The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-24

OF which were connected with the plunderinp
OF 81. Red Plume, Standing Bnffalo and
White Eagle are with this camp and are any.
ious to make peace, but are controlled bv the
soldiers Looge, Kind of organization com
posed OF the young men and other bloodtbirstv
scoundrels, who did all IN their power ~ oc,
up the massacre and know full well how de.
serving they are of stretching hemp with Their
wretched necks, and consequently onnoco
everything looking to treaty with the whites.
because in such an event they would be mosi
likely to get their just deserts. Renville has
recently sent messengers to this camp to urge
those in favor of peace to separate themselves
from the others and locate at Devils Lake SC
the Government can treat with them. There
is also small band of hostile Sioux on the
James River, under Black Leggs, which we
hope to have the pleasure of meeting.
few evenings since an order was read or
dress parade designating the forces under Col
Thomas as the Minnesota Brigade" and we
feel sure they will never disgrace the name OF
our proud young State or prove whit less
brave than her veterans which have won such
honor while contending against q different
enemy. The Colonel has the entire conf.
dence of tho whole command and there is not
man among us who doubts the result if he
shall be so fortunate as to lead US in battle
against our barbarous foe.
Everything of business nature has been re.
uuCCu W pCilcCt duU Wucu we COmt
into camp we all know just what to do, how to
do it and when to do it. The Acting Quarter.
master and Acting Commissary of Subsistence
are supplied with all that is necessary for SOL
dier's comfort when well, and our surgeons
look to the interests of the sick, and here, we
are again fortunate for DR.. Murphy is just the
man for the position he holds as well as his
associates, and if you are sick and 90 to our
Hospital you are not told like in some places,
,Oe haze time to attend to you no,c SIR you must
come at sick call, but on the contrary few
questions as to your disease, prescription OF
advice given. and you 90 away with the feel.
ing that you have been in the presence of hu.
name generous hearted physicians indeed in
every department you meet with an affability,
and q readiness to wait upon you or give infor-
nation more like that of the business man at
home than the austere contemptuous manner
with which, in our time, we have seen shoul-
der strapped gentlemen treat them who they
enormously supposed inferior to themselves.
Among the men there has thus far been exhib
tied good discipline, and readiness to do all
in their power to further the interests of the
expedition; and we venture to say that no
Brigade in our armies have kept better order,
ces like ours, than the Minnesota Brigade.
As stated in my last the health of the troops is
excellent-nOt one dangerous case in the whole
command, although we have had quite num-
Der of cases of darrhoa, and they have filled
up the ambulances. making the appearance of
many sick, while great number of them are
able to do light duty in a camp; at this writing
that disease is abating, and as soon as the
men become little seasoned, we shall have
but little sickness of any kind. Two men,
John Russell, Co. E. and Peter Henry, Co. l,
of the 9th regiment were sent back to Fort
Ridgely yesterday. Mr.. Russell had very sore
eyes, and the other is afflicted with rheu.
matism.
The mail which carries this letter goes out
tomorrow morning, the 18th. Another will
leave our camp on or about the 18th, reach
ing Fort Ridgely the 18th and bring up the
mail arriving at that post on that day. Letters
intended for the Expedition should be direct
ed to Col. Thomas, Indian Expedition, Wis
Fort Ridgely in order to reach US before arriv
Ing ON the Missouri. A. B.