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The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-03-16

GRANT ON THE WAR PARTITION. E. b.
Washburne, in recent Speech thus wildly
describes the Caesar like simplicity and ener-
CIV with which Gen. Grant entered upon his
great campaign for the possession of Vioksburg !:
''When he left his headquarters at Smith S
plantation, below Vicksburg, to enter on that
great campaign, he did not take the trappings
and paraphernalia so common to many mill
tary men. AS all depended on quickness of
movement, and as it was important to be en-
numbered with as little baggage as possible, he
set an example to all under him. He took with
him neither horse nor an orderly, nor SER
want a camp chest, an overcoat, nor blanket, nor
even clean shirt His entire baggage for six
days-I was with him at that time-was a tooth
brush. He Jared like the commonest soldier i'll
his command, partaling of his rations and sleep
ing upon the ground, with no covering. except
ing the canopy of heaven, How could such a
soldier fail to inspire confidence in an army,
and to lead it to victory and to glory ?"
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-03-16
The Canteen.

There's an old battered friend swinging free at
my side.
Whose fate has with mine for long years been
allied,
he's not handsome to view, as may plainly be
seen,
Yet I well know his merits my faithful Canteen.
In the march, in the glare of summers hot sum-
When worn with the weightof the knapsack and
gun,
green,
And find cool drop in the cheering Canteen.
AT night, on the picket, when darkness came
down,
And shut out the stars with the beckoning frown,
When the rain chilled the marrow, still, still
there has been
A life-giving warmth in the friendly Canteen.
When gathered in tent, tired, dusty, and worn,
Expecting the foe e'er the breaking of morn,
More refreshing was Sleep those few moments, I
ween,
When it followed a draft from the hearty Can
teen!
And then when we looked on the on-coming foe
And knew that for us or for them there was woe,
Fer we rushed where would soon be a.blood-
sprinkled scene,
New courage we found in the gallant Canteen.
My old battered friend, as you swing at my side,
cannot forget that we both have been tried,
And though sometimes found wanting, you never
were seen,
Attached to coward-my brave old Canteen.
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-03-16

GOODNESS UNDER FIRE.-History is full of
anecdotes of the remarkable nerve and indiffer-
ence displayed by soldiers of different nations
when under fire. It is to be hoped that the flu
ture historian of the present war will not omit to
chronicle, among other incidents, the following
paragraph illustrative of the qualities referred
to =" We asked officer if the loss of life had
been great from rebel shells? no. said he, we
take them joke; there will be one along
directly, and you can see. What time is it Benz
Just fifteen minutes since the last-time is up
here she comes-hello, old fellowP Plash and
the shell buried itself, exploding in the ground,
throwing the dirt over the tent, and some of the
pieces falling within reach of us--the hole twenty
feet from the door. They laughed heartily, why,
we could not tell ; it was anything but amusing
TO us. We were about to bid them good day,
when they kindly invited us to stay and see an
other. 1t will not be long, gentlemen; there
will be another in fifteen minutes; don't hurry
We did not see it in that light, and speed ON our
adventurous way. Had the ground been hard
or rocky, the shell would in all probability have
exploded on the surface, and then there would
have been two enlighteners shot,"
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The Pay of Prisoners.

The following order from the War Department
explanatory of the course to be pursued by the
families of prisoners, in order to secure their
pay, will prove very interesting to those having
friends in the hands of the enemy:
WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJ'T GEMS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, October %, 1861.
General Orders, No. The following planfor
paying to the families of officers and soldiers in
the service of the United States, who are may
become prisoners of war, sums due them by the
Government having been approved by the Pres
ident, it is published for the information of all
concerned.
Payment will be made to persons presenting
or without such authority, to his wife, the guar
dian of his minor children, or his widowed moth
er in the order named.
Application for such pay must be made to the
senior paynlaster of the district to which the reg
iment Of the prisoner is serving, and must be ac-
companied by the certificate of Judge of the
court of the United States or of district attor-
ney of the United States, or Of some other party
under the seal of a court of record of the State
in which the applicant is resident setting forth
that the said applicant is the wife of the prison
er the guardian of his children, or his widowed
mother, and If occupying either of the two last
relationships, that there is no one in existence
who is more nearly related to him. according to
the above classification
Payments will be made to parties thus author
lied and identified, on their receipts being made
out in the manner that would be required of the
prisoner himself, at least one month S pay being
in all cases retained by the United States. The
officer making the payment will see that it is en-
tered on the last previous muster roll for the pay
ment of the prisoners company, will report it,
if those rolls not in his possession, to the
nior paymaster of the district, who will either
attend to the entry or give notice of the payment
to the Paymaster General if the rolls have been
forwarded to his office.
By Order L. THOMAS,
A di1ttUTf (puPYOJ
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Soldiers Relief in 1880!

