Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-29

he will never write WOI0 LOT tueu
again. II they want 10 manuiactuss
correspondence from the army 10 their
own office, they must do It without he
assistance.
So they will hereafter be obliged to
RELY on W.. S., Co. X, for all their goth
regiment correspondence.
THoAAs.
Tho Noble Record Of . Veteran Rsg-
Ilnent.
The Services and Achievements OF INC
Iowa second.
Correspondence OF the Chicago Journal.
CAIxo, Jan. 25.
send YOU sketch Of the End regi.
ment OF Infantry, as fragment Of the
history Of the great rebellion 10 the
West, and to put once no,e upon re-
cord its gallant achievements and it's he
roio sacrifices. desire ais0 10 make
proper mention Of those who from its
ranks have risen to high positions in
the amy, and whose names must find
their appropriate place on the future
historians page
With regard to i,s roster, the Iowa "a
is probably uneqnxlled by any other
regiment in the United States volun-
teer service. 1t has turned on. one
Msior General, 5. X. Curtis, two
Brlgadiers; J. N. futile and NJ. NJ.
Croker; five Colonies, five Lii eutenant
| CoIonels, five Msjors, and four Adju-
tants. Promotions from the rsnks have
been frequent and rapid. The regiment
was one Of the first formed for the three
months service, its members coming
from the State at large. 1t was not &C
cepted in the three months service, but
was mustered into the three years ser.
vice IN April 1861, in companies. On
the 9th Of May following, tho regi.
mcnt was organized, by the election Of
field officers, S. K. Curtis, Of Kcokuk,
was chosen Colonel, and NJ. N. Crock
er, OF Dcs MONIES City, Major. Lieut..
NJ. L. Chapman was appointed Adjn-
tant. On the l4lh Of June the Rcgi-
ment landed At uaonibal, No, being the
first tull regiment OF onion soldiers
Landed on tho rcbel!ious soil OF that
State. Some detached companies Of IL
lnols volunteers, from QUINCY, had
crossed oyer bsrore. On this same l4lh
OF June, Col. Curtis was made Briga-
der General, aud Lieut.. C,l. futile
took command Of the regiment. Up to
the last Of July it was employed in
guarding the Hannibal and St. Joseph
railroad, when it was ordered TO St.
Louis TO take part in ten. Fremcnt's
famous expedition to Cairo aud Bird.
Point. Alter remaining few days 1t
Birds Point it was dered back 10 ST.
Louis, and then to Pilot Knob, and from
III latter point it accompanied Gen.
P,entiss' renowned expedition after
Hardec, in which that doughty rebel
was taken, though collision was imi.
neni, and report says, at one time the
spectacle was presented Of opposing
torces flying from each other hy mutual
consent. BE that as it may,ths brigade
came to Jackson, Mo-, where 1t halted
several days Tor rett and repairs. All
the shops in the place wers taken
possession Of by our iorcee, and, for the
time beng, jackson presented 4 bust
ness appearance altogether unwarran,ed.
Here futile WAS promoted to Colonel,
Croker to Lient. Col, and Chapman to
Major. On the 2nd of November Crock
er was appointed Colonel OF the 18th
Iowa, and Capt. Baker, of the I'd, was
appointed Lieut.. Col.
After remaining about a week at
Jackson, the whole brigade marched to
Cape Guardian and embarked for
Bros Point again, After staying few
days at Birds Point, tic Cd Iowa was
ordered to Font Holt, and from Fort
ilol, to El!iott's Miis, four miles east
Il Old Fort Jefferson. We STAYED two
weeks a, Elio,t's Mills, and then crossed
the Mississippi to Norfolk, Mo. Stayed
there one MI bt, and the next day came
back to Birds Point. mention these
movements not rs being important in
themselves, but as showing one peculiar
feature Of the campaign. Tho Iowa
I'd is by no means the only regiment
thus whisked about like the tail Of
kite. Nearly all the olde. regiments
furnish parallels.
Tho regiment remained at Birds
Point about two weeks. AT the end Of
this time nearly the whole Of it was 10
an exceedingly bad state OF health. But
one hundred and fifty men we're fit for
duty, and il was found absolutely nc ces-
sary about the last OF October 10 send
to Benton Barracks TO recruit health
and strength. 1t remained there until
in December, when it was put on duty
guarding the prisoners at McDowelI's
college IN st. Louis. 1t continued in
this duty until the 10Th Of February.
1852, when it was ordered 10 join Gen.