The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-10-03
ARMY CORRESPONDENTS.


EDITOR ADVERTISER:
We arrived here last Sunday, having
been ordered here in great haste, as it as
reported that the secessionists had taken
Boonvliic and were cutting the home
guards to pieces. When we cot here
We found that tie rebels had been totally
/ routed by the home guards and the town
III possession Of the Federalists. The
home guards tuu-h like tigers, only l3C
of them driving back 800 rebels-kiline
Col. Brown their leader, Capt Brown
his son, and several other officers, besides
number of privates. The Uuiouists had
only one man killed, an orderly sergeant
who rccklcssly exposed himself, and five
woundcd-two mortally. The boys are
now on the field Of battle, cracking but
ternuts, and picking up bullets which
they preserve as mementoes. | have
seen a dozen, each claiming to have the
identical bail that killed Col. Brown
Col Brown is supposed to have been kill
ed by one Of his own slaves, who ran
away from home, crossed the river and
told the home guards that the rebels
were coming 1900 strong. Had it not
been for this the boys would have been
taken by surprise. Before the fight three
other blacks came with the same informa J..
ton and claimed the privilege of fighting
They were furnished with guns and doue
good execution. As the rebels advanced
to the attack, some one asked Browns $
niger if he could tell his master, when
he instantly replied, pointing to man
riding in advance of the rebels "Dats
him, dat man on de big bay hoss wild de
rife, dats massa Brown; jis you see me
drap him. and taking deliberate aim
across the breastwork lie fired, and the
COL falling at the instant, it is fair to
prrsume the nigger drapt him. -
Browns rife is in camp with number
of Others that were in the fight.
On Sunday night Company A was or
dered out on a scout to attack secession
camp Of seventy, six miles from town.
Taking a young Dutchman for a guide
We started after dark-we Travelled swift.
ly aud silently. When about mile from
the camp it commenced raining. The
oatLs OF the boys were not loud but deep
as they secured arms and thought of the
possibility Of the rain entirely spelling
their fun, but as events subsequently
showed, this very rain proved our saliva
ton. When We reached the camp we
found the birds had flown As it was
now raining hard We remained at the
bridge all night, coming into town the /
next morning. That morning 1900 In
lianians crossed the bridge on their way
10 Boonyille, having came to Upton by
25 miles distant, and marched .
III night in order to surprise camp of
|, 200 rebels that they were told
we're encamped at the same bridge
Shcre we expected to find our CAMP
As it rained too hard to travel they halt
ID 3 miles from the bridge until morning.
Had it been fair night we would up-
1oubtedly haye come together, and the .
-esuIt would have been fancy little
light, as both parties had orders to show
40 quarters. Company A would most
likely have been wipeL out. Who would
have been to blame | cant say, but will
,ay there is no excuse for such blunders.
There has been considerable joking be-
tween the Hosiers and our boys since the
occurance, the Hosers insisting that
Company A would have had to knock
under; while on the other hand, the
Hawk Eyes assert that Company A would
have used up the entire force in few
minutes, aud that, taking all things into
the 18th and 22d Indian