The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-06-24

nlll, senulnS smell after shell TO their de
struction.
Our troops saw but little rest on thu
night of the 28th. A continuous line o
rifle pits was to be dug in our new posi-
ton, and sunrise of the 29th showed
everything complete. All day The
enemy was expected and we were anx
ious to receive him, still no fighting o
moment occurred in our division. Ii
the afternoon the 42d was taken out &c
support a battery of Parrott guns which
was playing upon one Of the enemy'$
forts. The fire was briskly returned bu
without any damage TO us. Early or
the morning Of the 30lh our regimen
and the 39lh Ohio were ordered to ad
vance. Hurrah for skirmish ! was
the thought of every one of us. But we
passed on through the woods wilhouI
sight of a single foe. The truth broke
upon us-Corinth evacuated, the frs
TO the abattis of fallen timber, which
through continued harping had become
such a bug bear to our imaginations
II would not have delayed an Iowa as
saulting party fifteen minutes And that
single little breastwork yonder is called
formidable Are these your boasled de
fenses, Corinth 4? Who has been fooled
this time ? Would it not be good pla;
for our generals to organize an eificien
corps Of scouts or--spies, if you will cal
them such To one who has seen the
defenses of Columbus those at Corinth
seem contemplate As we neared the
breastworks the color beaers of the two
regiments pushed forward on the run
for the honor Of planting the first flag
The colors of the 42d won, and they won
few moments later-the first also to float
over the village of Corinth. Barron tri-
umph we would rather fought the RIB
els right then.
A few families remained at Corinth.
They stated that the evacuation had been
in progress several days and that eigh-
teen regiments had left only the night
before. The pursuit commenced the
same evening, the 42I leading the van
Of Gen Pope's army, as il has continued
to do to the present. We marched
eight miles TO the first bridge destroyed
by the enemy in their flight. 1t was
situated in a swamp covered with dense
growth OF timber. The rear guard OF
the rebels was stationed with battery
just beyond to delay our passage, and it
was not until the night of the 3lst that
the way was clear for our engineers to
to rebuild the bridge. The next morn.
ing we marched into Danrlle, an insig-
nifcant village ten miles south of Cor
inth. Continuing the pursuit we rebuilt
ruined bridges and camped at Rienzi
five miles from Danvile. On the I'd
inst we entered Boonvlle. station on
the Mobile & Ohio r. r., twenty one
miles from Corinth. We are still at this
point, with the probabilities against any
forward movement at present. On the
Sd we reconnouered in force eight miles
south, driving the iear guard of the
enemy before US, and returning the same
day TO camp Here we are lying, with
out tents, the most of us without even n
blanket-we were ordered 10 leave knap
sacks behind-exposed to all the caprices
of weather, wondering in our innocent
hearts what is TO come next We would
like to do something, certainly.
The country through which we have
passed is beautifully updulating and
covered with a heavy growth of oak. ma
pie and beach timber 1t is very thiny
settled by very miserable people, and
our veriest desile is to get out Of il Just
as soon AS the interests of our cause will
permit.
j. l.. LOOMS