Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-08-10

~ Il ssaiag th4ss u.
Ssi.f 49, Ahle. bodi& nsds densss
shiak thsy ougAs TO help pas soma Of The
men III their ~ssddies--say e1s-Aala ~
. s-foarsh aByhow?-speeiaily Of q damp
a.
Where the Ceioas spnaanaing Rec
imsns sees and kassss that the NED hinder
M sSpIsnznd are aasuiy. hoe osFsn oagas
EAs DAa. sssgss Fspsrs sso shsgol- euafn
Who fail 10 60 % assy ~ their segalss
time; and how ofsen ought be - fafofs
tAs same shiag "a Aia gapsaip. Tia Capt.
keing gxessaa aad sssiag ahas thsy doass
70 90 dasya De freqasaaly exeusibg them
from duty fist u ths fine whaa Il i in-
possible 10 aotafy another 70 6l The "a
ssasy. 1 sag has aissa ought the ssTgst
10 complain 70 saoh . osptalnp
After serving as Ord. ssfg't 10 Z Com
pany over I3 mGptha, the Company being
~aasaly, alsordsrly, ~seussusioas; boarding
At ~ nary poiass Of the compass from
Company Hid. Ora ~ they coald dad
places to board 81, and being troublesome
geasTally and using every sxsrtisa 10 gsi
she Ord. sergt 10 resisrs and rrssrs 70
prsrale-las so shsy coald gel the higf
position 81 fss serg'a of the Company
sag alssr III tsi- sd 60 "s s:~s -;rss;.a ! |.
takes private from the ranks, {oas Q
The noss contsafg-I kaess EAo Is aosa'
trary1,sand pus him ever said ssEg't a
I'd Lieut., just because the Cot u vi
Regiment is afraid Of his men, aai !
afraid 10 lake control 0ue aad gopeFs
tAsaf 4ssa a
Ii the Col Of q Regiment tells the com
falsslpned ofEssrs Of bis command tia
be ia afraid Of bis men, and that Is th'
cause Of bs not trying to govern them
den's yaa think such > Col. oughs 20 70
sign anil les some one in bis place who !
mol fearful Of bis life.
II there is pressing aad killing men
day or swo after they surrender, caxie
On by men Of the Regiment, whose dut.
Ia II to put i stop TO suth eenaget?
mean if il 10 wrong. If il Is Eigas "a
one oaghs to atop ii. 9
Has commissioned officers, uon-eoH
rnissioHsd officers, or psiFates in the q. s
service, any Figbs to take haEsss from ID
eneny and sell them aud apply the pro
essds of sach sales to their private use
IL 90. M Affirmative answer to that quts
ton may be Of great bsnest 10 M rst
and siek bog, IS ny present wages tS2
;, per maasAls 10 not sufficient to pas rs
dollars house Eenss per Esenth; assen DOL
lars per cord for wood, water tax, cloth
ina, rations, and Che "Layd knowsp boz
aueh he Doctez wi4 charge, fer I donfi
aud uy little boy has not been able I
mave since the lstof September last, anh
| donI Know how much longer il viii b
hsfaSs DO is able Tie Doctor says nc
befszs > month ortws yOs, perhaps lon
ger; and Il has already cost me Five hun
drsd dollars since s september lst, last
am IN debt I tftY dollars boyraEed nan
es, 80 By ali means, Geusral, let me knor
shout the horse question. ] want to e
OUT Of debt. II such horse trading |
lawfal, | am willing to resign my positio
as Ssr@4 @Hd AL~-s
can make n pay better, especially il 20
order our Rsgiusns Where there ore pleu
:, t. of nouasea Rsbs.
!, But, General, If ~hozse-afsalbg is nc
j according 70 Army Regulations, ! beg .
you to, as soon as yoa an eonsistAatly
make ne shoulder. strap map; II PSF
hotter, and so far as my observation ha
reached, il 10 q great deal less tro abb
especially II the men beard out.
| say, Gensral, an idea has just com
ints my head-a novel one, | adaait, bot
would Ike TO see ii tried on IN some Con
} pany that boards ous. Gould not 70
swap plaeea Tor EoEne captain and SeEgt
Les the Capsaia oct as seFg's two or tire
months, and the serg't act Cartaib, %
: . ny Company bet some os1er naa
1 Eopid like 70 see Ii.
II shis letter Ia too long, take soaas Sun
aay for Ii, aud pat in the day. hav
condensed the safjees "a much as / knp'
how, and | am interested 10 somo, Il no
all ! hava Mrilsen. So II Mf ArprR 9
As CAabarlGnd- aa4
Aaes L. GRgpffTu,
1sE serg 5th Tenn. Cavalry,
Care 81 Box css, Nashville, Tenn.