The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-01-03


on Sunday, being thrse days On the "Trip,
hsmmsd up in old frsighs cars, without
slssp and nOshins to cas- bat that which We
paid our Ossn monsy for. The arss dsy's
ride broughs % 10 MsSsa, the juSoaioa OF
The North Missouri and HaOnibal roads
The second, to the assisns town OF Saint
Charles, whore No laid ossr night wisAous
anything to sas, being che sans 90 We bad
the night before.
Sunday morning got sp long before day,
had splendid breakfast, consisting OF half
o cracker and o email drink Of coffee, mad"
BY boiling river water and then swsesening'
After breakfast crossed the river, took pas
cage behind the sblsOk pony for shis pIseo'
where We safely and speedily arrived. Got
Of as,shs depot and marched up into shs
great and wealthy city Of S.. Louis, which
traitors have long sought ~ possess, ous'
thank God, never will until the land 10
dreuched in to- best blood Of cur armies,
and patriots sxterminated.
After we cas- sOdlsy on the paVsments
for 90 hour aud half, resting oar weary
limbs, and thinkias Of something to ea''
orders cams-"BshsOn BaFrsOks." TOOk
up the line Of march, il being aSou' 2 O'Clock
p. N, aud made good time over distance
OF four miles to the plaSs chosen for our
quarters. Got supper ss O'Clock, went to
bed at 10, aud we're called up as 2 6. IN, to
prepare for moving-gct our breakfast ss
81 O'Clock, waited with feverish anxiety for
the expected dispaschs wondering where
next We would cast anchor. Orders came
ct eight O'clock to move for the SCbOReld
Barracks in sbs city, took up our line OF
march tired and weary, when the Colonel,
cot Of pride, tramped us through the rain
and mud ali over the city, showing what q
noble regiment Of men fortune bad placed
under his command. Found the place at
last, upssrspped knapsacks and swept out
hunks, hoping to get some rest and grub,
bot DO rest for the poor soldier. "Fall in,
fall 10 !" came to our ears and Co. A was
all called TO perform provost duty. Marched
one mile and half--rslieved Go. II Of the
SD Iowa, sas around until night without
morsel Of food, then we're called for dusy.
A aetsil OF seven Was made 70 20 TO the
North Missouri r. R. depot to receive seven
rebels, snd march them to the Gratiot street
Prison for close ksepIug-your humble ser
vaos was on the detail, and OF We went un-
der the command Of frss Lieut.. Geo. A.
Haynes, hoping 30 have fun and sec secesh
and other sights around town. Arriving az
the depot ten minutes in advance Of the
cars, seated ourselves as best We could 10
the darkness, wondering il the war would
last unsiiws wefs sll promoted to Briga-
der Generals. Far up m the hills was
heard the snort Of the iron horse a. he came
tearing and rambling along bis race course,
unconscious OF, bis mighty power, or the
freight be bore home to justice. A few
minutes osly elapsed sill We all bad our man,
and on the retOru for the prison, whose
dark sombrs walls sowsrsd high up add cast
9 deep shade oyer the narrow street., where
the vigiIsOE sentinel paced 20 and fro With
An ear quick TO- catch coy sOu0d that might
break upon the dssGh-liks Stiffness. Deliv-
cred our prisoners up one being Lieut..
Colonel-then listened to the heart. sick co.
ing story Of . tragedy that occurred 40
hour or $40 before dark, Some Of the pris-
oners persisted 10 ejecsiug their heads
through an unbsrrsd window, contrary TO
she prison orders. The sentinel 90 the
"bsst" opposite the said window, being 10
strusted to shoSs any one disobsyiug orders,
charged him time and again to keep back,
but he needed not the wsrnig until too late
the lesden ball from a Russi n rife, held
BY an Iowa Volunteer, pierced the head Of
the poor victim, splatteriug bic brains over
the room he oecu pied. After hearing this
sad and lameusable story, being the fruits
Of disobedieuce, We quietly rsGurned-ie be,
ing past night and nothing 70 est, on &C.
cOuut OF ''bungling''sonesOhere, asked
leave Of our Lieut.. to 60 aHd buy food to
stop the gnAwtng Of hunger. Six Of us
started of 10 high glss. thinking what gay
old simes We you'd have after eating SOd
drinking to satisfaction, bus, alas, for a
soldiers bopesI Lieut.. Kirkpatrick, Of the
patrol guard, came upon as ss a sbist 10
the night and marched 90 back 20 quarters.
There We all lay sill this morning, wheo we
were relieved from that post aud brought
back to the Sohofsld Barracks, withous
breakfast, 90 concluded 10 write home TO
our friends before We starved 10 death,
through a great "mi!isary necessity p The
boys have just DOW come in frsm dinner,
being thirty sir hours without food, bus
standing up under the heGrtiess and brutal
treatment lie men, a. they truly are.
Before leaving ibis subjeOs I shall cay 9
fsW words 70 relieve my mind Of o load