The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-23
From the 18th Virginia Regiment.
Recieao By Gen. .iohRstoa-Flag Presentation g.
CAMP OF THE 18TH VA. REGIMENT,

Recie.o By Gen. .iohRstoR-FlGg Presentation, &c.
CAMP OF THE 18TH Va. REsrxEyr,
FAigFAN STATION, Sep. goth, 1901 )
On yesterday the duh routine OF our camp
duties was very pleasantly relieved by grand
review at half-past A NJ, and /. Nag pre-
sen tation 1T , L. M
Pretty early in the M orning the order came
to .sprepdre tor review" and there ifniaedi-
ately followed Il general cleaning up OF guns,
Announcements, Ae. Gen. Johnston and stan
arrived at the appointed hour and the usual
forms Were gone through with to the appd-
rent satisfaction of all present. Beng in
the ranks myself. l could form but poor esii
mate OF the performance: DuG learn from
outsiders that our boys acquitted themselves
with great credit Gen. Johnston paid us
the high com plInent OF saying to our Col p
mel that he had '.ueVor seen the drill eXceIled
by regulars After Cur review was gone
through with, the Sci Tennessee and 10th
Virginia Were reviewed. The 10th Virginia,
under the leadership OF Col Gibbons, - one
OF the finest regiments in the service, and |
understand that their appearance Oh SeStcr-
day enlisted warm cncon'ulus from the ten
.ral ana his staff. The :d Tennessee is COM
posed OF some of the most gallant sons of the
'.Voiuhteer State and .yiIl make their mark
i'll every engagement VITA tiIe ice. The
IN ny land Line tanother crack regiment"
OF our brigadel was absent at tpt0n's Eiil,
and missed the review
The nag presentation yesterday evening
was Il brilliant dft.tir The flag is :; beauti-
tai silk banner, the handiworiS oil the accom-
al
will be priced and defended as the GIT of
fair daughter of unhappy kentucky, bidding
rIs 4 hearty - God speed III f2lfting the bat
ties Of the South. Coming thus from a
daughter of Kentucky, aud the viii of a
gallant 0tficer-Whose kind attention 10 our
comfort has won the lasting affection of eY-
try man under hnn--I need NOT SAY lhaJ in
the. hour Of conflict, the boys Of the old y Air-
teentli'' Will rally around this banner, 1ud
make It their winding fheet ere they allow j
10 be polluted by the tout couch 81 those who
have - Booty aud Beauty for their watch
word. The 1i1g was prt.-rnted ny LIeGtcnant
W. ". Bird, OF the - Louisa Blues" III "a
very ;tpjTouriHte little speech. and was ac-
cepted BY NtaIor ] Il. Terrin, in handsome
manner. Ihe boys Chetreu Justify their APP
probation Of the pledge that We would stand
by and defend the banner 10 the last, aud we
were marched back to our quarters, feeling
that we had spent pleasant day, which
would the better fit Us Tor the usual routine
Of soldier life. We
y. ST soc that in yonr last issue vour
" Own Correspondent, in the very correct
statement he makes OF the affair q L,Hins-
Vile. again dtpriVes our regiment 0f its last
dues by giving credit 10 the Eighteenth hir-
ginia bur the Official reports OF the nif3r.
which YOU publish ia the same issue, settle
the matter. The Thirteenth Virginia was
the only infantry ehgaged-neiLher the SeV-
IN tn nor the Eighteenth were III hearing OF
the guns; and / win here supply a pleasing
little incident omitted by your correspou-
dents. At one OF the houses CT the village
WAS found II note lthe INK notdrN on it, from
the CaDtain OF the Federal battery to Colonel
! F.. Stuart, telling him that he called that
morning to ste him." expressing his regrets
that ne was mot in.' and asking the Colo
mel 10 do him the favor TO return the call
before long" The gallant Colonel sent the
note 70 headquarters, having endorsed on
the back that - hf I'D caH Cdptaia Griffin, bat
vaS trfcted Nth djScoar.esg nor 8suGi among
oJfcers ,he cap,ain Immediately ,'rHsd his hIet
ppoa hi@ and tf gttbnW cesa returning A'S s4tE.a-
ton.