Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-08

but all soldicr.likc in dress, manner,
look and walk. u sudden light reveal.
ed itself to the intelligent minds. aud
they had To confess that gShrripan's
men marched distinct as the pillows,
one a. the sea
would not whisper one word to
detract. in the least, from the laurrls,
lustre. prowess, greatness Of the Ar
my Of the Potomac. But unto Caesar,
friends, render the things which
are Casar's. The truth il as plain as
the clearness of the noon-day sun,
that in camp, in march, on field, in en-
gagements, in campaigns, in heavy
blows. as we'll as in reviews. Sher-
mans army. composed principally of
western men, throaos do,on it's shadow
upon the army Of the Potomac !
This splendid pageantry of military
pomp continued from the hour 1T 9
A NJ. to half past 8, p n. aud then
there ended, professionally consider.
ed the graniest spectacular scene
ever witnessed on this continent.
The next day | went ont on the
G"orget"wn road to whore the Iowa
troops were in camp. and met the FOL.
lowing persons. soldiers from Floyd
county. Iowa: Capt. Samuel Folsom,
il r. Frost, S. j. Ackley. G. 4. Ack
ley. Samuel Sonrs, Hiram Clay, Eg.
bert Hawks, job Clark, Sylvanus
Haughcy. Geo. Craig. E. Castle. p. NJ.
Hoisington. c. B. Douglass. D. q. An.
drews. These men being old acqnaint.
ances. nei ,hlr,rs and townslnen of
mine. l felt very happy to meet.
Shaking hands, asking questions
about home, listening TO their cam.
paign stories, partaking Of their mill.
tary rations, familiarizing myself
with the condition of the soldier 10
his tent, and wishing that they might
speedily be mustered out of service
and sent forward to their homes
where beloved faces, welcome smiles
aud little hands are growing impa-
tient, waiting for their coming, and
assuring them that Captain feeling
would meet them on their return home,
u long way ont with the " fattcd calf"
| bid good-by to as noble and brave a
mess Of men as ever kept slept to the
music Of drum. ...t
The following Iowa regiments took
part in the grand review 4th, 9th,
25th, 30th. 3lst aud 35th, all in the
Alb brigade commanded by Col.
Genrge A. Stone, of the 25th) of the
LIST division the 18th in the LIST brig
AIDE "f the 81 division; the 81 and
7tl in the LIST hrigadr commanded Ivy
Brig. Gen. Elliott w. Rice, formerly
nf the 7th) of the 4th diviiion 39,I
ia the 81 brigade 5th divisinn. This
division was comm and.d by Brevct
Maj. Gen. John NJ. Cnrse, formerly of
the 9th regiment These regiments
are all in I'll" 18th army corps aud ar
my OF the Tennessee. The LIST brig
AIDE, 4,h division. l7th corps. same al.
my, is composed of the llth, 18th.
18th and 10th, which have been brig
AIDED together since before the battle
of Shiloh. They were commanded by
Brig. Gen. w. w. Belknap, formerly
Of the 18th. .......'... ..,
The feeling in Gen. Sherman's ar
my against those who the boys say
are misusing "old Billy" is very
great and intense. II, however. the
General does not disavow but defends
the principles of the famous Sherman
Johnson convention. then General
Sherman will gravitate right into the
lap OF pr" slavery democracy, aud
God knows that place would kill and
destroy an angel. much more General
SHERMAN car anybndy else. ...
VIII only mention one more item
aud then close this very long letter.
Receiving ar giving IN principle of
barter or sale anything pertaining to
the death of the late President, il as
shocking to the feelings of loyal men.
as sacrilege is to Christians in rcl'g.
ion. Your correspondent, in passing
the building where the martyrcd Presi-
dent drew his last breath, noticed sew
eral persons going in at the door. /
joined their number, got as far AZ the
steps. and was informed by "A couple
Of door tenders that admittancc to
where the President died was fifty
cents" Comment is unnecessary.
Same people wish the President had
been buried in Washington. don't.
The spirit OF its people would have
had his coffin up before now on ex-
hibitOn for q show. '-@
Yours truly.
~ .. tr. FRANZ.