Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
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DE OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF JULIUS IArz
IN THE AFRICAN BRIGADE UNDER N1aGAH-D3AR GENERAL
HUNTkH.
1t is absolutely cesRlry 20 have something to laugh
over and now more than when the bar:rooms are
heap of rubbish, the following turesqne from the New
York Caucasian of two ago has Initiated cur
feet ell our readers that have any laugh in them
I'll glib you de partikars of de late engagement oh de
African brigade.
Rberybod, knows de Federal Gan Huntah. He's Mig
6esr General way down 10 Dixie and berry earnest
WE'LL Nigs General Huntah got up what de
white folks call Brigade Of African descent bat it is
done gone It tau't whar It's all cut to pieces
But Dc fos hng was !o make de I AID sa 9s
General said he s,id 'Gistah Snow, can't hab dat
S De eDs R 99 C'@r hss d sas
you jest 60 ahefd and glib DAT ofis to Ce,r Jesyou
dot Go according to de pres u'e and De skatife r.
him de sprig Eadier, and you'll see y
| See ThaI Z! says General Huntah -
"Jest GO accordil pressure and de skaerates and
| you'll see, SAYS l. berry dispifed.
Says he, "Aistah Snow you mnzt tell me what d DEB
"Wen Gays l. 81 can dam tell you what mean,
l. "Casar hasn't got de crnge1ce he wen staId
sS 10 pressure, and make dis child de msjor
Cant make you msjor Aistah snow, says Hener-
auah @ s'f0ss s0' the
Well" says you 60 ahead, acoordin to de
ard skatferates and make scpio de major and
what de dsbbiation do yoa neap?' says he:
! !, n.
hasn't got d. widgancs. He can't stand de fah sah Dat
Saws General Huatah gays BE- His' oh Snow, dars
ofis can eibgou ksssns Rosemary wants it; but Mic
tab Rosemary h,ant got pressure and skasI ates
says be, " 81 dat oils FL glib to you sar'O' says Le
Ard so took the scru:euan. And den We had TO git
De darkeys skedaddIsd wen do heetd wot up Wen
the orders from Headquarters come, dey showed dare
backs III all my daya Didn' nofn but backs tor
tgo weeks pebbiiatioa! says I'm ieeTed d. popula'
But ra eoch en- e one we just let
De ;aster dey de hotter dey g snd bs better
strong, JEST got the atsa and took hold Of it
Ike string, apd followed it rsh up and &c dathez " as
| made him eoun Debta.ion What's d. use OBJ a
dsat Just mske EN- vo,nnteer: Dat'a how ,uoo
fousand
But the Nsgadie had to resign de fust day Es heels
voitis and he tfowded Gen ca fohteen times So de-
he'd got SORE aud he made his assignment And
and de for d. OF Scipio vas DIT
he didn't nd 20 ian ~ de h1T n de S, ssd ,aS
wouldn't allow dc Eple 10 be rid and 50 theAajah ahuga
De dangerous command reyo!ved on de undersigned
sctntenant, aid had debDe OF mind to make consigo
men de sane dey but the % Elggahdsar said II design
ed he would sheet scd 80 volunteered to command
tried to lie 'et bu cat ebou.ion coud,t be effect
cd. The occaaion wa, car shns bowed EN- ou' ob ne
and when saG. right :ece, doLe heels go argcd, a4
dy y But de old s
gun, and rarpied cartse Den drawed 'em all MP
IN battle array, and said, make ready and dey make
reCdiad aud den said lake aim ! ard deg take aimed
ana den said "FIAH!"
Goshamity Wheu deg aahed de whole regiment was
cut to pieces mint. Do guns off, and den fifteen
hundred soers fell down gene mortay wounded. De
occashun wsa dey couldn't stand de fab Oe noise stun
ned en- and de smoke foesecated 'en, and dey fell
And de udder fifteen huadred took de dysenty right
eff Debbation De fed oh Oar operations dredlui
Wolf de next day do old Nggah-dear he come down,
ard glib al e5erlast!n furbelow took away de con-
mission 90 de scruenant Who de lsst suryivio css
fer.
Ia ooncudn remarks, beg to max. de official state
ment dat de Gu ID not TT for sojer-Fust Be-
his shin il we'd that be can't bs lined in de Eli
place. because his heels is iorg dat 6ey are liable to
tangle ard upset de Who ecompany ate d1
cuud snbict to dysenery in de dread hcor OBJ bat
tIe and 10 ba Eebeuh AID las place, because da hogan
stion ub d. cullud Individual is bsry deA dat be
can't smell Of g1Dpo wdah aud de confusion OBJ dc
| amoefers. JULIUS sNCw,
Late scrutenant Commanding.