Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-08-28

pleasure Of peeping at the Brigade Head. Quarters
Gen. w biting, who has command Of our BriosdOO'
Curiosity Immediately asks what kind of man
Where ~ be from 2 What is his historvp Isho.'g;;
be glad 10 answer all these questions, but am Oa
cognizant Of the facts in the case" Brigade HeaS
9uarters-well it must be considerable nlacoI
In the edgs Of wood with green old field in e
OF it you can see three unpretsndng tents arr,nUS
in triaRg1ssar form, the one nearest tEr. 60
the woods a that IN which resides Brir GoSn,On
Whiting, who is IN stature ratlisr uader nodi'"
siZe, dressed n loose Blue sack coat with n.S
upon the soldiers, and standing deep ia. his hons
with his other apparel nothing more than. ctzens,
Dress. A square Forehead, high and intellectual :.
beautiful head Of black hair, a small hazel sva i"
keen as an eagle-.biskers all over hi, facs y.
neatly trimmed, and clever, plain, unpretensiO"
look that renders hEa very popular indeed viii 81
soldiers. Taken all IN all he is a very banJso .n0
manaDd one, too, Of decided intellectual snncrnN
ity, while his eagle eye indicates the fiery imno,n
osity which would mark his career in the hstta
held. II has been said that for General to bo
successful, he must have not only the confidence ~
his men, but their love also-if this be trua r.. Vi
Whiting must have bright future :; for ali wbo
come in contact with him, are very much nlo.snS
with the man, and he has wongoen opinions fro,u
his officers and men, and if ever we have the nooI
luck to get into another Sunday-school whers Ta
leads, and that will be in the thickest of the obt
his men will follow.
HIS AIDS.
Your correspondent has seen but two of HE s..r
Liepss. Hill and Standley, who are certainly nsfan
gentfeaseRy and fully adequate to their stations ~
to the biography of the General and his staff rons s
correspondent knows nothing; only this much ,Ta.
on being ordered into line of battle, as we n,Ss"S
his quarters, he remarked, Remember BOYS nv
wife is North Carolina woman" which show ,hy
he has had Partially in times gone by for nav
daughters of the Old North State, and knew wb"ro
to go to get good wife, for the Old North State b.O
always abouDded in that commodity.
CAPT WILSON.
My communication, to which Capt Wilson tool
exception, did not do intentional Injustice to hiS i
liant company; but at the time wrote only told
what knew. His Boys fought like brave r rn,u
long and well" and showed themselves to be posSs
scd OF the fire and Esprit of '76," and also omitted
to state that,
CAPT. ". J. FREELAND
of the Orange Greys, was also one of those who
thrust, or tiled to do it-their bayonets into INV
Yankee friends His company led by him and hs
officers were among those who took the battery and
1t was around the battery that he lost his men,
DR.. CHAS. SKINNER,
Who has been attending our wounded at Louisa c #
paid us visit day or two ago, and our officers
and men were very happy to make the accousint.
ance of one of whom we heard only to love: His
name-courled with that of our nobie-hearted Gov.
ernor-shall remain green in our hearts, and be re-
membered with emotions of gratitude as long as We
remember the 2lst of July, and our wounded CON-
rades who, with US barred their breasts the leadcn
hail.
DR.. P. A. HOLT,
Our Surgeon has just arrived, and though he has
been with US but short time, vet he is making
quite favorable impression. He is said to be
most excellent physician and surgeon.
JOSEPH BYNUM, ESQ,
Of Mississippi, has visited your correspondent and
a true and noble son is he of the Old North State.
He was formerly resident of Chatham county, n
c., but removed to Mississippi some ten years ago
and has two sons in the army-2nd Miss Reg't-
and are in our brigade. He has subscribed two
thirds of his cotton crop to the Confederate oan and
says he intends to do it every year as long as the
war lasts. North Carolina shows through her sons
her determination to "fght to the last" lie is a
brother to Turner Bynnm, ESQ.,, member of the
House of Commons from Chatham
REV. JOHN A. M'MANNEN.
The sermon preached 50 our regiment the Sabbath
after the battle by this eloquent minister of the NJ
E. Church, was from the following words: "F0rI
OiI not trust in my 6o,o; neither shall my suord
saUe me- But thou hast sared Us from our enemies,
and hast put them to shame that hated us"-Ps.
Xiv, We, T.
The services were solemn and impressive in view
of the battlefield, where the Sabbath before the
clash of arms resounded. The sermon was one of
those eloquent efforts for which he is noted shall
not attempt to give a sketch of the sermon, as
should do it injustice; but if your church going
readers will read the Psalm they will at once per-
ceiye the appropriateness of the subject.
OUR HEALTH.
The health Of the regiment is improving though
we have some measles; but we shall soon be all
right again. Y