The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1864-03-01
ARroS.
For the Guardian.
CAMP OF THE l2ru Iowa INFANTRY
BLACK r. BRIpGE, Miss, Feb. 9, "a.
EDITOR GUARDIAN
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CAMP OF THE l2Tu Iowa 1sFANTRY,(
BLACK r. BRIpGE, Miss, Feb. 9, ga.
EDITOR GUARDIAN
In consid-
GRAFTON Of the facts that we are once more
located for few days, at least, and that
| have few leisure moments presented
by which | can write you few lines,
thought l would improve the oppor-
tunitv, knowing that the Loyal mass by
which you are surrounded, are depend
ing upon your unalloved columns for in.
formation from the Theatre of military
operations, the proper description of
which alone, can insure the great loyal
American heart peace, happiness and fe-
LEFTY in the distant future. | thought
perhaps few lines at this particular
time, come from one, whose descriptive
and news divulging propensities are fee
BILE and decidedly limited, Nigh. be read
with some little interest
When | last wrote you, we were pleas
antlv located at Chewalla, a,-haa Just re
Unlisted, and expected long ere this, to
have been home enjoying the honey of
| Civil life. but alas characteristic Of our
luck since in the service OF Sam. from
the time of our wadng the almost i'm
passable swamps in the rear of Fort
Henry. while flankng the enemy Feb.
Oh. '6e and storming the works OF Don
elson the l4th, to the playing the gopher
al Vicksburg last May, under bowling
shell and whistling grape and canister,
Gen. Sherman dropped down the Miss,
from the extreme Southern Promonotory
Of Gods Country Cairo and isaid -
Boys you have done well by re enlist
| ing as veterans, you are the very men
want but although Gen. Hurlbut prom
ised YOU an immediate furlough home.
am sorry to inform you | have a small
task for YOU 70 perform down in Miss,
which will demand the countermanding
Of Hurlbut's order" Psrsuant to this
order on the o5th OF Jan'y orders came
for us to cvacuate our position and de.
stroy every thing in any possible shape
useful TO the enemy. So the morning ol
tie 26th before the sun had scarcely
made its appearance, the match was ap'
piled, and off we started by rail for Mem
phis, accompanied by about goo. old
men, he pless women and children, form
ing a comical escort, forced 10 leave
their once Happy homes, still dear &c
|. them by rcason of long associate. and
the silken cords of attachment formed ir
ehildhood's days. Although branded
by the stigma Of secession. to prevent
, actual starvation, inevitable IN the alb
, sence OF governments lenient ant
) charitable arm, from the fact that III,
: last article upon which family coult
suhsist has. in many places, been taken
either by law, unprincipled soldiers o
our army, or by outlaws OF the Confed
! erscy. claiming protection from and co
operating with the same.
The NJ and G. r. r. is evacuated
: from Corinth rs far AS Grand Junction
] Tuttle's division. with most OF the l6tl
j army corps being removed for the pur
5 pose Of partaking in the grand expedi
: ton into Mississippi As We passed
along through the country dense an
/, huge columns of smoke were yisihl
!. north and south, coiling furiously int
d the ali. confirming more tansibly tha
!, ever the havoc OF civil war.
!. Arriving at Memphis, We took quar-
!, ters on board the steamer De.swart
1. where We lay until the LIST inst. whe
t, being paid off, We embarked for the Sc
bsstopol Of MISUNDERSTANDING
ss the expectation Of long march int
n Mississippi While at NJ, mphis man
d of The men were in high epiris" tn
ss Article being worth 20 cents per drinl
! While there saw the a7.h Iowa, man
;, acqupintsnces, etc. Of TO. &.
Is We arrived nj Vieksburg on Il