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The Sth Iowa.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of the Sth Iowa.-Sum-
ner Smith, Melrose, Iowa. --'r"
The 9Th Iowa was organized at Day-
enport during August and September,
1851, and after serving out two enlist
ments finally mustered out April 20,
1865. 1t was commanded by Col. Fred
erfck Steele, a West Point graduate,
who was promoted, Jan. 20, 1862, to
Brigadier-GeneraL succeeded by Col.
James l.. Geddes (brevetted Brigadier-
General June 8, 1860, who resigned
June 80, 1865. At the time of final
muster-out Lieut.. Andrew Geddes
was in command 1t belonged to Tut
ties Division, Fifteenth Corps, and lost
102 killed and ia from disease, etc.
Editor National Tribune
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I.Ne4TIANNI

By JOHN McELROY.

had ridden forward rapidly after Gen
Thomas, and found him about six miles
from Kingston, with his troops in line
He reported that the enemy had fallen
back in echelon of divisions with the
greatest steadiness and most approved
order upon Cassville. At this time
Garrard, with his cavalry, had been
moving down the west bank of the
Oostanaula. leaving his artillery some
eight miles from Rome, that he might
make free, unimpeded rush upon that
place. Davis's Division of the Four
teenth Corps was to follow him to
where he left his artillery, and. picking
that up, oblique to the left tog rejoin
the Fourteenth Corps.
The Army of the Tennessee crossed
at Lays Ferry. and marched to the
Oothcaloga Creek, west of Calhoun.
Schofield's column, far to the eastward,
had had to spend the day in building
a bridge across the Coosawattee Greek.
but he marched his men hard and fast
after the crossing was made. and on
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left to break the railroad between Cass-
Vile and Allatoona. When he reached
to within four miles of Cassville he
found the enemy in heavy force in pre-
pared positions. Steyerson's Division
of infantry advanced against McCook's
horsemen and drove them back, but in
the afternoon Schofield ordered him to
attack the enemy. and he made highly
creditable assault. driving the Confed-
crates from two lines of rife pits. The
I'd Ind. Cav, in a saber charge, cap
tured one entire company of the 18th
Ala. The Sth Iowa Cav. also made a
successful charge, reaping a number of
prisoners. besides the dead and wound
ed. McCook's artillery dismounted one
OF the enemy's guns, and blew up the
caisson. He captured two ammunition
wagons and a large quantity of flour,
corn and bacon, losing altogether "a or
35 killed and wounded.
Gen. Johnston Wants to Fight.
Gen. Joe Johnston was quite in the
humor for battle. He had been Joined
by French's strong division of Polk's
Corps, and felt himself now able to as
sumo the aggressive. He says:
"Two roads lead southwark from
Adairsville, one directly thru Cassville;
the other follows the railroad thru
Kingston, turns to the left there, and
Tej0inS the other at CaSSviile. The in
terval between them is widest opposite
Kingston, where it is about seven miles
by the farm roads. In the expectation
that a part of the Federal army would
follow each road, it was arranged that
Polk's Corps should engage the column
on the direct road when it should ar
rive opposite Kingston-Hood's, in po-
sition for the purpose, falling upon its
left flank during the deployment. Next
morning, when our cavalry on that
road reported the right Federal col
umn near Kingston, Gen. Hood was in
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LINCoLN's CONTEMPORARY.
Ex-senator Stewart. OF Nevada, One
of the War Senators.

A striking figure on the streets of
Washington and one that Is always
noted wherever it appears is that of
ex-senator VIM. NJ. Stuart, of Nevada.
More than six feet high, with the full
beard OF one of the grand Hebrew
prophets, stalwart. erect form. crowned
by a broad white sombrero. Senator
Stewart is a man to command atten-
ton and respect wherever he appears.
He is a fine specimen of that strong
race of State Builders who in few
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The Champaign Country.


