The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-10-30

3 Recilal of tie snBe lnss - -
sOsva and other Cni~n Pr1ooa
! ers afshe swatn.
| opooeo u Geo. Deo. Rronsl1
fAsllvered af chicago Get. 9ss
| ~ friends 1feel TO ,;,ht: am 1
h"n~ in frin"'.. ,EAsar.1 7 kav
iers eix asdA.h:lf mensA> cos6s~A /
sl,nthrrn dungeons. ~ I believe bv u
~ 1rsa r. d-msco1Mrs North and An,l
fApl,lsnse Permit me. nv lrirnda. I,
llace myaeYand ,heae om ers :o.nieh,
spcn the record conserving Our cap
|tvity.
L vas represented a. I have learnet
.inca nv arrival here. anil ~ vas r.
ported previously to ne in prison. iha
wc were ',k"n At the hastic nf Shiloh
nm the morning af ,he sixth of Apri
last. The frn" his',rv 0f that hattie !,
vet q he written. On the morning -
'te <;y'h ,lar "f last Anril. the SIKH
Division. which had The honor to com
mand. w,s in line Of battle fully ont
quarter nfs mil. in advance nf N,
camp, before the hone Of six o'clock
perhaps st half past Eve.
We we're driven from that position t.
the front Of nnr canp. At which t,me
Unfortunately FIR ne, a,,me other regi
'n"n,-n"s from fllin"ie. MT from laws
NOT Mise"mri-lcft thas Geld and petmi,.
ed the enemy to Asnk m "n our right
We wore then comprllsd to retire !
short dis,arcr perhaps three or iive
hundred Yards. to the rear, taking \
position nD,n the left ..f @ ,.n.ral Wal.
lace and right II General llnr'l,ut. there.
bv h". ming the centre of mr. army al,
That l.v. AMI - precisely half pass nins
"'cl ck. h,ving ipen Ter fire from
hsl' past tire n'c!.ck I'll! that tim.. and
having Witnessed hundreds ne nv men
'bi,s the dust and. it I may use ihe
term, in defending "ar government
(Ch.er~) We t""k "ur pnsil;pn and held
il. thank heaven. n,i,la qn,rter Afir,
six in the evening. CGrr.t applause
Here le, me ssg. what I have no,
said in public. b..fs-. hut wha. I claim
the light uf saying. calling ~pnn nv
Maker IL witness tha: 1 ,ci The truth.
that it is IN: "pinioa tha. none but tho
gsllsn, wounded who lay around aS.
aud the prisoners. vho are represented
here ,.,-ri:ht. were lift a; thu hoar ~,
that hard fought Geld. We remained
until h.:f-ra>, i've hrfar. we m.ved
ti:c Inc. 4, ,ha l."ar. or izst bsfsrr
that i:rSv- ami n..bir soldier. Gen
Wallace. fvll. I hsl hren e..nferrins
wi,h him only f.,H ,nina,es b~fore he
x~H ] ,vn j., :hc Sgh,. We hxd determ
,n..,i 10 h II our position; we d~:ermin
~ J.. sa<i ain our government ~ de-
,rr.nin~d there L. save the army of Gee
Grants. | thing we did it. Ny on
GERS t~ink sc .ii,l il care MT vhaa
others may think. ll.oad al.paasse.]
And y" ! l wlr give y..a brief his
terry f.ur .urnssiags. II Dar imprisoa-
,nrnt. li%k.r- 4" this. If yos have
any ,en.ier7f"t~1 Union men hers
van, T. see ,hr,s," night aarea- and
,.r .n:r.l apliaas--1 Yos may Le ex
ca.abls f.r Some tr,ngs. b,at in the nasas
# heaven. can y.sa refass To believe
y.m- c.'an.rymen rs.arniax fr.'m III
Southern pri4'ns. jad.di wi,h saaeriae
and wrecked ia c.snstiiut,on? I ass
E.r myself ,o~.ixh,. I ~ hpt tho wr.cl
IT "nce healthy. r..5ass man. made =
.y six msn,hs elise psnfne1eat i
Southern ptis..ns-dangeona
W. vers taken frm the battle eell
anil that b..dy of uen. amoag whom
| ,dier, wer- prFhApa ss.ne of y"ur br..th
-. wounded. snre. bleeding. ven
marol,~d sw~nsy-tve mi:ea thrpaxh ant
over shs worst and roRah-st rs,ad The
ever men wsrs Compelled to n,rch; ~.
having eaten ahv,hin, sinos tho brs.k
.Fday On that cver so 10 renemberst
S.hhath. the six,h af April. Wkea -,
had dragged "arselyrs over that musld,
md .ugRr.l twenty twe milse. - ~,
snmrell~a - tSkr eas.ls oars q Cnsirsl
and hurried awav shr,ngh : raR;n,
'Cora haddlsti ,ngheher liks : dosk =
sA~~n Had !, MT .br~a ,ha, The NJ
u ,hsirpnesaioa M same knivee,~i
wh,ch to ont hsles lhraagh thass N,
sass = sdnil air. dr. Woald haye -
thoeApd.
~ vses taken - 3lsmphis, aIvts3nI