Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-06
IErTER rRoa rns srm CAVALRY
CAnr Cook, Daco,ab Territory, /
near Sioux City, April Goth.


also state that We are all in good health.
The regiment is to-day nearly as strong
as when we lief, Davenport. We have
not lost one man from death, and but
few by desertion-l will say twenty
these few are not missed. lou doubt
less have ere this heard more accurate
history Of our well and bad doings than
can give, but must try my best TO
give what know about the trip.
March l6th.-We marched II miIes
and encamped 1T Moorehcad's, on the
Mississippi.
March l-th.-Struck tents at ! A. NJ.
and packed up formed line at A.
NJ, and resumed our line of march
rancd, and made, it very disagreeable
comparative 10 our life in Camp Hen.
dershott; marched ten miles ard en-
camped. All, or the most Of us, expe
rienced hardships Of a natare that We
were not afcuStOHcu 10.
March s.h.-marched five niles TO
Summit Station, on the NJ. u NJ. Rail-
road /; pleasant Situation Ter a camp, but
il was woeful place for us, for on
Thursday, the 10Th inst, about . A. NJ,
Il ere arose aterrifc rain and hail storm
tha. perfectly deluged our encampment.
Both man and beast suffered severely.
March 20,h.-We got ourselves shook
together by the cold, and spliced by
good horn OF whisky FURNISHED by the
Quar- ermas,er) and struck tents to make
the timber, Is miles distant, which we
reached by 4:3O T.. A., whore We On
eamped for the night. We were obliged
10 take long rope and hitch it to the
end Of the wagon tongue, and then take
the men that were mounted and have
them take their place on each side Us
in number TO q wagon and take hold Of
tho rope and haul the wagon, land IN
, many places the mules ont OF the mud.
, Ga tie 2lst we rot to overnan's
FurIv, on the Cedar River, aud ferried
over by Sunday morning.
On tie 22l last, st IL A. ~, we
again took up the line Of march, and
made four miles over tho worst roads
that ! ever saw-made i, III five hours,
and encamped within j. miles Of Iowa
CITY.
Marched four miles and en-
csmped for tho night fair overhead but
bad undeflooi.
!4th.-tine day marched l ; miles !;
passed through Iowa City and cneamped
on tho west bank OF the Iowa k,ser,,wo
mi CO from town, where We were en-
camped until the "a day OF April. We
were pleasantly situated, and had an
abundance OF wood and water.
April 2d.-Fine day marched is
miles ani encamped in the barrens near
Sprague.
3d.-F'nc day, got along finely, and
had COED time.
) Alb. Mar ched within two miles OF
Brooklyn.
9th Sundsy.-lIad divine service,
and then all that could get passes took
them and went to town and elsewhere to
spend the rest of the day
9Th Marched Il miles fine day
Major Ten B,pck taken SICK with the
humps, aud Capt. Marsh, Of company
II assumed the commaGd OF the I'd
Battalion; halted four miles west Of
Grlnnell.
eth Marched 20 miles TO Newton,
where VIC were cordially received by the
citizens who came down to camp with
hundreds OF pies, cakes, etc. TIE camp
WAS ,hyonccd with ladies' until o o'clock
p. NJ, and the SIGHT of so many was
quite nice indeed, you bet
Sth.-fine day marched II miles.
o.h.-Marched p miles and encamp-
ed on Walnut Creek, les from De.
Moines city, u fine looking place grea,
deal more apparent enterprise than in
Iowa City, and We had a much more
) hearty reception.
loth.-l.sid over at Fort Des Moines,
or rather at Walnrt Creek. To. day
tie regiment was mustered, and AL the
forces IN the United States were mus
tered to ascertain the strength OF the
army.
llth.-Marchcd at 7:3o j. M.-made
- miles TO North Coon Ri,er. An aw
iu' day; wind blew haia and rained
some colder than Grceslsnd When
We got t. camp we resemblel a regi-
ment OF nlgges more 4 an we did the
9th, 1t iaincd just eaough to stick the
dust 10 our faces.
l2th-Sunday.-Lay over at Camp
! MorelsLd, on the North Coon, just o.
; posie Aael.
, 18th. = Marched at 7:3o A. ~, and
crossed Coor River at 1870, where we
halted for an hour, when we again re-
snmed mar,h and halted at South Coon
, River
, ii H. Marched s miles and canned