The Champaign Country.
Some one has called the country
which Sherman's army entered after
crossing the Oostanauia the "cham-
,paign region of Georgia. that is, IL
resembles the country in the north
ern part of France, from which come
the champagne wines. In france TINS
region which embraces the forest Oh
Ardennes; is rough, sharply undulating,
and at last rises into the balfoon-llke
SUBMITS of the blue Alsatian Noun
tains This is the lighting ground OF
Europe, where for more than 2,00O
years the armies of every Nation fought
about once in each generation, with the
conflicts occurring most frequently be-
tween those hereditary enemies, the
Franks and Teutons.
The Georgia country is, in fact,
wide valley something like the Shen-
andoah. with the Connasauga and Oos-
tanaula Rivers coming down from the
foot of the high western ridge and the
Etowah sllirting the foot of the eastern
ridge. the two ridges being separated by
a distance of some co miles. The Eto-
wail River flows directly across this val
lev to unite with the Oostanaula at
Rome, ar important little manufacture
ing place, where the iron industry had
long been established to work the rich
ores abundant in that region. 1t was
at Rome that the Confederates had one
of their most important cannon foun-
dries and other manufactures of war
like supplies. and il was this point at
which Col. Streight was aiming in his
ill-fated expedition when he was cut off
and forced to surrender 10 Forrest.
The country lying between these two
rivers is, like the French champaign,
roughly undulating, with high hills and
wide, fruitful valleys. AS the limestone
everywhere underiieS the earth. the soil
IS remarkably rich and productive. II
was far better settled than the rest of
the mountain region of Georgia. and the
people had rud but comfortable homes,
with herds and fiocks in fairly WE'LL
titled fields 1t was the best country
the army had seen since leaving East
Tennessee. and the people found there
were much the same as those in that
Switzerland OF America"
THE Third Epoch of the Campaign.
Disappointed in not having severely
hurt Johnston either at Dalton or Re-
SAGA, Sherman now hoped to catch him
at a disadvantage in this comparatively
open country. He hoped to distract
him. as he afterward did the Confed-
crates on his march to the sea, before
the necessity of covering vital points
the military depots and factories at
Rome and the passage thru the gap in
the eastern ridge at Aliatoona. At
Kingston the railroad running due south
from Resaca intersects the road run
ming east from Rome to the pass at
Aliateona. s+s
Sherman would probably demonstrate
npoa Allatoona, Kingston and Rome in
the expectation that Johnston would
try to recover all three. and thus give
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of John B. Hood, who, to say the least,
was quite disingenuous. 1t was HOODS
column which had advanced to meet
Howard. and had retired SO readily be-
fore the latters artillery. In Hoods
yoluminous reports and criticisms he
makes no explanation of this remark
able lack of aggressiveness. when he.
was preaching aggressiyeness so vehe-
mently and constantly. Johnston's re-
gret that he did not overruie his subpr-
dinates and fight at Cassville was fire.
quently expressed by him in after years,
but from what we now know he would
have had much more cause for life
long sorrow if he had obeyed his order
for battle, and awaited an attack from
the three armies converging upon him.
sherman regretted more than Johnston
that no battle came off there. He was,
as usual. verys near the front in the
advance. and ordered Thomas to push
forward strongly and rapidly to a semi
nary near cassville, at which the roads
upon which Hooker and Schofield were
advancing met. Two batteries were
brought up at gallop to shell the
woods beyond this and prevent the enc
my from holding the seminary, and so
eager were both Sherman and Thomas
as to this matter that they went for
ward with the skirmish line to the SEM
mary. 1t presently occurred to them
l'iai thio was Hot pIopeT ildCt lOE
the two senior officers of the army, and
they went back to one of the batteries,
where they hay on the ground all night.
There Sherman received reports from
MCPHERSON, Hooker and Schofield that
they were close ar hand. Mcpherson
was five miles away to the right. Scho-
field about six miles north and Hooker
within two miles .They were ordered
TO close in and. attack all along the line
at daybreak. Freshly-made parapets
could be seen at various points around
Cassviiie. and it was quite important
that the battle should be brought on
before the works could be made any
stronger.
BY bringing Johnston to battle az
Cassville Sherman had hoped to turn
his TANKS and cripple his army in the
disorder of crossing the Etowah with
his trains. Skirmishing was kept up
all night, but TO SEierman's great disap-
pointment daylight revealed the enemy
gone, and the cavalry. which was rushed
Immediately after him, reported him
safe beyond the Etowah.
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ROUTES OF THE DIFFERENT
ARMIES SOUTH FROM RESACA.

