The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-03-19

under Generals sibley and Sulley, in 1884
whereby the Indians were driven ir/n thu
then western borders OF civilization II
Iowa and Minnesota, and the white settle
ments Of DIkota, in the Missouri valley
the great emigrant trails to Idaho anC
Montana became the scenes Of fresh out
RACES, and, from the wild and almost In
accessible nature OF the country, pursuit.
and punishment was almost impossible.
Then the Government had been sorely
taxed in her forts 10 put down the Re
belliop, aud the red men OF the plains bad
had their own way to a great extent. Bri
now the war 10 the South had come to au
end, and Uncle Sam turned his attention
TO the wild boys OF the west, who had been
80 unruly while the Great Father" had
been ch8sliziug hi4 subj -cts in the South
Little did any Uf the four hundred men
who composed all that was left OF that once
proud and magnificent regiment think OF
The hardships AMI p4rils that Were 10 store
for them 10 the land Of the setting sun
Many who were Of that little regiment died
with ssrurvy, Others were frozen t. DE-, III
IN th0 mountains, while others we're killed
and their tcalps nnw "rn ment the walls OIL
tn. "tepe" OF the noble red mas
But we 20 back u PAX rsburg, Here
VT unshippeCl our stiff and hungry hOrst
from their railroad prison, AS We nave done
many times before. We crossed the ONO
and many 0f US were IN our native State
for the first time for many months
What difference we found In the hos.
pitaIity OF Virginia and Ohio people Talk
OF yonr boosted Virginia hospitality Per-
haps Virginia hal had her stomach over.
lua led with troops, and the burden had
made them sick OF them Be that as 1t may,
We met with the very kindest OF treatment
all along the line Of the NJ & @. R. r., not
withstauding the aforesaid New York
bummers had passed over the road just
ahead OF US, and had grossly insulted aud
mistreated the good people, who miStook
them for part OF the army OF the POto'
mac, and wanted to treat them kindly.
AT many OF the towns along the road our
train was stopped, where great kettles oil
bot CotFee,a and bean soup until you couldn't
rest (neyer turn cold shoulder on bean
soup, boys,) had been prepared, and thou:
sands OF pies and cords OF gingerbread
were lying in reserve for us. Oar stomachs
being entire Strangers to the latter, We
found some trouble in introducing the rich
strangers, and more trouble in maintaining
the new acquainunces. At any rate, some
OF the boys became, as they declared, "sea
SICK" while others asserted that in
their "honest opinion they had been
pizened by buckeyes" But think
now that the facts in the case were that
pine top whisky, bean soup, coffee. dried
apple pies and gingerbread, thoroughly
stirred up by the motion OF the cars over a
rough road, was com binatiOn ofdelicacies
never intended by nature to lay TRANQUILITY
on the craw ofeven soldier. And unless
that railroad company used those cars i'm.
mediately after we vacated them for ship.
ping hogs, they certainly lost money
In that transportation Of troops.
At Cincinnati we were joined by the
Third Massachusetts Cavalry, Fourteenth
Pennsylvania Cavalry, and Twenty.irst
New York Cavalry, all destined for the
seat OF the Indian hostiities in the West,
and under Major General Frank Wheaton.
A night parade through the streets Of
the Queen City, then camp during the
remainder OF the.night on the streets, and
next morning we were loaded into three
trains bound for st Louis via the Ohio 4
Mississippi Valley Railroad,
Had not a dreadful collision occurred
near Carlisle, ILL.,, in which we lost several
men aud nearly all our horses, the trip
would not be worth noticing. Reader,
have you ever witnessed a collision Of
trains loaded with soldiers and all their
munitions of war, together with several
huadred horses? II not, don't pine for the
spectacle. It Is one OF those things OF which
it is easier to imagine than look upon.
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