.
The ladies down herc-this for your
/ lady readcrs-not being able to fol-
low the fashions, on account Of old
Mr.. Blockade, institute their own fash.
ions, and oh such bonnets, and how
they look in them,
Upon my word-don't think L m ajoker,
Like coal scuttles, stuck on the end ola poker. ;"
But they say they are willing to
submit to persecution for their Dear
Confederacy."
Well, I'll stop, I've no more to say.
Like the farmers calf, I'm not dead but
kinder gin out"
! Truly yours, WINFIELD.