an opportunity to break thru his lines
and oyerpower his divisions one after
another. This hope was faliacious, rs
we know from Johnston's readiness at
one time 10 give up either Eicksburg or
Chattanooga To save the other and his
endeayors 20 persuade Jefferson Davis
to consent TO this.
Johnston had hoped to find good
position near Cassvilie which would
cover the important roads leading
southward, and all three of the points
that Sherman was mcnacing. The po-
sition which had been picked out for
him ~as on both sides Of a large creek
the Oothcaloga, but Johnston decided
that this was not favorable. and ordered
his army on to point a mile or two
north of Adairsville, where the valley
OF the Oothca ioga was wide enough for
him to form mis- army in line of battle,
with is Hanks on the nights to the right
and left. In the course of May II he
had his whole army in this position.
Gen. Thomas sent Gen. Davis's Diyf-
sion to follow up the cavalry in a DEM
enstration against Rome. The rest of
the armies moved forward by parallel
roads leading 10 the south in their usual
order. the Army OF the Tennessee on
the right. the Army Of the Cumberland
in the center and the Army Of the Ohio
on the left. This wide front compelled
1oh'i,lGn to fall back again, since he
saw ;hat he vas in great danger of hav-
ing both his fanks turned in the open
country. AID lie determined upon a
further retreat to CassVilIe. He hoped
that the Union army would become so
separated thar he could attack one por-
tion or another with success. and looked
ief thus To occur as the central column
approached Kingston. when the right
column would be eight or nine miles
away toward Rome. and the left col
umn, the Army Of the Ohio, the same
distance 70 the eastward and toward
Aliatoona
Gen. Sherman says that after giving
the orders TO til, different columns he
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of Maine. who had been Secretary Of
the Treasury, was in the group Some
one remarked that the President had
taken his whole, Cabinet with him;
when Fessenden said sharply: His
Cabinet; he has no Cabinet; he has
only clerks
Lincoln's Last Writing.
"The last time that saw Mr.. Lin.
coin was on the very night of his as~
sassination. 1 went up to call upon him
in the evening, accompanied by my in
innate friend, Judge Searls, who later
became Chief Justice of California.
SearlS was very anxious to see the Pres
ident, and had come over from New
York for the express purpose. At q
O'Clock, then. we went up to the White
House Offices, and sent in our cards to
Mr.. Lincoln, who sent back his card, on
which was written his regrets at his
inability to see us, since he had prom
ised Mrs. Lincoln to take her to the
theater. Presently he came out with
her, and We spoke with him a minute
while he was putting her into the car
riage. Judge Searls was satisfied. for
all that he wanted was merely to see
the great President. That night John
Wilkes Booth shot him. I cannot tell
you how much I regret having de-
stroyed the card which Mr.. Lincoln sent
me, which were the last words he ever
wrote. tore ii up at once and threw
it away, but now I would give thou.
sands of dollars for it,
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The Lines at Cassville.

The Lines at Cassville. Il
From the way the enemy was acting
Sherman was convinced that Johnston
proposed to offer battle at or near Cass-
vile, which was quite agreeable to
Sherman. Stanley's Division of the
Fourth Corps had left the Army of the
Cumberland on the morning of May 19,
and marched directly toward Cassville.
He was soon opened upon from the hills
by a six-gun battery which was speedily
driven off by Stanley's artillery and
musketry. Four miles farther the same
determined resistance was offered The
enemy appeared to advance in two lines
of battle, and Howard promptly put his
corps into battle formation, with STAN
iey's and Woods Divisions in front and
Newton's in reserve on the left. OBJ
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Copyright, 1903. by John McElroy.)->
CHAPTER VI.

