The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-31
ARMY CORRESPONDENTS.
MCARrHfR's Div. 3rd BRIGADE, |
50 I.afavette Tenn. Jan. 9th 1868 (

VARMX CORRESPONDENCE
FS MCARrHER's DIv 3rd BRIGADE,
Lafayette, Tenn. Jan. 9th, 1858 I
wrote you last from Abbeville Mississippi.
From that place our Division was marched to
Yockena Station on the Mississippi Central R.
R.. at . point eight miles South Of Oxford,
Miss, where We remained only one day, when
We received orders to return to Holly Springs
On the route We learned that that place had been
taken BY Van Dorn's cavalry. Col. Murphy,
Of the 9th Wisconsin, in command Of the post,
suffering himself, though he had ample notice
ofthe approach Of the enemy, to be surprised
and captured. He had under his command .
part Of the one hundred and first (1Olst) Ill.
Infantry aud five companies, {about three
hundred At for duty,) Of the End III. Cavalry.
The Infantry, with few honorable exceptions,
surrendered without firing gun. One stray
Cling secesh soldier taking prisoners an en-
tire company who stood ct shoulder arms.
The Cavalry, however, fought calamity, and
though surrounded in the Public Square, cut
their way out with their sabers, after firing all
the loads in their revolvers. At another
place near the Depot, Co. E. of the same Cav.
airy chased rebel Battalion half . mile, only
about eighty Of the Cavalry were captured.
The lO1st Ill. Infantry were universally
hooted At and cureed, not only by oil the Iowa
troops, but by the Illinois boys, and soldiers
from other States. They couldn't swear
enough to do the subject justice. Many of
that Regiment were SO overly anxious to be
psroled that they rushed in crowds and vol.
unteered to write out their own paroles. Col.
Murphy is the same officer who disgracefully
evacuated Iuka last September, by which con-
duct on his part over 100000 worth of gov
eminent stores fell into the hands of Price, I
have heard no estimate of the amount Of gov
eminent property captured and destroyed at
Holly Springs. It could not however be less
than 100000. Col. NJ. was pat under ar
rest, and the psroled men were semitic Mem
phis. He viii scarcely have the opportunity
Of abandoning another post if he gets justice
done him. Gen. Grant was very indignant and
severely censured him, and the prisoners who
allowed themselves to be paroled, as the enc
my could not have carried them off. And had
they succeeded in doing so, our cavalry would
have re-captured them. We
were relieved at Holly Springs by General
Denyer's Division, and ordered here, where We
and Gen. Quimby's Division have been guard.
ing the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
This place is small village, just 81 miles
from Memphis. Yesterday We received orders
to march Is soon as relieved; our destination
is said to be via Of Memphis to Vicksburg.-
At Holly Springs We saw the 9th Iowa, which
occupied our old camp. Col. Mcdowell, 1t.
Col. John NJ. Corse, 1t. Clune, and several
other officers of that Regiment we're to see US.
commands Brigade, and 1t. Col.
Corse the Regiment He is looking remarks
bly, we'll, and is one Of the most energetic and
popular officers in the service. His Regiment
speak of him in the very highest terms. Sd
We have not been paid off for six months,
being last paid at Corinth on the 80 of June
last. Officers and men are out of money. We
expecteda Paymaster here tomorrow to pay US
for sUo months only; but as We are ordered to
march We will hardly get to see him
From this outrageous neglect on the part of the
pay department, in which there is a screw loose
many of the families of volunteers
;lv
and it s not astonishing that it causes universal
The cav department in Gen.
Grants army lie just recognized, and it is hoped
in future the ''mssheen" will work better. At
present officers out Of money have to draw their
rations on provision return, /" with the Colonels
certificate attached stating that they have not
been paid since the sob of June last, from the
Diu;sion Quartern,dster, instead % formerly from
The regimental quartermaster, and We must draw
The whole bill of fare, the ration including beans,
soniny, r;cs, &c from the decentralization officer:
We cannot take it in -four and sugar in lieu Of
beans aud rice, and in case We do not We are
skarged With, and will have to pay for, the full
ration at thirty cents, the Communication price,
while the contract price is only little over one
third that amount, and the Division Q. N. turns
over the beans &c which We do not take, and
gets credit for them, pocketing the amount We
have to pay for and do not draw. We have
come to the conclusion that division Q. Ns., to
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ette) in the interior Of Tennessee; most of the
prominent men in this section voted sgainst &c.
cession, yet guerrillas are numerous all along
the railroad route between here and Memphie;
many Of the citizens complain bitterly of their
OF property, and say they injure
them more than our army. There is some truth
in this statement, for when they, 1.-THE guerrilss,
destroy our railroad communications the army
must from necessity subsst bv fnrapin0 unon the