The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-06-13

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For the Gate cty.} 70
Mourn OF RED RsvsH, hA,wl
May 4ist, 1861.
Editors Gats Csiy: The Department
of the Gulf 10 still in existence : and 81.
though its brave army, iatsiy operating On
Red river, has sgsin advanced and tsken
the "Father o. Wassrs," yes Il has not
destroyed their nth IN the power Of our
Government to crush the re6eIlios. But
we hear considerable grounding At Uncle
Samuel for allowing political Generals 70
have command Of armies ia the Geld.
During this last campaign in North
western Louisiana, there has been cen-
siderable jangliag and jarring of different
corps commanders, also alacks Of conf
dence in the Commander-in-C Chief Of the
Department. who. of course, should be
blamed for oil blGnderscf omission OF
commission. whether guilty or not but
"honof TO whom honor i dse." Asdve
must say, that, politically, there has been
much performed in this Stab, and the
people Of Louisiana justly look upon Gcn.
Banks 3 their deliverer. .s
But II Was not my intention to make
personsl ailusione, or t.. eulogixs upon, or
crificixs any action of, the com nandins
Generals Of this or any other department,
but only TO SPEAK Of the movements Of our
brigade, composed of the 2lst, 22d, and
93i Iowa. and 99th Illinois infsntry reei.
ments, forming the Let brigade, Let disi-
sion, 18Th army corps, which, until the
s5sh Of April, we're quietly throwing up
sand.banks and catching horned toads on
Matagorda Island, on the coas, Of Texas,
and verify believed that they were des,
tined to stay among the sand banks and
toads the rest of their term Of service. -
But how soon were their hopes frustrated.
for at 4 O'Clock p. m. m order came TO be
ready to march in half an hour.
transportation could not. be furnish 4
for all the brigade. 80 the Esd and Eve
companies Of the Ed. went immediatel,
on hoard OF the steamship Clinton, one
OF the line steamers between New OrIean.
and the TEXAS coast. On the q9th ar.
rived in the city. and on the 4th dsy o.
May our good Uscie Sam sent around
one of tAe boys with a limited supply i,
the photographs Of A. Lincoln and s. p.
Chase, commonly called s.grsenbacks =
and generously distributed them smope
the boys. Alto, p. m, the same d.,
we were ordered ON beard the steamey
Madison and Immediately started for the
seat OF War; We reached II. D'Russy on
TIE 7th and tied up. Gen. Warren not
deeming II safe to proceed further With
our sinai. force. Here We found onitsa.
force OF the enemy that we're sent ID "A
blockade The river, and not being able to
force them back. We fell back TO the
mouth OF Red River. On the 18th off
elsi dispatches were received stating that
Banks army had reached Atchsfal.v.
river on itst seturn, and we were aeon
under headvayi for Simmsport. ! little
River and Atcbafalsya. We arrived
here On the 18th and found the l9tb
corps camped on the bank Of the river.
and learned that detachments of the / atb
10Th and l7sh corps were some mila,
away and hotlys pressed BY the rebels
but our forces reached the. breastworks
within two miles Of the river without lo.s
In TINS retreat the Sd. 18th, l4th. can.
2ath. sed and 34th Iowa regiments vers
principally engaged, and they hayo s.f
tered heavy losses. Dat Of go men III
52d regiment brought .np this rive, ths,
now muster bas 200 sud the other ,au;.
menus have suffered alike with them. a
1aaage OF ooan vas constructed On the
18th, and the 10Th corps commensed
crossing the sams evening srd 49,
crossing ell night Next cana q. ..o 1,s
too train" which consisted Of about f;,,s..
mites Of teams and wagons. We do mo-,
pretend to say that this train has not been
needed 70 some extent to aid in thu move.
I,n's OF tins army, busi appears res,os,.
ao's 70 think thst no General Of or5;.s..
tagacity or prudence would tnrdss ~
movements Of -ihis army by . er....;.. 80
sfain when his base of operations ~ m
{ nsv'saois stream. and ~ f.rn;.leS
VIII necessary transportation for all pur.
we thought. when locking a the go. !. !,
wagons that stand back Of The ls.ss. = :. !.
It certainly m.st hare heen . ,,.;ss ~. .
soous losing that taia It Plsa,aps Nm
put nsves,heless it vas 90. ana -. IN. -.
D"ys say that there is wagon e. ...h
man yet-so you see ~ s.. n 49,
g we can GET 70 ride Ill Tia g. 49,
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