Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-10-30

NArcBsz, Miss, Oct. 9Th, 1855.
l presume you are well advised Of the
whereabouts Of the Sd Iowa and how Ne
Jared during the last days Of the capture OF
the Virgin City Of the South, and how. af-
forwards, the Regiment passed til, ough the
fry trial in the i" slaughter" Of the LIST Brig
ado at Jackson. and soon after were posted
off down to the city of Natchez, which is
really one Of the finest and pleasantest pla-
ces on the Mississippi river. Thus far the
sack and ruin that follows in the footsteps Of
war have left the place unframed. Blockaied
for two years from above and below, when
our troops, on a thick. foggy morning first
landed here she seemed to have been taking
a Rip Van W:.rkle sleep from " hich she only
aroused herself as the blue coated soldier
boys hurried through the streets.
The people submitted to our occupation of
the place with good grace and appeared
pleased to sec once more the river boats lay
ing at the landing, though out in the stream
were our faithful sentinels with their black
sides turned to either shore showing that
our mission was a mission Of power. The
inhabitants, for the most part, are tired Of
the war and would be glad to sec again good
old times Of peace. For myself, have but
little sympathy for this death bed repentance.
These people occupy the wealthiest part Of
the State. and previous to the war were the
most active in urging on secession, but in
the contest they have held back and left thu
hrunt of the battle to their poorer and more
northern neighbours who were less urgent for
the contest and whose homes have teen
desolatcd by the ravages of war. Now tina,
the fry avcnger has come to tie doors O,
these purse proud people they arc quite viii.
ling to cry peace and ask fer safe guards. "
The Sd Iowa boys are in fine spirits. with
pretty good hes!th generally. The no,
weather Is over and now the nights are quit,
cool.
6th.--To day, the anniversary Of the ba.
tie Of Hatchie. Gen. Lauman paid the Divis
ion visit. He was greeted on all sides with
hearty cheers. He addressed few words
to each regiment. In making his remarks
to the Sd Iowa he was affected almost I,
tears. While speaking Of our thinne5 rank,
and Of those that were not win "a he va,
Compelled fairly to cheke Gown his feelings
Whether or not the General is returned t,
us. certain II is that we shall never fall! int,
kinder hands. Ii he made a mistake a
jackson it WAS one of the head but not o
the heart. The impression now is. that j
there was . blunder committed, and Their
certainly was one. it was the blurider of on
higher in authority than Launan.
There appears to be no expeditions on tn
carpet at present from this point.
In our rear are some Of Logan's cavalry
but they do their own people, by plunderin'
them, more injury than they do US. Occa
siona!ly they go out to the river. fire few
harmless shots into some passing boat. wax
up gunboat. and then return to their camp
There is but little use in hunting them on
with infantry, for they get the news of on
approach long before We get near them, ant
being mounted, they are soon out OF on
reach. We have a regiment of mounted in
fantry who occasionally come upon their on,
posts, when there will follow slight ski
mish Beyond this there is nothing bein
lone, at present, toward driving out the FEY
rebels in this vicinity.
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