The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-09-18
strove to beat back the enemy during all

stroVe 10 beat pack the enemy during all
that long, gloomy, eventful Sunday on
the field Of Shiloh, when these arose and
with the simplicity of children related
their experience previous to and at the
time Of that bloody battle, many a 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 Pittsbury
Landing he received letter from his
patient wife telling how the hand Of
death had taken away hi, two children,
that broken hearted be went into the en-
gassment and when his brave comrads
were forced back he was left 10 the midst
Of score Of enemies and when the bay.
onets glittered around him he was only
able to exclaim, "God protect my poor
wife, and save rue or perish" and that
way of escape was immediately rrovid.
ed-that he believed the hand Of the
Almighty was there, and 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.
ed 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 chaplans or not l have
seen two since ! left St. Louis. One
was 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
scented, jeweled, pomrous specimen,
whose only redeeming 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
reprcach upon the cause Of Christ As
much care should be exercised in the
choice of chaplaius as in the choice of
colonies. Some regiments have had four
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 half
southwest Of Renzi, and are doing good
service by the way Of scouting. The
day before l came they had brisk fight
with 600 or 500 rebel cavalry and scat,
tered them into the swamps.
The Adjutant Generals report gives
Cedar county credit for q men in this
regiment, but l found As, including two
discharged and one sick. In company
A ! found Geo Ridgeway, VIM Dwig-
gins, JAS Dwigsins, Geo Mouscr, Cha's
Walton, b, +. Taylor and John Bordoy.
Company B-A. Becsou, (McDonald dis
charged. Company C-Seth Hartzel, j.
Brclly, g. j. Hilburt died at St'Louis, }
j. Scales, NJ. l.. Simmons, j. Finley,
NJ. Carl, j. W. Davidson, Safely, Jones
and James Mann. Company D-Furgc
son. Company CIV. Crammer, II
James, T. +, Rigby, II. B. Smith, g
NJ. Smith, died. (H. Garner in hospital
G. Heppenstall, Allen Varney, Herder
son, J. NJ. Wright, Jas Walters, b J
Embrey, and J. Montgomery. Company
H-(Betts and Chambers | did not see,
J. B. Gill, X. Morgan, L. o. IIarra, and
J. NJ. Smith, Ct. j. Speakman dis
cbargcd) All except those in parcnthc-
sis | found well. passed H. Garner at
Corinth, and viii try to find him as go
back. The I'd is always ready for the
enemy and will always give good ac-
count of itself. 1t is encamped in
healthy position.
neglected to state that | found H
Dolan at New House Of refuge He is
convalescent. lgo next to the Iowa 9Th.
Your truly, VIM. p. WOLF.
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