New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-11-04
NUMBER 2os.
Letter from Shreveport.

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Letter from Shreveport.
1Esss sgREyEroa. Oct, Is. 1861.
Ed Crescent VIII you allow me, through tie
medium Of your valuable paper, which might be
called preemnently the soldiers friend, TO call the
attention Of our worthy Governor TO the condition
Of the volunteer companies which have left the
parish OF Caddo? go 4
They are the Shreveport Grays, Capt. Geo. Will
Hanson, First Battalion, in the Peninsula Caddo
Rifles, Capt. chas. DaiIee, First Regiment Pgs'
Point; Greenwood Guard, Capt. VIM. FIouEnoy,
Second Regiment Peninsula Shreveport Rangers,
Capt. J. B. Gilmore, with MeCuiIoeh: Shreveport
Rebels, Capt A. sehaGaer, Eleventh Regiment,
Columbus; Caddo encibles, Capt. 6. Mason,
since elected Lieut. Colonel, Camp Moore, Caddo
Lake Bays, Capt. Jeter, Camp Moore Iaaadrun
Guards Capt. Tom. Sharp, Camp Moore, and the
Caddo Sportsmen, Capt. Nicely z. WiGans, which
left for Camp Moore few days since. Besides
these nine companies, some sky men from this
parish have joined companies from De Soto par
ish, Texas and Arkansas, though some have Joined
our companies from De Soto.
Now all these gallant fellows have gone from a
parish which has never, / believe, voted twelve
hundred. OF these all but the Greenwood Guard
and Cadao Lake Boys are partially regarded as
Shreveport companies, although there are ot
course many men from all parts of the parish in all
the companies, except the Grays,' Rifles and
pletey impoverished in fitting out these COM
panies. Ofcourse, the citizens have not, unalded,
done all this, for besides tolerably liberal subscrp
tions from q few men in the country, the Police
Jury voted a tax of $4,000 for the benefit Of the
soldiers and the support of their INDECENT families
Still there have been a thousand and one articles
furnished, and amounts subscribed by the citizens
Of Shreveport, not sufficiently appreciated BY the
wealthy farmers who seem not even yet to, have
become aroused to the magnitude of this struggle
So far as my experience goes, the comparatively
poor men are supporting this war, ana the ladies,
God bless them, Come in for q very large share Of
the credit. Ifa farmer worth hundred thousand
dollars subscribe three or four handfed dollars he
flatters himself that he has been extremely liberal
| and deserves the thanks of the country. But II do
not wish to be eaptious, for 4 know money Is ex-
tremely scarce, even with the wealthiest, and be-
sides, these gentlemen might argue, "Well, if !
were to give my money for every object that
| comes along would soon be poor too.P In ep-
positionto to the opinion of great many think our
4 foreign population have done very we'll with the
exception of two firms, doing about the largest
! business Of any houses In town. II is said they
| have done nothing in comparison to their means
In this connection allow me to mention the names
of two gentlemen, nonresidents of the parish, who
have been very liberal to our companies as well as
/ to companies from their own. parishes: Hon
Henry Marshall, of Desoto, and DR.. Vance, o.
| Bossier. J.2E 20 50 & a 4
nv object in this communication is TO show tina
| many members of our companies, who have NJ
| kind friends at home to supply their wants, ar
4 liable to suffer severely for the want OF aetua
necessary clothing and, in fact thai many Q
1 them are already thus suffering, Capt. Schaffne
is now here on recruiting service, and he tells m
his company is the worst clothed of any in tn
regiment many of the men actually barefooted
i The outfit sent on for the First and Second Reg
1nents was lost; consequently the Rifles and Green
wood Guards must needs suffer, though the latter
being from wealthy portion of the parish y
\ would suppose will be tolerably well supplied
jsGov. Moore, believe, sent an outfit to Hebert'
Regiment in which are the Rangers. OF the cor
. dition of our other companies do not know
great deal, with the exception of the ;Landrur
Guards, to whom would beg to caifthe espeoit
attention of our Governor. This company wa
raised almost entirely by the perseverance Of tl
Second Lieutenant, j. @. Kinney, who was clerl
ing for your correspondent while a hotel keepe
| and who was very poor, without intinenee, and a
most without acquaintance. There was much il
difference manifested to this company even by OF
most patriotic citizens, ard perhaps properly st
for most of the men composing it were not res
dents of the parish, and they argued that Cadt
, already had more men in the field than it cou
; well clothe. The Committee of Safety of u
Parish. however, were as liberal as the means
, their command would allow in fitting them GU
l persuaded themto name their company in hone
of John M. Landrum, ex-member OF Congress fro
y this district, who promised them $1,000; bnt III
fortunately for the company and for.the countr
that gentleman died few weeks since from IL
effects ofa fractured leg, and in the acute nhysic
II suffering attendant upon the wound, doubt II
made provision for the payment of the. mene
y For my humble self, the protracted illness ar
: final death of an idozed wife has for thesiast tM
y months, untitled me for everything, so the cor
pany have been without the aid which even n
: limited means and Influence might have aforde
One ofthe officers has written to me that the cor
pany is in much need of clothing. N&F *x*
P. SIN glancing over the above, find ma
, have rendered myself obnoxious to the charge
egotism. God knows such feeling is astrang
to my heart sss'