The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-12

ou as:!acts. Iowa.
Y From the 9TH Iowa Cavslrv-
NEBRASKA CITY, n. r. Feb. % ~
MIR. DUNHAM Thinking that . e.
lines from a member Of the 7th rowa CIV
airy would probably be of some in,es cav.
TO the numerous readers Of your vaimatss41
paper, have concluded to write Won
short letter. Our regiment il very Ynu.s =
divided up at present, and in fact has h soaa
ever since we have been in this Territoo.e.n'
The Companies are stationed as foilonys..
"A, ID, and FL, are at Fort Kearnev ~:
miles west OF this place q, and f az - n
Cottonwood Springs, 275 miles west = = =
at the Pawnee Indian Agency. 100 Mis-
northwest, and Co. B, at DacOtah civ 49,
miles north. This Company is diyidad -, =.
in squads OF from fifteen to twenty lnsp
each, and are stationed at different no;n.a
for distance of about one hundred NILS s,
north Of Dacotah City, for the protect; .ss
Of the whites against the tribes Of ho..;,na
Indians which have been very tronhi.
some heretofore. A squad beionyinc :.
Co. Il, under command Of Sergeant W..
had fight, about two months since v;S
the Poucah tribe, in which our bows kilisa
some of them. wounded a number 80
captured some fifteen or twenty ponies
Since that time the Indians have shnw,
mo fight The third battalion und..
command Of Lieutenant Colonel Pattee !.
stationed at Forts Randall, Sullv 80
Sioux City. This battalion do not kno~
much about, as l have never been MA
them yet, but understand they are Ar
body of men. They formally beloneed -
the 18th Iowa Infantry, but have To-.
transferred to this regiment. Regiment,
headquarters are at Omaha City. Colonial
| $. w. Summers is temporarially in com.
mand Of this district, owing to the absenca
of Brigadier General Mexican. Colcrss
Summers is brave man, and make :
splendid officer. and it is much reorett.S
that our regiment cannot be placed whsrs.
it will see active service, for / am snrs
with Col. S., at our head we would do eoM
ever left our noble State.
Lieut.. Ira G. Schenck, OF Co. G.. (and fc,.
mally proprietor Of the Barrel Housa II
your city, left this Post on Sunday la
with squad OF nine men; he proceeded a
brownsville, a small town about thru
miles below this place, and arrested fifteen
Jay hawkers' who are charged with mur.
der, horse stealing. house breaking. &C.
One Of these rascals turned States evidence
and has implicated about thirty othenL
There seems to have been well orpanispd
band who wear, each as badge of bis pro-
fession, a mink's tail in his cap. A perfect
reign of terror prevailed in that commu.
nifty, so much so, that If man was robbed
or had horse stolen, he was afraid to say
word about it for fear of having lis prc.
perry destroyed or thereby putting his lik
in danger from these infamous scoundrehI
Lieut.. Schenck is down in that vicinity
now with squad Of 80 men from this
Co. G. dispatch from him, YESTERDAY.
stated that he had made five more arrests,
and was in pursuit of eleven more, with ali
probability of overhauling them. am Of
the opinion that before the Lieutenant gets
through with them they will wish they
had never began. Lieut.. s. also arrested
two men, about ten days since, by the
name of Clemmons. residents of Cass coun-
~, on charge Of dislOyalty. They have
been outspoken rebels for some time-but
"blow'd their horn once too often, for Il
was heard by the military authorities, and
the consequence is that they are now In the
Guard House, ''heavy laden with jewelry,"
awaiting trial. Lieut.. Schenck is good
and efficient officer, and is universally
liked by both officers and men Especially
those Of our own company.
Eugene F, Ware, formerly Of your city,
is I'd Lieut.. of company F: Eugene is u
"bully boy" makes a good officer, and il
we'll liked. His Company is stationed d
Cottonwood Springs. 87 wv
Co. was during most Of the winter sta
toned at Omaha City, but has been at this
place since the 10Th of january last. Its
"A good company, and as to their behavior
and moral character during their stay II
this place, refer you to the following ex-
trac. which clip from the Nebraska C4 4
Meas of the 9th inst: -
DECENCY.-Some how the general opin- n
ion about the soldiers who are stationed 10 II
various towns in the loyal States, is none Of
the best. We therefore take the more plea
sure in bearing testimony to the decenty
Of behavior Of Capt. Mitchelrs command,
Of Go. C, It'll Iowa. The men, one and 81
are orderly, quietly disposed, and tempe
rate. They keep themselves near quarten
and pass their leisure time in such amhse.
ments as q soldiers life affords. We havnt
observed one of them under the influence
of tangle-ankle, since they have been here
and every Sunday witnesses the intend
ance Of q squad ut each Of the churches
Much praise is due the officers and men ff
the law and order which prevails among
them.
The health Of the regiment has been very
good since we have been in the Terrtofy
and the casualties have been very small.
receive your Semi-Weekly, regularly,
and almost every mail that arrives, you
will hear the boys saying, .'has the HasE
Ere Gomez" 'Did you get the Hdrk-Ey~
"fet me see it, &c. They are all ve!
anxious to get sight at your paper.
The Missouri river is very clear OF ice ana
the ferry is running ut this place. ns
place is crowded with emigrants goingn
Bannock. think this is much the shcr
est and best road to the Gold Mines. s'G.
Hoping that this bloody war will soon g g
over. and that the old Stars and Stripes WI
soon float over every foot of rebellious cciL
and that Abraham Lincoln will be re-elec
ted to the Presidency, bid you adieu;
f. &. ".
p. S.-Since writing the above. Captain
Mitchell has received q dispatch from =
Schenck, stating that he had arrested
more "Jayhawkers," and will be IN y
night with II of them. =. :.
From the 25th Iowa.
CLEVELAND, East Tenn, Fen. y.
Mr.. EDITORIALS have noticed no
count of the 25th in your valuable peII
since leaving Woodville, Ala, though
would drop few lines for insertion, y!
saw proper to admit Of hearing from
We left camp, at Woodville, on the Ii ~.
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