The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1863-11-13

was published to the troops yester-
day, producing the greatest enthu-
slasm
HEADQ'Rs ARMY OF TENNESSEE, !
October l4th, 1868.
Sozdiers-A grateful country re-
cognizes your arduous services and
rejoices over your splendid victory
on the field of Chickamauga. When
your countrymen shall more fully
learn the adverse circumstances nn-
der which you attacked the enemy
though they cannot be more thank
full, they may admire more the gal
lantry and patriotic devotion which
secured your success.
Representatives from every State
Of the Confederacy, your steps have
been followed with aftuctionate soil
citude by friends in every portion OF
the country. Defenders of the heart
OF our territory, your movements
have been the objects of interest and
anxiety.
The hopes of our cause depend
upon you, and happy it is that all
can rely upon your achieving what
ever, under the blessings of Provi-
dence. human power can effect
Though you have done much. very
much remains to be done. Behind
you the people are providing for your
support, deepening upon your pro
lection. Before you is country de-
vastated by your ruthless invaders
where gentle women, feeble age and
helpless infancy have been subjected
to outrages without parallel in tn.
warfare of civilized nations. With
eager eyes they watch for your com,
ing to their deliverance, and home,
less refugees pine for the hour whe1
your victorious arms shall reStor,
their families to the shelter from
which they have been driven anc
forced to take up arms to vindicatt
their political ri ghts-treedon equal
ity and State yereignty-whicl
are your heritage, purchased by the
blood Of your revolutionary sires
You have only the alternative of sla
wish submission to despotic usurpa
ton, or an independence which
i. vigorous. united and persistent etfor
. will secure
Everything which fires the breast
nerves the patrist. and exalts tn
hero, is present to stimulate and sus
: tain yon. Nobly have you redeene
, the pledges given in the maine Of tree
dom to the memory OF your ances
tors and the rights OF your posteri',
That you may complete the lni>sio
to which you are devoted, they wi
, require OF you such exer,ion in tn
future as YOU have made n the uas
a continuance in u patient endu,
ance to danger-that seIf-delial wtiic
rjects every consideration at var
: ance with the public service as III
worthy the holy cause in which 20
: are engaged.
When the war is ended, the higl
est need of praise will be due an
d will probably be given to him vi
c has claimed the least for himself
0 proportion to the service he has rel
dered; and the bitter self-reproac
which may hereafter haunt the mei
0 DRY of any one, viii be to him w!
y has allowed his selfish aspirations
l. prevail over the desire for publ
good.
United as we are in a common de
" tiny, obedience and cordial cooper
ton are essentially necessary. The
l. is no higher duty than that whi'
y requires every one to render all whi'
~ is due his station. He who so,
the seeds of discomfort, prepares {
i a harvest of slaughter and defeat
~ Let your gallantry and fortitude
e. crowned with harmony, due subort
nation, and the cheerful support
m lawful authority, that the measure
your duty NAV be full.