The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-25
KEOK u X:
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The OfHicers Of the stxan Hossa cav
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HEADQUARTERS 6Ta IowACAvALRr, /
Cam near Cornsii Bluffs, April 20. !
The undersigned officers Of the 6tt
Iowa Cavalry have seen this day the ex
,rsct from the correspondence of ths
Ckfcseo Times, written from Iowa City
to thai sheet, and copied into the Du
buqus Herald Of April 18th. in the fol
lowing words:
"BuiLY FOR THE 6FH.-Ihe Chicagt
Times correspondent ut Iowa City, il
speaking of this regiment, says:
.'.Fer week pas. the Iowa 9Th Caviar,
has been in camp at this place, but have
now left for Sioux City. 1t is fine reg
iment. and ofhcsred BY good, noble, brave
men. What is extraordinary ahput the
regiment is, tina. you can't find . single
Abolitionist among them all and, II
there was one, his peace Of mind would
be some what on the decline. Every man
is of the true blue and never thinks it a
disgrace TO be called a 'copperhead,' that
emblem of liberty. They are all dissat-
isfed with the policy of the Administers
ton, and say that they did not volunteer
to fight for the niger This regiment
wilt make its mark among the merciless
Indians, and it is good policy for the par
ty in power to put it out West, rather
than TO send it to Dixie, "
The writer OF the ab5ve cannot have
obtained very reliable information as to
the sentirents Of the regiment upon the
subject OF which be writes.
The undersigned, speaking for them
selves onlr, wpsld deem IL a most griey-
GUS insult to be called seopperheads."
We have neither done nor said anything
to merit thst most dissracefui epithcs,
We have no sentiments whatever in com
mon with shat class Of men. We win
carry The. national Gag wherever those
who command us see 6t to send us.
Me-hcartily endorse -,hs- Gsssssnsnt
and those who are now administering it,
In oil or any measures they may isaasu-
raie to put down the rebellio-. We vul.
unteered to fight for the Union, to sustain
the laws, TO punish traitors, Moth on
South, aud We know of no more elective
aid now being rendered to Southern trait.
ors by 'scopperheads," than the nstemp,
to make simple men think they are 6gh.-
ing for "niggen.
While We are willing to 20 anywhere
sndbubmit our des6hston estirely Ia the
judgment OF those whom We are sworn To
obey, We would much prefer to have been
sent at once y Dyke, where Ne could do
somewhat toward putting down the re
bellion. Next to this, We would prefer
10 punish traitors and all OF their kim
dred spirits in the North, and IN what We
say We think we represent the sentime nts
Of the regiment generally.
tsigned) d S. WILSON, Colonel.
S NJ. PoLLock. Lieut.. Col.
X. l.. MllLER. Adjutant.
A. WILLIAMS, Quar- ermaster.
nj. Rsso, Commissary.
j. II. CAMBuRS, Surgeon.
). Z. HAMS, ed Asst Surg.
d. h. AIrcHxLL. Chaplain.
FIRST BATTALION.
Major Thos. Fl. Shepherd.
Co. A-Capt j. Galligan, 1st Lieut..
]. NJ. Gates, ID Lieut. s. J. Toll.
Co. Capt. A. B. Moreland, list
Lieut., w. A. Heath, Cd Lieut.. E. H.
Gaylord.
Co. K-CaPt. J. Logan, I'd Lieut.. H
F. Berst.
Go. D-Cspt. T. W. Burdick, let Lieut..
Sherman Page, I'd Lieut.. Timothy Finn.
sKcoxb BATTALION.
Major Edward P. Ten Brock.
Co. E--Capt. d. r. Eieher. let Lieut..
}. G. De Haven, I'd Lieut.. d. Ellison.
Co. Capt. A. S. Ames, lst Lieut..
,. D. Coyl, I'd Lieut.. Alpheus ScoN. z 4
Co. H-Capt. G. J. Marsh, LIST Lieut..
@ A. Hesselberger. ed Lieut.. Carter
Berkeley.
Co. B-Capt. Dewitt c. Cram, LIST
Lieut.. T. p. Rood, I'd Lieut.. Thos. J..
Lesvitt.
F. rnIRb sArrLrox.
Co. I'D Lieut.. G. w. Mccall.
Co. c. LIST. Lieut.. sbsent, eiek ]
Co. F-Capt. Scott Shattuck, LIST Lieat
Jas. Rush, I'd Lieut.. l.. N. Brennan.
Go. M-Capt. V. j. Williams, I'd