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The Lyon Campaign in Missouri. Being a History of the First Iowa Infantry O H A 10 ^ o \- • 'j <x> . V-^. v\^ <. .'iy ^. .0' 'bK '^0^ r > Vol*"' c\ ^0 ^L,'-°'* '> V '';,'c^' ^ o. ,, J '7~z:>-f^-%^ [The original is in possession ot the author. The Lyon Campaign IN MISSOURI BEING A HISTORY OF THE FIRST IOWA INFANTIiY And of the causes which led up to its organization, and liow it earned tlie tlianlcs ol Congress, which it got. TOGETHER With a birdseye view of the conditions in Iowa preceding tlie great Civil War of 1861. BY E. F. WARE, M A private soldier in Company "E' of said, regiment. yVa>' is the scJiooIiiig of the nations. MONOTYPED AND PRINTED P,Y CRANE & COMPANY, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 1907. Gilt AuU»or (ferum) PEEFAOE. In the First Iowa Infantry the writer of this book was a private soldier. He desires to give a history of the Regiment, and feels that he cannot do so in a proper way without drawing a brief picture of the conditions that preceded the great conflict, so that the reader may understand what was done and why it was done. The story of the great war is not understandable unless one knows the condi- tions of society at the time, the feelings of the people, and the facts which preceded the first enlistments. The story of the First Iowa Infantry is typical. It was the first body of troops which the State sent out. The Regiment came up to expectation ; it brought glory to the State ; it set the pace to all other regiments that came after it, and became a matter of State pride. It was a three-months reg- iment, which served and fought battles after the term of enlistment had expired. Almost all of the survivors afterwards enlisted in other regiments. Most became officers and fought through the war or were killed. When the great Civil War had closed, not many were left of the First Iowa Infantry, (iii) iv PREFACE. and at the regimental reunions which came after- wards but few were in attendance, and such as did attend were mostly those who had become officers of other Iowa regiments subsequently organized. The writer of this book served entirely through the war in Iowa regiments, and he cannot write the story of the First Iowa Infantry without going somewhat into details, because he wishes to write a true history; and history without details is neither comprehensible nor philosophic. ——••• / TABLE OF CONTENTS. Chap. 1. Early Iowa. —The Mississippi River. —Saint Louis. — Rivers and river towns.—Politics and population. —The Mexi- can War.—Abolitionists. —Slavery discussion. —The Ger- mans.— The Irish. —Whisky.— Tobacco. — Money and exchange 1 Chap. 2. Pistols and game.—Schools. —Indians.—Free negroes. Rifles and target-shooting. —Shooting for beef and tur- keys. —Fishing and ferryboats. —The river, pilots. —The stage-drivers. —The professional gamblers. —Boots and shoes. —Counterfeiters. —Gambling.— Stage-driving 12 Chap. 3. The churches. — Lecturers. — Horse-thieves. — Robbers. — Banditti of the prairies. —Steamboat robberies. —Pistols and guns. —Indian ponies. —Home-made clothes. —Boots. Hogs and bacon. —Fiddlers. —Pittsburg coal and lumber. •—Lamps and oil. — Fire engines and fights. — Panic of 1857. —Shinplasters. — Fractional currency 22 Chap. 4. The harness-maker. —The workman.—The discussions. The "mudsill." —Schools and education. —Uncle Tom's Cabin. —Aunt Phyllis's Cabin. —Attitude of church. Church support of slavery. —Campaign of 1856. —The Wide-Awakes.—Douglas and Lincoln. —Lincoln's speech. —Douglas's speeches. —Douglas's theories. —Popular sov- ereignty 31 Chap. 5. Fremont's defeat. —Troubles in Kansas. —Zouave company organized. —Abolitionists. —Emancipation.—Negro-steal- ing. —Boycott. —Attitude of church. —^Underground rail- road.— United States marshals. — Attitude of lawyers. Discussion of Constitution. —School oratory. —A Lincoln story 44 Chap. 6. The Dred Scott Decision. —The John Brown episode. Negro minstrelsy 56 Chap. 7. Iowa sovereignty. —Zouave uniform. —Constant drilling. — Swimming. —Campaign of 1860. —The Little Giants. — Parades and fights. — Wide-Awakes. — Lamp-posts. — (V) — — — — —— — ———- vi TABLE OF CONTEXTS. PAGE "Death to traitors." —The armory. —The "jour" cigar- maker.—Fort Sumter. —Zouaves organized. —Tender of services. —The bilhard saloon. —On the roster. —Grand- father.—Attitude of parents. —Advice of mother. —The patriotic sermon. —The German company.—The Irish company.—Acceptance of company.— Beginning of Com- pany "E" — 63 Chap. 8. State acceptance. —April 20th. "Music of the Union." The girls. —-The uniform. — The embarkation. —The ren- dezvous. —Keokuk. —The vacant hotel. —The saloon. Our muskets. —Regimental camp.—Practice.—^The re- coil. —The silver dimes.—Secession sentiment. —Chick- ens. —Corporal Bill. —Balls.^—Cotillions. —Dances 78 Chap. 9. Keokuk.