The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-06-29
CAMP or THE Iowa BRIGADE,
MEAN LOUISVILLE. Ky. June IL. g.

}, CAMP or THE Iowa BRIGADE
NEAR LOUISVILLE, Ky. June l9, 655
Mr.. Eaitor:-If you please to, allow
this letter space in your paper you will
confer . favor on the Veterans Of Iowa.
To commence with, | may say We were
the first to respond 70 our country's call,
and now we plainly see that we vii! b
the last to 60 home. While we were at
Washington veterans from different corps
kept enquiring, through the medium of
the Washington Chronicle, and other
papers, what was going to be done with
the Veterans; but we hardly got any re-
ply, and when VIC did get reply it was
given SO that every one was ignorant of
the matter altogether. Is -,
When We were at Vicksburg, and had
only few mouths to serve, We were ask.
ed to stand by our country little longer
and all would be we'll. We were told by
our lamented commander, Gen. McPher.
son, that if we would re- enlist he would
insure our discharge to bs the first Of any
troops in the service, and circular was
sent from the war department. confirming
the promise Of Gen. Mcpherson. Through
the confidence that we had in the govern.
ment aud the words Of our brave G en- ral,
We onco more responded to tho call Of our
country-though if every man had to
assist his country alike We had done our
share then. Any man can see that every
ono that re enlisted was worth three ue ~
to our respective States In case thsre
should Bio draft made on such States,
for tho government only drafts man
for one year, while we would be credited
to the State for three drafts; also, we
saved the government great deal of
trouble In not having to call for men in
our place, and every man of US had been
tried soldiers on every battlefield from
st. Louis to Vicksburg, and we were &C.
c!imated; in every sense of the word We
were equal to any three recruits that
would come from the North. After we
re-enlisted our gallant corps commander
was promoted to the command Of the
army Of Tennessee. This was a command
that our noble Gen. Mcpherson was
proud of; and | am certain there was not
a man in the service who was thought
more of than Mcpherson was by the Army
of Tennessee. At about this time the
Army of Tennessee, Army of the Cum.
berland and the Army Of the Ohio met in
the vicinity Of Chattanooga, where all
came under the command of Gen. Sher-
man-the best General in the world.
We, the soldiers of the United States
army, had trial of a number of erals,
and we say that he is as good as there is
in the United States, if not the best.
By perusing history, any man that has
any idea of military genius will find that
We have as good Generals in the United
States as there are in the world. About
the LIST Of May, 1864, this united army,
with its wise Sherman at its head,
marched against the rebel Gen. Johnston
and drove him from his many positions
until We backed him into Atlanta, where
tne proud southern cnlet was suuer,eded
by the mad Gen. Hood. But on the 22d
and 2Sth Of July We learned them = les
son that they will not forget for years to
come, and the I'd Of Sept. found US 10
the mostimportant position they then had
in the South. In due time We started
across the State of Georgia, which was a
bold undertaking as that season of the
year, and on the 10th of Dec. Savannah
was surrounded by US, and on the Goth
the rebels evacuated, taking nothing with
them but some light artillery. Here wo
stopped until the 9Th of Jan, when We
started to move through the Carolinas. |
We whipped them out Of their strong.
hold at Fort Pocotaglio, where VIC stop.
ped until we got supplies for our cam
paign. On the Goth Of Jan. Sherman's
grand army came on to Saltkatchie river,
wherr we waded wais. deep and routed |
the enemy, though they thought it i'm |
possible; then we marched on to the
Charleston railroad, which We DESTROYED |
here we haDkod them GU. of Braucbyille |
and proceeded on to Orangeburg where
we drove them again and troyed their
railroads; then We bent our xsy to CO.
!unbla, the city where secession was first
inaugurated and the capitol of South
Carolina. There is no use in nv tbink-
Ing one thing and saying another. Ven.
geance was sworn against this city, espe.
c,aily By the rank and file, so VIC drove
the enemy out of it and took possession
on the 18th Of Feb. That night two
thirds Of the city was buroed to ashes |
At this time the rebels saw that thew
were ou'-aanked so they evacuated
Charleston We came on, wading rivers,
creeks, swamps aud sloug CHS, aud cordu.
foy'ng great deal Of the roads SO that
our train could pass over. At Cheraw
we made the Johnnys skedsddle again,
capturing large amount Of ammunition
and arms; then we proceeded TO Fayctt-
vile, where We captured eight siege guns,
an arsenal and stores filed with small
arms. By this time the Southern chiv.
airy saw that they were getting into a
pad position, end Immediately evacuated
all along the coast, so that it was not
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