The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-05-24
The list Iowa Cavalry.

much OF IL as mas TeenllSte0, Whch we
presume is pretty much all Of it, is now
at home on furlough, such Of its mem
bers as belong TO this county having
reached here on Thursday last. A few
days before, our people, hearing of their
coming, proceeded to the depot to give
them reception, but were disappointed
in their non arrival. Not hearing of their
coming on Thursday, no preparations
were made to receive them, much. we
guess, to the relief of the boys, who
have had one continued ovation since
they left Cairo, and got tired Of it.
This regiment has seen more service,
and been IN more skirmishes and engage.
ments, than any regiment enlisted since
the commencement Of the war. Ii has
Secured Missouri and Arkansas, from
centre to circumference, and has been a
perfect terror to the Rebs wherever it has
marched. Yet Notwithstanding the
length and severity Of its service its ranks
have always been full up to the maxi.
mum.
The First was with STEELE, on his re-
cent expedition to Camden, and his re-
treat to Little Rock. Some Of the Kan
sas Negro Regiments were with that ex-
pediiition, and If any of the Copperheads
hereabouts want to know whether ne
groes will fight or not, let them ask any
Of the returned boys Of the LIST. There 8
CHARLEY EDGEconB, VIM. FooTE, WM.
CUMMINGS, and john BoHNLErN, who
went into the army as much prejudiced
against negroes as anybody could be.
Get them to tell you how the darkeys
who were with the train that MAS sent
out from Camden by STEELE, and cap.
tured BY An overwhelming force of Reb-
els-gst them to tell you how those ne
groes fought-how they stood by the ar.
tillery until the last cartridge was fired,
repulsing with the bayonet. charge after
charge of the rebels upon the battery,
and charging time after time upon the
rebels in return, always beating them, un-
til the Rebs were fain to let them aon Q,
and most Of them escaped. Why, these
boys Of the First, who have done some
Of the best fighting Of the war, will tell
you with enthusiasm that there never
was suoh soldiers as these negroes, and
that no one ever saw such fighting "a
these poor, maligned, scotfed-at darkies
have done. They are proud Of having
been associated with such men, and have
an infinite amount more OF respect now for
negro who is ready and willing to
fight for government that has hereto.
fore done him wrong and despite, than
for those traitorous Copperheads here,
who, blessed and protected by that Gov
eminent, have had no sympathy with il
during this great struggle for its exis-
tsnce. Small impression upon these
boys will Coppsrhead sneers about ne.
gro sympathy make in the future. They
believe the negro equal in courage. SUI
perior in manliness, to his rebel Cypress
or. and equally entitled to own himself
his wife, his children. bis labor And
we doubt il slavery ever gets any sym
patby, hereafter. from the men who saw
with what sublime heroism those ne
groes threw themselves against over.
W helming masses Of Rebels, time after
time. and always successfully. Copper
head prejudice will be impotent to wipe
out respect for the courage and manhood
Of such men. And SO progresses the
work of Justice. and the labor Of Truth