New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-18
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II. WE SER VICE.


CHAPTER III
psfsss Esing into action II Il necessary that the
setl ahuylla haze 4 good meat as an empty ston
sgh ~ II pegF taling 10 fight On: an allowance a
l;atsof ao5lsl also be served ant that description
s=hehsIs SHOWN 4 fighting whisky is to
u III NsAis raa
III Il ws fcS lIirsrs, wlien their companies are
MINIMUM hi Of ap action, to see that The
esessj;aee ana courageous men be placed ID
fI,s sNsg vi si sfs word charge is given
oanars sss courage and knees of some
mil tger V tle rear rank men have their
ofasg 8ass raay by a gentle and confined appli.
oi fhe snet, induce the drnid parties In
ksanEsss nd ealse, and thereby save the credit of
fhe company Should II. however, in the Judgment
ssf sny oF part thereof, become necessary to
ruu HE HI ssssiion to do so should be communities
tea ituSn ssse 10 another, thai ai may be made
assfe ST and Che movement exeeSted together,
thereby ARRIVING at two NEST desirable results viz
sat ssEg man g,nts his best leg foremost, and few
II a5fs are lest behind ID the tender mesoes OF tie
spesas aud il The movement be performed with
tle little men using their utmost exer
Mons ii rsf III FAST as the big ones, and all keep
rstiiar hat would most likely Be stignatizsd
NJ sasSe felix's Is d decided case of runa
gil lhecofae, IL ths eyes d the world, q most
mastery retreat. xenophon ranaway, and all his
men Vitii Hin for many eary mile. and his name
ae, Ag,ti all because they all ran together
Oihoers Who have been married men for any
lerrsil HI ais ars Esna rash and anxious to
allross aNay their nyes and those OF their men
HI reason 81 this mustbe patent to every think.
nsinS sais Ilis disregard IF life. though Of
1lssseh nss ilpta occasions where corp az main
yseprNcatsa ard Ulcers who are 80 situated, and
II II Fiiling to sacrifice everything to escape
from their thrsldoIn, shofad remember that there
VII many d their men who are not So unhap pily
placed,
Iii depIpyng ~ skifrnishers ii Il necessary to
al sorts Of agility and regard to personal
by getting behind my tree that may present
bs lying an the broad Of your back. and
Ioadan IND then rolng over and killing your man;
having which, lately re-roll and re-
los5 aha proceed To kiIi as before.
file pns phantom or GonipaEy deploys, another
reilsis Is y W Stat any unfortunate party
who isa ppsns To be among tho daployers has the
il satisfaction it be, Of knowing that
hs he falls one ef The reserve viii be sent
10 tale his place, md the chance Of taking the
saas ID IF dose that he has just Ri oiced in In
4f4sA
saarsfai Va keep TIER muskets pointing upwards
Hfti tito platoon or section is formed, as, failing
Us do siis They viii, inaN human probability,
bayonst i'd The head or body of one of
their men. ~ bo shot BY the enemy il, to
5say ths hut to be Killed by one of
one and thatby accident, Is positively
II Is gratifying 10 privates to know that ID these
remaining eisher with tie reserve, or, at all
EVENT. NJ many PAGES to the rear as to be undis-
eernahle to the naked eye.
hen fhe bugle sounds retreat. it il expected
that every man wili obey the call with aIacrity,
ana np ons man Will remain To fight with half d
ssozenoE tho enemy unless he sees that he is sure
VI ges If he tries to run, iii which Ii IL BET
ter gor the reputation Of the corps that he stay
and III general, however, when he finds
decided Odd against him. he should remember that
discretion i tlae better part of valor, and take the
chances soa them In the wayof speed. The time
ID which Boys HEeFe wont 10 fight and conquer
dong since psaaed away and in these de-
snd matter Of iact days one Who dies for
Dill eeut when ii IL entirely unnecessary, ana his
eouatSy hasr asked him 10 do it's called enix-
otic aid gsts laughed " for iiia pains.
In Attacking q fortress, it is we'll 10 hang back a
little BIZ examining tlle Iock of your mus.
kat ii an gnarg stone ont of your shoe1
ana HI NJ eager ones aet il tirst ana draw the
enemy fire after sTlaich ron may enter with com
1ptnit ana take yonr full share Of tie
ID entering hostile city. especially il it be III
d tic City of Washington. where they
laye stationed on tie house tops, Keep q
Iook elt Lent any Of these stnck-up inHivid.
bIa from their airy roosts, as, though rifle
men considered infantry. ii any Of them
IT, pm tap Of you, you you'd probably
ana sAcniI sieeidedly sheavy
Where tho eaurag of any cfhcer is doubtful, ii
bie that guard should ID detailed whose
Euty IT shall be 10 sac that be doesn't run away.
Tile cant II this guard Shall report ID respect
ia tsslna hi the officer n command as to the CON
dnet of tie officer whom he has had III charge
BeisYe goipg nto action 1t Ii usnal for men to
adopt their dress, not only for the ease and
freedom AZ limb, but because il Is certainly q
shame ana SIN p have bullets put through broad
clint and gold lace, when flannel answers all tile
aeage all your small change ana trinEefs
also behind vii prove great satisfaction to
ypN, should yoH De Killed to know fhat your CON.
sdes deri7ed hanef from yoar decease, instead of
by enaf and it4wiI 10 such an excellent joke "a
after tliey have put q ball through you and
come 70 ride yo,lr pockets, 70 find that you have
nat i Eed.9
L SzEtTs FROM CHARLESTON. As From the
Charleston Cctfler IS The we extract the fol
lowing
& & hear that Governor Pickans has sixty
siHiltIsd ant Eegs Of powder Ell route which
Was shipped from Whining ton on bonda7, inoTnn
snr iliN just arrived there from I'm
Worth. bitlynf lading for n1s.,rass
athef hi of pow der from th NJ psr order
ssnVern1E tickenss was aiso received as Wirnipr
ton On Monday making in all thirtY-thTee
ifnmaFad and aNty kegs of powder. Tyya laavpsj8,
ten iAeh mo- iars from Richmond, ordered by Gov
HickHAA diiion to those already arrived were
shipped from Wilmington on Monday morning 81
The FtReaEteFn Railroad. Also, four hundred (.
tig iDel she ia and y large amount Of shot. etc.
s InqpiFies and Investigations that have been
ad f1lng the accidental shot Of the Morfs,j
island batteries establish the fact that The shotted
charge ha been left in the gun by mistake, and a
new eiagge was put down.
" e 0aly refer 20 the matter to correct false ina-
pgcsseils and confident and apparently authentic
report which yse mentioned ia onr last issue,
NJ 9 aIe EfatiileH ~ being able TO state that the
lattefies pp the Ship Channel which are of the +
81 ate now n high state of prepare.
ESpn end eads JCr almost any force that may 1t.
tempt 70 enter ont barbur. We relieve the rein.
sqfeeEaeuE W. n on " inter by fhe Government 1T