. Reminiscences of the Twenty-second Iowa volunteer infantry, giving its organization, marches, skirmishes, battles, and sieges, as taken from the diary of Lieutenant Jones of Company A . The T\vk\tv-secTaken in front of the Old Capil. LUXTEER Infantry owa City, Iowa, May 22nd, 1 A PRISONER OF WARIn the Hands of the Rebels Tomsbrook, September 20th, 1864. The prisoners were started on the march last nightfrom Winchester under a strong guard about twentyminutes of sundown. Marched all night, reached hereat 6 this morning. Were furnished flour and beef had the privilege to have it c
. Reminiscences of the Twenty-second Iowa volunteer infantry, giving its organization, marches, skirmishes, battles, and sieges, as taken from the diary of Lieutenant Jones of Company A . The T\vk\tv-secTaken in front of the Old Capil. LUXTEER Infantry owa City, Iowa, May 22nd, 1 A PRISONER OF WARIn the Hands of the Rebels Tomsbrook, September 20th, 1864. The prisoners were started on the march last nightfrom Winchester under a strong guard about twentyminutes of sundown. Marched all night, reached hereat 6 this morning. Were furnished flour and beef had the privilege to have it cooked by a family bythe name of Leggett (Union). We had many littlefavors from this family (secretly) while here. I soldmy watch for $100 Confederate money. I wrote homeand to the Regiment giving the names of all theIowa men here. We left these letters with this Unionfamily, I bought a rubber pouch for $ U. Some of the rebels treat us with due respect, September 21st. We can hear the booming of the cannon plain in thedirection of Strasburg. The names of the officers withme are: Lt. Colonel H. B. Sprague, 13th Conn. Lt. Colonel W. P. Brinton, 18th Pa., Cav. Maj. Augustus Hammond, 4th N. Y. Cav. Maj, A. N. Wakefield, 49th
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