Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-07-07
Remarkable Faets Connected with
the Red Rivsf Expedition.

RemarkabIs Facts coaasotad with
the Red River Expedition.
SaaTsaiaa sxposs Of th4 Eegspasgw 1,As
SoAiiSvs aAgsassa 10 sAos1 Gsassal
Bonks-~Hs q oAjissd 10 hide sa d
5, G~1hess s AsskinR sf zzisssnskEsa
- Eearfai ss6sriag Of The PsoFsls--
Hos lIkils Men and aRom@s are
treated as compased sOsiA AsSsoss
tcerEespsAlsnee 1Lssearl RssaaAisaa ]
C2tRo, ILLINOIS,
seas Jans 8, 1854,
From Federal oHicer who was up
Red Rigpr as the sims Of tue esasaation
Oh Alexandria, By our forces, I gather
some inssFssting faess. From the time Of
the retreat Of the aEay from Pleasant
Hill, shs feeling against Gen. Banks
had been consinually Increasing. Every
day added neg and more aggravsting
causes for distrass ana Dissatisfaction in
reference to tbs management OF affairs.
While waising at AlaKgndria to get the
ganboals over ths Falls, there were the
mos. serious apprshensions In reference
to the sufheisncy Of supplies, both for
the mea and animala. To make the mat
ter worse Gen. Banka Issued an order Civ
ing to General hEcCiearnasd's command,
wEfch was camped north OF Bayoa Rap
ids, a. the outer guard, all the Data and
hay, or aesrly all there wAa oa hand,
leaving otnes commands entirely dssti-
tats oil fofags. This caused no little dis
satisfaction among sha mon. And to
aggrayasa the matter ssill more, jast a.
McCieruand got his forage ont 70 bis
campo, the Confederatss made dash on
hina, nornpelling him 10 make psrcipi-
tats rstreks scross the bayou, and 20 de-
stroy or leave In the hands Of the tnesny
aiI the foraga, camp equipage 10. A
mare Was destrayed, but II ID said Dick
Tayloy gos ssshe larger pbrssUn: The In
dignatiou and diss stisfaetion Of tbs sol
diefS wsgs now beyond all bonnds. Com
piese demoralixafion seemed almost ines-
liable. Other orders or General Banks
were frequently treated With contempt
by subordfnates, and nsen cpenly declaf-
cd their intention to pay no atteation 10
any orders esnansting from the com-
naading gausral.
When she gunbsats wsgs al over the
falls, and she order Tor evacuation was
prpnnlgslsas and the army nearly all On
tha march, SONS Of 0ur soldiers, both
white and black, ~ IL By geasral undss-
standing, SET are to the cisy In nearly sv-
cry part, alnost simultaneously. The
fames spread rapidly, increased By .
heavy wind. Aost OF the houses wers Of
wooden stSaAkure, and ware soon deEoaF-
ed by the namaa. AIexanaris was q
town OF between four and Ave thousand
inhahitaass. ALI that part af lks slsg
north oil the railroad was swept fEoa tba
fase Of the earth In . few hours, not q
building being left. About nine- tenlhs
of the town vas consumed, comprising
all the busin ess part aAd all ths 6ns resi-
dences. the nIee House, hosel, the court
house. and all ths churches, exosgs tbs
Catholic, aambeE of livery stables, aud
the entire front row OF lage and splsadid
business houses. The .@ioe House" was
a large hrick hossl. which nsss hare eos'
ons hundred thoassnd dallars, and vas
owned BY Judge Arfaii, member Of the
late constitutional eonF Feation, who vosed
for immediate and uneondition emanci-
patton in Louisiana which conysnsi0r
also sent delegates 10 the Baltimore con
ventiou. While Judge a. vas thus sesv.
ing the administration, the Fedora
torch was applied TO bis houses, his law
once, hia privass and lac library, and
all his household goods aud effects. Al
this property, be it remembered had beer
protected for three years by the Consed-
eratss, who all the time kaew the Judgs''
| Union proaliyisies. Hnndseds of oshel
| instances might be citsd Of Uaion met
who sgiftfsd Ia like manner. FL aat
jgdies oaaHs,
| The scenes attending the bursing o
| The city are appalling. Womsu gather
ing tsaiF helpless babes IN their aEIa
rushing frantlaally through she strses
with screams and cries thai would hav
uaelsed the hardest hearts 10 tears. Lit
tie hoys and girls were runsing hiths
and thithes ezyisg for shsir meshsss aas'
fathers; old msn leaning on staa TO
sappass 10 theis trembling liabs, wsr'
hursying away from the saaB0saaiag hsa
OF sheig hnsning d~siliags and homes =
The fair and besaiifsl daughters sf CD
! Soulh, wAoss fathers and bsolhsss var
| in oas army % the iosheE; the fgail au
4 halpsass wivss and shildrsn Of alssss has
1 baasas and fathers WIRE, slasoss in sh
swiakliag of an eye, drsvsa from shsi
buraiax homes into the ssssstss assssn
ssesyshing hshiaa bus ths sloshes tie
shan wers. 0wiag toF the ssaAultansoz
burning In syery part ef the aisy, tAspsc
pie found no security In she ssrsssl
whs1e she henS Gas snsssa 90 aizasss 4
ereass sagosaaios% Everybody rsshs
to The risssss edge belng pzesssssd ahes
from ths beat By shs high hank Of d
river. The staaHbsaas lying st tbs laaE
!. | ing wsre subissssd % great aanoJ aas'
shs hsas ssing ~ gress that. shs aess
had 10 be Hoedsd with wassE 10 pTsvsz
she hoass from takinx Ore. Aassng ahaa
] abe shas ere wdsa che river bank wnl
The xisss, daugksen and shsldrsu, Aeil
, lsss ana n0w ah homelass, oil tbs Uuat
men wko bad jss0sd chs fedsssl arss
ascss che ocaapa6ioa ef Aiexa aagaas.
: Thsir husAanAs bad aiFsady bsea msAra
Cd al. In abs trsrs sswasd SimInsspss
{ lsawSsg thsiY fnmslsss ta their ED heas
: bs& 90 NE tnssr mssclss Of ths csafs
stxtes. Tbs xstssal saFsa Nod sow 4
Z ssroysA thsfr slmt tIliaks, thsif hsassAa
: goods ssd sppaseh sAe lass moEsd
I urasisisns. ard kaft sAsM staKviag y
: dsstisata. ~ Mkeht be sxpssasd, -
l.~s-sa a. s,ss !. L. +, swssks fhss &Adaza2 ara