Washington telegraph., 1864-06-08
GENERAL TAYLOR'S ADDRESS
HDoAs. nIs. WEsrKEy LOUISIANA,
In the Field. MAY 23d, 1864.
General Orders No.

General Orders No. -.
Soldiers Of the Army of Eestern Louisiand
On the 18th Of March the enemy, With an ar-
my Of thirty thousand men, accompanied By
feet OF iron-clads, mounting one hundred and
fifty guns, moved forward for the conquest Of
Texas and Louisiana. After seventy days con-
tnued fighting, you stand band Of conquering
heroes, on the banks Of the Mississippi. Fifty
pieces OF cannon, seven thousand stand Of small
arms, three gunboats and eight transports cap
tr.red or destroyed, sixty stands o. colors, over
ten thousand or the enemy killed. wounded or
capsured-thsse are the trophies which adorn
your victorious banners- Along three hundred
miles Of river You have fought his feet and
over two hundred miles Of road You have driven
his army. You have matched your bare breasts
against his iron-clads and proved victorious In
| the contest Yon have driven his routed col
umns beyond the Mississippi, although fed BY
| renforcsments Of fresh troops while many Of
your gallant comrades were Withdrawn 10 ether
fields. The boosted feet which lately sailed tri-
umphans over our waters. has fed In dismay
after destroying guns and stripping Of armor In
\ its eagernesa TO escape you Like recreAni
knights the ironclads have fed the field, leaving
shield and sword behind.
T! The devotion and constancy you have dis.
played in this pursuit have never been surpassed
In the annals Of war, and you have removed
from the Confederate soldier the reproach that
he could win battles but could not improve VIC
\ tories.
Along q HUNDRED miles Of bis path the flying
| foe, with more than savage barbarity, burned
every house and village within hi, reach. You
extinguished the burning ruins in his bass blood
and were nerved afresh 10 vengeance BY the cries
/ Of women and children, left without shelter or
food.
| Long will the accursed race remember the
great river OF Texas and Louisiana. The char
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tinge from the liberal admixture Of Yankee
| blood.
The cruel alligator and ravenous gartish wax
| fAt on rich food, and our native vulture holds
| high revelry over many fostering corpse.
| III the stern valor Of our velLtrained infantry
was illustrated on the bloody fields of Mansfield
and Pleasant Hill, this long pursuit has covered
the cavalry Of this army with undying rsnown
| Like generous hounds with the game in full
vis-, you havsl l1nown neither hunger nor "a
| tigue and the hdArse cannon and the ringing ri
10 have replaced In this stern chase the sonoroui
| horn and joyous halloo. Whether charging on
foot, shoulder 20 shoulder. with our noble infan
| try, or hurling your squadrons on the masses o.
the foe, or hanging on his flying columns with
more than the tenacity Of the Cossack. you have
been admirable in I'll. Conquer your own vices
and you can conquer the world.
Our artillery has been the admiration Of the
| SuvSbGAnS, MlsnOut IONChr skAin5
| the heavy metal of the hostile feet, unimbcrinl
often without support within range Of musketry
or remaining last On the nsld to pour grape and
canister into advancing columns, our batteris,
have been distinguished in exact proportion .,
opportunity was afforded.
Soldiers T! these are great and noble deeds. and
they will live in chronicle aud in song O. long al
the Southern race exists to honor the earth. But
much remains yet TO do. The fairest city of the
South languishes in the invaders grasp. Hel
exiled sons mourn her fate in every land. The
cheeks OF her fair daughters yet mantle with ths
blush raised by the brutal Tyrant's insult-no
o Confederate soldier returns to his colors from
this sad Venice Of the South, but recounts will
throbbing heart and fearful eyes, how, amids
danger and insult, these noble women-angsl
upon earth--cheered his confinement and relieved
his wants. TO view the approving smiles o
these fair danes, will be a soldiers proudes
boast, the brightest leaf in bis chaplst Of lau
rels.
Soldiers this army marches towards New
Orleans and though it do not reach the goal
the hearts Of hsPpatriotic women shall bount
high with joy, responsive to the echoes Of you
guns. X. TAYLOR. Maj General
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