The tri-weekly citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1863-1864, 1863-12-24


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W. This Inifspla leader buag spot the front
aanks and rear Of the abolition hosts until
ibsy wsfs compslsd 10 cross the river, which |
they did 10 bssis, and evident alarm. Ansr
having delayed shsrmsn's corps for many
days, by continually annoying bis front, bsf.
assing his rear, and repeatedly dasbins iuto
bis very midst the march was taken no for
Okslous, Miss, where the wagon train was
met BY this lnvlncibls band Of troops who,
dressed In summer clothing, had marched
and laid ont without tents, for more than two
months. Seldom have troops ever behaved
With more soldierly decorum, or borne up
ander severer hardships with nobler fortituds.
During these brilliant exploits The ehivdl-
-ous Col. Pinson, Of the lst Miss, proved
himself hero worthy Of the cause of the
south, and entitled to the admiration of bis
oldiers, which is so freely lavished upon
lin. With his devoted regiment he was arst /
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Here Gen. Lee could not long permit bis !
avorte Brigade remain inactive, On the c
Sth of November boots and saddles were i
houted from the bugle's brass throat, and "
oon the column was moving chesrily on the J.
Dad to meet band of raiders that had :
tarted on mission of their wonted destruc- v
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ut this, like all other thieving forages on :
Iississippi soil, more bent on obtaining Jew o
Is from the fingers and ears Of our fair C
aughterS, than on plucking laurels from the q
eld of honorable strife, where "Honors :
res on daring deeds, &c. They we're crystA- q
zed with fear, and could not allow our ca p
er boys to come within the proximity of our o
INCEST rife range, much less the gaming =
lstance of our murderow double-barrels. II
II night long did the frozen ground echo pl
le heavy tramp of our pursuing cavalcade, Al
nder the heroic Lieut.. Col Montgomery, of -
e lst Miss. Just as day was dawning over Ia
e eastern hills the camp fires Of the cow er
dly foe were dimly deserted in the distance. Pi
here they lay, locked in fancied security ~ ~
om the distance they had thrown between m
emsslvSs and their pursuers, undisturbed W
the dreams of plunder which had visited tV
cherished pensioners their slumbers of the =. =.
ght previous. Not moment was to be al
st in falling upon the marauders. The in
ick eye of the Lt Col saw that a deem II
eek intervened as an obstacle to charge ca eu
horse, and Immediately one hundred men
re dismounted and sent forward to the at
*, but before crossing could be effected ",
} coveted prize snuffed danger in the first
cath of morning, and seeking safety in
5ht, put themselves beyond our reach be- io'
. we were able to inflict much damage mi
on them. And thus terminated what was fro
ended as devastating raid through our tht
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Scarcely had these gallant troopers return Ar
from driving back the insoIent raiders, rio
whose pursuit they had ridden for hours =.
ii their clothes froze on them, when the
r active Les had nlannad uauv och;ova uuO