Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-04-30
Beauresard a Model General.

No one man IN the Southern Confederacy so fdllt
fills the public eye at this time, as Gen. Beaurekard.
His entire course since the beginning Of the war,
excites the admiration Of the public and challenges
the confidence and esteem Of al. The interests of
the Mississippi Valley, if not the fate Of the Con-
federacy, rest upon his shoulders. His character
stic modesty and his consideration for the soldiers
under his command, unite them to him as children
to father, and inspire hope and confidence among
his soldiers. The following orders issued recently
to the Army of the Mississippi, exhibit the real
qualities of his head and his heart:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI
CoR1srn April II, 1852. {
Soldiers Of the Army of the FEST: You have
bravey fought the Invaders of your soil two days in
bis own position fought your superior in numbers,
in arms in all appliances Of war Your success has
been signal his losses have been immense, out
numbering yours in all personal worth Of slain.
You drove him from his camp to the shelter of his
iron clad gunboats, which alone saved him from
complete disaster; you captured artillery; more than
twenty-five flags and standards and tents and over
5000 prisoners You have done your duty your
Commanding General thanks you your countrymen
are proud OF your deeds the bloody field Of Shi
loh|eonfident in the ultimate results Of your valor
Sotdiers! Untoward events saved the enemy from
oHhAaAosiOu. LILO uloOitut presence SLlll pOIlulcS
your SOIL His hostile flag still haunts before you.
There can be no peace SO long these things are
Trusting that God is with as with our fathers,
let us seek to be worthy of His favor and resolved
to be independent or perish in the struggle
(Signed) G. T. BEAUREGARD.
General Commanding.
The following order upon the necessity of militia
ry discipline will strike the reader as worthy of im
tation by all the commanders in our army. Read
the extract:
"For the sake of the cause in defence of which
we are all engaged in this critical hour the General
Commanding is mpelled to appeal to the good sense
and patriotism of the officers of this army to give
prompt'and jealous heed and obedience to all orders
emanating from superior authority. Implicit obe-
dlence to the orders of your supeors is the soul of
discipline, and is essential to give unity, energy,
success to military operations. With it an army
becomes dsciplined-a perfect yet disciplined, ma
chime, calm and steady amid the greatest danger,
and easily welded by its commanders. Wthout it.
an army is soon converted into an armed mob, una
vs!!.ble in action and inefficient Setting an exam-
pie of obedience to the men, their control will be
easy. Teach and inspire your junior officers and
men with the conviction that there must be disci-
pine in this army, strict discipline but not hu-
initiating, subordnation to authority founded on
sense of its absolute necessity for our success,
rather than upon the mere orders of service. And
the General Commanding feels assured he will be
able to lead you successfully to the credit of your
country, and your renown. But otherwise he can
anticipate only disaster and disgraceful issue of
this campaign"
Let our commanders high and low ponder the
propriety and the wisdom of the following sentence
found in the above: " Teach and inspire your ju-
nior officers and ,oith the CONNECTION that there
must be discipline in this arznu q strict diseDline
dmt NOT HuMILlAT1NG, a su6oraination to authority
founded on sense Of its absolute necessity for sue
cess, rather than upon the orders Of service"
Wise and we'll considered words, by wise man.
Let our petty tyrants in camp and in the field learn
lesson from Beauregard "A strict discipline, but
not humiliating, no requirement which reduces a
proud citizen of the Confederacy to slave but such
restraint and conformity to rule as will make sol.
der, but still freeman. If Beauregard were the
exemptar of the army, We should conquer in every
battle, and cause ere this would have been tri
umphant