The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-04-21

staff. Captain +. d. Mason is his Adj
General. Col. True is yet in command
of the post. Col. Lawler Isaw attended
by his staff this morning, with full hav
ersacks, ready to march his regiment fo
the enemy.
Lieut.. II. G. Heminway, Of Co. G, ha.
been detailed as Abide camp for Col
True, and gives, so far as l can yet OBJ
serve, good satisfaction. Far be it from
me to unjustly praise any man, but the
good deeds of noble man admire
An order from COL True just suits me
and | give it that you may see good
coming out of Nazareth:
HEADQUARTERS Posr oE JACKSON, DIsr)
OF JACKSON, 16rH ARMY CoRPs,
JACKSON, Tenn, March Goth, SO. \
SPECIAL ORDER NO %.
A commission to consist of Lieut.. Col. Jed
Lake, 9th Reg't Iowa Vol. Unfit, Major Johr
W. True, 54th Reg't Illinois VOL Unfit, Capt
Joseph MeLain, cd Reg't Illinois Vol Int, lis
hereby appointed TO assess upon the property
OF secessionists and secession sympathizers q,
this Post, all amount sufficient to defray the
expenses of Union refugees arriving at this
Post They will report at these Headquarters
for instructions, on the first day of April, SGD
at III O'Clock a. m.
BY order of JAMES NJ TRUE,
Col. Comd'g Post
E. R. WILEY, A. A. A. G..
David D. Wheeler, Of Co. G, and Bar,
temus Nc Gonigil, of Co. III, have died
since reported to you. They were
good boys, true soldiers, and were uni
versally esteemed in their respective
companies. Your readers will recollect
that Wheeler's brother was so severely
injured by an accidental discharge of a
gun some time ago, that he died in a
shor; time Now to loose David too. is
hard, but hearts Of his friends and his
aged parents will be soothed by the
thought that he baltled for so noble
achievements.
We have had quite exciting times
since | wrote. On the Goth our ACTING
Quartermaster, Z. A. Sherbun. of Co. l..
went to Memphis or business connected
with the Quartermaster's department
On the 2Sth he was aboard the train OF
which you have doubles read an ac-
count, which was captured by guerrillas
near Moscow, forty miles East of Mem
phis. These scamps loosened rail- as
they had done but four or five days be.
fore, and lay in ambush for the train
The engineer saw the loose rail and put
on all the steam. The engine ran safely
over but uncoupled and left the train in
the hands OF the guerrillas. They com,
menced their work, while the engineer
made all possible speed TO the station fol
soldiers. They destroyed large amount
Of property, and took about 60 prisoners
when the cars coming in sight they left
for safe quarters. taking their prisoners
with them. 1t may seem astonishing tc
your readers that l6 can capture so, and
it perhaps demands an explanation, AL
persons who have been present at r. r
disasters know that persons aboard the
train are almost invariably terror strick
en-. Such. | presume, was the case il
this instance. The fear Of the guerrilla.
was nothing compared with the fear o
being hurled from the track and piled {
wreck by the way-side. This was .
glorious opportunity for them, and RICH
well did they improve il. But who wer,
the 60 prisoners taken They were no
of one company or one regiment. but tn.
great majority of them were men whc
belonged TO the various regiments in thi,
district or department, who had been re
ported absent, sick, and were coming on
to rejoin their several regiments. Will
this view of the case, il does not seen
altogether wrong that they did, in tn,
moment of fear, yield TO vastly inferior
numbers. But what became of the pris
oners ? They marched them two day
in the direction Of Fort Pillow, to whiel
point they said they intended to senC
them after they had paroled them. They
had but two guards. an advance and
rear guard. After having marched tw,
long and weary DAYS. they came to
long, low, marshy tract OF land. Her,
our quartermaster. Sherbun, Lieut.. True
OF the Illinois regiment, and four non
commissioned officers or soldiers, tho
to make their escape. They eonceale,
themselves behind trees in the brush
when the battalion had become great
scattered, by means Of the mud and ws