Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1863-01-07
General Buffers Farewell to his
Troops.


There is the true old Butler ring in the
following touching farewell order: -.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT. oF.T
THE GULF, New ORLEANS,
Dec Is, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER No. l05.-iSoltiiSFs Of he
Army Of the Gdf:-Relieved from futher
duties in this department by direction of
the President, under date of November
Q, 1862, take leave of you by this final
order, it being impossible to visit your
scattered outpoSts, covering hundreds Of
miles of the frontier of larger territory
than some of the Kingdoms of Europe.
1 greet you, my brave comrades, and
say FAREWELL
This word, endeared as you are by a
community of privations, hardships, dan
gers, victories, successes, military and civ
il IS the only sorrowful thought | have
You have deserved well of your country.
Without murmur you sustained an en-
campment on a sand-bar. so desolate
that Punishment to it, with every care
and comfort possible, has been the most
dreaded punishment inflicted upon your
bitterest and most insulting enemies.
You had so little transportation, that
but 4 handful could advance to compel
submission by the Queen City of the Re-
baliion, while others waded breast-deep
it the marshes which surround st. Philip,
and forced the surrender Of a fort deem
ed impregnahle to land attack by the
most skilfUl engineers of your country
and her enemy.
At your occupation order, law, quiet
and peace sprang to this city, filled with
fl,a - a1l =,
score of years, during the profoundest
peace, human life was scarcely safe at
MONDAY,
BY your discipline YOU illustrated the
best traits of the American soldier, and
enchained the admiration of those who
came 20 scoft.
Landing with a military chest contain
ing but SIS, from the boards of Rebel
Government you have given to your coan-
try's treasury nearly $500, ,0G0, and so sup
piled yourselves with the needs of your
service that your expedition has cost
your Government less by four-ffths than
any other.
You have fed the starving poor, the
wives and children of your enemies, so
converting enemies into friends, that
they have sent their representatives to
Congress by vote greater than your en-
tire numbers, from districts in which,
when you entered you were tauntingly
told that there was no one to raise
your flag
By your practical philanthropy you
have won the confidence of the "Oppress-
ed race" and the slave. Hailing you as
deliyerers, they are ready to aid you as
willing servants, faithful servants, or, us
ing the tactics taught them by your enc
mics, to fight with you in the field.
BY steady attention to the laws of
health, you have stayed the pestilence,
and, humble instruments in the hands of
God, you have demonstrated the necessi-
ty that His creatures should obey His
laws, and reaping his blessing n this most
unhealthy climate, you have preserved
your ranks fuller than those of any other
battalions of the same length of service.
You have met double numbers of the
enemy, and defeated him in the open
field; but | need not further enlarge up
ON this topic. You were sent here to do
that
| commend you to YOUR commander
You are worthy of his love.
Farewell, my comrades, again farewell
BENZ. F. BUTLER,
Maj j.-Gen. Commanding.