American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1861-11-09
Corresponaence Of the CltIzen.

WI EfVAafAN NV " TN 49,
LEEsEURe. Va, Oct. .. 1851
FRIEND CITIZEN II wrote You hurried
letter OF. the 25th inst, and as our Regiment
has again gotten back into position here,
have the leisure to add another short one.
We arrived at this place on yesterday lit
tie after noon, and at 4 o'clock marched into
town to pay the farewell military honors 70
the remains of our gallant and lamenred Colo
mel, Who died at shutdown on Saturday last.
These funeral obsequies were solemn and i'm
pressive in the extreme. The 18th. 18th Mis-
sissippi, Jenkins 5th South Carolina Regi-
ments, two sections of the Washington Ar
tillery, and cor pany of Virginia cavalry,
were drawn up in line of battle IN front of the
residence where the Colonel had died The
stiffness of death was suspended throug bout
this vast assemblage, as the brass band passed
to the head Of the procession. wailing IN sub
dued and muffied tones the plaintiye dirge Of
Lilly Dale" First came the band, the cav
airy, the hearse then followed the mourning
18th, with reverted arms, next the 5th South
Carolina Jour old comrades OF the third Brig
ade,) then the Washington Artillery, and
last came the 18th Mississippi. All passed
in solemn stiffness through the streets, while
the citizens crowded the sidewalks and the
tender hearted women wept at this sight Of
the soldiers grief Col. Barksdale was in
command of the procession. A dePutation Of
one from each company in our regiment at
tended tho corpse this morning on its way TO
Jackson, Miss. He fell at the head Of his
command, within thirty yards of the enemy's
line, and now we have bid the last adieE g.
our lion hearted Col. Burt, for whom fitting
tribute of admiration and esteem viii always
rest within the hearts of his men-hIs con-
rades in the battle of Harrison's Island
Our achievements left Us this morning to
return to Centreville. AS the 5th South Car
olina passed our eneampment, ii halted, can.
to the front and their Colonel gave the cor.
mand, To the gallant Eighteenth present
arms % and followed with Three cheers
for the MississipPians " The shout was
tremendous. These South Carolina boys say
they are anxious to be with Is again. and
their Colonel, | hear, has taken steps 10 trans
fer his Regiment to our Brigade. We VIII
give these gallant fellows hearty welcome
There is no finer regiment in the Southern
service than this Fifth South Carolina
We are, besides, considerably disguised
with these braggart Yirginians, who. having
never, during the fight Of last Monday. aP-
preached nearer than 900 yards Of The enemy.
came up behind our regiment 10 hall OF two
brass cannon from which > division Of our
boys had driven the enemy and pursued Jhe4
to the river bank, vet claim, In the Virginia
press. lions share Of the glory and dare g.
the day Of overriding facts to lers4tis t-e.T era
heads with almost the entire laurel tire u
their papers we see they claim to have taken
this battery syoken Of above, yet il can D. e.
tablished by the word Of every responsible
man in cur regiment that our boys were az
least fifty yards ahead and between them eHd
the enemy when they hauled off these cannon
These fellows we're little afraid Of the Fan
KEGS / am satisfied. as a small incident proves
v hen We came up, our cool and veteran old
Major, with three Of our companies. was or
dered by one of their officers to form his men
directly in front of the Yirginiars before lie
went forw ard-Alajor Henry said 70 hiu-sGo
away from here, sir l don't know vou.''
whereupon he galloped of and up dashel
another of them, who repeated the order.
! and receiving positive refusal from Jad se
Henry, he cried out II am Colonel Huutou.
, and in command here to-day, and / order
you - To tins the Major Whose bristles were
now pretty well up replied-"I don't care a
damn prho yOu are. l viii not do -. and / Intend
TO fight my men properly" and with this he
gave out to the boys Forward. march - aid
they closed up on the left Of our regiment and
: left the gay Virginia Colonel 10 nurse MS
wrath and come on behind with his rallied
regiment
When I wrote you the letter Of the 25sb
/ had not, as / since have. learned the full
particulars of the laggard movements Of these
quixotic builies. We are willing 20 give
even the devil his dues. bat when he begins
to boast outrageous'y, IN the face Of oul
silence. We are compelled to "let the cat Oui
{ of the bag on them. The fact that they losi
q only eight killed and twenty-five wounded
q while the 18th lost 20 killed. g. wounded
at least hints at the fact that they did not ds
ali the fighting and, besides. Col. CogsweI
7 who succeeded Col. Baker in command. said
:, Capt Singleton, after the f xhr thar ne has
: those eth Virginia fellows jast where he wzns
5 ed them, when the Mississippizns came u
e and saved them" As We went down 70 Ma
d nassas the other day, a Virginia lady thus al
e dressed Col. Cogswell :. How Is Il. Colonel
: that you let them whip you - " The fscs :
: Madam, was his cignifed and measure rs
d ply, g these MississiPpians-they FIGHr-saei
e in fact. they don't think thsy have had I q
e until they have charged bayoaets a. least once.
e Telling these things may sound little Tx,
If boasting. yet 1t is due 20 Justice when we ans
It ourselves in a country where every man bls,r
g his o,rn horn. and as real Virginia gentlemal
: of the old style said TO me the other day
y Monchausen, Sir, has pretty vel gone og