The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-11-13

ders. Struggling aud plundoring on tn
march has ever been strictly forbidden
. and the order enforced by him-not f.
any regard for the rebels, but to preserv
the morals Of the men, that they may r.
turn home IS good citizens as when the
left. And much is due to the sterling il
tegrity of the men themselves, who al
the flower of Southern Iowa, and feel the
have reputation at home that must re
main untarrished. The result is, til
regiment is unexcelled for decorum an
order, and / hazard nothing in asser,in
that it is unequalled for sooriety by an
regiment from the West. But one Office
has ever been court-martialed, and he wa
promptly dismissed for drunkenness
Capt. Miller, of Knoxville. With tina
exception, no officer has ever been seel
drunk.
must be excused for having dwelt 81
long on subject on which, as membe
of the regiment, am naturally proud
and will now revert to the performances
of the regiment. following each perma
nent detachment from the time of it
leaving till reunited to the main com
mand.
While at Benton Barracks portions o
the regiment were at various tunes sent OF
scouts and expeditions of more or l.ss i'm
portance, but most OF tie time were un
der severe, unrelaxing drill.
MAJOR cALDwELL's BATTALION.
On the 18th of December, Major Cald.
we'll, with his Battalion, com panies +, F,
&, aud H, were sent 10 Jefferson City,
No, since which time it has been perma-
nently detached, until recently, when it
formed junction with the balance of the
regiment at Little Rock. From Jefferson
City it marched to Boonville, Glasgow.
and surrounding country, skirmishing
with and dispensing rebel bands wherever
met. On its FIRST scout 1t captured l73
kegs Of powder.
1t was then stationed at Fulton, and
was constantly engaged during the entire
winter and spring in scouting and Skin
mishing with parties of rebels with which
that country was infested, and succeeded
In securing large quantities of arms and
ammunition, which had been secreted in
the adjoiaing counties for future use, and
supposed to be part of that stolen from
the Liberty Arsenal In the spring and
early summer it was stationed in the
counties of Galloway, Audrain and Mon
roe, which constituted a sub-district I'M
der command of Major Caldwell.
On the 3lst of May, Major Caldwell,
with detachment Of his command, made
an expedition to attack rebel camp on
Salt river. The rebels fed precipitately
on his approach, losing several wounded,
all their horses. camp equippage and part
of their arms. Our casualties were two
men of company G, wounded
July &c, 1862, sixty men of companies
| and q, encountered the rebel Porter,
800 strong, at Florida, aud fought them
for an hour, when they were compelled
to fall back on the post of Paris. Three
rebels were killed aud many wounded -
Our casualties were twenty-five wounded
aud two taken prisoners.
July "a. A detachment Of 100 Of this
battalion again encountered the same
force, increased to 100, strongly posted |
in dense brush. We killed one and |
wounded many others. Our loss was ore
man killed and nine wounded. Porter
fed south into Galloway county.
July 81. Captain Dufield, with so
men Of company +, and loo Missouri
State Militia, drove Porter and Cobb.
with 500 men, out Of Galloway county,
killing and woundiug over 100. The los.
10 company + was one killed, four NOR
tally, and eleven more or less wounded
This company had 20 horses killed in
this Fight
July 2S. A detachment Of this bat.
alion, with Merrill's Horse and Missouri
State Militia, and two guns, encountered
Porter whole force in a strong position
near Moore's Mill. After desperate
light OF four hours, the enemy we're ut
.eriy routed with a loss of 80 killed and
about l6o wounded. A great many ,
guns aud horses fell into our hands. The !
casualties of CaldwelPs battalion were
our killed and twenty wounded Com. {
ANY Z had 81 horses killed out of the a
~ they went into the fight with. The
nemy fled nortbward closely pursued. 6
August 6. The enemy were again "a
ound strongly posted in the town OF Q
2UOO strong. A severe en- t
agement ensued resulting in complete S
out of the rebels witha loss of les killed U
10 wounded and 40 prisoners, 600 stand 4
farms and 200 horses. The loss of the t
d Iowa was Capt. Mayne, killed, Capt. Il
hughes, Lieut.. Birch, and ten men 0
il
The battalion continued in this kind a
service till all rebel bands were annihi- r.
tied or driven out of the country and B
ispersed, when it was ordered 10 Leba- II
on, Missouri, where they found compa- o
les l. and Nj, which were Immediately a
into Caldwell's command. 0
aking 1t one half the regiment. ca
About the 18th of January, 1868, the a
K companies then under Lieut.. Col
aldwell, and others, Of Warren's brigade. u
ali amounting to only 500 men, fought j,
lie combined forces of Marmaduke. Por- Il
II. Shelby and Mcdonald, at Harlsville, Oh
l'ssouri. for whole day, and killed, A
-ippled, scared and stampeded the whole st
-about 6oO0. Our loss in killed, wound b.