True Democrat., 1863-03-25
ant soldier and as of far more interest than any

son, MlSS., WHO cOUmanQeu tue Durl TlIeS, ui the 18th regiment of Mississippi volunteers, in 4 the first battle of Manassas, and who IS honora7 bly mentioned in General Beauregard's report of it. He was born in Washington county, Tex as in lS4l, while his parents resldedsthere, and was named alter his fathers intimate friend General Mrabeau Lamar. Previous to the present revolution Lamar tontana lived III his native State, was edu ated in Austin, and at the Military Academy in Boston, and learned practically the most essential duties ot sol- der as Texas ranger and hunter, on the iron tiers of Western Texas, where he was uusur pa ssed as a dexerous rider and skiilfu marks, man. As soon a> the commenced he came to Mississippi, and enlisted a private in the first company organized for the defense of the State, the Mississippi rifles, ot Jackson, com m tndel by Captain Robert Smith, the heroic c ,lonel Smith, who fe l at Muntordsville, Ky. Under this excell-nt officer he $ rred at Pen- sacola, as an infantry So'di4r, and then all arileri.t until he was transferred to his father company in the .srmy of the Potomac. At Manassas he was severely wounded by can non shot, which passed under his feet, bruising one of them so badly that he was unhttcd for duty as an infantry soldier. Finding that he was unwilling to be discharged, his father pro- cured him a transfer to Captaia AleNander's company, (I,) 2l regiment Virginia cavalry U nder Generals Jackson aud Ewell, he distin- gushed himself in the battles of Front Royal Crosskey-, aud all the actions of the valley Near Winchester, in company with young ge ltleman from Campbell county, Virginia, private John Moore, he pert0rnsd q feat with out a parallel in the annals of war, and which, is mel. toned with the highest commnndation in General Ewall's official report. These two young men, uaassisted and alone, charged piece of artillery planted on the Winchester turnpike manned by eight of the enemy killed and wounded two ot their number, drove the rest from their gun, and brought 1t off in tri- umph to their commander. Near Strasburg a shell exploded against his horses head, blowing it to atoms and breaking Lamar thigh. While his comrades were carrying him from the field, another shell wounded him in the hip severely. Soon after his wounds were dressed, while lying under a tree, a minnie ball penetrated the back of his neck passed down near his spine and lodged where the surgeons have not been able to find it. Since then hs right leg and side have remained paraIyZ He recovered sUfi-
 cieutly to obtain leave of absence from the hos
 pital at Charlottesville for several weeks, which
 ae spent with his company in performing nlii
 tart 5nty with his. crutch-s jed to bis saddle.
 h this condition he fought seven b4ttles-Ha-
 z, rlver bridge, Warrenton springs, the Rap-
 pahannock or Waterloo briige, the battles of the 23th, 3)th, aud 3lst, ol NAaa8sas, and the
 battle of Germantown
 While the enemy were shelling Ncrrent0n Springs, Gen. R. II. Anderson wished to asc@r
 tain what division of the army occupied the
 north bank of the Rlppahannock opposite his
 position. He volunteered to bring him the
 necessary information, swan the Rappahan-
 mock. suroriscd three of the enemys armed pickets and brought them across the river to the general, who gave the crutched hero cer-
 tificate experimenting his skill and gaI!antry.
 At the battle of Hazel river, minnie bail broke one of his crutches. and one of the ene
 my 5 horses without rider ran against him >-.d broke the other In the second daTs' fight
 at Manassas, he had horse killed under b m, and another day after ao the battle of Ger mantowG. While pursuing the eneny's caval- ry a pistol shot penetrated his cap, grazed his temple, and knocked him from his horse-
 Since he has been pronounced incompetent to perform military duty on account of his wounds, and while actinea $ a volunteer on hospital fur iU2rhs, he has captured six prisoners without any assi;taucc and He'd many of the enemy In different | tiles he has had six horses killed under him; aud nave 20 doubt nas killed more
 of the enemy than any soid;e, in our army. Ii skill, courage and hazardous and useful
 service on the battle field deserves promo;i ,n,
 he has nobly earned it. Just before the reSg-
 nation of the Hon. G. ". Randolph he was rec.
 omenled for promotion by General Ewel; but 50 far his merit has been overlooked, and an
 ''unknown hero,'' capable of drilling and lead
 ing an army to victory. Is a nutiated private,
 while scores of ''cross road politicians, un- scathed by ball or sabre, and strangers to the roar ot battle, are commanding companies and regiments.
 It will cralify the friends of cur "unknown be- roes' to learn that Lamar Fontane IS the au~ thor ot the butitul lines which have recently
 been published in all oar papers, commencing
 Al uuiet along the Potomac tonight HASTINGS FROM PUSCH.-The London Punch
 for January 3d contains cut illustrative of tte
 birth Of the New Year. Father Time having
 laid aside his 5cythe and hour glass, Is holding
 up 8 bouncing baby representing 'l663.' Mr. FUNCH stands on tip-toe, inspecting the new
 comer through his eye gass-a nignant smile Illuminating his countenance, as he re-
 marks: '.Iia very fine baby, indeed; but t I'm to be god father, hope he won't kick up
 such a row as the last one did.' The tableau
 rear ot Mr. Punch, who, in the act leaving with
 waiter and a tea-pot in her hand, turs to take another admirng glance at the infant year.
 h anoth 1T number w4 have 'Tne Latest from Spirit Llnd" The Ssh ,de" of Gen. | WASHINGTON Is repre- ,elte1 wi:h hts back half turned to the shade oi GEoRGa III, who nuses
 the former with his cane, and asks: "wtll, Mir. | WASHINGTON, what d. you think of yoar fine
 Republic now, eh?- what dye think eh?-w at
 dye think, eh?" IhA ghost ot WAsnINGr X
 riplias: 'Humph.' The attitude and express on { of the two fgufes co respond wllh tue spirrt oi 1 the coloq qng-Wa 5hington dlguilied and de
 mu!e; GEORGE REX familiar aud garrulous, hhe
 the "oId man perSonationS on the stage.
 After quoting from the Times that B east BUTLER has "tasters' to prove the harmless
 ness of his ragoutS, wear, q coat of mail, etc., | Punch says:
 1 How pleasing to know that the Yankee Hay l nau lives in continual fer of the life which he deserves to lose. But 1t is to be hoped tbat no' body will assassnale him: because if half of the tales of his atrocities are true his blood ought not to be shed by ballet or dagger, or curdled by complimentary poison. Buffers circulation | should be arrested by legal ligature; at least | 1t is right that the law should be finished by that meanse on the person of auY maletactor or | monster. Judith would not have cut Holoter> alton that he would come to be hanged. So | lonc live General Butler, in dread of assassina> ton with the probability ..ot the gallows loom> ing in the distance Buffers die many times before their deaths; so let them, and serve them right.
 A YANKEE PR,yFR.-The following parody on the Lord's Prayer was found written on the leaf