The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-23
GURRILLAs AT CANTON, KESFUoKI.
Attack on Steamboats,.
Full Particulars.
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IoorassPondanee Of toe Nashville Union. ]

o. BoARp S B. A BAKER, June 70.
Editor NasRriRs Onion
On Wednesday, the 18th, I landed At
Centon, and that evening eight Of the
drafted men left for the rebel army,
each one taking a horse with him. On
Thursday / Was told to be on the look
out, as l was the only one there wear
ing the blue, would be picked up, and
it was privately known that about
thirty Of the Oonseripts were on Donel-
son Creek, about seven miles from Can
ton. All Of Thursday night there was
a stir in town, and was compelled to
move my lodgings on the sly. Friday
morning, the 18th, the steamer Echo
made her appearance, going down, and
just as she got at the upper end of town,
about twenty gueFrillas appeared on
the opposite lido and commenced firing
at her; but she was under full head
way and managed to escape uninjured
l remained in town, watching their
movements, until they commenced TO
cross on the upper ford. then left,
but had not gone far before l saw the
Matte Cabler coming up. i then start
ed to return, thinking they had left,
but IS entered town l saw them run
ming behind the old warehouses on the
levy, preparing to attack the Cabler. l
turned to retrace my steps, but saw six
guerrillas coming up after me, that hsd
crossed below town. 1 could not reach
the timber in time to save myself, SO /
pushed into the nearest house. The
women and children were frightened
a considerable, but managed 70 paoify
them, and then crawled up into small
garnet, SO that had a good view. About
that time the commenced firing on the
Csbler. Before the Cabler came up I
heard their commander, from the OPP
posite side, tell those that had crossed
that if there was any soldiers on the
boat not to fire on her. think that
they fired between FIVE and seven hun
bred shots at the Cabler, killing one
man, and the crew fred a few shots at
the guerrillas, but did no injury.
The captain and crew Of the Cabbler
are deserving Of credit. After the Csb-
bier passed, the balance of the rebs
crossed over, swimming their horses;
and al told, there were just $50 under
the command Of a Major Bolton. They
molested nothing in canton, but at the
Union settlement between the rivers,
they did sill the mischief they could
Their object was to get recruits and
horses. over half of Uncle Sans con.
scripts in Trigg county viii join them.
It was reported at Canton that was re-
cruiting for negros, and they made a
close dash for me. They told every
one that there were 5000, with Forrest
IL DDlnnAdAAtL Andb eDlliC MOAAl LtD-n ~
Linton and Eddyville, aud some had
gone to tear up the railroad track near
Wayerly. just before left Saturday
noon saw four Of them about two
miles below Canton, and six more were
seen two miles from town near the Ca
diz pike, but they are ysry quiet for
the present, their main object being to
get recruits. There were tlres Captains
and one Major all from near hurry,
Galloway County. At the capture of
Forts Henry and Heiman, by our troops
in the Spring of'e2, Major (then Capt.
Bolton and six Of his men we're csptur-
ed, and brought in by one z,an--Jim
Henderson, a guide. Bolton has the
name of being coward Twenty sol
diers could have whipped the 100.
They destroyed about 6 miles of the tel
egraph between the rivers.
Respectfully, yours, b.,
5th Iowa Cavalry.