Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-21
The Soldiers 1t Barper's Ferry.

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We take the following from the
Harpers Ferry correspondence of the
Charleston Courier:
The number of troops At this point
is probably not far from-thousand.
Eleven hundred and sixty Of these
are Alabamians, fifteen hundred are
Mississippians, FIVE hundred are
Kentuckians, and the balance is
made Of Virginians, ,seprinkled with
more or less from every State South
of Mason and Dixon's Line. A con-
siderable number, by the way, are
Indians from North Carolina, vigor-
Gus, hearty looking red-men. but in
what force they are here I am una
BILE to say: also goodly share Of
Baltimore boys, who have struggled
hither by twos and threes, on foot
and in the cars, impelled by de-
sire to escape prosecution for partic-
ipating in the riot Of April 10th, and
to take their place in the approach
ing contest. These form, so to speak,
a "cohort" by themselves, and if
they fight as well as they talk, will
do an immense amount Of work.
Their distinguishing feature is gen
orally an abbreviated crop of hair,
which, to use their favorite express
ion, has been filed "down," a nose
which bears the mark of contact
with that indefinite subtance yclept
a "brickbat," before which the grace
full proportions of that organ have
ANONYMOUSLY retreated, and style
Of conversation so miscellaneous and
emphatic, that it would require q
thorough revision Of Webster's una
bridged to embrace its numerous ina
provements on the Anglo Saxon.
Their most eloquent topic is 'amuss,' .
and upon this theme they pour forth
such cascade of spluttering exple-
tives as would make Parson Brown
low groan from sheer inability ut a
successful imitation. You will re-
cognize this interesting species I'M
der the euphonic name of plugs .
The Alabamians are by this time
safely eusconced in camp among the
mountains on the Maryland side.
The locality is one which will first
bring them in contact with an ap'
preaching enemy, and being post
Of honor, they made the request that
they should BIZ permitted to occu
py it as soon as they arrived. Tie
corps embraces some Of the wealthies1
i and most influential citizens of Ala
bama-lawyers, doctors, professors
editors, printers, merchants and plan
ters, together with a strong infusion
Of the hardy bone and sinew Of the
country districts. The Mississippi
:. ans are Of much the same character
The kentuckians are Il class by
themselves. They are generally /;
large, well-formed robust set Of men
! splendid marksmen, independent a:
the air; and in their careless, ye
not ,,ngraceful movements, one may
almost carry his thoughts back int
, the past and imagine our forefather
OF the forest borders around him
When they first arrived, being with
out arms, it was proposed to Civ
them muskets, but these We're refu
sed under any circumstances. Th'
J, boys said they didn't know how t.
| shoot "soger" tools, and if the.
; couldn't have rifles they ''woul'
rather throw rocks" Considerin.
, the length of time they have nov
, been here, their regiment is probabl..
, the worst drilled at Harper's Ferry
, But the fault. is entirely their own
They can't see the use Of it; the.
(. won't be persuaded to learn, and a
: for attempting to- force one of then
into anything like systematic disci
| pline, you Nigh. as well endeavor t
put hurricane in harness, a mill