New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-03-17
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Special 10 tls; Orleans crsseept,l

| caur csrscksr, NEAR GRAND 5vscrtos,y
issaS4 5s4f 80 March IL, 1862.
The right wing Regiment arrived Grand
Junction Monday morning, the taking Sunday
night through tremendous rain storm sxper
Grand Junction be supposed, u tue
dreary and cherries looking places Imaginable. Th
earth thoroughly soaked sponge cpl
eeya half hours immersion. and The storm having been
ceeed BY icy Winds the hiyernE ueno ed soldiers ookS
enough hut they sign of discomfort
engagement They had made mp their minds start
letns Tho chilling blasts Of higher lsudes would DO
trite and that aitifa they should be en-
dnred with the forsituae of tho true soldier s sr
We iarched through the gloomy mud seemingly halt
deserted collection Of buildings called Grand Junction and
sheltered for brief tins ii churches unpre
tidng exterior and after received orders TO buckle on
aud take tho limo of march fer the encainpnent
Of the left wing which preceded or two and gone
on 10 Jackson Tenn had been sent back By Beanregad
Who said single regiment there, and that from
ouisiapa There rnor here that an attempt to as
sassinate the ilsr.oas made few days ago.
but ou received the whsle story You may set
down only camp suntor. eva
Here encanped in forest of tall oaks gentle
Till three miles back Grand Junction The place
peasan enough for encampment but If knew the mill
Of orr being posted here, wouldt mention 1t Il
know it but Yankee like guess. gness, then.
that the hosts Of Southern fighting that pou 10 this
part Of tho grand fed Of operations being distributed in
gmeuts and baaen at such points MAY render most
convenient to bring them rapidly osether when the
arrives for the great Struggle which perhaps decide
for long time the of the Mississippi valley the
duct and duration Of the war; - -.-
The personnel of this regireut appears to remarkably
good oicers and priyaie, Iii. made mp from the New Or
leans volunteer Companies, the following order Crescent
City Guards Crescent Rifles, Louisiana Gua,ds Beauregard
Rangers, Twiggs Guard, Crescent City Guards, RuSges
Guard Orleans Cadets Crescent Blues and Sumter Rifles
Field and staff Colonel NJ j. saitA Lieutenant ColoneI c.
p. AIcPheetes; Major A. W. Bo,wosth Surgeon Major B.
Sill Assistant surgeon, Capt r. Chambers Quarter
MASTER Capt r. ID. Gribbe; Conmissary Capt Chas Har
dentnrg 4dutant Lisu Richard S. yenabies OF Col.
Smith 4 have little thtt prepared say
whether he sustain his unusually good reputation
d field officer Ii, may dssppont the high
ions have heard confidently expressed in New Orleans
readers in the city, who take any military
matters know that the compsnes above named generally
yell differed aud pretty thoroughly familiar with company
and battalion drill The regiment Is s76 strong of the
companes having over the required number Capt. John
Knights company the Crescent Blues in which your
spondens has the honor 10 shoulder msset numbers rs p
Yates and in its uni presents gay appearance
did the evee The great emp II is armed
with that forui liable weapon the Mississippi rife and sword
ayonet and orers and appear feel confident of
aernga good account Of themselves VIXEN the time
member of the Twggs Guard dsred GELD blood
AT Grand Junction Saturday last lyon published
correct account Of the affair here it is obainedit from
one Of the members sentinel belonging Arkansas
stationed at the Government warehouse Walsh, of
The Twggs guard and another soldier Of regiment at
tempted in direction prohibited ordered
halt As the sntnewas in citizens dress Walsh simply asked,
What for ~ and walked "I' show you for
piled the nne and without further explanation he levee
his and ed shooting Walshin the unfor-
stopped said very calmly
Why thought you ware joking with men Everything
possible done for him. but he died the following morning
sentinel was placed under guard by oier eut
Col McPheetes promptly changed guard and placed the
murderer in charge of guard of noub edy
duty to Wats but he could easily without
taking his life asst in daylight, was walkrg
quietly and Lisursly but from him. The excuse of