elm the summer of 1880, the distress of the
American Army was very great, on account of
clothing, and the inadequate means possessed by
the Commissary department to afford a supply
The generous sympathies of the ladies of Phila-
delphia was aroused, and they formed an associ-
alton for the purpose of affording relief to the
poor soldier. Never was the energy of genuine
sympathy more nobly exercised than by the
patriotic women who joined hands in this holy
endeavor. ALI classes became interested and the
result s0oS glorious. All ranks of society seemed
to have joined in the liberal effort, from Phillis
the colored woman, with her humble seven shil-
lings and sixpence, to the Warehouses de La
fayette, who contributed one hundred guineas in
specie, and the Countess de Luzerne, who gave
one thousand dollars in Continental paper. Those
who had no money to contribute, gave the SER
vice Of their hands, in plying the needle; and in
almost every house the good work went on. 1t
was charity in its genuine form, and from its pu-
rest source-the voluntary outpouring from the
heart. 1t was not stimulated by the excitements
of our day-neither fancy fairs nor bazaars but
the American women met, and seeing the neces-
sity that asked interposition, relieved it. They
solicited money and other contributions directly,
for a precise and avowed object. They labored
with their needles, and sacrificed their Jewels
The ladies bought the linen (for the shirts) from
their own private purses, and took pleasure in
cutting them out, and sewing them themselves.
On each shirt was the name of the lady who made
it, and they amounted to 2,2OO The results of
this effort were great and timely. The aggregate
amount of contributions, in the city and county
of Philadelphia, estimated at 81 500, in spe-
Gle value Added to this was princely dona-
ton from Robert Morris, of the contents of a
ship fully laden with military stores and cloth
ing, which had unexpectedly arrived. During
the cold winter that followed, hundreds of poor
soldiers in Washington's camp, had occasion to
bless the women of Philadelphia, for their labor
of love."-Lossing.
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l.. THOMAS,
a djutG2at General.

THE San Francisco papers state that the Gov
eminent has directed the military occupation Of
the large island of Santa Catalina, which fronts
the bay of San Pedro, on the Southern coast of
California. The Island has of late become i'm
portant from the fact that numerous rich mines
have been discovered there. 1t possesses a fine
harbor, which will no doubt be made available
as naval as well as military depot. 1t has been
rumored for some time past that this island was
to be made the rendezvous of rebel pirates, who
were to make an attempt at capturing some of
the treasure-laden Panama steamers and then
strike blow at our whole commerce on the Pa
cifc; and it is not impossible that this circum-
stance may have led to the occupation of the is
land.
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-03-16

BLOOD HoUNDs.--It is related in the narrative
of our officers who have escaped from Richmond,
that some of their number were tracked on the
Peninsula by the aid of blood-hounds, and re-
captured. This use of blood-hounds is striking
illustration of the popular ideas inculcated by
slavery. The hunting of white men by dogs is
no worse than Blacks but the difference is that
the whites are not used to it.
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-03-16

A REToRT.-In speech in the House of Rep
resentatives, q few days since, Fernando Wood,
with sublime assurance, declared "We of
New York sent fourteen regiments into Pennsyl-
vania when she was invaded" We of New
York;" witty Pennsylvania member re-
Piled soto Voce. eyes, you did, Fernando-the
muskets that you sent to Georgia when the war
broke out, came back to Pennsylvania at Get
tysburg. Fourteen regiments of your friends,
and more, brought them"
The Soldiers' journal. (Rendezvous of Distribution, Va.) 1864-1865, 1864-03-16

