Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-06-25

CAur 0PPos,rE Tosr RANDALL, D. T.,)
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June 18th, 1854.
Dear Register :-Asreeabls to promise,
pen lew lines, to let you. and the rest
Of tho we'll wishsrs Of the 9Th, know of our
welfare and whereabouts.
After breaking camp near your place, I
returned to town 10 give the parting good.
bye to some Of ito agreeable inhabitan.s,
and await the coming Of tho mail and to
carry the cheering nissives to the boys.
could but contrast the deserted and
lonely appearance Of your streets At that
time, and that Of few hours before. No
doubt but your peaceful aud quiet looking
citizens will feel thankful for the change.
But that same peace and quiet that they
hail vita so much JOY would almost kill
one Of us soldiers, 80 far from home,
friends, and everything that tends to make
life desirable. TO soldier give some.
thing new and Of an exciting nature if
you would please him.
While awaiting the distribution Of the
mail, whir, went carriage past US, and
looking up, who should No behold but
Frank and Miss $500, going with such
speed-I greatly feared that tho said Miss
was going to run him out Of the service.
Such was not the case, however, for in two
or three days he again appeared among
Us. but with sort of melancholy look,
so unusual with him that we fear he has
contracted u "heart disease But Frank,
we should not have blamed you in the
least, had you left, for could we have found
| as fair dams 81 it would have taken but
little persuasion on her part to induce US
to have left Uncle Sam 5 service, and with
her enter "new state
The soldiers of the 9th will have reason
to long remember the hospitality and
friendship extended to them By the citi-
zens of Sioux City. Unlike many, they
appear to think man may be ma"
though he wears Uncle Sam ) uniform.
Company &C." at least, feels ii at their
lot was cast in pleasant place, and for.
tunate, indeed, will they consider them
selves, should they be posted in as pleasant
place mother winter But all the pleas.
ant associations connected with the place
and people are among the things that were.
Nail distributed, we started for camp,
reaching it about midnight. Bunk. Innate
failed 10 erect our cotton house, so We
wrapped q blanket about Us, with saddle
for a pillow, and the broad canopy Of heav'
en- for our shelter, we fell asleep, realizing
nothing more ill the band, that oreful
band-.he same that made might hide
ous' in Sioux City-swoke US from our
slumoer, and We arose contemplating how
pleasant 1t is to serve our country.
At Halls Point, ten miles this side Of
Elk Point, we laid over one day, waiting
for our train Of horned horses to oyertake
US. At Vermillion the General aud Col.
Wilson passed rs; they came direc. to
Fort Randall. leaving Major House in
command.
The weather has been fine for marching
mos. Of the time, and our horses, with
mule and cattle train have stood i. WE'LL
The day We travelled from VerniIlion to
James River. was very warm the Their.
mome,er standing 95' above! Remainder
der Of the time quite comfortable though
dusty. Last nigh. we camped about six
miles this side Of Yank,on Agency.
This morning our ears we're greeted with
the welcome sound Of thunder, and two
bows Of promise met our gaze; shortly
the big drops began to descend, and to
the establishment Of all, we had fins lit.
tie shower. This is the second shower we
have been blessed with this season. The
country shows the effect Of the long cou-
tinued d'ou,h. In some places the grass
is equally as good last year, in others no,
asgood. Last year when We passed James
river, the grass on the bottoms was rs high
as mans waist; now from six to ten
inches. A Gne bridge-tolI bridge-spans
the James river, built last winter, does
credit 10 the builder.
Grass en- the bottom opposite Fort Ran
dali has been mostly used up by troops
preceding US; while the bluffs and uplands
are nearly destitute Of vegetation.
Col. Wilson has returned to tho regi-
ment only to take Lis leave of IA. His
resignation with that of Q. NJ. Williams
has been rendered, and Wednesday morn.
ing they both leave. Col. Wilson, un'
derstand, goes to Washington, from there
to California. Let him 60 where be may,
he will carry the best wishes of nearly
every man Of the 9Th. In the loss of Col
Wilson we loose kind and humane com.
mander. For nearly two years he has
been with US, and by his courteous de-
meanor, and kind treatmcnt of his men.