Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-24
From the 9TH Iowa Infantry.
Pulaski, Tenn, March 8, 1876


EDITOR INTELLIGENcER when | last
wrote we were at Kcokuk. The pre-
vailing opinion then was, that we
would leave for Dixie the next day.
Each day afterward the report was
the same, until the assurance that it
come from good authority, which gen
orally followed the report, had but lit
tie force, and We commenced prepar-
ing to live little more comfortable
by setting up stove, table, &c, in
room 33 of the Billings House, where
the 18th was tben quartcred. Howev
or We were soon reminded that WE
had not come to Keokuk to live as
peaceable citizens, by hearing oul
Captain calling. early on the morning
of the 9th, boys, get up, the boat
has come, we will leave for st. Louis
at 5 o'clock"
We had been accustomed to coming
and going without orders for so long,
that we had almost forgotten the clause
in the army regulations, Obey your
superior officers" and we would glad
ly have laid in bed little longer, but
that was out of the question.
In compliance with orders, we we're
ready to start at the appointed time (;
but as usual, (when it rains, we did
not get off until two or three hours af
ter the time. The boys were all
agreed that to have storm of some
kind, was nothing more than We might
look for whenever the It'll had any
marching to do. At 8 o'clock we
were all on board the " Harry John
son and on our way toward Dixie
On the way, one of the boys of COM
pany G, while discharging his revol-
yer, was SO unfortunate as to shoot
in the leg, just above the knee
the ball lodging in or near the knee
joint. His name is Horn. With this
exception, We all arrived safely at ST.
Louis about III O'Clock A. NJ, the day
after leaving keokuk. Here we
were welcomed by storm, for We had
scarcely landed and stacked arms,
when it commenced showing, and the
way the snow come down during the
hour we stood there waiting for orders,
would have done honor to Northern
Iowa.
BY IL o'clock we were all aboard
the Fanny" and on our way to Cairo,
where we arrived all right just at dark
on the Goth. Those who stood guard
that night. of which your humble cor
respondent was one, were all agreed
that in all probability that was the
last time they would stand guard Oh
the 10Th of February. lam sure they
might well wish as much, and cspeci.
ally on such a night as that, for it nei-
Their rained hailed or showed, but the
storm was composed of little OF
each.
We left Cairo March LIST l o'clock
2. NJ. on the Kenton," passed the
,nce famous rebel stronghold, Donnel.
son, about noon the Sd, and arrived
1t Nashville 10 =. NJ. the 4th of this
month. AS the regiments came from
Cairo to Nashville on three separate
boats, some arrived at that place be-
'ore companies B and X, (Which were
al that were on the Kenton,) and
zane on to this place; they are now
Town at Prospect about IL miles south
If here.
We were delayed at Nashville long
r than we had expected to be, and
he news that we should leave on the
morning of the 7th, was heartily wei
'omed by all. Lieing around in bar
acks No. 2, as the place we occupied
n Nashville is called, was not desi-
able position for Co. b. They think
he picket lines quite enough restraint,
0 say nothing Of having their rations
ooked week or more beforehand,
esides many other Inconvenience
which were annoying to veteran.
'aking everything into consideration.
We were anxious to start South, which
We did about 10 o'clock.
On our return home we found con-
siderable fault with the Dubuque g.
sioux City Railroad Company for not
'arry'ng US fast enough. You know
We were going home then, but we
bought there was no trouble about
DING too slow away from home
We were tired and hungry when We
rived at Pulaski this morning about