The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-06-28
For the Eastern Clarion
letter from THE Defenders"
CAMP PosEY, CONFEDERATE ARMY,
CoRlNTH, MISS, June Is, 1861.
MONROE.

OAMf OSE1, CONFEDERATE ARMY, |
CoRINTH, MISS, June Is, 1861. !
EDITORS CLARION To-day Saturday.
being wash day, and no drill, and having
no dirty clothes to wash, l have leisue
time to write you short scrawl, as doubt
less your readers in Smith county would
like to hear from our gallant band "The
Defenders" under Capt. Hardy.
Just two weeks from to-day since we ar
rived at this point, in all Is rank and file.
We pitched our tents alongside the noble
and gallant company from your county,
the Jasper Greys," under Capt. Shannon.
Of course this was stroke of good for
tune for us, for the two companies are
not only identified, as hailing from the
same section, "the mighty East" but the
men and officers are acquainted with each
other almost throughout the camps, and
in many instances are near relatives.
Thus twas happy meeting of friends
and of brothers.
Throughout our whole trip to this
point, applause, shout after shout greeted
us at every place. At Brandon, we were
met by the Rankin Greys," Capt. Thorn
ton, and escorted into the town where the
defender" partook of one the finest
dinners ever prepared on such occasion,
prepared by the good, generous citizens
of that town. must confess that in my
opinion a majority Of the Defenders"
have heretofore been 'down on" the town
of Brandon, or at least the party and
power that have heretofore ruled it. But
| tell you sir, let man say ought against
the citizens of Brandon now, and especial
ly the ladies, to us, and he would soon
find himself in bad way.
Our company received the highest COM
pliments at every point on the line-bou-
quets showered on us at every depot, par
ticularly at jackson, Holly Springs, and
Grand Junction; and wherever our gallant
captain made his appearance on the plat
forms of the several depots, he returned
laden with boquets, from the fair hands
of the lovely and brave daughters of Mis-
sissippi.
When we arrived at Salisbury, on the
Memphis & Charleston road, the "Salis-
bury Cadets" company of little boys,
paraded on the platform. Their captain
was theoldest in the company, and he
only nine years. They were dressed in a
beautiful scarlet uniform. Marching
down till they came in front of the car
containing our company, they faced to the
front and called for a speech from Capt.
Hardy. Upon this our captain stepped out
and made them a short but beautiful and
touching address. He told them that
they reminded him of the great Hanni-
bal, who at the same age of their gallant
captain, had pledged himself never to lay
down his arms until the Roman empire
was conquered that they had likewise
done the same thing, and he knew they
never would, and that with such spirit
pervading the South, it was an utter i'm
possibility to subjugate her, at which thew
gave three cheers for the "Defendersp
and their captain.
Your readers are doubtless informed of
the organization of our regiment, the
10th. Col. Posey, and Lieut.. Col. Clarke
are splendid officers and among the best
of men. They have already endeared
themselves to the entire regiment and
although their election was quite warm.
ly contested, I don't believe there is a
man in the regiment no,0 that would ex.
change them for anybody. 1t is conceded
now, believe, pretty generally, that the
10th regiment is the best differed regi-
ment, that has yet been called into SER
vice from Mississippi; and as for the pri-
Yates they cannot be excelled in any
country. They are large, stout, brave,
llne looking young men-very few old