The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-11-16


EDTTon OF CECIL WnlG:--In absence of
incidents Of peculiar interest. have to appeal
! to the friendly feelings. which many Of your
| readers have in members of onr regiment
to find an excuse for my filing your col
| umns with correspond ance. Our regi-
mcut is proud OF having two companies made
mp mostly of Cecil county material. and We all
hope to have soon an opportunity to make
| Cecil proud OF our regiment. 1t seems to me
since the elections are over, there is Il great
deal more cordlality between the citizens Of
| your county and our soldiers that is to saw
| both parties take more interest in each other,
| or in other words, the soldiers take more
| interest in county affairs, and we have also
many proofs that the people in the county
! bear us little more in their remembrance
| than before. So you can see every Saturday
real struggle after the Cecil Wing, of which
| there reaches us scarcely ever more than one
| copy, and many lusty cheers gave thanks last
week fer the kind lines in which YOU rcmcm-
Der the Cecil boys Of our regiment. But hrie
| may be permitted to direct your attention to
the circumstance that company A., of our
I regiment, Capt. Ircan or by its other name.
the Maht Guards. would have been glad to
see short notice OF their hlg presentation,
| not only because they have til. greatest num-
Der Of CitizcuS Of Cecil within their ranks of
any company raised in that county, but akif
because tn"y should have liked to see IL pub
lie acknowledgement Of the generosity of
their fellow citizens in and around North
East. which demonstrated itself in the hand
some and appropriate gift Of the ladies to
them. But il North East has received credit
within one camp for having presented the
| first flag to c"m!any OF our regiment, the
ladies of Elkton may have the satisfaction
OF finding their noble promise OF u reeimental
| nag appreciated within a larger circle of
| thankful warriors, VIII oh appreciation will be
| expressed in many dcafening cheers as long
as the flag will be spared to be- carried or men
be left TO wave it to The air. Our Colonel and
| the other regimcntal officers have expressed
repeatedly their admiration for the loyalty,
mngnanimity and good taste OF the Union
| ladies in Cecil. and 1t is part of their merit;
that our Cecil soldiers take a very high stand
| ing in the regiment. Here it is also due to
mention that our county warriors fully appre-
| ciate the kiud and gentle treatment they
| receive from the commander and the
Other officers of the regiment and recipro-
cate 1t 10y perfect discipline and love for their
! superiors and it is not more than mere Justice
| to say that those citizens Of our neighbor
State Delaware, who form part of one OF the
Cecil companies, rank in no way behind their
comrades from this county. The number of
our regiment is fast increasing; already
exceeding 920 and rapidly approaching the
required number 1910. We look every day
for the still outstanding balance Of our equip
ment and armament, and we are anxiously
waiting for a field of action.
The health within the camp is exec llent, and
| glec and satitaction among the soldiers is not
the least ornament of our cautp, although
| the situation Of it is considered the most
beantitu. spot within the limits Of Baltimore
Our band who bear friendly remembrance
| T.. H.