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

Lieut.. Cayendish was also in our
camp. did no. see him, but hear
ths, he is getting on finely. There was
some talk OF his going hone At the
lime. l do not know whether he went.
Farber and Akeley look as well in
the face as they ever did. They we're
past the painful stage Of their wounds,
and havelonly to get well as fast a. .hey
can. They are still confined 10 their
beds. Watson seems to be IN way 10
oe, well sooner than either of the 9TH
ere. He goes about town at pleasure.
Ross re ioiped us at Prairie Grove shout
three weeks ago. II he ever gets anotn,
or chance at the rebels, they WI mo
one .piteiul little fellow IN 'front.' o. '0e"'
sure. n.
Poor W. J. L. Hunt is dead. IL"
brother. I. l.. Hunt, is discharged.
L,eu,. brooks came up from sprlrg-
field a week ago. lie reports The boys
all doing vel. Young Klnkead - a.
mos, well enough TO come along A4c-
LanehIin is improving last. Aiter ~
Lay,p,, trouble with one leg. 1t 10 doubt
III. i he viii be able to march tor some
Tune to come
Parker suffers badly from the rhen:
ma,ism. lie ought 10 be discharged.
Coles has q weak back he cannot
march. Thv rest Of the boys arc doing
well.
Last Monday we had a gsand review
Of the Army OF the Frontier. AT one
o'clock we were formed in line, equip.
ments and knspsscks on. Wo ordered
arms. parade re ted, and waited after
willie we stacked arms, and waited
then we unsung knapsacks, eat down
and-waited; then We got up, siune
knapsacks, formed in line, and-wa'ted.
You see that ia this grand review bus
ness. pa,lencc il q virtue. Wen. we
waited while regiment after regiment
Of cavalry, two batteries Of artillery, one
regiment of infantry, and any quantity
Of army wagons sud amoulances hied
mast on the way to the Iesisw ground.
Then "a waited while Gems. Scofied and
Heron. with their respective staff', rig
oed ont in their holiday finery, aud
iheir body guards, among whom ] saw
number Of Indians, one IN the full
un,loi m Of acayairv officer, said to be
the celebrated chief John Ross, rode Nv,
and then VIC took our place in the grand
procession, followed by Mnrphy's bat
terry, which, ever .ince the battle, every
ono OF US regard much the same rs y
father regards his children; then the
18th Illinois, whom we look upon rs
brothers, and then Major Montgomery,
with his battalion Of cavalry, most ex.
cello,: troop, and after them came the
srmy wagons and ambuances Of our
brigade. Arriving on the ground, We
marched by the flank, left in front, past
the reviewing party to the place assign
ed ny, formed in line, opened ranks, and
waited again. By.andby tie Gene
ais rode past us and returned to their
place. Then came the tug OF war. We
tai to march past them in coiumn.-
Now, it is a fact that the goth Is not re-
markable for the perfection OF It's drill.
We have been too much occupied in
making forced marches and hunting up
the rcbe.s, to attend TO drilling much,
aud II is quite impossible Tor us to pre-
serve iiue, or 10 present good appeal
ance while marching in column. You
IN imagine the state that our officers
| were in. however, We went through
the ordeal without any remarkable mas.
co. and went to our tents very tired and
glad that the show was over. have
made up nv mind about these reviews.
They NAV be very fine things TO stand
otf and look at, but they are uuspe aka
ply tedious to those who form part OF
the parade.
1t seems TO DO conceded by every
body round here, that the battle at Prai-
RE Grove, taken in cor junction with our
raid on Van Buren,, has pretty much
used up the rebellion in this part of Ar
kansas. The rebel srmy seems to be
very much demoralized since the latter
event. And for long time the Provost
Marshal has been the busiest man i'm
aginable. HIS Office has been so crowd
ed by dcsctters from the rebel army,
who come into Fayetteville, give them
selves up and demand to take the oath,
that il is often impossible for men
Connected with tho hospital to get into it,
let alcre doing business there. The ne
groes are focking 10 our lines in per-
,ect flood.
The white Unionlsts. are spropting up
on every side, and, mirabtie dictu :
the scecssionis,s who six weeks ago
would take no money from Us except the
miserable photographs of their con.
icderste scrip" have become converted
to a fervent faith in green backs !"
Well, it is good thing for them to
come to their senses, bnt il is money
out n pocket for US. The confederate
scrip only cost one per cent, and is very
plenty with u.. But the green backs,
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