The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-06-09

dead were all removed, the rebels keep
ing up the light JACK.
HEApQuARrERs 27TH Ret Iowa voL. IyF'rl
JACKSON, tennessee, May 2lst, 1863.
FRIEND RIcn Tie 27th is now do
ing guard duty on the Railroads that
lead to Jackson. Every company is out,
leaving only some 90 men in camp, be-
sides the sick and surgeons. They
guard the Mobile and Ohio railroad
from Henderson TO Jackson, Is miles,
and the Mississippi Central railroad from
Toons Station to jackson, 22 miles, ma.
king 40 miles of railroad guarded, with
the exception of about ] J miles of each
road that lies within the picket limits OF
this town. The regiment is now remar
kably healthy, and likes this detached
service very much. But in the mean
time they are loosing something in bat
tallion and brigade drill, which we ought
TO learn. Our regiment, though scatter
ed, are yet in comparatively close prox-
unity 10 each other. You will see by
looking at a map Of this country, that
the Mississippi Central and NJ ,bile and
Ohio railroads form a V with the top
South. When you are twelve miles from
here, on the Mobile and Ohio railroad
at Mt. Pierson, you are only 10 miles
from Mendon, which is II miles from
here, on the Miss Central. Thus giving
our men chance to know what is going
on between the two roads. The country
through there has a large number of
Home Guards, who are real union men,
and always inform the soldiers on the
railroads of the approach of any armed
force. But for sometime past, the reb
els, both regular and guerrillas, have
kept clear of that section Of country
Our men, therefore, have very little to do
at these points, but nevertheless they
are obliged to keep strict guard on the
railroad, knowing, as we do, "that Eter-
nal vigilance is the price of liberty"
There have, of late, been some chan
ges in the companies from Independence
about one of which the modesty OF your
correspondent. c. Ii. L., will prevent
him from speaking. On the resignation
of our Adjutant, c. A. Comstalk, the
Sergeant Major, p. j. Harrington, was
promoted to Adjutant, and Charles H.
Lewis was promoted TO Sergeant Major,
an appointment which gives universal
satisfaction in the regiment. and will
please his numerous friends in Buchanan
County, Aaron NJ Wilcox, OF company
II, who, on the resignation Of Capt. j
NJ Miller. and the promotion OF Lieut..
Whitney TO Captaincy. aud Lieut. Don
nan to lst Lieut., was promoted 10 2d
Lieut.. Of Company II, i now detailed as
Brigade commi>sary of subsistence for
the 81 Brigade. Col True's, Of which
the eth forms part. This is another
well deserved compliment, and although
he has not vet entered upon the duties
Of the office. his friends here think he
will make capital provider. In the
present turn of the wheel company II
seems to be on the winning side, for the
the other day Dr. II II Hunt, who has
been our hospital steward since the or
ganizetion of the regiment, received a
commission as Assistant Surgeon in the
2lst Reg't Iowa Vol Infantry. Though
we all rejoice ct the DR. $ good luck
still we are all sorry to loose him from
the regiment, only regretting that his
promotion could not be in the eth in.
stead OF the elst.
Company c has lost another man, to.
wit; Corporal Frederick Spragg, former.
ly Justice of the Peace in Superior
!
Township. He died on the i9th inst,
at the Regimental Hospital, Of congestive
fever lie had won the esteem OF all by
his soldierly conduct and his good quail
4 tiles as man. and will be greatly miss
ed by his company.
Perhaps your correspondent, c. II
L., will think | am trespassing on his
especial prerogatives, but only do this
for fear bis modesty would not permit
him to tell the whole truth in regard 4
our new Sergeant Major.
Our news received last evening from
Grants army was very favorable, boin.