The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1864-10-26
Cmden, Wednesday, October q &.
j. T. HERsHMAN-Fditor.

army are rapidly filing up, and the corps, di.
visions, brigades and regiments depleted by
many battles, are assuming their former pro-
portions. AT dress parade, few days since,
Virginia Regiment, which had inscribed on
its battle flag the names of our earliest battles,
turned out eleven hundred muskets aud one
of our smallest divisions numbered seven thou
sand effective men,. IS
It stated Of our Western amy, That as we
progress northward cnr numbers increase
When the army fell back to Atlanta numbers
of men who lived in the northern portion Of
the State wept back to their homes They
are now returning to tbeircolors. 1t is stated,
upon the same authority, that over one hun;
.dred deserters have returned to their COM.
mands, from the neigbborhood Of. Lick Skillet
little village in Northwestern Georgia. HAR
DEE's corps alone has been recruited nearly
three thousand.
The Hour OF TRIAL FOR WILMINGTON.
The Jouraalsays 'What has beengso long
threatened and 50 much talked about seems
to have come at last The long deferred at
tack on Wilmington would appear to be at
hand. We have good reason to believe, from
information received, that an attack is immi-i
neut-may be. lnoked for any day. The fleet
is assembling both at Fortress Monroe and
Beaufort Harbvr, N. c. ~
"such information is regarded as authentic
by our military authorities, and they are ex.
tremely anxious, and indeed positively desire
that all-non, batants, and especially women
and, children, should be removed before the at.
TACK actually does take place This is desired
for their own sakes, and for the further reason
that their presence would have the effect of
embarrassing the defence. tits expected that
all the men who remain will bear their full
part in defending their homes, and in repelling
the invaders of our soil. Those who do not
make up their minds to do what they can in
defence of their homes are expected to leave,
as we presume little sympathy or favor will be
shown any portion of the main population who
remain here and who do not array themselves
in defence of the. place. Those properly class.
ed as non.combatants WHO intend to remove in
case of an attack had better do SO before the
pressure Of an actual attack is felt, as then the
difficulty Of removah may, aad. probably will
be insurmountable
A Roll CALL.-The little Genius, who,
the report to the contrary notwithstanding, is
not dead nor sleepeth, gives thesfellowing as a
roll call of the Baltimore, Yeagers; which is
composed exclusively of Datchmen, with the
exception of one Yankee: n
Captaiu-Sergeant Snoselcreuson, will call
derolf! +
Sergeant-Captain Creutzeon
Ans-Dat ish me-. ~,
Scrgcant-Leftenant Eulerhorn. 81
Ans-Yuu. 81 4
Sergeant-Schmidt e..a ,.8
Ans-Yau. is,i. .saa !.
Sergeant-Big Schmidt!
Ans--lle him ish. q
Sergeant-Lttle Schmidt
Ans-Zee him here. ~
Sergeant-Johu Schmidt
Ans-Yuu. 1. ID
Sergeant-Schn'idt up de hill
Ans-Yau.
Ssrgeaut-Schmidt up de York road
Aus--(Proxy.) Him, esd nau cum den,
him wife hash vun papo lash mite.
Sergeaut-Joel Beuner!!
Aas-(The Yankee jumps off a stump
Well, meow, rayther guess Pm here.
It was Dow, jr.-sacred be bis memory!-
who said: "Life is country dance down
outside and back tread on the corns of your
nelghtor; poke your nose everywhere; all
hands around; right and left. Pop your
cocoa-hpt,the figure is ended. Tine hangs
up the fiddle. and death nnLs o1t ha lis.lt " :.