The FURNACE OF AFFLICTIoN.- Affections
make some people better, and others worse,
the fire reduces some things to plastic state
pable o.. being'moulded to any form ofusefulness
and beauty; while the same mighty agent ap-
piled to other things utterly ruins them. Sick
ness is an affiiction that almost always softens
the heart at least for a time. Pliny's observa-
ton was correct =" have always noticed that
we are better men when we are sick, than when
we are in health"
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WHAT " CoPPERHEAD" MEANs.--For the ben
eft of those who do not find Copperhead in the
Dictionary, we give the following analysis Con-
spiracy, opposition to the war, peace on any
terms, piracy ennity to the Union, recognition
of the c. s. A., hatred to the government ear
nest sympathy with traitors, anarchy and dis
loyalty.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-06-23
National Union Ticket.
FOR PRESIDENT:
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Repdblican Union State Convention. 81

Repdblican Union State Convention.
The Eighth Annual State Con, enti," will 90
Il July. a. D. 1861, for the purpose Of placing
In nomination candidates for the following Off
ces: One Judge Of the Supreme Court, Secreta.
~ Of 6t9te Auditor of State, Treasurer of State,
Attorney General, Re lister of State, and Prosi
Dental Electors All loyal electors who cordi
ally sastain the policy now being pursued by the
Administration Of the National Government to
crush the Rebellion, restore the National author
ity, and establish the Republic upon foundation
Of which the cornerstone" of the Rebel Confed-
eracy shall form no part, arc requested to send
delegates to said Convention in the following
ratio: One delegate for each County, and one
additional delegate for every hundred votes and
faction of over fifty votes cast by the electors
Of the County, at the last general election for
VIM. NJ Stone for Governor-the number Of votes
to be determined by adding to those cast in the
County those cast by the soldiers Of the County
In the field.
by order of the Republican State Cen. Com.
ATTY THO. +. WiTHROW, Chairman.
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i copperhead oracle, whose malignity
usually outweighs its fol y, thus rails at
the nomination Of Lincoln and J johnson:
'The onl y merit we can discover in
this Baltimore ticket is the merit Of con.
sls:ency; it is all of a piece; the tail does
not shame the head, nor the head shame
the tail A rail.spitting bufFoon and
boorish tailor, both from the backwoods,
both growing up in uucouth ignorance,
they would afford a grotcsque subject for
Satire poet" &c.
Such suicidal attacks, among a pcople
so invincibly democratic as ours, and
where rails splitting butfoo2s" and "boor-
ish talIors" vote, and their votes count
on par with those Of scholars and mill
ionares. are utterly unaccountable. ST
mon Snyder was thrice chosen Governor
of pcnnsy Ivania, becoming the idol of her
masses, BY virtue Of just such splcnetic
and short sighted malice The facts that
Abraham Lincoln rose from railsrlittinc
to the Presidency, and that Andrew John.
son, an iliteratc and pcnnicss nobody,
one of the ''poor white trash" so gener-
ally kept under ia the South, f9ught his
way up, through the Legislature, House
and Govcrnorship Of his adopted State,
to the L. s. Senate, are eloquent tributes
alike to tae character Of oar institutions
and the personal worth of these men
Chilly Gray said an incensed Bostonian
to the mercantile millionaire of his day,
81 knew you when you were but drum.
merboy.' "Certainly," responded Bill.
"; "and didn't drum reN.?' The
fact that he had since risen from ind
gence and obscurity to wealth and power
lustltes strong presumption that he did.
~ Y. Tribune.
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loon. an alarm of fire was sounded, which

