The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-08-04

their cotton, aud carried away their crops.
Then came in turn the federal army, and
foraged largely upon them, and in many
cases leaveing them in destitute circum-
stances. Poor deluded .mortals, they
have suffered sadly for their folly.
A rebel force, some three thousand
strong, under command of Jessie Forrest,
concentrated at Jackson, Tennessee, few
days since. A new regiment was being
formed there by G. c. Clay, of Brigadier
Chalmers army. Our cavalry but few
days since captured two prisoners, one
of whom proved to be an officer of
Bragg's army, and had dispatches to
! Gen. Chalmers. This one, Jones, was, it
appears, to be Adjutant Of the regiment
forming at Jackson. The other one was
anoflicer, and had no dispatches about
him. The tone of the dispatches was
respondent. They..deprecated the idea
OF guerrilla warfare. These two officers
were on horseback, and were coming d.
rect through this place, having been in
formed that our forces had evacuated
oscow. But they were in this, happily
for us, deceived. They were sent to La
Grange under guard, and delivered to
the Provost Marshal there. Col. Hatch,
of the Cd Iowa Cavalry, having learned
rof the rebels at Jackson, left La Grange
with force of thirteen hundred men.
When near that city he encountered
Forests pickets, rushed through them,
charged on the city, and drove three
thousand rebels from their works, losing
about forty men in killed and wounded,
and leaving one hundred and eighty OF
the enemy on the field Lors du combat.
The severest fighting, l learn, was under
some beautiful shade trees, close by
where was our old camp. Col. Hatch is
an Iowa man, and adds luslre to the
already enviable fame Of Iowa soldiers
The only man of great note, or who is
doing serious injury in West Tennessee,
save Forrest, is Richardson. He now
holds Bligadier's commission, and is
creating considerable disturbance. The
little companies of Anderson and
Mitchell are gradually becoming extinct
and soon will live only in the memories
of the past.
Sunday information was received a
this place that there was a rebel force
about four miles distant, to the westward
Col. Gilbert Immediately caused $50 o
the men of his regiment detached for 6
scout in that direction, and also some
rs cavalry. They were gone about -four
hours, when a portion of the forces re.
turned, having ascertained that the enc
my had passed on North. About one
half Of the infantry, under command o
Capt. Holbrook. Co. +, remained to at
tack the enemy, when he should repas.
on the following morning. They re
NAMED in perfect stiffness until four mer
on horses, who were probably the ad
vance guard of large force, came close
up, when one man who was fast asleep
uttered faint noise, and the fun was al
over.
Last Tuesday the cavalry were on /,
scout, and captured one guerrilla named
Yanpeli. His father is an old man, and
has had protection extended TO him, and
when his son was captured, the father
denied that he had ever been in the ser,
vice, but the boy was better pluck and
owned that he was a soldier. He was
sent to Memphis, where existing orders
require that all prisoners captured in this
section will be taken. With the boy, they
got two good horses and two good sad
dies.
Gen. Oglesby's resignation has been
accepted and he has gone home. 1t is
also known that the resignation of Major
Gen. Hurlbut has been sent to Gen. Grant,
and is now pending before the President.
Col, James NJ True. commanding our
brigade, has secured leave of absence
and gone home to Illinois. This leaves
the brigade under command OF Col. Gil.
bert. That he will give general salslac
ton, aud be universally esteemed. all feel
certain. This leaves the regiment under
command of Major G. w. Howard.
The regiment esteem him. both as a man
and as an accomplished officer. But few
men in the service Of finer feelings,
and more extended and thorough &C :
quirements, than has Major Howard.
He g quiet and unassuming. yet deci-
sivo and firm, possessing all the qualities
of good commander.
This succession Of brilliant victories
enlivens every heart, and gives us con