The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-05-20
..Marohisg Homer

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The Army of the Tennessee (l5th and
18th Corps) lett Raleigh, N. c., on the 20th
ult., about noon. We rested on Sunday
and lost q half day 1t the Roanoke River
not having pontoons sufficient for the
yhole span Of the river Our Division !the
|d-Hazen's) being the advance of the 18th
corps, camped on last Saturday, just q
week after leaving Raleigh, this side o.
Hxtcher's Run, about miles from this
place. little after noon, the other two Di-
visions being on other roa IL, o little fur
Their out. The 18th Corps was just in our
rear. Leaving out the Sunday We rested,
and the two half days lost, and the whole
march, tl6s miles q estimated BY the Er.
days, or an average OF % miles per day
On Que of the halt days we. marched Il
miles, and on another 2O3aAtA., In nc
whole day did we march under % miles,
and on one very hot day, 80 miles. Con.
sidefipg the distaDces the time, the intense.
~ hot sun and clouds OF duet, think this
march may challenge competition. Yet
the army is in excellent health, and we had
comparatively few cases Of sun-stroke on
the march. and those. 30 far as could
learn, not serious.
But the most remarkable feature Of the
march was the quiet decorum that charac.
terized It all the way through. The NOS;
rigid discipline was exercised upon all
stragglers, and seldom WAS q man seen out
Of the read, unless when the road made q
sudden bend, and some would 0aAe 9
straight line across the angle. AT Louis.
burg three men two OF them Sergeants
were arrested. They belonged to the I'D
Corps, and were part of baud Of some ten
or tegalye cavalrymen, with Lieutenant
ut their head, who had been absen, from
their command. riding ever the country
and pi!laging for some two weeks. These
three men (the others escaped) were tied
with their backs against q board fence In
lane, just in the outskirts of town, thro'
which our whole army had to march. A
large sheet Of white paper was pinned
across each mans breast, and his crime
marked in conspicuous letters upon it,
What became Of them after We left never
beard.
Not rail jsssrssbile 0ice.,, was permit.
ted TO be burned, and when in one or two
instances the men, from force Of long ha.
bit, partly, but more from scarcity Of fuel,
carried = few rails FROM an adjoining fence
they were made to carry them back again.
Calves gamboled in the pastures, sheep
RaZed at Us IN the most incomprehansible
simplicity, turkey, cocks gObbled enthusi-
astically. withoutSthe least fear Of being
themselves gobbled by the hirsu,e Van.
dolls; porkers strutted with knowing look
within easy bayonet range, upmolested;
and on one .occasioH porcine mothei
brood into our camp on a grand .charivari,
without getting single pipe stopped.
The e,.arkies gave US grand ovation
from Raleigh TO Petersburg. For l6O miles
il was almost one prolonged cheer and
echo. They cIapped their hands, swayed
their bodies, danced TO our music, aud ex-
hausted their lungs shouting Hu,aah 10,
Sherman, Apparently al hal some idea
Of Sherman's operations, aud considered
him and Lincoln.. the men Of the hour.
They afforded fund of endless smusemen.
for the ~boys,s and innumerable were the
jokes perpetrated st their expense. The
line Of march was known, and from all
quarters the road was thronged with both
white and black spectators, the white in
some instances seeming, about as enthusi-
astic as the blacks. As we passed o crowd
OF young ladies twhi.e) Ut one place, !
heard one exclaim, ~ she gave q, most en-
ergetic squirt Of tobacco juice: s..they are
the Prcteiest men ever saw in my life RI
1t was veil we didn't camp in that neigh.
borhood. There were many, however.
clad in sable weeds, Who looked sadly on.
and one saw, who could not restrain the
now OF tears. 1cJulds forgive them, for
knew the decoration of the hearts that bled
beneath those sable tokens. All, me-! how
many such sorrowfu! hearts this war hes
made s
II wan matter Of surprise to our own of.
dcers to 80 how orderly the men conduct.
cd themselves. But Il was . greater sur
prise 70 the citisens, especially in Virgin
10, Who had heard 20 much Of the lawless
nalf- brigands Of 6herman's army. Said Z
lady In Lawrencevilie " il this NAsyns0ns
armyr On being answered affirmatiyely,
she said !: ~ couldn't have believed It
Why justto think what We have been told
about the men Of that amy. robbing everv
house, burning Everything along their
route, ineuldn6 and abusing every woman.
and Their 70 geo how quietly they march
along mover saw more orderly. peace.
able set Of men in my LIS" So much for
&,srmon's Ve.doss. llsAsNApss14s
the country hes suffered comparatively III.
tie from the war. Neither of the vast con.
tending armies have visited that region.
Fenoes wore entire, buildings in good re-
par. crops hourishings Everything in short
10 perfect contrast With these regions
9ooorged with the fiery bosom ct war. At
scenes OF desolati0n with which We have
become out TOO painfully familiar. but a
The battle fields around Petersbt{r9 and
Hacnmend hsyo BEEN 90 often described. I
shall pass them over. as
We shall probably lsave here Tomorrow.
Our Destination - AlsxAndfie. D. G. We
shall moaa prc%ss sy spend : ilv'day. = Neh-
George Cutler, Of Brattlsboro, Vermont
has applee sound and fresh, grown in l00a
He kept them Ia . eslla. made In hie "a.
Den, and packed In walnut saWdust