Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-02-11
Communications.
Correspondence of the Charles City Intelligencer.
LETTER FROM VICKSBURG,
HEADQUARTERS 18TH ARMY CoRPs, !
Nicksburg, Jan. Goth. 1864

NNhspufS, jan 2Utn, 1854.
DEAR HnDRETH We have but late
ly received the account of the great
snow storm that has paid visit to
the Northern States. This accounts
for our non-receipt Of mails, it being
a long time since we have had a
through mail.
wonder if Solomon would think
snow was beautiful, if he lived even
in Iowa2 But while your people are
wading through snow, we are vainly
trying to pull through mud. On the
night Of the 18th we had a terrible
thunder storm, and how it did rain.
thought I would have to seek shelter
upon a gunboat and Noah-like await
the subsiding of the water.
Vicksburg, the great city, famous
for its Jews, it's dogs and it's nigger
babies, is what soldier would call
mighty dry town" Every business
locality is closed by orders from the
Treasury Department but they may
soon brighten up, at least the citizens
hope so. 1t is very fortunate for us
that it is not very cold, for there is
sad lack of fuel, there being neither
coal nor wood in or around Vicksburg.
1t is very warm however, and the
weather here, the citizens call colder
than " kelsey" is considered by North
ern boys to be fine and invigorating.
Maj Gen. Sherman, has paid us a
visit. While here, he was the guest
of Gen. Mcpherson. He has since
gone up the river. Upon his arrival
here he was greeted with a salute,
and in the evening he was serenaded,
and made brief speech.
1t is expected that important chang
es will soon take place in this CON-
mand. All the safe guards have been
ordered to their commands. | UNDER
stand that as soon as the spring fairly
opens, a grand movement will he made
against Mobile. ...
The General was accompanied by
Lieut.. Col. Brigham, Chief Quarter
Master and Capt. Davis, Assistant
Adjutant General.
The rebels have left the banks of
the river and for the present have
ceased to annoy steam boats. The
stream is full of floating ice, a sight
witnessed but once before by the good
ly citizens of this part of the confed-
eracy. From parties who lately came
up from New Orleans l am told that
ice can be seen as far south as Bat
ton Rouge.
Maj. Eastman commanding the %
Wisconsin cavalry has been court
martialed upon the following charges
lst. Disrespect to his superior Off
GERS. ...,
Cd. Drunkenness.
Sd. Misconduct in the face of the
enemy. ..
4th. Conduct unbecoming an officer
and gentleman.
His sentence has not yet been made
public. Col. George Rodgers of the
18th Illinois Infantry, is under ar
rest and will have to stand court
martial for being drunk while on du-
ty. 1t is said that Maj. Eastman has
confscated and disposed of one thou
sand bales Of cotton, since he assum-
ed command at Red Bone Church.
Some sharp correspondence passed
between the Mayor and the Judge Ad-
vocate. Correspondence as laconic as
that which passed between an old la
dy in Wisconsin, and her son in Mo.
bile. Upon this occasion the lady
wrote as follows
DEAR Son Come home. A rolling
stone gathers no moss. YoUR MOTHER
To which the dutiful son returned
this reply:
DEAR MOTHER Wont do it, A set
ting hen aerer gets fat. YOUR Son.
For laconicness think those letters
beat the ancient Spartans completely.
Two paymasters are here buslly
paying all the veteran volunteers,
save Corps, Headquarters, they have
not paid any but veterans We re-
ceived pay yesterday. My pay for
two months was sixty-eight dolla;s.
Gen. McPherson's for the same time
was eight hundred and ninety dollars,