The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-09-18

strove to beat back the enemy during all
that long, gloomy, eventful Sunday on
the field Of Shiloh, when these arose an
with the simplicity of children related
their experience previous to and at the
time of that bloody battle, many blue
sleeve was used to brush away or conceal
tears that came into eyes that were very
seldom dimmed with moisture. One
said that he had once reformed but had
gone astray after he entered the army;
that just before the battle of pi.tsburg
Landing he received letter from his
patient wife telling how the hand of
death had taken away hi, two children,
that broken hearted he went into the en-
gagsment and when his brave comrads
were forced back he was left 10 the midst
of a score Of enemies and when the bay.
onets glittered around him he was on y
abb, to sxclaim, GOOD protect my poor
wife, and save me or perish" and that
a way Of escape was immediately rrovid.
ed-that he believed the hand OF the
Almighty was there, aud that since that
time not dram nor an oath had passed
his lips and he felt no danger Thus
each one told his story and all were listen,
cd to with great interest and received
words Of encouragement from an aged
man sent there by the Young Men
Christian Association of St. Louis.
do not know whether the different
regiments have chaplains or not have
seen two since ! left St. Louis One
was a pious man who passed around
among the soldiers every day and greet,
ed them kindly and was received in the
same way. He was respected by all, left
, a good impression wherever he went and
even by the most wicked he was acknowl-
edged to be good man. The other was
a scented, jeweled, pompous specimen,
whose only rcdeeming quality was that
he seldom offended the soldiers by pay
them visit. The former was calculated
to do vast amount of good by counter
acting the temptations that are thrown
around soldiers, while the latter was cal.
culated to do immense injury by bringing
reproach upon the cause Of Christ. As
much care should be exercised in the
choice of chaplains as in the choice OF
colonies. Some regiments have had fou,
or five chaplains, none of whom have
served their time out.
| have just visited the I'd Iowa caval
ry-ttey are about one mile and hall
southwest Of Rienzi, and are doing good
service by the way Of scouting The
day before came they had brisk fight
with 600 or 800 rebel cavalry and scat
tered them into the swamps.
The Adjutaut Generals repor. gives
Cedar county credit for - men in this
regiment, but found As, including tw Q
discharged and one sick In company
A ! found Geo Ridgeway, VIM Dwig,
gins, JAS Dwigsins, Geo Mouscr, Cha
Walton, b. +. Taylor and John Bordoy
Company B-A. Becson, (McDonald dis
charged. Company C-Seth Hartzel, j
Briefly, g. J. Hilburt died at St'Louis,
j. Scales, NJ. l.. Simmons, j. Finley
NJ. Carl, }. w. Davidson, Safely, Jones
and James Mann. Company D-Furgc
son. Company CIV. Crammer, II
James, T. f. Rigby, r. b. Smith, (J
NJ. Smith, died,) (H Garner in hospital
G. Heppenstall, Allen Varney, Herder
son, J. NJ. Wright, Jas Walters, b j
Embrey, and }. Montgomery. Company
H-(Betts and Chambers did not see,
J. B. Gill, X. Morgan, Z. o. IIarra, anc
j. NJ. Smith, Ct. j. speakman dis
cbarged) All except those in parcnthc
sis l fouad well. passed H. Garner at
Corinth, and will try to find him as go
back. The I'd is always ready for the
enemy and will always give good &C
count of itself. 1t is encamped in n
healthy position.
neglected to state that | found II.
Dolan at New House Of refuge He is
convalescent. 1go next to the Iowa 9Th.
Your truly, WIN. p. WOLF.