The Avoyelles pelican. [volume] (Marksville [La.]) 1859-186?, 1862-06-14
MARRIED.

MARRIED.
At tle residence Of Capt. Is. A. rob
ert, on Thursday. the l2ti, instant, The
.eaaxx Robert, ,pf RsfsdsA Parish. to
Miss. Msfsba D: Rice o. 81 lth Carolina.
We have been unable tdSat the
select party onthat occasion. although =
sp.cial imitation vas extended to us,
but we were represented at the wedding.
Our Junior Editor wss deliglAf,lly
pleased with the way every thise con-
ddcted ats sthe hospitable mansion of our
hisdda the Capsa, The ~ xuries of the
table, the brilliant array 0f beautiful la
dies in the dancing room, tn. bride in
her full beauty, intelligent and noble as
Southern Lady always is, were enough
to call forth the admiration of those pres
ent. The bridegroom did not forget
the sparkling c ampagne and the sweet
cakes that found their way to our soncf-
um. and we were made happy for one
moment. Cannot o,r friend cxpec, lnore
lasting felicitiesl
CORINTR TISH0MlNG0 COUNTY MISS. APRIL
6tb 1862.
DEAR NJ.
am thankful to inform
YOU that I am well with the excep-
ton of soreness Of the limbs caused
by forced marches and exposure to the
weather. Dear NJ, for the last six days
/ have not seen til. inside of a tent or.
been under any shelter except the broad
canopyy Of heaven. VIZ received orders
last Thursday or rather last Wednesday
night to cook up FIVE days ratio,is and
hold ourselves in rea.iihessss march at
moments warning. We did so. And we
SIT out OIL tile march on Thursday eve
ming. We marched in the direction OF
til. Tennessee river until late that mig t.
Near midnight we halted and rncamped
for til, night. We set of again about
sun up on Friday morning, mareAed all
day through the mud and water and en-
..mn.d about nine or tsn o'cldek On Fri.
day night. We starte again soon eat-
urday morning and after marching along
distance, through roads almost impa~-
sable sbivouac..lwi,l,ln mile or two oft G
enemy. During the day on Saturday
", passed where All engagement had Ia
ken place between the Yankees and ou'
Cavalry; counted four dead horses OF
the field, the engagement was dec'dea'9
in our favor and we, meaning our caval
ry, took soiltg forty odd prisoners ten o
: whom 1 saw on, Fridy evening, MaJ"'
Capt in, a Lieutenant and seven pr
Yates. The end from the place wher
tn. engagement took place for about
I mile and half or two miles was strewe
with blankets, knapsacks, haversack'
: canteens, tin plates. &C.. in fact every
thing pertaining to " soldier cou'a :
r. fouud there, I believe that all thos
things were thrown aside by our BOY
- l.cn themselves from being encnn
bered by them when they got into
s. action. But as Twas saying we encam
ar e,. on Saturday night within at least y
IL miles Of the enemy. was on guard tn
nj night and consequently had very lit
re ,ls.p and the next morning felt ve e
had indeed. In fact felt SO bad II
'g. nothing but this glorious cause tor ~n
he W. are fighting could have prevented |,
- from turning back and coming oy sn
rts marches back to camp, for then !
mt the least idea that l would see
Of s;gbt which afterwards l saw on thatsv'
on full day. However, l bove up against
;ess sickness for the sake ofmy country an'
ter my having taken little biscuit
in. coffee We set forward again about :
Nc. l;ght on Sunday morning Before
started We heard guns firing before e
He'd about . mile OFF which fr'ngslncre
and in about IN hour it became ons
sc- tinurd roar interrupted every Few
attic utes by heavy disoharge OF ar''
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