New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1864-03-18
THE Way VOLUNTEER ARE
TREATED ~ RECRUITING
OFFICER.
Statement Signed I" is, Houard Cum.
Voluntcfrs

S!dfemrnt Signed hH Is. H0rGrd Cum
Volunteers.
Now will state s,me facts in rel
Q "rce " the trta ment we receive
RIM the ha lis of Mr.. .Jcu ett Of you
place. First, Mr.. Jewett told IL, whe,
We en- is:c'i that We could % to Wcs
Uio Il, Il board until tn. 4th Of J r
or if We preferred to stay at home unit
that time and board ourselves, We were
titled to the 40 cents per day, fl
1t amonnt was government price f"l
b ard. OF course We chose to stay at
h ne. and met him in New Oregon
jay. 4'h left on Tuesday the 5'h
and arrived in Dubuque cn Saturday
f"llewing. NJ. Jewett gave us only
tie meal per day, during the time, ex.
ept o. day We lay over in West Un
ion: and had TWO. lie compelled US to
p'v for our own lodging, or stand ur
and sleep. The m 'rning we lift W's'
u. III he told us that we would dri, c
t, Brush Creei: fer dinner. Mr. Jew
EFT took passage in the forward sleigh.
aud ", soon followed. Tut saw nothing
f | i'm until we arrived at Brush Greek
where l., aud Ills load were ready t"
st",t, leaving us to luy our own dinner !,
anil pay 50 cents each, or - without.
Royal Q. Th.vcr toll me Jewett lsl a
bl,krt Of ofpro,islons put up by the In'
keeper 1T West Union f,r the recruits.
unl II aver saws so now. Bat tw,
as Of said recruits never saw it,
N ", remember. NEST # these recruits
enlisted for the 9th Iowa Cavalry, and
we're determined to q for that reg'~
m;.nt or not ut all. Mr.. Iewett said
t us in Dubuque that the 9Th Cavalry
was full, lut it we would 20 into some
other regimen, we should have thirty
davs furl ugh to q, home and arrange
our affairs that he had spokeo to C,r
Adams about it. anil II was MI righe
So 1t WAS I'm lcrs:ooi hy us all, and We
the unde,si .oc'l, enlisted in the Iowa
7th, ca. Il. lie then told us We would
have to 90 to Davenport t, draw our
bounty, which most of us if not sll
.anted he said he hal letter in his
possession written by Capt. Adams, to
C,l. Grier, at Davenport, stati1g the
conditions Of our enlistment. ard when
We got there it would be all right. ]
stated to Moses Niles ard. Andrew
Weyganlt, that did not believe him,
for the re .s,n that he had told US ~
many things that seemed to NE just
like lies not casting however any re-
flcc,ions up,u the vcracity Of the gen
man. We, I mean myself, and Mos
e. Niles and Charles Niles. called on
Capt. Adams to learn if what Jewett
had sta!el was true he said Il promise
FRI m himself or Mr.. Jcwett was not
wo:,h ~ straw, and VIC need not make
\, ' calculations on getting u furloush.
This We cared nothing about. for We
lid not want furlnugh We left home
+" serve our country, and certainly We
coull not do 5, with 80 days fur
,o,gh /; besides this we had Just left our
homes, and it was harl enough to leave
w. families once, for this Is not very
pleasant thing let those that think it
IS try it.
We will now start for Davenport.
Now Mr.. Jewctt Was sur" Of his $15 y
hcai and 40 cents per day for boarding
md lodging US, which have since
FUND ont hy reference to the army
~ccu'a,ions, fact cf which We were
entirely unacquainte'l at the time, and
hat ns soon as he could turn US over
his money was ready.
We touk the cars at Dunlcith. 81
guard st.,i.ncl at each door of tht
CIR This WAS we'll enough, unit. w
got hungry and thirsty, several Of tht
10 complained and wanted water
,nd the privilege when the cars step
re t, get s'mething t" eat and drink
This he Y uld not allow. and ordered
tie guards not to let man pass.
When We got to L, Sale or Peru
I have forgotten which, I went to Mr.