NO BATTLE AT CASSVILiE.
Both Sherman and Johnston Plan for
Battle. but Johnston Decides TO Re-
treat Across the Etowah-Dayis and
Bragg Severely Blame Him For This.
The Capture of Rome, Ga.
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development of the mines was giving to
the Government. It was time when
the Government needed gold and silver
and Nevada, California and
the other mining regions We're produc-
ing about S60.000.000 a year, which
came in exceedingly WELL OF this Ne
vada was one of the largest producers.
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1t will be observed that much of the
above Is devoted to the rancorous dis
pute between Johnston and the Presi-
dent of the so-called Southern Confed-
eracy. Davis and Bragg assailed john
ston bitterly for not fighting at Cass-
viliei and they had the strong support
The Delta independent., 1909-01-01
A Christmas Gift Hint.

My dear - (fll this in with the name
of the recipienu, please accept this lit.
tie - with best wishes for merry
Christmas. / hope It is something that
you really didn't need. because to pre-
sent you with anything useful would
be reflection on your own ability to
provide for yourself sincerely trust
that 1t is not more valuable than the
thing that you win present to me. In
the firm belief that you will be able to
exchange II soon. offer 1t as prize at q
card party or put 1t In some place
where you Will not have to pay stor.
age upon IT. | am etc.-New York Life.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-01
Sevres Blue.

The famous blue color given to the
porcelain manufactured at Sevres has
long been believed to be the result Of
n secret process, and many legends
exist about 1t. Louis Franchet shows
in the Revue Scientifique that 1t is an
error to suppose that Sevres blue can
not be produced elsewhere. AS mat
ter of fact, 1t is produced in many
French potteries where sufficient care
is taken and where pure oxide Of CO.
bait is employed. Formerly It was diff
ficult to procure this article without
impurities. which injured the color,
but chemical science has overcome all
the difficulties. The same is true OF
the Chinese green known as celadon.
1t was invented in China. but 1t can
be perfectly reproduced elsewhere.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-01
Breaking His Own Law.

When King Ferdinand of Bulgaria
proclaimed himself car at Tirnovo re-
Gently the members of his encourage
agreed that any one emitting the title
Of majesty" in addressing or referring
to him should be fined 10 francs. The
minister's heard of this and agreed to
the same system of fines, which. com
ing to the notice of the prince. was
heartily approved by him. on the rail
way journey from Tirnovo. after the
proclamation. the ministers were con
tinually handing out ten franc pieces.
But Ferdinand himself provided the
climax of the comedy. for just after
rebuking the minister of finance and
fining him ''his majesty" referred un-
thinkingly to the princess" instead of
the .'czarina.'' whereupon he was
promptly called upon to deliver up 10
francs himself In forfeit
The Delta independent., 1909-01-01
london's Rarass.

