Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-06-18

The lat Georgia Reglmeut.,

The LIST Georgia Regiment.
The Ist Georgia Regiment arrived here on
Tuesday last and remained till Saturday. Ihls
Regiment is A No.1. tits composed of oompa-
nies which have been organized for several years.
These companies were chartered by the Leglsia-
turs Of Georgia, and the application for member
ship OF each was required to come properly en-,
dorsed, and the applicant to be duly elected -oy
ballot. The manner in which they drilled show
ed that they had bceu properly taught the ex-
ercises of the soldier, and the manner IN which
they comported themselves in society showed
that they were not only soldiers, but gentlemen.
The majority were intelligent, cultivated gentle
men, and many of them quite wealthy. They
have been stationed for three months at Fort
Pickens in Florida, where they have been labor
ing hard in preparing the batteries designed lot
the capture of that Fort whenever 1t may De
desirable to take it. Though they have been
cheerfully carrying sand bags and dragging can
non for three months, the majority OF them
never did days work of manual labor before
they vert there. They have been tanned by
the hots of that locality till they have become
to be dark complexioned. They have elicited
the admiration of all citizens, and all deeply
regret that such intelligent, cultivated and no
Bile gentleman may be pitted in battle against
the worthless and mercenary soldiers OF the ene-
my whose death would be no loss to their sec
| ton. We know from the material of which this
Regiment is composed. and the spirit which
seems to animate every soldier, that, if they be-
come engaged, the enemy will lament the day
ithey met them in battle array. They have nc
| idea of wasting ammunition by standing off and
shooting at s'IoDg taw"-they will rush impetu-
ously upon the enemy and decide the fate of the
conflict with the bsyonet and bowie knife
They have more confidence in steel than powder
and ball. We hope that their success may equal
their merits, and that they will return to their
homes from Virginis crowned with laurels. 4
Vote Under Strange Circumstances--Die, bat
,HJaJ Never Surrender.
We have been informed that the gallant men
who were under the command OF Captain >. b.
Moomau, in the precipitste retreat from Phil
tlippa, positively refused, after going o mile or
two, to retreat any farther. They were told
that if they would not retreat any farther, that
! they had better send flag Of truce to the enc
| my and surrender 1t was proposed to decide
the matter by vote, when the men unanimous
ly voted that they would rather die than surrer-
der. The word, Surrender" does not belong TO
the vocabulary of the brave men OF our noun
tains. They are as heroic as Spartans. They
are willing to die, if needs be, but surrender
neoer Though the enemy were constantly FIR.
| ing Minnie muskets at them, they were not al
all alarmed, and, being true republicans, they
were resolved to take the vote of the men be
fore they would agree to send a flag of truce, OF
think for moment of surrendering. Who evel
heard of pota being taken under such circum-
4 stances2 They were flying before the superior
and overwhelming force of the enemy, yet they
were sufficiently calm and iself-composed to g
through with the republican formality of taking
The vote of the company. The men then unde
the command of Capt. Moomau, of Pendleton
were his own company and some fifty belonging
to the company Of Capt. Hull, of Highland, VIII
had become separated from the other portion o
their own company. Such soldiers will neve
be conqusred--they may be killed, but they vii
Il never surrender ~ --.N