The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-07-14
Correspondence Of the Guardian.

clerk for several months at Division or
Brigade headquarters, and who has al.
ways given most excellent satisfaction,
has been appointed, learn, Sergeant Ma
jor of the lst regiment West Tenn. In
fantry of African descent. 1t is a good
place, bnt hardly as good as Seth de-
serves, and he will quite probably get
commission in very short time. |
think I have formerly told you that Geo.
H. Fuller, private Co. G, has been ap
pointed hospital steward. He performs
his duties well, and is universally es.
teemed.
A good many citizens, of late, have de-
manded admission into our lines. Col.
Gilbert, in command Of the post, issued
an order that none should be allowed
inside save those who had taken the oath
Of allegiance, unless they were wishing
admi,tance for that purpose. Several
days a good number of citizens have
come within, and have had the oath ad-
mnislered to them. The richest case Of
all, was that of lady of Summervile
vicinity, who had by some means got in
TO our lines. She had not taken the
oath, but as she was astonishingly beau
tful, the guards may have been charm
ed, and for once failed to perform their
duty. This lady wished permission to
go to Memphis, and obtained it on con-
dtion that she should take the oath.
This she did not seem inclined 10 do.
The cars whistled, and she started for
the depot at a rate Of speed much more
rapid than ladies ordinarily travel in
northern countries. She arrived in time
Tor the cars. Her baggage was put
aboard, and she was fully determined
apparently to leave Moscow at all haz
ards. The Provost Marshal stood by
and was in possession of the facts in the
case, and was not slow to give the nee.
essary instructions to the guards aboard
the train. When Miss Beautiful was
about to step into the car, she found a
blue coat demanding her, in the firm
tone ofthe soldier, to keep off the train
/ She was wroth, and declared that the
Colonel had given her permission to go,
TO which the Provost replied upon the
condition that you take the oath" This
she fatty denied, and refused the oath.
Instantly she flew into perfect rage, and
demanded that her trunk be taken of
:" that darned old tram" and said that
there were not Yankees enough in crea-
ton to make her take the oath" In due
time her trunk was taken from the train,
and she, in perfect Juror, came again to
the Colonel, wishing TO know why she
had beer stopped after permission had
been granted her 70 leav This inter-
rogatory was followed by language both
unbecoming a lady, and abusive. Ii a
moment more she found two guards by
her side, in which condition she re-
NAMED until the star of secession had
been bedimmed by returning woman
hood, at the conclusion OF which time
she was perfectly submissive TO the Lin
coin government, and was escorted home
ward by Capt. Slocum, Provost Marshal.
On Wednesday last, companies b and
NJ, OF the 9th Ill. cavalry, came down
here from La Grange and reported to
Col. Gilbert for orders. They encamp-
ed only few rods from our reg iment.
Their effective force is about ninety,
Captain Murray, Co. B, is IN command
of them. They are right good looking
fellows, and are ready to follow in the
footsteps of their famed leader, Col.
Grierson. They are somewhat ex-
hausled now, but are up and stirring.
They have been out scouting several
times, sometimes in connection with the
infantry, and sometimes alone. Our
men are becoming acquainted with the
country, and in few days we will en-
trap some OF the willy scoundres
Truman Stoddard, Of Co. A, who has
for some time been IN the Quarter mas
ter's department, was out on the Holly
Springs road Thursday evening, just at
twilight. and was gobbled up by the
rebels, and has not since been heard
fl om. The particulars of this case, ii
may not be polite 10 give just now.
Four companies, A, B, G, and d. OF
the lsl Tenn. Infantry, are to be muster
ed out Of that regiment, aud to be mus.
tered into the LIST West Tenn, Cavalry as
companies j, X, l. and NJ. The officers
and non commissioned officers, will hold
the same rank in the cavalry as in the
infantry.
Black troops are being rapidly organ
lied in this district. One regiment at
La Grange is already full. and the Off
GERS announced. Those blacks make
most excellent soldiers. and they per.
form their duties with greater precision,
though with less judgment, than the
whites. They know nothing only to
obey orders, and when you are com
manded by one OF them TO halt, you had
better, as a matter Of safety, obey. They
are strong muscular fellows, and are in
ured TO this climate. AS consequence
the ranks of the black regiments will be
kept. full, up 10 the maximum constant
ly. Athousand men in each regiment
will always be ready to meet tho foe.
Their effective force will always number
nine hundred or more. And that they
will fight, no one save an infamous Cop.
perhead will now deny, The soldiers
know it, the secesh know il. With these
facts in view, why not imagine that the
blacks will ere long take The precedence