The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-29
CAMDEN, So CA, FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1868.
StOnewall I'm Mexico.

early professional life are necessarily meagre
al yet, and in some respects inaccurate. Like
most artillery officers in the Mexican War, he
was very desirous to be transferred to the light
artillery, which alone came iuto play in that
war, correspondent of the Richmond Wing
narrates the following:
After the battle of Cerro Gordo, his old conf
rade, General, then Captain, j. Bankhead Ma
gruder, was placed in command of battery Of
six light pieces. Capt. Magruder, lst Artillery
had led the storming patty under Gen. Harney
up the heights of Cerro Gordo. Ho was the
first artillery officer who entered the enemy's
works, sword in hand-had captured the guns
and turned them on the retrcating foe. Gen.
Scott rode into the works, and addressing
Capt NJ, said: "Captan, you have won these
guns; they are yours; yonr ardent wish for
light battery can now be gratified. Take these
guns and mount them. They shall henceforth
be Magruders battery" When the army ad-
vanced beyond Contreras towards the city OF
Mexico, Lieutenant Jackson reported to Capt.
Magruder for duty in his battery, having OBJ
| taincd at last the desired transfer to the hght
artillery. Msgrudcr placed him Immediately
in command of a section of the battery, and
conscious of his skill and courage, assigned him
to a separate position in the assault on the
CITY. With characteristic valor and impetuos-
ity he boldly assailcd the defences at the San
Cosme gate of the city, and contributed power
fully, by his skful and wcll-directed fire to the
subsequent capture of the Capitol. His signal
services were duly chronicled in the official re-
port of Capt. Magruder and the formal and full
report of General Scott, as the records of the
Il United States Government will show. The
motive of his ardent desire to JOIN Magrudcrs
battery was stated by him to a friend at the
close of the war, and is characteristic. He said:
IL wanted to see active service. 1 wished
to be near the enemy, and in the fight; and
when heard John Magrudcr had got his bat
tery,.I beut all my energies to be with him, for
1 knew il there was any fighting to be done
Magrnder would be on hand-'
UNCLE AnE's LATEST JoKE.--During the
past week "a gentleman called upon the Presi-
dent and solicited pass for Richmond. Well,
sail the President 81 would be very happy to
oblige you, if my passes were respected; but
the fact is, sir, | have, within the past two
years, given passes to two hundred and fifty
thousand men to 60 to Richmond, and not one
has got there yet" The applicant quietly and
very respectfully withdrew on his tip toes
OPINION OF A YANKEE OFF1cER.-One of
the Abolition officers of Hocker's army that
left by flag of truce Wednesday, in a conversa-
ton with a gentleman of this city, said so far
as the fighting qualities of the Southerner and
Yankee were concerned, there was not much
difference-both would fight hard if occasion
required it. lie added that none of the Yam
KEGS became cnthused in fight; that they
would 90 if ordered to do so; Southerners, SAID
, he, arc different; in battle the eyes OF the most
, forlorn looking private lights up with ANNA
tion-he is all dash, and even when the pangs
of death sieze him, his face is aglow with tho
enthusiasm that fills his soul, while his voice Is
heard encouraging his comrades to 60 forward.
We have none of this in our army, said the
candid Yankee; "our men are mere sticks.
II, strikes us that this follower OF Old Abe has
flu rnished about as good an Interpretation OF
the d;ffecenc between the Northern and South