The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-01-06
CAMP 3D. Iowa INFANTRY, NEAR
NICKsBURG, Dec. 9th, 1868.

DEAR Col. Can you spare time to read
letter? If so, toss the exchanges into
the corner of the Sanctum, throw the scs
sors on the table, stick that racy pen of
yours behind the editorial ear, lean back in
the arm chair, cal. on the aeusl for light
and fresh cigar and let's have chat.
1felt perfectly Happy this morning, but,
how true the saying, "we know not what
an hour may bring forth!' had just fin.
ished reading letter from lady friend,
in which she said: The glrls are all we'll,
and waiting anxiously for the return of
IsSes ssd and SdYs py Sks ass tHm
Illuminating, on that sentence-building air
castles, in which pair Of blue eyes, shad-
ed by brown curls, figured quite promin.
emily, when in came our Orderly, and hand
ed me copies of the TIMEs-I opened eager
ly the latest date Goth Of Now when as if
by instinct my eye lighted on that para
graph! Do you remember how you felt
last October when you first head the cleo
ton news? Did you ever deposit your
hard earned savings in bank just the day
before it broke? Did you ever, when a
boy, have young lady ask you "No y in
a crowd! If you haze, then you can, in
a degree, appreciate my feelings.
."women are all fee.ing show" etc.
hav'nt eaten anything since heard it
it will be great saving Of rations And
so, she's married !!
Our Brigade left Natchez last Monday
and arrived at vicksburg Wednesday
morning: we spent all that day and part
of Thursday trying to find the most out Of
the way place in the whole region to en-
camp us on, and we succeeded admirably.
Our camp is situated between Vicksburg
and Haines' Bluff, ten miles from the for
mer place. The boys say we are stem miles
from noaohere-and in the woods at that"
\ more dreary, dismal looking place never
saw. How the TINES ever found its way
here is more than can tell, but it hunted
us up, and met with hearty reception. II
has been long time absent.
Our Regiment now numbers 376 men
present and only ten out Of that number
on the sick list. Major Crosby is in com
mand, Col. Brown being absent on recruit
ing service, and Lieut.. Col. Tullis absent
on furleugh. A large force has been sent
home on recruiting service. Strenuous
efforts are being made to keep up the Or
ganizaton Of the Sd Iowa by re enlisting
"reterans' in the Regiment, and filling up
with recruits. Captain Geary has beer
appointed Reg. Commissary of Musters
and all the machinsry put in motion; bu,
the 70 enlisting seems to be an uphill bus
mess. A good many talk Of ''going in,'
but that's about all it amounts to. AS fol
me, I've seen the animal to my satisfaction
Il prefer to re, enlist in the TINES Corps
can't you find vacancy for me in about
six months? [Of course--Eps]
Co. F, from Fayette county, has SO mer
present, all able for duty. Lieut.. Lakin i;
still at Brigade Headquarters, as acting
A. D. G. for Gen. Smith. Jimmy" is O
great favorite with tie boys, and all are
glad that he has good position. Jake
Abernethy, our Sd Lieut., has been detailed
on recruiting service. Zeb. Wood is fa
and hearty, and as strong democrat a:
ever. Corp. Joe Hawn and Joe Parrot viii
be up in your "neck Of woods" soon, or
furlongh. "Smile" with JOE if they pass
through the Narrow city. Certainly EDs
Charles Hoyt has received ID Lieut..
commission in the 7th Louisiana (negro
Infantry.
The Clayton county boys, Co. G, are al
happy and in fine health. Captain Kost
man is Post Ordnance Officer at Matches
Miss. 1t is expected that he will soon ra
join the Division, to take charge Of the ID
vision Ordinance Department. Lieut.. I
B. Moe now in command of the Co.,
very popular with the men, and grows +;
on soldering" Lieut.. Hooper is en- rou