The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-06-08
The Iowa Troops in the Grand Review
--"Linkensale," in q Communica.
tion to the. Gate City thus discourses
Of the Iowa Troops in the Grand

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In this review there were two brisadcs,
composed exclusively of Iowatroops. The
one which appeared first in the column,
was the brigade under Colonel George A.
Stone, and consisted of the 4th regiment,
Lieut.. Col. Nichols the 9th, Major Aber-
nethy; 25th, Lieut.. Col. Palmer; Goth,
Lieut.. Col. Lubber; 3Oth, Lieut.. Colonel
Roberts, and 31st, Lieut. Col. Jenkins.
1t was fine, largo brigade, and elected
rounds of applause as it wheeled from the
avenue into Fifteenth street, and it's differ
ent flags glittered brightly in the sunlight,
telling grand story of battles from Pea
Ridge to Bentonsville. The 18th regiment,
Lieut.. Col. Archer, was near. 1t was small,
but its banner told heroic history, and il
was heartily applauded. Then came the
9th, Lieut. Col. Clune, and not far behind,
the 10th--both small regiments, too, but
meeting with enthusiastic cheers from the
crowd of Iowans near Willard's. Then
came the 39th, Lieut.. Col. Grif1iths.--
"That's the regiment" said Sherman to
the President, ''that defended Altoona -
The word spread instantly through the
vast crowd, and aroused terrific cheers
"That is General Corse," he had said a few
moments earlier, "who defended the Pass
of Altoona, and won Major Generals
stars, if man ever did" A citizen of Iowa
had some time before, while he was pass
ing Willard's, presented the General with
q boquet offlowers, which drought down.
the crowd, so that he went through q
stream of cheers for at least quarter Of a
mile. Gen. z. w. Rice, commanding a
brigade in Corse's division, met with fine
reception along the line. When, as the old
I'd marched by, and some one i'm the crowd
said, "There is the regiment that stormed
Fort Donelson! there was a shout that
lifted US Iowa chaps clear off our feet. Col.
Howard is in command of the glorious old
I'd. 1t was followed by an Illinois regi-
ment, and then came our 7th, Lit. Col. Par
rott, ,the war-worn veteran from your town,
commanding. Weapplauded him and his
tough soldiers with vim that onght to
have carried him off his horse, but the old
soldier simply bowed salute, touched his
hat, and looked straight to the front. Some
one gave him fine boquet, however, and
he turned his head just little on receiving
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In the 18th corpsis "The Iowa Brigade"
Gen. w. w. Belknap commanding. Your
readers at all familiar with tie history of
Iowa troops know the grand record ofthis
command, composed of the l1th, Lit. Col.
Beach; 18th. bt. Col. Kennedy; 18th, LIT.
Col. Pomutz; and 18th, Add. Saunders old
regiment, by whom now commanded
cannot remember. These regiments went
into the war at the battle of Shiloh, and
here they Were the other day, having
marched and fought and sieged and flank
ed through eight States OF the confedera-
cy. Gen. Belbnap at their head, appeared
every inch soldier. There is no finer
looking officer in the army. just in front
of Willaad's ne was presented with boz
quet Of flowers, and floral wreath was
thrown around his horses neck. Then the
shoutinrs for the Iowa brigade made the
welllin ring again. No doubt it was the
preudest day of Gen. Belknap's life Sure
ly hc had good right to be proud, for in all
that column that marched in review be-
fore Gen. Grant on Tuesday and Wednes-
day. there was not a brigade equal to the
Iowa brigade--not one. ....s "