Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-01-29
cOrrespouaence Of the Charles City In.elligen
HEApouARrERs 18th ARMr CoRrs,
Holly Springs, Miss. Jan. 9Th, 1863.

ARMY LETTER.
HEADQUARTERS 18th ARMr CoRrs.
Holly Springs, Miss, Jan. 9Th, 1853.
DEAR HnDRErH :-Sincc the Army
of the Tennessee commenced its
retrograde movement, there has been
but little important change in the rou-
tine of q soldiers duty. The Army
has again been formed into different
Corpe of which shall be able to give
you more particulars in my next. The
18th Army Corps will be commanded
BY Msj. Gen. Mcpherson, who will
promptly do whatever duty comes in
to his hands. If it be fight, Sccesh
will find they have the hardest nut
they ever tried to crack. He unites
great caution with energy quick to
plan, prompt to execute, he is one Of
the best military men in the west.
Formerly regular Army officer, he
is strict disciplinarian, yet always
doing all he can for his men. He es-
tablishes his Headquarters at La.
Grange, Tenn, shortly. His Corps is
stationed Us follows LIST Division,
Brig. Gen. Denver, at Grand Junction /;
Sd Division, Brig. Gen. John A. Logan,
at Cold Water; 4th Division, Brig.
Gen. Lauman, at LAGRANGE.
Gen. Grant has gone to LaGrange.
with the purpose Of soon moving his
Headquarters to Jackson. He has or.
dered that if the Memphis and Charles.
ton Rail Road be molested by citizens
on the road, or Guerillas, there shall
be ten families-Secesh of course
selected from the first circles of Mem.
phis, and sent South. as the road will
scarcely be molested by any Of the
regular force now in the field, and
recongnized as IN army. Heretofore,
the destroyers have been furnished by
the citizens of Memphis.
Maj. Gen. Hurlbut 10 the man or
dered to carry out the plan, as he com.
manded the District of Memphis. The
right man for the right place. Nc
doubt but the citizens of Memphis
will squirm under this new order. but
they must remember that desperate
men require desperate measures
Should any Of the recognized rebe
army destroy the road, they are not Il
be held responsible.
1t is understood that new order o
plans will hereafter be used in thi,
Department. All the cotton arount
has been either confiscated by Gov
eminent or purchased by Cotton buy
ers with Counterfeit Confederate money
There is q vast amount Of this article
floating around here. 1t is such an
excellent Counterfeit, but few will de-
tect it.
Instead of snow, it is rain and mud
extremely bad weather for soldiers
and there is considerable sickness ia
consequences. There are q good many
cases of the Small Pox. The men arc
all being vaccinated. 1t is hoped
that this dread scourge will not rage
among rs. There is quite discus
sion among the surgeons as to wheth
er vaccination will run out after Ger
tain number of years. ] would like t.
hear some.of our home physicians OF
| that point, J. w. S. for one, as ! was
much interested in his papers on the
use of Saleratus," published in the
Intclligenccr some time ago.
| A few persons think that, to be an
Army Surgeon, man must be skill.
fully educated student in the science
of Medicine, and all Regular Army
Surgeons are but to be a Volunteer
Surgeon, all he need know, is the Lat.
in labels in his ambulance chest, to
draw his pay (the same as Majors
with promptness, and to draw largely
upon that great swindling concern,
the Sanitary Commission. At least
this is what great many of our Sur
gcons are doing in this Army.
Ihave been thinking of q remark
lately made by friend, that there
was not an honest s,ax in the world"
There has been, as Artemus Ward
would say, q "good COAX |" lately. 10 .
Hospital here. upon Gen. Pope. which
I will give you.
AZ know not how the tvsak may b
say the tale a. twas said 10 me-"
A soldier, who was ct the point Of
death, was asked il he wished for .
. chaplain. He did. and one soon was
at his bed side. After some CONVEX
sation. the chaplain opened his Bible
to read. He happened to select the
chapter, that speaks OF SIMPSONS
mighty deed with the jaw bone. As
he was reading along. the soldier sud-
denly cried, Haiti" The chaplain
stopped. Said the soldier. /" Read that
again" The chaplain did so. Nov,
said the soldier. what are You read
ing FRONT" "Wby. from the Bible I"
said the astonished chaplain. well"
said the dying soldier, "just look at
the bottom of the chapter. and see If
Gen. Pope has 1I name agmed to that
story"
There are numerous reports in cir
culation, in town, on Change" such
as-Now Rosecrans Is badly whip.
N a y .