Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-05

1890 DnnocnAr: Tie aeove r{i-1
a SSds9 comn6nd Of lieut.. Col 2: 3
Teakey Gives svt1snce Of eeine tns n.
discip1Sed in - army. Eves tn'p4 r !.
camp DIn perl5et ordDr ana on u.s. 49,
oNlcess ere sns6le and gentlem.niy .ne
same IL true Of the men and All tnss nA'
mouv ureynile which Is found in goou
community or we'll ordered family ., uneSe
thinRs mot only contribute % the military
chsrecter And eAariency, bat slsc te'!
| WITH marked effect upon the morals and
srS;s ~. ' Character Of the men. These dis
tsrrt;ve CHARACTERISTICS arc found origin
| .t;nC With the officer commanding and ex-
tcudsng down through the line officers to
Ira cni7Aed men. and demonstrates very
clearly what can be done by the example
and influence Of the head Of regiment !;
and in this, Col Leake II emitted - the
highest regard Of the country end the
gratitude OF parents Of the wife and sister
of the soldier and all personal friends Of
this regiment
The Assistant Surgeon in charge, DR.. A.
O. Banding is among the worthy men fill
ing that position. Capable, attentive,
having the good Of his country and the
soldiers at heart, and combining with all
this the best influences Of the Christian
and gentleman he is IF worth to the regi
ment beyond description. Chaplain r.
King Is true man and devoted to his
work. ! will say for the camp in general
that in established rules Of sobriety and
respectful language, and in the good be-
havior Of all there il merit beyond the
average Of communities at home and
worthy Of the highest communication. The
use of liquor is almost entirely discarded
by all, both officers and men.
In the great expedition now starting
you may expect q good military account
Of the Goth Iowa volunteers. II partici-
pated efficiently and suffered much in the
} fearful struggle at Prairie Grove in the
siege of Vicksburg, where it shared with
honorable place and position in the exulta-
tions Of that ever memorable Fourth, and
in the siege of Fort Morgan, which was a
very brilliant affair.
NV reception and meeting have been the
most satisfactory. Col. Leake placed the
entire question of the orphan cause in the
} hands Of the men, desiring them to act
. from their own convictions exclusively
carefully kept from them what other regi-
ments had done. In this way we have
their purely spontaneous expression for TINS
8 holy work in the very crcditable amount
D subscribed, $65s3. This, together WIN
. the resolutions which they have passed anu
|; | forwarded TO vor may be receiver ~ F'A-
nrcssive of the intelligence and magnan-
, unity of this body OF men. Company I,
Is the banner company not only OF the goth
but Of all the companies Of all regiments
visited to this date, its amount being
I Al, 500, and this of their Gown free will
aud accord" by the legitimate action of
their own judgment and heart without
having heard or known of such thing As
a banner company in this enterprise. Each
company has done its part most nobly. In
amount subscribed, company d is next to
{, its contribution being $l,115. Lieut.. G.
L. Squires, commanding the company, gives
four life memberships and appropriates
them to four Sabbath schools in the city of
Davcnport--to the Presbyterian, Baptist,
Trinityand tho East Davenport Uniou
school This shows how the best associations
Of home are remembered and appreciated by
worthy young man in the army, and who
occupies place by honorable promotion in
his regiment.
| At my second meeting the services were
appropriate for the Sabbath day. These
soldiers sang in a manner that would be
crcditablc to the best church choir, a very
excellent piece commencing
"Let me 90 where saints are going,
To the mansions of the bestr
took up for consideration, the relation of
their action for the orphan cause, and of
their military discipline to moral charac
ter representing to them the position of
dignity and worth which the soldier of
l true character is destined to occupy in so
!, ccty at home. Following this, the rcsolu-
tons were offered for adoption
: Colonel Lcakc made a very telling and
: happy address for the Orphan Home. II,
" commenced with these words This j. the
. most noble work ever started by any PEG
: pie or State, in any portion of the world 81
in any period Of its history" And then
proceeded Us only the man can do who has
seen and known the worthy men who have
; fallen, and feels intensely for their fami
lies. 1t was time of earnest feeling and
lively interest
PEARL p INGALLS,.
Barrancas- Fla, March O, 1865.