Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-06-23
From the 9th Iowa Infantry.

Correspondence of the Charles City Intellgencer.
From the 9th Iowa Infantry.
MEMPHIS, June IL, 1864.
FRIEND HmDRErH On the 4th inst
Gen. Smiths detachment at Vicks
burg embarked on transports and
moved up the river, keeping a sharp
lookout for any signs Of the enemy on
either bank. On the afternoon of the
5th we landed at Sunny Side, 65 miles
above Vicksburg. Here tho troops
disembarked and remained on shore
till the morning of the 9th. when, with
two days rations, they began their
march, but did not proceed more than
two miles before coming upon the enc.
my. The list Brigade, LIST Division
gave them few volleys and they fell
back to Ditch Bayou where they open.
ed upon US with grape and canister,
wounding many of the LIST Brigade.
The I'd Brigade was not engaged. ex'
cept a small portion of the left.
COL Gilbert, of the 9th, command
ed the I'd Brigade. and the rebs SEEM
ed for a while to make him their tar
get !; but he is made of better stuff
than to be scared by rebel bullets.
He is true and brave man, ever" ca.
ger for the fray" .'''A
The enemy soon came to the conclu.
sion that we were too strong for them,
and they retired without coming to a
general engagement. We resumed
the march, and passing around Old
River Lake, returned to the river at
Columbia where the feet landed. The
troops again embarked, but remained
at the landing until early on the morn.
ing of the 9th, when wo moved up
the river, passed the town of Napole'
on at P. NJ, and soon reached the
mouth of White river. Here. every
one was anxious to know which route
We were to take. We were all re.
joiced when the feet started out and
moved up the broad Mississippi.
On the 9th, at IL P. NJ, we landed
at Memphis, having been absent nearly
FIVE months. We were ordered into
camp, where we are at the present
time without shelter, except rubber
blankets, and the lovely summer
showers are cheering us almost nightly
How long we are to remain here is
uncertain-probably not long. Two
regiments of the Iowa l00-days men
are here, also the Silver Grays Iowa
37th, who will remain here for post
duty, while the old troops are sent to
the front.
We have just received news of the
denomination of Abraham Lincoln for
President. Nothing could better en-
courage the soldiers than this. The
action of the Baltimore Convention ID
received with the greatest enthusiasm
throughout the different regiments
The JEFF. Davis Government will now
see that Americans are fully determin
ed upon the permanency Of the Union
The Federal troops have unlimited con
fidence in the nomination, and vii
sustain it unanimously. We believ'
il will receive good support in many
of the Southern States. These people
are tired of the tyranny that now rules
them, and have become convinced thai
! the policy of the North is not to sub
jugate them ; not to abolitionize, tyr
anize, puritanize or revolutionize, bu
simply to Americanize and familiarizt
them-to teach them to enjoy tn,
rights given them by the constitution
the rights Of 81 life, liberty and the pur
suit of happiness"
Let me say, that our friends at hom'
need not waste time in discussing th'
question of-How will the soldier
vote! can assure them, whethe
they like it or not, that the nomination
of Lincoln will be unanimously sustain
ed by the army. Lincoln Lincoln
Lincoln | is on every soldiers Lip
Let his praise resound throughout tn
nation, and his name be borne upo
the ballot of every loyal American.
Since writing you from vicksbure
Company @ has sustained the follow
ing losses: At vicksburg. on Ma.
30tb, Barney r. Horton died Of remi,
tent congestive fever. On June 9th
in hospital at Memphis. Sylvester Be
ment Of Syracuse, Bremen county
died of wound received at Pleasan
Hill. On juno 10th, in hospital a
Memphis, Jacob c. Allen, of Charlie
City, Floyd county, died Of flux an
hemorrhage.
/ Capt. Slocnm, and Lieutenants Rup
and Reiniger wish me in their behal
to return you compliments. Tn
Floyd, Mitchell and Chickasaw count,
boys are always anxious to perus
your paper. Direct to Company G
9th Iowa volunteers, Memphis, Teuu
\ GEORGE.