The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-01-09
JANUARY 9. 1863.
General Buffers Touching Farewell to
,"s-i tfti fl his Troops
Y HEADQuARrERs Drr'r on rHE ouLR.

q HRApouARTERs DErT OF THE GULP.
NKw ORLEASs, Dec. 18th, 1852.
GRNsRAL ORDsR No. i05.--Soidisrs "
the Army Of the CuD:-ReIievod from fur.
ther duties in this Department, by direction
Of the President. under aalo Of Novsmber
y, 1862, take leave Of YOU by this hnal or
der. IL being impossible 20 visit your scat
tered outpos;s, covering hundreds of milos
of the frontier Of a larger territory than
. some Of the Kingdoms OF Europe.
greet you, my brave comrades, and say
farswell
This word, endeared as you are by com
munity OF privations, hardships. dangers,
victories, successes, military and civil, is the
ouly sorrowful thought have.
You have deserved well of your country.
Without murmur you sustained an en.
campmop, on sand bar, so desoate that
banishmeut TO IL, with every care and CON.
fort possible, has been tho most dreaded
punishmsnt inflicted upon your bittcrest
and most insulting enemies
You had 80 little transportation that a
handful could advance to compel submis-
sion by the Quoen City OF tho Rebellion,
while others waded breast.deep in the
marshes which surround st. Philip, aud
forced tho surrender of fort deemed i'm
pregnAble to land attack. by the most skill.
fnl onginoers Of your country and hor en-
emv.
. At your occupation, order. Law, quiet and
peace sprang 10 this city, filed with the
bravos OF all nations. whore, for scoro of
years, during the profoundest peace, human
life was scarcely safe at MONDAY.
BY your discipline you Illustrated tho best
traits of the American soldier, and en-
chained the admiration Of those that came
10 scott
Landing with q military chest containing
S75, from the boards Of Rebel Govern
ment, you have given to your country 8
treasury nearly $500, ,000 and 80 supplied
yourselves with the needs of your service
that your expedition has cost your Govern.
mept less by four-fifths than aoy other.
You have fed tho starving poor, the wives
aud children of your enemies, so converting
enemies into friends that tbey have sen.
their representatives 10 Congress by a vote
greater than your entire numbers, from dis.
friots in which. when you entered. you wcro
tauntingly told that there was "no one to
raise your flag"
By your practical philosophy you have
won the confidence of tho Oppressed race
and the slave. Hailing you as deiverers,
they are ready to aid yon as willing ser.
wants. faithful laborers, or, using tho tactics
taught them by your onomies, to fight with
you in tho fold.
By steady atteutios to the laws of health
you have stayed the pestileuce, and, humble
instruments in the hands of God you have
demonstrated the necessity that His crea.
tures should obey His laws. and, reaping His
blessing in this most unhealthy cline, you
have preserved your ranks fuller than
those of any othor battalions Of the same
length of service.
You have met double numbers of tho en-.
emy, aud defeated him in the open field
but need not further enlarge upon this
topic. You were sent hero to do that.
commend you to your commander.
Farewell. my comrades again farewell |
BENZ. f. BUTLER, Maj Gen. Cong.