St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-08-08
The Four MARYLAND Regiments.

The Four Maryland Regiments
! I, will be recollected that short time
az. the Hon. Frank Thomas was au-
,i.orized by Secretary Cameron to organ.
ize four regiments. in the counties OF
Frederick, Washington and Allegheny
of this State, and in I."udoun. Jefier-
son. Berkeley. and other border counties
Of Virginia, to guard the Canal and Hall
Road, on the BORDERS OF Maryland and
Virginia.
The Frederick C;ti=ca Of yesterday
siys:
We have heard Of recruiting Ulcers go
ing through several districts of this coun-
ty and calling upon the .'Cnion men" to
| enlist without obtaining one single re-
| cruit. The recruiting officers carry with
them handbill headed young men
wanted for the Army" anu u small dag
Of the ''Stars and Stripes" which they
display for the purpose Of exciting the
patriotism and rousing the chivalry OF
the Union shrickcrs, but all without CT
feet.
We understand that nearly or quite
100 so-called Union men from Loudoun
CO.. Va. haI been at the Point Of
Rocks for a week or more, TO which
place they fed to avoid imprcssmc"t in
the Confederate Army under the pro-
clamatiou Of Gov fletcher. They were
men who were not disposed To fight for
nny cause Their chief concern was not
the preservation of "this glorinns I'm
ion." They cared less about establishing
the fact that I'VE have government"
than they did about proving that they
hail life worth preserving. Hence they
| fed from their native State to avoid
fighting in defense OF her invaded soil
and in vindication Of her outraged rights
aud insulted honor. To these men q
visit Was paid by Governor Thomas, or
one of his subordilates, with the ex-
pectation that as Union men" they
would promptly enlist to defend the Ca
nal and Kailrs.d, and do the general
fighting that may be required Of thcm
under the orders Of Lincoln or his subor-
| dinstes in the border counties. But j,
was no 60. The non-cnmba:aa.s Of
l.ouloun, who were not willing to 90 to
Manassas upon the reIuisiii"n Of Gov.
Lrtchcr, were equally reluctant to take
post Of danger under I.incoln's re-
cruiting sergeant. Ex-Gnv. Thomas -
We understand that every man Of them
refused to enlist upon the ground that
they had mo stomach for the fight"
bnt If they were ALLEGED to fight on one
side or the other they would go back to
Virginia and fight in defense Of South
ern rights. and. consequently. all save
| Eve or six returned at once to their
homes in ten Old Dominion.
TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY or IIox. FRAN
cIs J. BARROW. Cobb. of Georgia,
in abiding in Congress. at Richmond, on
Monday last. to the death of Gen. Barlow,
said !:
When he determined thus to take his
life in his hand. solemn thoughts passed
through his mind. and coming events cast
ing, as it were, q shadow before the sight
Of my friend. premonishing him he would
never return to his home. This he com.
municatcd to several. as you ami others
around me know to be true. He commu-
nicated it also to his wife. as she has told
re. This conviction became very strong
upon him but with bravery heroic 10
itself. and heroic in the manner in which
it executed its purpose. h" marched straight
forward to the death that he believed Ger
tainly awaited him. 1t was not a death
that he ftared-rathcr death that he COW
eted. His wife has communicated to me
| Il. e. A. y A.. L =
desire was to die on the battle field de-
Tending the liberties of his country
Of the manner of his death, MIR. Prcsi-
dent, can only speak from the rumo,,
but l have taken pains to inquire from those
who were nearest to him on that memora-
BILE occasion, and therefore I may speak
with accuracy. During the day his own
command had suffered much. Towards
noon. it became necessary. ~ understand,
that the left wing Of our army. 10 keep
from being aanked By the enes,y. to fall
back further and further towards its ORR
ginal position, occupied in the morning
About this time. the exact hour I cannot
tell. my friend approached Beauregard,
the General commanding. and said -
What shall now be done? Tell me, and
if human effort can avail will d. itr'-
The reply was ''shat battery shoull be 81
lenccd." Seixing the standard of his own
regiment, and calling the remnants Of his
command to rally and follow him, he led
the van in the charge of battle. A ball
wounded him slightly and killed his horse
under bim. Still grasping the standard
and rising again he mounted another horse.
and waving his cap around his head, he
sheered his boys::to come on. They followed
The next wound WAS from ball that en-
tered his heart. He spoke afterwards to
the few Of his brave boys who gathered
around him. His woSds will ever be
memorable. He said. "they hare killed me.
bat mere. sire ZIP the .ild." That last
command was calamity obeyed, and his
boys silenced the battery of which be died
in the charge.