The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-08-19
Camp Aiine.
PIG POINT, Va, July 2S'

Ny Dear Daily.-1ntelligenee' OF
the result of the glorious achieve
ment at Manassas has ere this made
clad the hearts of thousands of loyal
sons of our spartan Republic. 1t
was the first test of our toemans-
stila-a battle between the bravest
soldiers in the world-unparalleled
| on this continent-the waterloo OF.
America. This victory or'er the
largest army ever marshalled under
the stars and stripes commanded by
one whose military genus has been
recornized on both continents Will
give our valiant soldiers Il prestige
Tint will make them invincibles on
other fields. The heart Of every
! Louisiana will swell with deep feel
tinss Of pride when he hears OF the
noble bearing of the chivalrie hero
Beaureguard-the Warwick OF the
age. Virginia in the first revolution
gave her Washington, it was reser-
we'd for Louisiana to present her
Beaurec,lard i'll this, our troops were
E where the fight was thickest and
callantly shared with many braver
hearts the brunt of the battle. They
have left the record Of their valour
: -Four thousand Louisiana soldiers
| Sixth-seventh and eight Regiments
t and Mai. Wheats battalion also the
: celebrated New Orleans artillery
: were under command of Gen. ) Ohm
$ stou,whose division of the army were
t on the right, where the only fight
inc occ,nred-Col. Blanchards regi
: mcnt when under the command o
@ Mai. Shivers at Richmond We're or
dcred to Harper's Ferry to JON
: Gen. Johnston and would have don
4 so but Col. b. refused to obey Gov
4 Ictchcrs order. The Mayor was eN
: ceedingly anxious to move on to tn
: Ferry, Gen. Lee, Col. Bonham an
q GOV. Lctcher, advised Col. b. to 6
# as this was the post of honor, bu
somebody thought ii too close to az
tive service and the command wa
p. ordered TO Norfolk. Where I do n'
-. think Il sword will be flashed or
- Gun 90 off in battle. The Col. ma
. regret his absence from Manass;
y but ! know the Cads came for tigl
-, and this is no place to get 1t. The
Ut were not Inflated with the hope
promotion OF the desire to luxuria
~ on the offals of the Governments
~ Verify the bible quotation "the fiji
J. shall be last and the last shall
- first" has been verified. Our reg
-, ment would have been the ran<i'
=. one in Gen. Johnston command a
|,
Il he many laurels reaped in the &C
tiict. The misfortune in being {
Ia prived of participation III Il
'st achievement is in keeping with
OF bad luck, such as bring in the
'"L Regiment etc.
~, "' Our old friend Madame Rumo,
' - winding his wares this evening
- tported that Col. Il. had at last M
~ ;an effort to move his command
Manassas, hope this is so for
NAV vet be at the sterming of
lineton heights which will nece:
'Sh- tate the capitulation Of Washi
Az ton.
'nt' To have been as one in the ra
ISL at Manassas were more glory t
Oh to command ten Thousand indo
sas- soldiers. The Cads had rather /
On company of detached drummer
idly his conA;ct than to he comman,
es- of any division of this inactive
my.
Everything moves on with
IN n wholesome grace and dignity
'ank any indications OF varigating
rails scenes with a fight. We have
absent more than three months
bout without an opportunity of comp,
ting Uncle jeff for the outside