Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-02-25
For the Jeurne
CAMP 9th n. &. REGndEN7, J
CaoK's BRIGADE.

MIR. EDIToR-Sr: From a;nong your many army
correspondents, imagine you have as few from the
9th az any other Regiment from N. @. have al
most come to the conclusion that our have
fight than literature noise about them for it is very
seldom you ever any public communication from
the Regiment except The long list of killed aud wound
ed. This, L SIN sorry to say has been very large
several times which las greatly reduced the plumbers
Of our Regiment. feel confident that friends at
home will pleased, aud will rejoice With us when
they hear that have been relieved from keeping up
the front lire Of pickets the Rapidan, a task we
have been performing for tie last eight weeks. We
relieved the other day by Gen. Kirkhnd's Bri.
gade, ard are 10" snu2ly packed up in comforta
bic winter quartcts, about tn miles east of Orange
Court House.
hope that our friends will be pleased to learn that he
Twenty Seventh will bt behind other Regiments
from the State whose soldiers have always behaved SO
nobly. They~have done like most Of tue brave boys
from n. g., re enlisted fer the war AS soon as our
gallant Lieut. Col, G. +. Whitfield, now commanding
the Regiment got together after being released from
picket, he commnced The work of reenlistment by an
appeal to the Regiment il very eloquent speech of
some length the men could not lag behird when called
upon by they bad followed so often, and one
that they had all seen we'll tried. The Col. spoke at
some length and showed tie great contrast between
the two contcnding armes-hat while brave men
were re-cnlistDg hy gments and Brigades, large
bOuntie and long furlOugbs could not induce many
the hireling invaders of country face again
noble veterans they have SO often fled before The d.
said be would ask more of Others than he would do
himself; that he would be of our number and il
blessed with health strength he would be in the future
he had been in the past, never holding back when
danger comes He remarked that he had always fit
proud Of the L :gment-one that had always acted
notify when called on to act and he knew that not
one mau the Regiment had lett patriotic father or
friend behind whose Leatts would not swell with emo
tons OF pride when they heard OF their noble conduct
while the cOwardly croakers and submissonsts would
hide their heads in blushng shame, it, indeed, they
could be put to shame wien they drtw the Contrast
hptU hens anHtb yUhn Rad
and hardsbips for nearly three years. The Col. wound
up by urging the men to stand firm in the future as
they had done in the past, and never fosake their
colors until the independence OF the South Is acknowl
edged lie said thai should it become necessary for
him to give his life sacrifice fer his country ard
he should fall amidst the clash of arms separated from
all that dearest to him, be would desire softer
hand to soohe his dying pillow than the happy conso-
laon OF knowing that the flag of his country still
waved triumphantly over him, defended by such men
as be then addressing, or such men as composed
the army of Northern Virginia
It is not my purpose, Mr.. Editor to give any man
more praise than he is justly entitled to- but allow
TO say that among the many who have acted nobly
since the commencement Of this war, but few more
Justly merit the high confidence and they share
from their copmands than Lieut.. Col. Whitfield. He
was among the first TO- raise company and enter the
service, and that company has heard shell
pode or bullet whistle but what ne was there; but
hundreds OF others not lees deserving, for for
of the privats, fatter myself that Regiment 10 the
service mas better set OF Cheers trCm the gallant
Col, who is now at home wounded, down to Ju1or %
Lieue2Ants ali have done their duty when called upon.
| But next comes my GLASS; tn men that compose the
FRegiment. The number OF killed aud wounded speaks
as well for them anything, and when you go to look
for the nuDbr that have been shot for deserton &C.
the REIMBURSEMENT is not counted. But few Regi-
ments have so short list OF names that have committed
mjsdemean0Is SO ours | CHANGED to hear a conversa-
ton The Other day between cur Lieut.. Col. and the
Brigade Inspector He wished to be SHOWN the guard
house, but the Col told him that he had 10 use Tor q
guard house in his Reg tthat he did not have
The Regiment under arrest once in six Months that he
had FOR guard except three men to watch the
quarermas.er ard commissary ptorsc OF night, and
he had provided comfortable place for them.
Mr. Editor, for fear weary your patience l will
lose by saying to yOu publish this if you consider 1t
worth place IN your paper If not lay it aside but
you may expect to hear from me again some cold day
if we continue idle.
Yours, &C., PRIVATE.