The picturesque and useful London
barge. formerly SO plentiful on the
river reaches. is slowly vanishing. The
coasting trade in and out Of the
Thames has been SO bad lately that
barges have had to look elsewhere for
living. The London barge Is the
most economic of all coasting vessels.
Her rig is so simple that two men and
boy can work barge carrying 200
tons dead weight. Her shallow draft
and ponderous leeboards enable her
to navigate channels across which n
man could wade and to answer her
helm like racing yacht.-London Ex-
press
The Delta independent., 1909-01-01
7z Notice of Sheriffs Sale.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN That by virtue
of an execution to me directed from the County
Court of Delta County, State of Colorado.
dated December 22nd, 1908, in certain cause
wherein Wilson Stockham and Albert II.
Stockham, sole surviving partners of the
partnership of f. p Hunt & Company are
Plaintiffs, and Bert Lowe is Defendant said
execution being in favor of Plaintiffs and
against Defendant, 1 have on this 23rd da
OF December, A. d. 1905 levied the fol-
lowing described real property, and | will on
Monday. the 18th day of January. A. d. 1907.
at the hour of ten O'Clock A.. NJ, at the
South front door of the Court House of the
Town of Delta, County of Delta and State OF
Colorado, sell ut public auction said property.
or much thereof may be necessary To
satisfy raid execution aud costs of sale. to
the highest and best bidder for cash. which
said property is situated in the County of
Della and State of Colorado, and described as
follows to-wit: The entire interest in the
Pirimid Reservoir, also known the Pyramid
Reservoir. being situate the drainage (
the East Branch of Surface Creek, so tn of
the Park Re ervoir. aud the sworn statement
and plat whereof was filed for record In the
Office of the County Clerk and Recorder of
said Delta County. on the 21st day of
August A. d. 1907.
Dated at Delta Colorado. this 2srd day of
C. s. GIBBS.
sheriff
First pub. Dec. 25th, 1908; last pub. Jan 49, 1893
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Sheriff's Sale Of Real Estate.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that under and
by virtue of certain writ of execution to me
directed from the County Court Of Delta
County in the State of Colorado, in a. certain
Company, corporation. is plaintiff and c.
E: Penney, defendant, dated the eleventh day
of December A. d. 1908, have levied upon
and will; on ,ads Saturday the ninth day Of Jann.
the forenoon. at the south front door Of the
county court house. in the town Of Delta,
County of Delta, Colorado, sell at public
auction to the highest and best bidder for
cash. all of the following described real prop
erty, much thereof may be necessary
to satisfy said execution and costs of sale.
to-wit
All the south half of the southeast quarter
of the southwest quarter of Section Twenty
seven, in Township Thirteen south. Range
Ninety,four west of the Sixth Principal Merid
ian. all being situate in the County of Delta
and State of Colorado.
Dated at Delta, Colorado this twelfth day
of December A. ID. 1908.
c. s GIBBS,
Sheriff of Delta County.
PORTER PLUMB,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
First pub. Dec. 49, 1903. last pub. Jan. 8. 1909.
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Gloves In the Army.

According to decision Of the in
spector general of the army, neither
officers nor enlisted men will wear
gloves hereafter when equipped for
field service. Enlisted men Will also
dispense with the use Of white collars
when doing field duty. Officers will be
allowed to wear white collar with
the service uniform when In garrison.
The decision also forbids the use Of
white gloves, which were once looked
upon as Indispensable on some occa-
sions by officers as well as enlisted
men In the field.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-01
Selections
THE WHITEWAsH CAR.
How the Railroads Keep Tab on Un-
even Trackage.

even Trackaoe.
Curiosity is often displayed by trav-
elers over the method employed in
making mile after mile of trackage so
level that scarcely an undulation can
be felt as the whizzing train reels off
the laps This levelness is maintained
by the "whitewash" car.
The ''whitewash" car, says an ex.
change, is an ordinary vehicle fitted
with sort of whitewash magazine
AS the cars run over the rails at n
moderate gait the developed sense of
the division officials notes any inequal-
tiles, and at each one valve Is press
ed, whereat dash of whi ewash falls
on the tracks at the points where
later the working gangs get busy to
make things even.
This homely "whitewash" car is CIV
ing way rapidly, however. to a more
modern and scientific arrangement in
the way of n handsome coach elegant
ly fitted out with many comforts and
in which is to be found a delicate in
strument. This latter is so constructed
that 1t registers all unevenness in the
tracks on paper which has indicated
on it the mileage and names of sta
tions along the way, so that when
run is completed it will be shown just
where repairing needs to be done. The
department heads of the company. and
by them the work of making the road
bed level is prosecuted.
The Delta independent., 1909-01-01
BY Word of Mouth.

There is Il certain youth who recent
ly became engaged to Il very sweet
young girl who for all her sweetness
is well supplied with spirit. This
youth evidently thought he had the
entire game neatly printed in a book
and determined to head OF the usual
Am ! the only girlT' etc, queries,
for, taking her in his arms, he said
gently, but firmly:
Now, sweetheart, i might as well
tell you at the start-you are not the
only girl l have ever kissed"
well. maybe not" she retorted. but
you still have much to learn about IT."
-Harper's Weekly