Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-04-08

TEE GALLApsq Tn,Rp--Ths following = 4
brief history a. sAs Third Iesa, rcgim m
the siSmnlnk vttssaas of which passed up
the river ON tho steamer - I" Huscatine La,
TKGrsday. From its maiden engagement 81
Blue Mills, when conss' ativsly .nw and un.
ttisd, Il whipped thrice IN number u rebels,
never flinching FROM The awful work bslors
Il, 10 The lsxt shirm' sh in which Il hal been
engAged, il has invariably borne itself with
credit and sdded new lustre TO the glorious
name II our State. The Third Is known
and applsuded wherever bravery i COM
mended. 1t il one Of the famous Iowa regi-
msuts feared by rebels and depended upon BY
cor generals in an emergency. ssss.4
The regiment vent into camp 1t Ksokak
In the Spring Of 1851, and was mustered in
to the United States service on the 9Th Of
juno following Soon Afterwards il received
marching orders, ard embarked for Rasni-
bal, Missouri, reaching that city on the goth
Of June. II vas immediately scattered along
thslins Of the Hannibal 4 St Joseph rail.
road doing guard duty, whore it remained
until the latter part Of October. While in
Northern Missouri. on the 18th Of Ssptsm-
Der. the battle Of Blue Mills was fought, in
which engagement. the "Thifd /" covered
itself With imperishabls renown, fighting
against and beating back Overwhelming odds.
In this engagement the Third lost snins men
killed and seventy eight wounded. In the
latter part Of Ostober, the regiment was or.
dered to Benton Barracks, St. Louis, where
it remained until December, when it was or
dersd on to the North Missouri railroad. where
Il remained until the latter part Of February,
when it was ordered up the Tennessee river.
The regiment participated in the battle Of
Shiloh, taking conspicous part in the en-.
gagsmsnt, and Sustaining heavy 'loss.-
Major, now Gc-ernor Stone, was taken prris.
onsr at this battle. It stewards partici.
pated in the seise of Corinth. I AZ Matamc.
n, on the Hatch,e, on the 9th of October.
1862, the regiment was again engaged. sus.
tanning heavy loss. Il was lftesv Nth
General Grants expedition into Mississippi.
On the 18th Of May, 1868, the regiment
left Memphis for Vicksbure, at which point Il
arrived on the goth, and remained during the
seige. The next day after the surrender Of
that rebel stronghold, taccompsnied 10 e.
petition to Jackson, and was one Of the req
ments that stormed the rebel breast works
under General Lauman, where the entire
brigade was drawn into an smbuscads and
terribly cut up. In this charge The Third |
low. lost in killed sdd wounded one xsadral
and t.,easv men. ont az = ksyos a. f.,0 hxn.
dyed and fcrfv. o,s 1no60sd. Col Rrovn ~.
ceived severe wound here. from the efec..
Of which heis lust recovering. The rep.
mont .nent the fall II N.tche.. and returnsd
to Vicksburp in December. where thew r..
manned mill The et.rt;n, ~ sh.rm.n,s late
expedition. which thew ACCOMPANIED. On
their retnrn thew vere oraerad HON. =. vet.
Grams.
A record such - tn need. no eulooium.
At our h,pds.: II .ne.ks for ;t.e,f Tn.
thinned ranks Of this battle SCARED regiment
attest it, bravery. low. h.. r...on 10 be
nrond Of her noh,. .on. h,t ~ ror. NOV.
10 than the member. Of the r.,l.rt Third
:, The regiment vas commanded IN =. ORGAN.
iz.tion bv Col N g. williams who resigned
on the 9Th of November 1859
Gallant John Scott nov Co,on.l ~ N.
s2d Iowa. was its first Liant C,clone,
VIM. N. Stone, lately Colonel Of the 22d
Iowa. and now Governor Of our State. VA.
~. $1,000. .o,,,.,a.. ~, a..,.p ~.
. -, :, s'' = 49,
Is every men soldier. ne mas won ms way
up from acomparauveiy sunordinase position
to the cosonslcJ Of one OF the noolsst req
menus N tne oniteo oases setv'ce' ne "a
again At Jackson. He entered the service %
Second Lieutenant of Co. F. Immediately
after the battle Of Shiloh he was commission.
ed Captain. In October, 1862. be. WAS pro-
NOTED to Major, and ON the a7th q Novem-
Hams, vas appointed Colonel. he is An e.
cellent officer and true gentleman.