The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-24
.THE QUEEN CITY OF IOWA."

The Davenport Gazette has good deal to
sav about that place being "The Queen City
of Iowa" We should think it was "Queen
City" by the following from the Burlington
Hawkeye, in regard to the reception of Iowa
soldiers at Davenport
DAVENPORT, June IL, 1865.
Extract from the memorandum of DIR. Rogers ]
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The 18th Iowa
embarked for home-left at 4:3O p. m.
June Everybody greeted US with
cheers and the waving of handkerchiefs.
We arrived at Pittsburg 4:30 p. m, and
were welcomed with great enthusiasm, the
sanitary friends providing for the well and
wounded most beautifully.
June 9.-Everybody by the wayside cheer
ed US Justify. We entered Chicago before
daylight on Saturday morning; no quarters
were assigned US, and we LAID IN the cars till
daylight, and then expected to find friends
to receive us, but failed. went to the q. S.
sanitary rooms but could not gain admittance
as it was too early to open the doors. |
sought refreshments and some clothing for
the wounded, but could get neither. After
8 o'clock some coffee, cold meat, bread and
butter, were brought us, but we had already
provided ourselves with refreshments.
We passed out of the city we entered it.
none to recognize US, not one 20 waive a
handkerchief or bid us. God speed but we
thought it would not be so in Iowa, for Gov.
Stone had promised us, when we were before
Atlanta, that after ''little more patience aud
little more toll we should all he permitted
to come home and be welcomed with warm
hearts and outstretched arms"
Ats .. M we entered Davenport, and the
BOYS gave three cheers for Iowa, but only
echo answered; not living soul of Daven-
port returned our cheers not a handkerchief
waved, not smile for US who, during our
service, have been in more than twenty diff
ferent battles for you who are in your secure
homes, the majority of US already sacrificed
on the battle field, and others, after our work
was done, by the carelessness of the railroad
companies. No welcome for US in Daven-
porti No hearts to respond to ours in Iowa
Shame. Shame
&C. ROGERS,
Surgeon Both Iowa Vol. Inf'y.
On this the HaUkeye comments thus:
Davenport is too busy making money out
of Uncle Sans boys, has made too much. to
extend to them that welcome which should
greet them everywhere"
The Muscatine Journal says also:
"Muoh complaint is made by returning
soldiers of the cold reception they met with
on reaching Davenport. At many cities on
their way home they were met and welcomed
by committees of patriotic ladies and gentle
men, who generously spread refreshments
before them. This was no more than is due
the defenders of our flag, and when such at
tentions are bestowed by citizens of other
states, our boys receive it with deeply CRATE
full feelings. But when on returning to their
own state, they find nothing but cold neglect,
it naturally makes them feel disappointed.
The citizens of Davenport have grown rich
on the trade brought to their town in conse-
quence of it beinga military post, and they
are now realizing trade worth thousands of
dollars daily by the disbursements to dis,
charged soldiers, who, not having been paid
for some time, are Obliged to replenish their
scanty wardrobes before leaving that citv.-
Their neglect of our returned soldiers Is,
therefore, to say the least of it, shabby and
ungrateful"