Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-19


"Aors Eablimsiy daring IN the fight"
Frem GsenerhI i.se's ArEy.
CorrespoHdenee Richmond sc.lseLI
ARMY NORTHERN VIRGIsIA, FEB. g.,
The Mississippi brigade, late uadsr the con
msna oi Gen. Pesey, is composed Of the Is B
l2ta, lg and Ash TIE two latter regiments
had enlisted for tie EEF at tho c5mmeBceTon
Of the ssuggle, and as the Is b and tbs l2li
were eb0us to take setEsa upon tbs subject O
lbeir Te-sDlisineiat, Gel D c Glenn. one C
Mssissippps most gifted sons, TOOK occasioa &
make s few remarks Col Glenn was formerly
assOs ny gensrsl Of ths Slaic, aud is GOV one 0
the jaIgss Of the military court attached to Gen
A p. HI s corps.
h Commenced By tslirg that he had asked
and o5isised loaye from Gen. Hi 70 address .hs
brigade upon The s1bjsct OF ibeiE re e-enlstmeBt
not thai he de, mod IL necessary to psfAGgd,
hissils pPisns 10 eohhsue lighting for theii
hames, bas that be took this opportunity K
maze . few remarks upon 5hs va, "a KEEL c.
| ina sub sct more Immediately bsEsIe them. Eg
eIY BlAa Wss needed here at the font IN the su.
suing eAmpaigu, and although the b1rdshipl
wase great sni The depEiystioEs nary, yet To,
burlbeR Tss alike upol al Of us. Hs had en-
tistsd IS pEiVsss in the Tanls, fJT tie war ana
10 the cl0ae OF tie war he intended 70 Tsusin, u
whatever position O. rank be might be called to
! The war mRst cou,iBae and Ho mast 6gat il ont
II &c look e tie Yankee programme we vii
see that thfTs IS 10 hsps fer us but IN Cur bsiFe
succsss.R! in the cod. The Yankees Look for.
ward 20 tia sutire suhjaeaaen Of the South
equality OF negToes and tbe total eruption oi
society ia ths SJuA II they e1cgusT t6sy viii
take sll We possess-land, laws, religion, re.
gross, homes, ard even cur psEsols. T-sy say
they viii do this because they will then have
7 Il Il. A. I
They talk about reverence for the past, for the
UnioR As it was, but thay hsye n0nei thsy know
that their only sElsty is il the spoils derived
from Us By conquest
Csl Glssn hers e0InFl meBsod re Missisaipr'
brigade upon their distinguished bravery On q
many battle fields, and 70 their g6asra coed
conduct; aud, while sllndiug to the foreigners
in ssT7ics in this brgsds, Stated thst OF Of the
two huldIed aad g zty- one cases brought before
the military couis q which he is a member
there were bui ons Mississippi and GIG fc-.
eiener
Hs said that, If any man in the ranks wished
to &c. he Would say to hm, irfheiIss foIeignsi
ysu have svaiied y0uTselt Of tbs protection O.
our laws and country you live here, and hers
| you make your living; iE many instances, ysul
| families sIe here; ba., Il yen do nat think TIA
| there tea bind you to the soil, 60, GO If yo1
| pTsfer Yankee thTEl91m to freedom. Bpl, 4
th5Is we're aEy sueh amoUg the pSiiys Hissis
/ siFpians, he woa remind them OF the punish
nsHt mssed ont in old tIDss 70 g iTsiteT, which
Ess 30 be barred, aitsr execution, with sax.
driven through his body; ana he hoped that shS
SSH OF Mississippi would hids Sll such iron
| loyal eyes, and that Tire stske, inscribed Wit
| ths word ''tFaitoT," would be his only msmorial
| He said shat it ssemsi hard 10 Wlsh 10 kesE
men away from their hSmss, and possibly 4
7 Z l. IL 4
the pTivats is no Errse thsn that Of thg gsEGrAl
! President Davis had lost house, lsads, Eegroes
4 and all bis properly, by tho uaspsrng hand @
| the enemy; i; white GeEsrEl Leo hsd BIS b0Gs,
| buried, rs lands eoRfsesSod, and s0us Cf ID,
/ Ea-nbsTs Of bis iamily leli IN she hands Of Tie
/ enemy. with no care but that OF negroes yet
VINO has heard Of either Of these leaders fGlLer
| ing or turning back il sheir work Their cas-
! is IS basd IS hat Of sny private; bat they only
| lock 50 the prosecution Of the war until inds
/ psudeHes IS gained.
He agAih eompIimsnted Aissi5sipsiaus uPeH
/ their bravery; and addressing tho foreigners
/ said thst hey bad proved themselves worthy 4
/ be called tue sons Of Mississippi ss they has
equally distinguished themselves i6r cOursg
/ and Cccd conduct.
A vote wss thsR put 70 tho meeting Ca to
/ question Of Ts-eniistmsut, Which resulted n Al
entirely unsum mous y0i0 % Is-euiist for the wsi
The Ash and l9,h thus resfH ming their oTgiEa
enlistment
MsioT l. n. Psrtridgs, brigade commissGEy
and formerly editor Of the VCksbUTg Hssg. wa
called upon, and very happily alluded 10 tn
| unsRim US mauRer in waieh the brigade hA
| re enlisted He drew a picture Of the man
Losses aBd deprivations P gsidens Davis had SUI
| fsred st the hands Of tho euemy, aud sxh0Tte
] the oldieTs to stand by Their ielow-eitz a, on
who had led their fathers in M=1ieo throug
| many bloody battle, ard who now was direct
/ ing gheir steps to the sehievemsns Of their in
| dspendeHcs.
Speeches were also made By Col joseph b
/ Jayre, OF ihe IS b, and Col Samuel Baker, @
tGs I6 b. when she meeting dispersed, haviul
teslif-d by taeir vote tbst they we're BOT tirs.
| OF Sighting for liberty bat were wiling to i'm
peril iheiT lives for the cause, until ths end. Th
meeting took plscs within sight of the Yanks
hues their pickles being plainly diseerHible.
The announcement made some .iFns since il
the papers that Gen. WFt Adams had been ss
| signed to the commsBd Of P0ssy's bugade
| proves 70 be erTonsous information has Dee
J rsesived, although not OF Al Oficial ehaTsetel
vet from sueh q source that ihsTs c5,R ba z
possibility Of an eyToE, that Col. Nat II. HsTgi.
OF the I9 b, who is now C muARdiDg the hr
! rRde, has been promoted t0 a bngAdiasship sn
| xssigne to command toe m sslssppi brigade.
| Col HaIrs Is brother OF Judge HsFIis, wh
has recently been appointed hind auditor, sn
tae selection Is one wbirh lenrn is very poDJ
lar il, the brigade, an Col Harris has long boru
| a high reputation as q COED sficer. cons pieuau
for bis gsllantry, and much liked for hIs sG'
bility OF manners besides fastering the sH,0A
Vroprs Of the brigade by ssiscsiBs ths geners
irom the Ts gime tai commanders II. E.
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