The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-03-01
From the eth Cavalry-A noble Work.

From the eth cavalry-A noble Work.
BROWNSVILLE, Ark, Feb. Z, '65.
Col. RtcHARpsoS AS there are many
in our company F, from your vicinity, a
few lines may be interesting to your read.
ers. The health Of TIE regiment is good
and rations are discussed with gusto. Our
old brigade organization is at an end and
We are cut loose from Missouri associates
and rule. Our regiment is assigned to this
post with our old veteran war-steed. Col.
TRuMBuLL in command. This place has
been built since Government took posses.
sion Of the road; 1t has only government
depot buildings and few dwellings made
Of boards, split like shingles;,i is on the
Memphis and Little Rock r. r., about %
miles from the latter place and the same
distance from Duvals Bluff on White
River H''~'r'tli'li." z
We are ia receipt OF weather from poor
to bad and internal had, with little the
most Of the latter. Cold rains, sleets and
icicles are the rule; genial airs and sunny
skies the exception. When the skies do
smile down in Dixie they do it beautifully.
Our mud beggars description. Stretch
your imagination to the conception Of a
pie without sides or bottom filled with
sticky, red, soft. nasty mud and you ap-
proximate to an idea Of Arkansas soil.
or course there is not much doing mil
itarily, but We have great hope Of the
energy and ability Of our5new department
commsnder, Maj. Con. Reynolds. -.,n
Our eyes were gladdeneda few days since
BY the sight Of man fresh from the blessed
State Q: Iowa; he was the Rev. Mr.. In.
gals, who is sent out by the State Orphan
Asylum. Shortly after his arrival the
buglc sounded to assemble and we were
marched to the only dry knoll in Arkansas
Il guess) where We listened to the man in
strange garmcnts--bluss and tight butter
nuts are only seen in this region. His re-
marks explained his mission. were appro
pirate and frequently spiced with pleasing
annecdotes. Our regiment showed its ap
probation Of the noble work by subscribing
SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, to be paid in
three installments. one at each Of the three
next pay.dsys. Company F, put in $479.
I send you below the names and amounts.
The subscribers have claim on the people
Of Iowa which can DO cancelled only by
hearty wishes and material aid to those
whom they have LEFT at home. Some did
not subscribe to this enterprise-with few
exceptions these are not the active, ener.
getic, hand. working soldiers: We recon-
mend the families Of neslecting, non-sub
scribers now in camp to the kind attention
of the benevolent 1t home. The little ones
are not to blame for the thoughtlessness Of
parents. '>A"
TherS have been many shoulder strap
changes in this regiment. Thirteen have
resigned, two died and four dismissed
Our CO. I'd and Co. B are the only ones
which have retained their first officers and
ours is one Of the few which now have
their three leading officers present, viz ;
Capt. Ben Contal, LIST Lieut.. Mckay and
I'd Lieut.. S. H. Davis. inf .... .s...
The subscription to the Orphans Fund
was as follows in Co. r: Il
Clayton Co.: Capt. Contal 800. T. H.
Stiles, Frank j. Williams and Orlando
Bower $25, eacn; u. W. Culver, $15.; NJ.
J. Teter, J. Schulhsiser and Emile Schat.
tier, $40. each, J. H. Wy:nan $500 and
Jacob Wisenesse $500. In all $233.
Allamakee Co.: Lieut.. Davis $4,000
Hiram NJ. Luce. Geo, r. Peacock. j. b.
Knapp and G. w. Krohn, each $25 90
Josiah Curran and J. P. Quinlon. each
$500; NJ. M.honey, 1890; Thorey John
son, $1,000; P. D. Hansen and H. Martin.
each $500 and Frank Peterson. $500. In
WiDnishiek Co.: James A. Weeks,
SIS 90; Edward Tovay and John Wilson,
each $1,000. In all S35.
Will Lansing and DEBORAH papers please
oblige our company by copying the above
cannot write it to all Of them and we re
gard it here as neve in the right direc
ton.
Very respectfully yours.
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