—Constant drill. —The officers. —The cooks. —Sick men.—Poisoned pies. —Hospital. —^Spies. —Missouri dis- turbances. —Steamboat and flag. —Floyd's nephew. Election of Colonel. —Lieutenant-Colonel. —Major. —Reg- imental officers. —Laundry.—Muster-in. —May 14, 1861. —Personal dissatisfaction. —Old Mace.—"Chicken Mess No. 1." 92 Chap. 10. June comes. —Rain.—Tobacco. —Poker. —Zouave drill. Douglas's funeral. —Great Bethel. —Striking camp. Our dog. June 13th.—^Trip to Hannibal. —Breakfast. — June 14th. — Macon. — Oratory. — O'Connor. — Guard House. —Cognac. —Blackberry brandy.—French Jo 101 Chap. 11. Union flag. —Macon.—Serenades. —Huestis and Grimes. " Link." —The flag-pole. —Bridge guards. General Price. — — —June 18th. —Railroad-breaking. —500 cavalry. " Go it, Aunty." —Renick.—Newspaper.—Yancey House.—Boon- ville battle. —Little Bawly. June 20th. —Fayette. —The Missouri river 115 Chap. 12. June 21st. —Boots. —Lyon and Blair. —Our steamboat. Colonel Bates rebuked. —Fishing. June 22d. —Captain won't resign.—Corporals reduced. June 23d.—Steam- boats on the Mississippi. — Fletch Brandebury. — Bal- lads. June 24th.—Camping on fair-grounds. —The can- non. —Breaking horses and mules. —Midnight bray. Warned to be ready. June 25th. —Wagons and wagon- mules. —The jerk-line. —Accidents. —The colonel. June —— — — — —• TABLE OF CONTENTS. Vll 26th.—Ammunition.—Minie bullet. —The cartridge. Cartridge-box. —Pay for State service. —Clothing. — Stopping the bray.—Grimes and the mule 127 13. June 27th.—Inspection of arms.—Brogans and socks. — Mess assignments.—Revolvers.—Skirmish drill. —Boon- ville petition. June 28th.—Disloyal officers. —Captain under ban. —Company not fooled. —Rain. —Tents not good. June 29th. —Inspection of ammunition.—Fatigue duty.—Boonville exhibition drills. —Captain and the hog. —Indignation meetings.—What the field officers said. —The Captain goes. —Lieutenant takes command. June 30th.—Regimental muster.—The ration. —Wagon- train deficient. —The Yellowstone steamboat.— The pio- neer and trapper.—The soldier of 1812 ; 139 14. July 1, 1861. —Claib Jackson and Stump Price.—Boasting. —Bucked and gagged. —Regular officers. —Trouble.— Want to fight regulars. —" Ous mid your guns." —Punish- ment.—Deserting. —Comet. July 2d. —Camp Jackson material. —The 32-pounder.—Jim Lane. —List of troops. —Osterhaus.—Totten. —Clothmg.—Order of companies. —No favors.—Insufficient train. —Ready to start 150 15. July 3d.—The start.—The ovation.—The boys. —The how- itzer. —The regulars. —The "Happy Land of Canaan." —Weight of baggage. —The march.—Some "nourish- ment." July 4th.—-Early march.— Fatigue duty.—^The Missouri mule. —Number of slaves.—The camp.—Mul- berries. Sturgis. July 5th.— Rain. Bad — Supper.— — — — . roads. — Tents dumped.—^ Rations shortened. "Lize". 159 16. July 6th. —Out-march regulars.—23-mile march. —Lyon disliked. —No cavalry. —Beef supply short. July 7th. — Old Mace. —Distilleries. —White mule. —Vegetables. — Rebel depot. —Sun hot.—Regulars shed knapsacks.— Reached Grand river. —Rebel supply depot.—Garden.— Sturgis's command.—Pontoon train. —Ferry-rope. — Cor- duroying road.—^The crossing. —The fire-guard.—Last of the wamus 168 17. July 8th.—Grand river. —Osage river. —Wagons lightened up.—Missouri storekeeper. —Graybacks.—Seven kinds of insects. —Nostalgia.—Sturgis's forces. —Kansas officers. —— — — — — — — TABLE OF COX TEXTS. —Jim Lane's speech. July 9th. —March to Osage. Game.—Log cabins.—Dead soldier. —Sunstrokes.^—Osage river reached. July 10th.—The crossing. —Deaths and accidents. — Fire-guard again. — Suicides. —The "Jigger Boss" 179 Ch.'Vp. 18. July 11th. —-Wild hogs. —De Soto. —Soap in shoes. —Ward- robe. —Inventory of pockets. —Dead soldier. —Wagons lightened. —All-night march.—Lyon at the fire. July 12th.—A long march.—Stockton. —Melville.—Gravelly. —Raw bacon. —Ragged soldiers. —Union sentiment. Cabin on prairie. —" Happy Land of Canaan" 190 Chap. 19. July 13th. —Short food. —Free fights. —Trousers wrecked. Headed for Springfield. —Corn cure.—Chicken-hunting. —Hot biscuit. —Dutch ovens. —The pants. June 14th. — Little York.—No supplies.—Camp Mush.—Murder. Execution.-—No chaplain.—Sunday busy day.—Refitting trousers.—Union sentiment.—Weaving.—Coloring but- ternut.—New trousers. —Belle of the Mohawk Vale. — General Sturgis. July 15th.—Mush and water.—Harness- making.—No rations. —No drill. —Regiment neglected. — Cooking corn-meal. —Bill Huestis's bugle-call. —Boot- heel plug 201 Chap. 20. July 16th.—Syester and I.—The Old Mill.—A secesh family. —Half-soling shoes. —Inflammatory rheumatism.—Lyon disliked. —Fault Mith Fremont. July 17th.—Typhoid. —Blackberry root. —Tribute from distillery. —Whisky and blackberry. —Recovery. July 18th.—Very short ra- tions. —Growing dissatisfaction. —McMullin's story. Loj^alty among regulars in Texas. —General Banks's or- der 213 Chap. 21. July 19th.
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