Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-20
LETTER FROM THE 2Gru REGI.
MENI.
In CAMP NEAR NlcKsBuRG,
April 4th, 1868.

As you are aware, the Goth Regiment
of Iowa Volunteers are mostly from
Clinton county. Many of them are sub
scribers to your paper, and perchance
the families Of some Of them may see
this letter, and thereby derive some lit
tie information in regard to the regi.
ment.
The health Of the regiment is now
good, although il ha. been sadly thinned
out bv death, sickness, and other casual
ties incident to war. at the battle of
Arkan as Post we suffered severely, los
ing some one hundred and sixty men in
killed and wounded. We muster now fit
for duty some three hundred men. On
leaving Clinton City, last September, we
had over nine hundred men, all appar.
entity well. What contrast in SO short
time. The climate and hardshlps
which the soldier has 10 undergo thin
the ranks faster than powder and lead.
We are in General Thayer's Brigade
and in General Stocl's Division. Our
camp is near the river, some five miles
southwest Of the city of Nicksburg.
Yesterday our brigade was all ordered
on board of boats; | Of course know
nothing of their destination, or Of the
length OF time they will sojourn. The
sick were all left behind also the tents,
baggage, etc.
We are all in good spirits, and ready
to fight il there be any show of our ac-
complishing any good by doing SO. We,
as regiment, have established our repu-
tation among reasonable men by deeds Of
vaor won on the battle field at Arkansas
Pos. We then and there run over two
regiments that were lying on the ground,
and took our position within 90 yards of
the enemy, and the killed and wounded
on the side Of the rebels, fronting us,
told plainly that during the engagement
the 26th Regiment had not been idle
and the loss on our side convinced US
that we were fighting a foe worthy our
steel. Yet the correspondent Of the Chi
cago Jurnal has seen fit to slander us,
representing that we ran from the enemy
acting the part of towards on that day.
Rev. Mr. Kynctt, Of your city, some
time since honored US with visit. Du-
ring bis stay he favored us with n ser
mon, which presume, spiritually, done
US ome good, but politically, had no per-
ceptible effect on our dinner, which, as
usual, consisted of hard tread, hog and
coffee. If the reverend gentleman can
tell Us how to soften our hard bread, and
now t, cook our 'sow be Iy,' so as to
take that rich perfume from it, and leave
it more like pork or hos meat, which
some of the army spectators have had
the audacity to claim that it was, while
in a state of nature; or if the reverend
gentleman wonld step into our hospital
and there personally administer to the
wants OF the poor suffering inmates, by
deeds Ike unto those done by our Sa-
viour and the Apostles, while upon earth,
he would redeem himself to the regi
meht, and thereby practically do good to
the poor private, winch would duly be
appreciated and never forgotten.
Bot | conclude by events which have
transpired since his visit, that such was
not his mission. Shortly after bis arrl-
val set of resolutions were presented, or
in other words, were read to the regi-
ment Que night while on dress pa
radc by our respected Lieutenant Colonel
The Lieut.. Col. made few remarks
endorsing the same, and requesting the
rank and file to ADOPT them. have not
the resolutions or would enclose them
and forward the same. However think
they are the same, or nearly the same,as
were published in the Weekly Gozetts of
March 10Th. The resolutions went on
to say that we cordially support the
President in all the acts Of tue present
administration, and that we will as SOL
diers, support the President in carrying
out whatever policy he or his advisers
may adopt in the progress of this war,
aud further, that we have fnl faith in the
speedy overthrow o. the Southern Con-
feder cy, and that we will frown down
all attempts mace by the pcace-makers of
the North to stop this unholy war, looking
upon all such attempts as being aid and
comfort to TIE rebels in arms; that we will
wage war against all rebels, whether in
arms against us or not. After going on
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