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

CAMP AT HIGHLAND CREEK, Is miles
east OF FAYRr1viLLK, Ark, Jan. 8.
AS | wrote in my last that the whole
army OF the frontier moved from Pra
RE Grove 20 Fayetteville on Saturday
OF last week, We Qhe 2oih) hoped that
Ne would find the boxes Of goods which
our friends shipped TO US nearly month
ago, or =. least, might stay there until
taelr arrival, but in both OF these
wishes we were doomed to be disappolnt.
cd. 1t seems TO take very long tim,
Tor those things to get 10 US, and III,
scarcity OF forage, il nothing else, con-
pels us 10 change our camp. We hear
That We are TO 60 to Huntsville and say
for some little time, but, OF course, no
one knows anything about II. and there
is not = move either possible or i'm
possible, which it woald surprise me to
see made At any time.
Oa the mornin. Of our arrival at Van
Buren. zen. Sehoie.d came up, ard. oil
course, assumed command. 1t is M
derAiooi that he dI,approved of some
things which had boon doue during his
absence, and there Is talk that he order
ed Gen. Blunt under arrcs'. | believe
that the truth is that the latter was or
derod back into his own department,
consisting Of ksus4s and the Indian
Territory. l believe, at any rate, his
forces have gone ono way, and ouis
another. Whatever may be the reason
Tor lhis move, 1t Is far from being pop
uar one tn the army. The bows ar
que IN this way Under Gen. Schotirld
we were perpetuaIiy on our feet, run.
nrg sIi over Missouri and Arkansas, and
AVA arriving At our place Of des,ina
lion Just IN time TO see the enemy's camp
hses burning out, aud tho rebels wei
ADVISED OF Our movements, aud gone no
one knew whittier. On the other hand.
While Zen. Blunt was in chief command.
We made forced marches il is true, and
longer ard harder marches then ever We
made before. but he brought us face 10
face with the enemy at Prairie Grove.
an on the road t. Van Buren, he was
quick enough 10 capture the rebel pick
cts as they went along. and SO We were
enabled TO effect complete surprise
and ipfiict terrible blow OF the banks OF
The Arkansas. Tnis being tie difference
between the results OF the operations
under the Two Generals, it is not won
deriui the boys are wiling to wink a,
the little Irregularities which are said to
chs'acterize tee movements Of General
Blunt, 80 long as those movements are
crowned with success. II is fact, this
army would 90 farther apd fight harde,
Tor Blunt than for any other man, MOI
wlths'soding tina: believe il to tie true
tha' manJ things are done under his G, c
which are OF very questionable ptopticiy.
we had hardly arrived a, Faye,teyille
"hen We learned that our transportation
was to be cut down onehalf. That was
equivalent to saying to us, '.boys, from
THO time You are 10 carry your knsp.
sacks My! but wasn't there li,tle
grumbiog done and with reason, bu,
II vas Of no use. The teams weto taken
away, aud We have carried onr knap.
sacks from Fayetteville to this CANT
viii your believe it? It makes YER,
IiItlc difference, at least 10 me. don,
Know that sm any moro tired at The
end OF days march for having car.
lied il.
Last Sunday | obtained permission TO
visit The hospitsis. WAS ve,y se,e,s
bly, surprised At the state III winch /
found them. | have before this taken
occasion TO speak Of the many large ard
commodions buildings in Fayetteville.
Almost every one, 1T all suitable for the
Psrpose, 10 taken possession Of for a
hospis'i, and the result is, that our sick
are not ancomfortsbly crowded. The
rooms are airy, and most sc,vpulousIy
eIssS, aud nuder the supervision Of q
ma.ntudo OF narses, our wounded are
thsisisg wall.
Nsjor Thompson 10 able to walk
pboss, ssd os,Ds 70 our camp twice du.
rug oar nay there, very much TO the
d6}nbt q ~ wtple regiment. It Ueed-
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