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

received severe wound which disables
him for field service. He is fine look.
ing man, and he has an accommodating
staff. Captain E. 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 for
the enemy.
Lieut.. II. G. Heminway, Of Co. G, has
been detailed as Abide. camp for Col.
True, and gives, SO far as can yet OBJ
serve, good satisfaction. Far be it from
me to unjustly praise any man, but the
good deeds of noble man l admire
An order from Col. True just suits me,
and | give it that you may see good
coming out Of Nazareth
HEADQUARTERS PosT oE JACKSON, DIsT)
OF JACKSON, 10TH ARMY CoRPs,
JACKSON, TENN, March 30th, '63.
SPECIAL ORDER NO. %.
A commission to consist of Lieut. Col Jed
Lake, 9th Reg't Iowa Vol. Inft, Major John
w. True, 54th Reg't Illinois Vol. Inf't, Capt.
Joseph McLain, 62d Reg't Illinois Vol. Int, is
hereby appointed to assess upon the property
of secessionists and secession sympathzers at
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, 1863
at 10 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 McGonigil, of Co. H, have died
since | reported to you. They were
good boys, true soldiers, and were uni
versally esteemed in their respective
companies. Your readers will recolect
that Wheeler's brother was so severely
injured by an accidental discharge of
gun some time ago, that he died in
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 26th our Acting
Quartermaster, E. A. Sherbun. Of Co. |.
went to Memphis on business connected
with the Quartermaster' 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 for
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. II may seem astonishing TO
your readers that l6 can capture so, and
it perhaps demands an explanation. All
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 in
this instance. The fear of the guerrillas
was nothing compared with the fear Of
being hurled from the track and piled a
wreck by the way-side. This was a
glorious opportunity for them, and right
well did they improve it. But who were
the 90 prisoners takene They were moi
of one company or one regiment, but the
great majority of them were men who
belonged 10 the various regiments in this
district or department, who had been re
ported absent, sick, and were coming on
to rejoin their several regiments. With
this view of the case, il does not seem
altogether wrong that they did, in the
moment Of fear, yield to vastly inferior
numbers. But what became of the pris
oners {? They marched them two days
in the direction Of Fort Pillow, TO which
point they said they intended to send
them after they had paroled them. They
had but two guards. an advance and 4
rear guard. After having marched two
long and weary DAYS. they came to ,
long, low, marshy tract Of land. Here
our quartermaster. Sherbun, Lieut.. True
OF the Illinois regiment, and four non
commissioned officers or soldiers, tho
to make their escape. They concealed
themselves behind trees in the brush
when the battalion had become greal,
scattered, By means Of the mud and wa