noon, an alarm of fire was sounded, which
was found to proceed from the Rock Is
land Bridge, and in few moments a
dense column of black smoke filled the
air, while the flames bursting forth with
great rapidity soon enveloped the whole
arch of the draw. The fire department
was promptly on hand, aud rendered val
liable assistance 10 saving the man struc-
ture. About quarter to four o'clock,
the draw fell into the river with a great
crash, and the mass of burning wood work
and iron, foated below the pier about one
hundred yards and lodged iu the channel.
Meanwhile the flames increased in fury
and soon the whole wood work Of the
pier with the watchman's house was en-.
veloped in fire. The workmen On the
bridge, aided by the citizens, kept the FIRE
from communicating with the main struc-
ture BY great exertions. Some Of the
furniture, clothing and books Of the
Waterman were saved and carried into the
r. r, Depot.
Everything was done both by the fire.
men and citizens to save the splendid
structure, which they finally succeeded
in accomplishing.
There are conflicting reports as to the
origin of the FIRE. The most feasible one
seems to be that it was occasioned by the
sparks of the steamer Davenport, which
had just passed through the draw previ-
Gus to the alarm.
This fire will prove a serious inconve-
nience to the Rock Island Railroad Com
pany as we'll as to the travelling public,
but we learn steps will be Immediately
taken to repair the damages.
The bridge cost some $3.50, 900, and
the draw part, which was totally consum-
ed, is said to have cost over 100000.
there being an immense amount of work
upon it. We did not learn whether it
was insured or bot Gazette, 16h.
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Sands, Nathan & Co.'S
Performing Elephants!
The Gigantic
HIPPOPOTAMUS!

or "BEHEMoTH Of Holy Writ. of
whom it is declared Job 40: 33) "Upon card
.hnre is not his like" This specimen o.
the brute creation. the last vestige of r"x-
ApAMfrE EXIsTESCE, was captured by his present
keeper, ALI, the Egyptian, by order ofthe Vie
eroy of Egypt 2o0o miles above Cairo on tho
White Nile, in Africa, and was imported into
by G. c. QUIcG, Esq, with whom such arrange
mens have been made IA to hle the Manage
ment to present him to the public in commune.
ton with the other unique attractions, which
make up this Catacysm OF Wonders comprising
this gigantic combination.
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Republican Union County Convention.

All loyal electors Of Cedar county, "who cor
tbs iamin;s,r.t;nnp nf no Na,;onaie Gnxernmsn,
to crush the rebellion restore the National au
shorty, and establish the Republic upon foun.
dalton Of which the corner stone of the Rebel
Confederacy shalt form part" are requested
to meet in Mass Convention at the Court House
IN Upton, on Saturday, the 25M day Of June, "a,
ct : O'Clock P. NJ, for the purpose Of selecting
delegates to represent Cedar county in the sth
Annual State Convention to be held at Des
Ioincs in July next.
SYLVANUS YATES
Chairman Republican Cen. Com. of Cedar Co.
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Exhibited in Upton, on
Wednesday, June 29th,

1864, at and I o'clock r. M, under the
enormous pavilion, for one price Of admission.
which, notwithstanding the enormous outlay ct.
tendant upon such an Unprecedented combina.
tlonis fixed u the low fgu . Of SO cents. Chill.
dren under ten years Of age, halfprics.
ES~The GRAND PROCESSION will enter Upton
at IL o'clock A. NJ, preceded ny the GraAnrrc
HifPoroTAArs drawn by TEAM Of ELEPHANTS.
-four in number) followed by SEkLKY's NEW
YORK OPERA BAND. the grand Menageris, the
extensive Circus and Troupe Of Artists, togethcf
with the Gorgeous ParaphernAlia Of the Metro
p0litan Combination.
r. ELLIxGRAH. Director OF Arena
G. q. FARxsvoDrH, Agent
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q. 8. RAN MONARCH, Nicks burg, June .


