The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-08-19

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md Asbs sl.e ls 49,.
started. l6sfatdfs looked slo 81.
md many fd6s116st eye was viIibls, but
.-alsAs.-sesss. he.sssed- oses ~ ~ ~ I !.
On Hrwing sktts Four Mile Springs vs
os@ped ior the pight .--~......-a...u...~u,
% the foIl0Ssi ie morning, October
i9.h, Va sesnoed Cur a.anph. and passed
through MAsshall, Texas, % the 4tst.-
MArshaQ Ms At that sinss the hssAqusr-
,sss of the Gsvefnors u Texss houisi.
ana, Arkansas. Missouri and Ksn.ncty
! The esreets pssseesed qnise > lively =
pearapce for soutbarh cisy. There = )
ssvesnnsas Hassesy and Fssadsy il DIP
place which IRE Kept very busy. W.
passed through Steal Esly- ON .lha -ssi.
and stArville ea, the esl.asps reached
our destination (Tyler,) .. 4 o'clock p
~ Of the later day. Ssps ias ss1fesrs
captured at Brashier City, and some 4 I
snl.sNd Myb faFz xt&y EsS ~ occur
pied the only barracks that gsss ssseted,
Subsequently We wefe compelled to lie ont
and do the best No could laatil We could
erect aoust ing =, bspsk the ssipa asd
rain from Us, matter which, on account
Of the scarcity Of axes, progressed bus
-z4.S - > Il s
slowly. Howe yer, il the cuurss If two
weeks we all had houses erected and COW
cred them With 6ae. bopghs, which did
very we'll mill rainy weather se, in, vhsu
tne 'opeu ais vas BY far preferable. FL
aallY We. split our boards and covered the
nouses with shem, after which We got
,lorg pretty sell. ATte sssaa azstl
On The Gath ofNovember. much 10 our
surprise. but not regret, We we're psroDed
aud forwarded on the 9Th. the officers, how
sver, were held a, Camp Ford. Although
me ground Was covered with ice SUD
nearly ons-balf of the men without shoes
yet the utmost cheerfulness prevailed
Ga this march We we're treated brutal,
bS one Captain Afford Of Harrison's ba,
tallion, Louisiana troops. We were bu,
seldom permitted to rest, and when ",
game to water be world ride his auims
through to dirty the, water making it un.
is TO drink. In this manner we were
compelled to march to the four milk
>prings. near Shreveport 10 81 days, q
distance II over loo miles. We remained
here until the next day at o'cidck. b.
| IN, when We were ordered to the parole
camp 9 miles southeast of Shreveport
90 arriving there We we're told that we
would only he kept day or two uunl ar.
raugements for our delivery could BE-
made. We we're quartsred in parity erect
ed baSracas-~euld do very we'll in sum
mr. but they were poor excuse for con-
ort at this season OF the year Most OF
the men being SO very destitute of cloth.
lng they would build fres on every va
cant space in the house 10 order to keep
warm. This would caue dense. smoke,
all the time which proved TO- be very in
furious to the eyes aud lungs. Many
we're taken down with pneumonis and
two Of our regiment died with it. As
~ y . n
sw. ct gum bark, dog wood bark and will
low was nearly ell that could be bad 10
the medicine line We entertained the
worst fears. Further the two days D. =.
Ell into weeks and no signs Of bei- cen,
away, although we had assur, mn. - that
effect daily.
Ga The 10Th Of rF.,ec.me.,r =. : ~,er..
camp, BENZ = given the limits Of the
FL. e mile. We NOW got along
80 ..Ier, as We would, 60 into The
ming bottoms, build largs fires and
sat ourselves around them. and thus
feel somewhat comfortable. In this maa-
uer We passed several weeks, when the
officer 10 command Of the camp. Colonel
Theard, advised US to proceed and build
houses, as We might be delayed some time
longer. Accordingly building commeae-
ed, and in the course Of . few days quite
a yankee town was perceptible. We cat
ried the logs some half a mile, and spill
the.bosrds dnfiag the night, not bsise
able to procure froe daring the day
After our houses we're completed VI
GOT along very we'd only suffering little
now and then on account Of the scarcity