New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-19
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Snsrfal Crcnns Crescent,
IL eAHf, NEAR WILLIAMSBURG, Va
September l2th, i861- \ Dr.
Mr. Editor Dear Sir. VIII you be kind enough
to let me, through the medium of your journal,
call attention to The fact that among the various
regiments and battalions now representing the
State of Louisiana in the service of the Confederate
States, is one known as the Louisiana zouaves 1t
was the very frst cor ps that offered its services
and IeH home for the field, having been mustered
In the service even before war was recognized.
This battalion has never received from the State
or its citizens single thing BY which to show the
least appreciation Of their services. They worked
for more than two months in Warrington, Florida,
foFtifying II, and left it secure when ordered to
Virginia, and have been over two months on the
Peninsula, entrenching nearly every point where
there was or i probability OF attack, between
Hampton ahd Yorktown, on both the York and
James Rsvars. They are nearly all poor men, who
haye nothing bnt their pittance of eleven dollars
per month 10 spend and have known many to
send half of that home to their families
It is now over six months since they left home
ana went Id active service. In that time they have
NOT received sniicisncy of clothing.
e Is my belief that while the patriotic citizens
at home are furnishing winter clothing aud cover
Ing 70 the volunteers who possess sufficient means
10 purchase al they require, the zeuayes should
not he overlooked. ls al IN as 554B 555 4s6 IN q
The wants. allude to are Of absolute, positive
necessity. and il ne relief comes from home, we,
the officers, will feel iii our bonnden duty to raise
means ID subscription among ourselves, and see
that men have what isreally requisite for their
health and comfort. 10
Already we begin to realize the approaching
season. The nights and mornings are very chilly,
as also damp. We have many, very many sick, ii
camp and OF different hospitals large number of
whom have contracted their illness from standing
guard IN drenching rain, and having no change of
habiliaents. III is5
1 hardly think ii requires more than a passing
notice to move the citizens Of New Orleans in their
behalf. have often thought of the subject be-
fore and feel my duty, as an officer, having the
interest, comfort and efare of my men at heart,
70 make public this oversight. I call it BY that
name, foF Icannot believe any other cause could
exist for 1t. Il s3g q Z jy@3
Feeling assnTed your generous disposition will
sequleste with my eglest in using syeur Journal
as The a,sans ar making my complaint known. I
beg Of you, IN the name of charity, to urge its
remedy.
ID The suMTER GUARDS. Below we give an extract
Of letter from the above company, which speaks
for itself Ne will remark, for the information of
friends 81 the company, that clothing TO be furnish
ed the Louisiana troops from this State will be dis
4 tributed ID the order in which the regiments are
numbered, and that it may therefore be some time
HeiDfe ice To WHICH tue S1uhrdS DefOne fe-
cefYes anything anything the friends Of the COM
pany Oh Of the regiment contribute can be left
with A. 3. James, Magazine street:
Y Sss9a S3s373 s3 Affg PoToN4c, &
IA Sepenabsr 2; 1861
see by an advertisement in the Daily Crescent
thatjth Governor il taking steps to provide the.
volunteers Of Louisiana with suitable Clothing for
the fall and winter, Lieut. Harvey, who is now in
command Of the Sumter Guards, Capt. Newman
having resigned, wrote to- him on the subject the
other day. The company ID composed Of the real
hard listed, ashed democracy of the Third Dis
Hiet. It has been q serious task on Lieut.. Harvey
to raise ana keep this company together. They
are poor men, and many Of them have families.
They were mustered into service as earlysa May
i lst have never received any pay, and OF course
have required considerable assistance. This has
been d great tax on the Lieutenant Commanding,
Who of all the officers, has been the only one who
has seemed to take an interest IN the welfare Of
the company. He has already done all he can,
and the men very much need some warm, coarse,
heavy flannel nndershirts and drawers, as well as
socks. The country companies are supplied by
their friends and many OF the city companies also,
but with us 1t Ii different. Our men have friends,
but they are poor, like themseIye in situa-
ton to DO them any good in case Of this kind.