Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22
The Iowa Grnxhounds.

was soldier in Missouri. mem
Der of Company c, First Iowa, known
as the Iowa Greyhounds." ! can new
er forget the long marches, night and
day. the hardshlrs and desperate fight
ing that characterized campaigning in
Missouri.
1t has been said that the first enlist
ment represents largely the scum. l
think that statement is true. The
cream Is the scum of the milk That
is the kind of scum that characterized
the personnel Of the First Iowa, with
a few exceptions have In mind one
young man just from college who paid
$40 to another volunteer for his place
in the ranks. We had a glee club.
composed OF Eugene Ware, present
Pension Commissioner; kilmartin, the
noted flfer; Charley Fowler, and
other musical and poetic members of
the scum of society.
The march from Boonville, crossing
the Usage River, Ell route. was long
and arduous-the Greyhounds in adj
vance. followed by the First Missouri,
First and Second Kansas, Totten's and
Du Bots batteries. The Missouri miles
were long the longest / ever trv-
eled. never could tell just how far
we had advanced. From the early
start In the morning to the finish late
at night was about the length of Il
Missouri mile.
One day In the latter part OF July,
1861, German friend. whom l was
visiting in Sgels camp at Pond
Springs. solemnly requested me to ac-
company him outside of the encamp-
ment. Stopping beside a newly made
grave, he said, in accents soft and
tender: IBIS is his time. He fights
nit Sigel no more. He Is dedt alretty
once"
The story of Wilson's Creek is his
tory. | shall add very little to the
story here. Captain Mason. of Com
pany G. was killed. have never seen
anything so white as his face. pale in
death. | can see II now Our gallant
first sergeant held up the beautiful
silk flag. golden fringed, and the Grey
hounds stayed with IL. Some of them
are there yet awaiting the final
revelle. The forenoon was hot: SO
was the fight. Some careless Johnny
spilled melted lead on my leg. and
while | was examining the damage to
my anatomy the sergeant, Jim Grant.
a soldier of four enliktmcnts. Mexican
~ tgR inalnHr1 NfnAH u
ing the flag. hopping his face with
the other hand he looked down and
said; It's pretty - hot. ain't it =
Being still mad at the careless reb
aforesaid, | CURLY exclaimed, Eyes. it
is y. d. H.
Totten, whose battery had done ef-
fective work, remarked that the Iowa
boys We're all right. and permitted
number Of the wounded, among them
little Bob Armstrong to ride back to
Springfield on his lmbers.
30 the boys rcmNnocr the big col
onpl Of one of Sigcl's rcgineuts% 4
manof his immense hysiquem must have
supreme courage to 70 fooling around
where sixpouud shells are out for
business.
How the wounded endured the
march back to Springfield and from
there to RoIla ana 81. Louis passes my
comprehension. A comrado of Conn
pany II. shot through the bowels. died
by my side, on the night Of our arrival
at the arsenal In ST. Louis. We Ger
tainly were hard to kill The Pension
Commissioner declares that only one
man was discharged from the regiment
for disability. ] know that Commits
soucr Ware himself re-enllsted. ioIn-
ing thc Sixteenth Iowa American
Tribune.