The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-26
and take courage "The world does
move. E. G.. B.
CAMP HERnoS, 9th Reg't Iowa Vol, }
Pacific City, Mo, Nov. "a, 1861. {

RIEND RICH
To-day our camp assumes a pictur-
esque attitude. 1t is raining most out,
rageously, and the boys have sought their
tents for cover, some singing We are
on our road to glory" others, Il am
going home All questions are dis
cussed-the mysteries of a pack of cards,
and those of checker board. But the
greatest mystery Of all is, why our new
guns do not arrive. They have been
waited for with the greatest patience for
a number of weeks. Quartermaster Wins
Low arrived last Wednesday, and stated
that they would be here in a couple Of
days, but they have not yet arrived.
COL VANDEvER, commander of this
post) having learned that very fine Sc
cesh flag, that had waved defantly in
the village of Manchester, distant from
this place 90 miles, was secreted in that
vicinity, despatched Lieut.. BULL, on the
18th, to effect its capture, He selected
Is men of Company G, and happened
to be one of the lucky ones. AT 81 P M
we left on the evening train, and in few
moments we were going with almost
lightning speed for Merrimac, where we
were TO leave the cars and perform the
remainder of our journey on foot At
this place we were joined by 8 Home
Guards stationed there. We then start
ed on our journey, walked to Manchester,
8 miles, and surrounded the house Of
Esquire Barry, who has been foremost in
the secession movements of that strong
secesh town, and was reported to have
the flag in his possession, The Squire
protested against the lmputation, declar-
ins that the flag was not there, and be
knew nothing Of its Whereabouts. His
lady acknowledged tina; she had for
time kept it secreted in box in the gar
den, but as it was likely to spoil, she
took it out, dried it, and it was taken away
by some ladies living great ways off,
whose names she refused to give. Final.
ly, after thorough but fruitless search
of the house, and after the Lieutenant
had placed her husband under arrest, and
was making preparations to lake him to
headquarters, the wife probably hoping
to save her husband acknowledged that
a certain widow STEWART had taken the
flag from there. Esq. B. was according
~ escorted back to the station by four
men, and The rest Of us were led BY our
gallant Lieutenant to the house where the
flag was secreted. The house was sur
rounded, after few minutes quick time,
and the flag demanded. The lady told
the Lieutenant size would like to know
who informed him the flag was in her
possession. She was willing that we
should search the house, which was i'm
mediately done, but no signs of the trca
sure were visible. The lady then thank
ed the officer for the gentemanly man
ner in which the search was conducted,
saying that she supposed he was satisfied
But he shook his head. and said that he
thought that the flag was in her possess
ion, and that it would be better for her
10 produce il at once, but if she would
not, as unpleasant task as it would be.
he would arrest her, and take her to head
quarters al Franklin. Accordingly, Two
men were despatched to neighbours for
carriage. This was but plan of the
Leutenants to scare her and make her
deliver up the flag, SO the two men wait
ed few rods from the house. Thus
passed about an hour, the officer waiting
for the carriage, the lady preparing to
go. She finally asked if there would
have been any indignity shown towards
her had she produced the flag. The
AicUlcHuHl dSSuIcu DeT lDdt lnefe would
not have been. She then again asked WHO
informed him the flag was there She
was told that Mrs B. was our informant
She then said : Captain, you are a gen.
tleman. and l will deliver you the flag"
She went 20 bed that had been fruit.
lessly searched, and got quilt, and with
the aid of her girls had il soon ripped
open, and there lay the flag which but
few months ago was floating in the neigh
borhood in triumph. 1t was fine one,
81 feet in length, and 8 feet wide it,
had been placed in her care by Barry's
folks, for safe keeping, as she was wild.
ow, and they thought she would not be
suspicioned. The flag is now in Col
VAsDEvrR's charge, and Esquire B is in
custody awaiting his trial
The weather has been very pleasant,
until to-day. We have received our over
coats. and also our pay. We received
them on the 9Th inst Our nav extendnd