U. 8. RAN MONARCH, Vicksburg, June 4.
Msssss. CLARK d NuLFonp:
On the 18th ult., while at Memphis,
oil Of tho new recruits on board the Swift.
zerland, Of whom there were about 40,
exchanged boats with the crew of tae
Monarch, whose time had just expired
In the sfternoon the Switzerland left for
St. Louis, where she intends to lay up for
ss.v1vsvrcssUurg WITH as raw set Of
men IS ever put foot on boat.
Sunday evening, as we Dearcd Green
vile, Miss, just opposite to which Mar.
maduke is said to be camped with force
reported BY some as 10000 strong, by
others as only 5000, we were fred into
By small arms from the Arkansas side
One shot entered the pilot house, several
passed through one of the smoke taeks,
aud the awning over the gun. deck was
pierced in many places; with these excep-
tions, 90 injury was done US.
1t is proper that you should understand
our own strength, and | will essay to give
you a brief description Of at least certain
parts OF this boat The machinery is
protected BY double barrieading two
feet thick, of solid OAK logs, which can.
not be penetrated by common sized shot;
and unless ball passes through the after
part of the vessel and comes forward, the
engine cannot be touched. Just above
the boilers and in front of the cabin,
which has been shortened for the purpose
IS the gun deck. 1t is sufficiently large
to accommodate 8 guns, 3 on the larboar
side, 3 on the starboard side, ana ? point.
ing directly over the bow of the boat. -
We have but 6 guns, however; four 0 h.
parrots, and two II Id. brass pieces. II
is seldom that we can bring more than
two guns to bear upon any one object G,
the same time. The gunuers are pro
tected from the fire of small arms by :
barricade four inches thick and seven #
high, made Of two inch oak planks. Thi
barricade is pierced with enough loop
holes to accommodate sixty infantry
This, think, is all that is necessary t.
form an idea of how and when we shoull
assail the enemy, and with what abilit,
We can defend ourselves when attacked.
Well, on Monday morning, before ,
very heavy fog had cleared the river, VIZ
had weighed anchor and had got but fair
~ undes way, when we learned that tht
sebels had captured the Clara Ames, ,
small cotton boat, and one of the many
pests constantly running up and down
the river, often doing our cause much in.
jury By Indirectly smuggling goods thro'
to the enemy. We found her at Smith 5
farm "a place about three miles below
Greenville), nearly burned to the water $
edge. As We approached, we sent few
shells ia advance to herald our coming,
and-got I pretty strong answer back from
. battery which we construed to mean that
i vnsldnst be safe for US to be too close.
Fost1Aess hours 70 shelled them heavily,
ssarly sysgy SHOT bringing prompt re-
spo94 - their battery, before we sue
sssdsd y dislo4ging them. Then We
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-06-23

We have not seen a Union paper in
Iowa which advocates the claims of Ere.
mont for tie Presidency. Every Union
paper is for Old Abe and Andy. That's
the team which suits the style of West
ern folks. Iowa will give the Baltimore
ticket majority anywhere from 20, 900
TO $4,000! How are you, Fremeounters?
How are you, Cops?
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Rebel plnck.

The rebel organ in Chicago grows more
and more plucky as the fall of the rebel
capital grows more and more certain. -
Hear it:
ut is this spirit in which is located
the rcbellion-in which is found the re-
sistance to our arms, and which is fight
ing US everywhere from the Rio Grande
to the rebel capital. 1t is not the South
ern Notifications, or Southern cotton, or
corn cribs, or mills, or dwelling houses,
or negroes, that makes up the rebellion,
but it is the spirit Of the people; there
fore, when We capture forts, and confs.
cate land, and steal negroes and cotton,
we are not touching the thing that is in
rebellion"
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THE CIRCUS TROUPE is the largest and most
complete ever combined in one ahllshment,
being composed of the NEST popular, skiilful
and accomplished performers in the protest.
having been selected from the first establish.
ments in Europe and America. Among the
principal Artists arc the following:
MADEMoIsELLE JOSEPHINE. the beautiful grace !.
full and elegant Equestrienne; SAMUEL BURT. tho
wonderful Sanierist and Hurdle r der: JAMES
DE NOTE, the renowned Principal Act Rider
aud Histrone Equestrian; SHArrE Il WnIrNsr,
the great Trapeze Performers, the most daEing
and skiliul Acrobats in the profession; YouNG
FERRANTI, from the CorsO Circus, Madrid, the
Miraculous CoNtortionist; CHARLES RIVERS, the
popular and dashing Four Horse der and agile
Ininbier: GEO. SLoAAN, In his Equestrian Act Of
the Revolving Globe, and in his Barrel and Tran
ca Performance; J. Shindle, Robinson, Jones.
lie Verbs, LIE Siear Tremain, Monsieur Frank,
August Simond, Jas Benton, Henri Clarence.
ciermont, Gastave Ducrow, and large and efic-
lent Troupe Of Vaulters, Aerobats Tumblers and
Dancers; JAS. WARD, the Humorist and AmerI-
can Clown, Chinese Necromancer, Slack. rope
Performer, Comic Singer. Stump Speaker &c.
&c; JOHNNY BOOKER. the Eccentric and Trick
Clown and irresistible Comique.