The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-04-24


we have bean out of Missouri, and only
returned to fix up for more extensive
tramp. But to the particulars. We left
New Madrid on Monday the 7th, each
man taking three days rations in his
haversack, and forty rounds of ammuni-
tion in his cartridge box. We were
marched down to the river where we
found four steamboats, that had passed
Island No 10 by running through a
slough. The boats were here to ferry us
across the river.
: Gen. Paine's division were crossing
when We got down We soon followed
and landed on the Kcntuky shore cou le
! Of miles below town. Here we found a
battery of three guns that had been ST.
lenced by our gunboats on Sunday. The
Pittsburgh succeeded in running tie
blockade and joining the Caroudelet.-
They soon opened road for US. From
the quantities of the rifle pits, the batter
must have been we'll supported; but our
gunboats, after short but sharp action,
drove the gunners out, when they ran
ashore, and spiked the guns right in the
teeth Of the Infantry. The boats then
. left and went down the river hunting
more batteries.
! We left here at dark, and took the road
to Tiptonville. After wadng through
mud and water nearly knee deep, we
crossed the Kentucky line and halted in
Tennessee, in strip of woods. There
We staiI all night, and, in the morning,
we te' in and started for town. Just af-
ter We started, one of the boys brought
in large sccesh flag that lie had found
hid in secesh camp close to whore we
staid all night. 1t was handsome flag;
but, as the boys passed it, it was received
with groans and Kisses. In a few min
utes an aid de.camp rode by, and said, ,
"No. 10 is gone up At first there was
some cheering but on hearing that they
had absquatulatcd without a fight, the
tune quickly changed to groaus and his
ses. Maledictons and curses, both loud
and deep, came forth, as the boys found
that the cowardy traitors had again re
fused to fight.
The loads now bore evidence of has.
ty retreat. Quilts, blankets, cartridge
boxes, were strewn along. At one place
we saw six barrels Of meat that had been
thrown out to tighten the loads 4 little
further on, lay an upset wagon, abandon
ed by the rebels. As we came in sight
Of the river, the news came that Cen
Paiucs division, which was ahead of ours,
had surprised rebel camp of 5000, and
the rebels had surrendered Now the
cheers went up in good earnest.
When we reached the river we passed
two batteries that had been silcnccd BY
the guaboats. Here were q number of
tents, boxes Of crackers broke open,
trunks rillaged, &c, showing that there
had been considerable Of stampede.
We found the prisoners surrounded by
the Union troops on three sides. The
oh took position on the fourth side,
stacked arms, and sat down on the ground
by them, as we we're ordered not to leave
them. There were seven regiments of
seccsh, in all about 5000 men They
were under the command Of Gen. M'Call
We took him, together with Brig. Gen.
Cant, and quite a number of Colonels,
Lieut. Coloncls, Majors, aud inferior Of
ficors.
The secesh are well clothed. Their
uniforms consist Of gray coats and pants.
The coats are exactly like our Upton
Guard coats. The pants are the same
color with broad, black stripe down the
leg. Gray caps with black band around
them. Their shoes were the poorest ar
ticle about them. saw one man with
pair of coarse boots for which lie said he
paid SIG. Take the mass Of the priso.
ners, they were the most intelligent |
have seen They were generally pleased
to think they were captured-are sick of
secesson-have received no pay since
they have been in service. The 4Oth
and 10th Tennessee declared that half Of
their men would fight for the Union if
they had chance The Louisiana and
Alabama regiments still retain some of
their fire eating spirit. They have some
terrible names Each company has It's
name, few of which | will give:
An Alabama regiment had the "hell
hounds" "yankee haters,' grip snort
ers,' "scalp takers" "yankec killers. -
An Arkansas regiment contains "hell.
ions," "yankee cutters" "blood hounds
of hell" yankees terror" "yankees'
horror" and many other names which,
for the sake Of decency, had better be
suppressed.
They were armed in all kinds of style.
One regiment had Enfield rifles, another
had number of Mississippi rifles. Both
the Enfield and the Mississippi are good