Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-05-06
Correspondence OF the Garette
FROM THE DIST IOWA.

r FAOm IHE SlST IOWA.
~ WooDvILLx, Ala, April 26th, 1864.
MEssRs. EDITORS The duty which the
LIST Division of the 18th Army Corps per.
formed during the last three or four months
was not light but ordinary duty. We have
been able to gather but few items which
would have interested your readers, and
have been governed by the rule: "sWhen
you have nothing to say do not speak" We
have had long, cold winter for this climate;
but the weather is now warm, the woods are
green again, and active military operations
will commence Immediately. Nearly all the
veteran regiments have returned to duty and
the flow Of recruits to the front is about
over. All the troops in the Department OF
the Tennessee have been ordered to prepare
for an early forward movement The Union
and Rebel armies were never in better condi-
ton than now, and the coming conflict will
undoubtedly be terrible. We will endeavor
to do our duty, to-wi,: March, hope, fight,
and curse those who would compromise with
rebels, and pray for the enlargement or i'm
provement of the hearts and brains of ma.
Ejorty Of the members Of our present Con-
gress. We wild endeavor to remember the
GAZETTE once in while also. Is
! The 18th and 10Th Corps probably will
cross the river between Bridgeport and De-
catur and move on Rome which would cause
Johnson to fall back from Dalton. But we
know nothing about the coming campaign
and are pleased to know that our leading
Generals can control their tongues We
have unbounded confidence in Grant, Sher-
man and Thomas-indeed in nearly all our
leading Generals, and have strong hopes that
the rebel armies will be defeated But if We
should fail the blame will not rest upon Gen.
erals or armies, but mainly upon those who
opposed draft. Two Hundred Thousand
more men should have been added to the
Union columns which are about to advance,
as the rebels have the inside track and know
how to use it. Some times we become an
cry; we are grieved to know that there are
so many towards in the North; so many
men in the loyal States who kneel before the
almighty dollar" and so many who now
revel in luxury when our oil as q nation is
at stake, and the entire male population Of
the South is making fighting their business.
But soldier cannot remain angry long and
we console ourselves by hoping that although
tops, misers, asses, peace Democrats and ne.
gro lovers are all worthless in this world
they may be turned to some account in the
next. Many changes have taken place in
Co. 3, 3ist Iowa Vols since its organization.
The following statement may interest some
one.
Names of commissioned officers at the
present time r. p. Speer, IL. e. Williams,
L. G. Salisbury.
Names of Sergeants Nels N. Blakeslee,
Daniel II. Sessions, John L, .Meuscr, f. L.
Fitkin, c. II. Clay.
Names of Corporals Geo. l.. Stcarns, W.
W. Carpenter, Spencer Fellows, j. W. Ray,
f. Overman, A. Eyestone, Geo Bawn.
Promotions since the Company was mus
tered into the United States service: 1st
Lieutenant Theo. Stunning to Major, Lieut..
Ed. Townsend 10 LIST Lieutenant, (who re-
signed in June, 1863 on account of severe
and continued siekness,) J. w. Gilman to
LIST Lieut.. and afterwards transferred to the
Quartermaster' Department, j. Rosenbaum
to Quarternaster Sergeant, J.J. Van Norden
to Hospital Steward, and n. p circuit to
Principal Musician Of Rcgimcntal Band.
Discharged on account Of physical disa-
bility: G. d. Perkins, +. Brown, NJ. A. Pat
tee, L. d. Haywood, W. Crandall, w. Ford,
E. P. Crosby, F. Davenport, w. Harter, J.
Pattee, l.. w. Tondro, Sergt. G. d. Street
er, J. Selen, J. Cowing, A. Moore, T. Il.
Graham.
List Of deaths: E. Wells, L. B. Culver,
Sergt. o. Bradley, L. W. Ladd, Matthew
Quimby, Corp. Charles seavey, David Hart
sough, VIM. Barry, Lewis Stcinbach, G.. j.
Rath, Corp. S. E. Pratt, Chas. Lusch and
Levi Rucker
List of transfers to Invalid Corps: J. r.
Richardson, Il. W. Davenport.
Now absent sick in Hospitals E. W. Ora
ham, Henry Caldwell, W. W. Carpenter, j.
II. Rownd, S. II. Rownd, VIM. Moulton, II.
s. Mensch, F. D. Streeter, N. L. YocuA, and
D. W. Orcutt.
Taken prisoner by the enemy Charles P
Philpot
Deserted: Charles Rattray.
Now on detached service: Lieut.. H. E.
Williams, Corp. j. w. Ray, NJ. L. Tracy, E.
Wilson, Geo. o. Cowles, H. Rohleder, E.
Smelser, D. Kinsey, o. Fox, D. stiteler.
Twenty five recruits have joined the Com
pany since January LIST 1864.
Names of our field officers Colonel VIM.
Smyth, Lieut.. Col J. w. Jenkins, Maj Theo.
Stunning.
Very few soldiers are row sick in this DE-.
partmcnt. In a day or two our Regiment
will draw new Springfield rifles.
RIP sPEER.
A correspondent of the Chicago Journal
writing from Gen. Shermans Division allud. S
to a grand movement probably towards
Atlanta the particulars ofwhieh are contra