Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-15

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vvss shippsd fton ssvannah 70 h'' .'. -.
q p. vbieh point shsy started ''aioos.
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S.si,. Ia,,nched safely on the 2Stn OF Ssmu
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$4,000 az ! short stay.
dr tbs "a February, Gen. Corse rev.sw
Il ~ drilled the Division: IN tne s'se1'
80 Of the 4th, We received marching o.,
.1ses sudlsaly. creased the '.ver INTO SCUM
CAROLINA, crossed swamp Of ABOUT mi,es
In width and went into camp. Ih's vas tne
arst time that "old Biiley's' army nao <!co
~ sacrsd soil Of South Carolina, wnc5e tne
people and the Confederate army were gong
70 dispute ''erery inch Of the grcund' ano
didn't do 1t. For the three following Gays
We encountered nothing worse than ram
mud, swamps and trees fallen across inc
resds 70 impede our progress. Notp'ng,
however, can keep BILLY oack' As inc
Rebs soon learned, for, MISUNDERSTANDING :"
these impcdements, We travelled AZ svera9e
Of ~ miles per day, trans ana a.. inis
South Carolina is an awful States Truly, nsu
The time We would he corduroying tns
owamps, and tho other half the roaos IN tne
''high country"
The first opposition We encountered was
n McBride's Swamps, on the 9th Of Fcbru-
cry, where the Rebs were cntrenched. Inc
0rst Division Of the 18th corps (the old an
Division 10th A. q. made charge through
- awsmns lmud and water being waist
Ieso. and dr~e the .Johnnies from the
0eId rhe dav prcyious we Joined the bal
snce OF the amy at Hickory Grove. The
plaes vaa named After the quantity of hick.
orv trece hut thew All hannened ia be Dinss
vken ~ nsssed there From this time on
ve IA more or less skirmishine each dsy
not enough to hinder our advancing, for
I'M one corps vas checked somo bv the
snsmv. ths balance would move right on.
Ssnkirs The Johnn;es and comnel them 10
0li ~ in a hurry After which few hours
.snieht marchinr' would make up forxime
Lot during the dav. and bring the hindmost
ns,tv nm 1;th the column
n. *. Ii.h "a cross.d N. so,,,h r,a,.to
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=. c.cs..d ~ Nnr,h rd;.,o 800 v;,k Srt
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vhich srehisI ma a. ;roc,r. . cccthcld no.
vond IN. crc.l n a;sr,,t. Th.t nisIt o,,r
6i.n6e v.ct ;rsc ~. mot ,r;..r.his c.mn
I ~ ~ r;vht q ~ l~nks 81 m creek.
vAsss Dc mud snd water was about ANGLE
doep. During the night We heard the cars
running and the whistle Of the engine fire.
ouontly, found out the next morning, that
~ were only about 81 miles from the city
ofOu1umbia. At 10 A. H.. on the 10th We
otasted cat towards town and went up 70 the
Oongareo River, opposite the town and
Isr4sd line, our regiment supporting bat-
cry n" The Rebs werp moving their
train Of ct double quick in plain sight
end . little to the right Of US was large
wagon coryall, to which battery III" devot-
"a nest Of their time, and if you had seen
their teams get out, you would have bet
lnrgsly that they were in sonae hurry. At
dosk Ne withdrew and moved up the river
SEINE miles, crossed the Saluda River and
went into camp ct 2 o'clock A. NJ, near the
Brood Rroad, s miles above town. The
So1uda and Broad Rivers meet about one
nile above Columbia and form the Conga-
70. Early on the 18th the Sd Brigade, LIST
Division 18th A. q. (the Iowa Brigade OF
he 18th A. CO. succeeded in crossings1be
Broad River, and our Division was ordered
out 70 support them and take the town.
There were however, but 80 few Johnnies
there, that the Iowa boys didn't need our
suppeet. and our marching orders were
countermanded. At noon the Iowa boys
drove the Rebs through the streets Of Co.
lumoia, and then we also started but, cross
tcvn who're We srrived At Jpn Colum
81 4 decidediv a verv nrettv Mace, fine
hu;ld;nrs and vcrv MICA r;dc streets Tho
cit;se.s 6;snI.v - III s;.n. of ;ov ~ sho on
ersnce of omr srmv and a. a. "a shoot
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