The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-03-02
from the 9th Cavalry.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 81, 1864.

From the 9th Cavalry.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 81, 1864.
Dear Times Having caught the mania Of
army scribbling. propose to punish you with
my first production, believing you are possessed
~of as many of those truly Christian virtues,
Charity and Patience, MS the editorial fraternity
usually keep for everyday use.
We are in receipt of as lovely wca Their as we,
poor mortals dressed in blue, have any right to
enjoy. The dirty bosom Of old mother Earth
is warm and dry. Old "Sol" looks down
upon us, and did we take no note of time, May,
with its dry winds and pleasant days, would, for
aught we can see, be now upon us and we'll
does our regiment enjoy and improve this bes-
sing. We drill four hours per day, mounted.
The sanitary condition Of the regiment is poor;
and especially our company. We have lost
since our arrival here, six enlisted men as fol.
lows Reuben H. Griffin, of your city, Small
Pox Eugene E. Hassett, of Howard Co., Ty-
phoid Pneumonia Richard Jones, of New
York, Infammatory Rheumatism Robert
Fields of Wis, Typhoid Fever; Geo. w. Bar
ker, Of Lansing. Bronchitis and Intermittent
Fever; VIM. N. Lampman, of Ion, Allamakee
Co., Varioloid There are thirteen now sick in
hospital.
1t might not be unnteresting to you to know
something Of the material our company is COM
posed of; which, according to our Company
Descriptive Book, is as follows: There were
at the organization Of the Regiment, 36 enlist
ed men, under the age of 81; 81 between 81
and 30 IL between 80 and 40 and 6 Of 40
and upwards. There were - who were Ices
than 5 feet g. and 5 who were over 6 feet
Thirteen were born in Scandinavia, in the
German States, 6 in Ireland, 6 in Canada, 4 in
England, in Denmark and AZ were natives of
this country. There were 16 who were resi-
dents of Clayton Co., "a of Allamakee, Is of
Wi1nesheik, IL of the State of Wisconsin. and
Is were residents of other parts eff this State
and other States. se~-a.- 49,
Iherc,you seejwe are a mixture, and we have
in morals. also, what is called the "spce of
life, variety. But we have fighting Captain
to lead us, and if this company gets chance to
follow the CLEAN of Capt. BEN's sabre through
the murky cloud of battle, they will hew them
selves monument, that will stand boldly forth
in the annals Of History. We have very kind
>and indulgent captain ; the same may be said of
the officers Of the Regiment generally. Lieut.
Mckay is again with us, after suffering very
severely from that unmerciful disease, Small
iox. He received hearty welcome back to
his company. If his friends have pit-ied him
as much as the disease did, he must have been
an object of deep and intense sympathy Our
f.therly Second Lieutenant is always S. II.
laws, the same to-day, tomorrow, and ever.
more, a monument Of good-nature and faithful
ness. He has the good will Of both officers
and men, and well does he deserve it,
We are as Yet unadvised Of the time Of our
departure, or the place of our destination, but
Madam Rumor asserts positively that our Bat
tallion Is to leave here for the southwest, and
ellie has many believers in the circles of shout
dcr-straps. The Battalion would cheerfully
obey the order to march, for they are getting
tired of beef and pork, and long to feast on the
fat chickens of rebeldom. Well, hoping your
patience has withstood the surses of my untu-
tored pen, Twill relieve you from further trial
at present by extending to you my hearty
thanks for past favors. Send me the TINES
and the spondulcs will come to you by return
mail. ...- Yours Truly,
. A SOLDIER OF COMPANY F.