The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-23

Correspondence Of the State Register.
Tws1ty.Seventh InfaMtry.
CANTON, Iowa. Aueust 3d. 1865.

Correspondence Of the State Register.
Twsnty-Seventh Infantry.
| CANTON, Iowa, August Cd, 1865.
At length the time has come when the 9th
Iowa Infantry Is to be mustered out Of service
A brief reiteration Of its general history may
be Of interest The regiment was organized
in September, 1862 the last Company having
been mustered in at Dubuque. Iowa, on the
18th day Of that month BY Captain Geo. s
Pierce. 18th u. 8. Infantry. The Field and
Staff were mustered In October Sd, 1852. Al
early "a October II. 1869, the Regiment moved
BY boat with orders to report to Major General
John Pope, then in command Of the Depart
ment Of The North. West with headquarters a,
St. Paul, Minnesota. On our arrival al St
Paul. We were ordered into camp at Fl. Smell
ling, remained there but few days when Coz
A. F, G, E, G, and B, under command of Col
Gilbert, moved to Mile Lacs, Minnesota, to
superintend the payment Of friendly Indians in
that section.
Companys y, l, H and X, remained at Fort
Smelling under command of Major Howard
This 6r.. campaign was every way successful,
and the command returned to st. Paul Novem.
Der 4, 1862. Company D, ], II ond K, had
been ordered to Cairo, Illinois, and had pro.
ceeded thitherward by water. The six com.
|
paign Immediately on their return to Fort Smell
ling, proceeded to join the detachment at Cairo,
illinois, moving by water to Prairie du Chen,
Wisconsin, thence by cars uia Madison, Wis,
and Chicago, Ill. November Goth, 50, moved
for Memphis, Tenn, and Nov. 26th, began the
Tallahatchie campaign With the forces under
I Major Gen. w. SAes1aas> Afser We had driven
the Rebel army under General Sterling Price
| from the formidable Notifications at the Talla-
hatchie, and the Rebels had captured and
burned Holly Springs, and the two wings OF
the army had formed junction, the whole
under the command Of Major GencrJ y. 8.
Grant. retreat was ordered.
The 57th lows Infantry proceeded Deeem.
Der 20th. 1862, by cars to Jackson, Tenn; Dec.
3lst, so, We began the Clifton campaign, NOV.
ing rapidly under Col. M. X. Lawler 20 support
forces under General Sullivan, then at Lexing.
| ton, Tenn. Before our arrival. Gen. Sullivan
had fought the Rebels under Forrest, captur.
ing good part fhis command and driving the
remainder toward the Tennessee River. The
| reinforoements. Of which our Regiment was
part, pursued rapidly, hoping to capture the
6eeting foe at Clifton, Tenn, before he could
| cross the Tennessee River, but We arrived just
too late, the enemy having safely passed be.
Immediately We returned to Jackeon vis Bethel,
Tennessee.
During the spring ami summer of 1863, the
Regiment did guard duty in West Tennessee
| at Jackson and Moscow. On the Goth Of Au-
gust We started for Little Rock, Ark, and par.
| ticipated in the capture of that place on the
10Th Of September, 1863. Returned to Mem.
phis, Tenn in the month Of November, 1863.
Returned to Memphis, Tenn, in the month of
November, 1863. On the 29th of January,
81. We moved by boat for Vicksburg. Mssss.
ippi. On our arrival there We Immediately
made the Meridian campaign with the forces
under Major General Sherman.
On our return to Vicksburg We were sent,
under Brig. Gen. A. ]. Smith on the Red River
campaign. We moved on the steamer Diadem,
| and for three months the sick and the surplus
baggage Of the Regiment were aboard that
steamer. The Regiment itself moved BY boat
a good part Of the way. Returning up the Red
River we reached Memphis. Tenn, by boat
June 10th, 1874, and moved Immediately on
| the Tupelo campaign, which was closely fol-
lowed by the Oxford campaign.
Next came the Missouri campaign in which
We marched 700 miles in pursuit Of the Rebel
army under the Rebel General Sterling Price.
and then We fastened to the great battles of
Nashville, and followed the discounted foe
until We were safe in camp at Eastport, Mis-.
| sissirpi.
When Mobile was to be taken, our Regi.
ment must have part in that. On the 9th Of
| FEBRUARY, 1865, we moved by boat down the
Tennessee and Ohio, rivers to Cairo, Illinois,
| thence on the Father Of Waters to New Or.
| leans. where we remained few days, when
| We were sent to Blakely, Alabama. When
Blakely fell and Mobile had surrendered. we
marched to Montgomery, Alabama, and there
remained until We received orderes to muster
| out, when We moved by boat down the Alabama
River to Selma, thence by cars to jackson,
Miss. and thence by march to Black River,
where We took the cars for vicksburg, Miss,
and thence BY boat moved to st. Louis, Mis-.
souri,. The regiment has Travelled over IL 900
miles; been engaged in numerous skirmishes
and the following battles: Capture of Little
Rock, Ark, and Fort de Russey, La; battles
Of Pleasant Hill, La; Old Oaks, La! Ditch
Bayou, Ark Old Town Creek, Miss; Tupelo,
Miss Nashville, Tenn. and siege and cap.
ture OF Blakely, Alabama.
| The following is its brief statistical history:
Our original strength was 95l; have received
2O7 recruits Seven have been killed in ac.
ton, Ave have been reported missing in action
and those were probably killed; Gteen have
died Of wounds; one hundred and sixty four
have died Of disease; three hundred and seven
have been discharged; thirty-nine have been
transferred to the Veteran Reserve Corps; one
hundred and twenty Eve recruits have been
transferred to the 18th Iowa Infantry; five "a
other Regiments. But one has deserted. One
hundred and sixty-one have been wounded in
action. Remaining at muster out. 490.
On the 7th day Of August, We will be mus
tered out. During these three years last past
associations Of the most pleasing character
have been formed. As soldiers in camp and
field We have become acquainted, and while
each feels hardly toward some one for some
u0kind word or act, yet all feel that among
these officers and soldiers ere 10 be found oui
best friends. We must now bid them farewell
back many acts Of kindness. Many wonds o
these three years Of fearful, bloody war. Re-
turning to our homes. We will ever cherish with
foudest pleasure the remembrance of thes<
tried friends, and with them will enjoy the
untold blessings of . nation unton BY traitol
hands.
THE New York Evening Post (Repuhlican,
cannot defend the military interference with
the Richmond election. and therefore whips the
Administration over the head Of the Emperor
Of the French. ~ follows:
"Nor il the example OF The French Emperor
without il instruction for us. Our late insur
gent States have bssn. from the nature Of thl
case. under military rule. They are still held
70 no smsll extent. BY msjos.gsnsrsls. who ac
sykilsssy SnteytSsmses Ike that ,akieA IS said 4
Asus 81 aside &ke slecsisa il R:e1moad, ere stil
tolerated On he ground of nsiEssyy neeessitu
multiply these military interpositions instead O
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