The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1865-06-14

four years, .fclloW.soldiers Of The as
;Lonisiana. you have borne the A,lg d
your regiment with honor, with II
Istam upon its folds amid tile s,nok,
1sf bat le,, and the eaceful but severe
antIss OF camp. The records of til,
struggle which has just closed vii
show that at all times, in all places
land under all circumstances i, Ken 1,
lucky, in Tennessee, in Georgia, ii
lAhbadla in Mississippi, aid III Oh,
own loved State, The LIST Lauisian.
Cavalry has done it's duty and II,
whole duty. with the devotion ofgtrn,
ttnen and thesspirits Of brave aud hon
forable soldiers You staue nevej
been eaHed upon tor a service which
yen did not perform, never has an,
Iduty been prescribed which you elie
not discharge, Nor has any command
ing oihcsr under whom you havy,t
Iseryed ever had reason to be other
wise than proud of you, either alnil
the din Of battle sr IN the peaceful
I,panseS OF the conflict.
You have with rare unanimity stood D,
your colors to the last !; yon have respected
private property, aud demeaned yourselves
IS gentlemen anu soldiers underall the Try
ling Circumstances through which you have
passed somuch 50 that you have upon nert
than one occasion extorted even the prais.
aud admiration ofyour adversaries.
Although the result has deprived vors 81
the prominence 10 military history which i
always awarded to success, .,lud more or less
IdeIled 70 defeat. you have the ssatisfactio,
et8sklicwings that by The common consent q
HE world, and even by the. admission o.
thoses whom you opposed, you have, to
fgether with your brother soldiers Of til.
South, made. q military record which. show.
wltlrwlatevcr motives you entered into
The .6glit.eyon have ever borne syoarseiyc.
with conspicuous ga'lantry and devotiun.--
Like myself some pfyou believed thatsfur
Their Efforts at paclicatlon should hare beer
made before The appeal to arms, and tia,
>rcnrpd ifata, withn,,t s 49, ,a ~ &.
;iesoaliop war vet Wien an, ststa s.. IL $.
tunoo rs We Aid mi sfon - n,nn. q thsaa 49,
hut prepared to sustain our reputation q,
El1euisianiaps-at every sacrifice and viii
Ia!l our senesg es; Though you may fec
|sInlortifedat the result, yet there Is nothing
,,u a9 y, y w 'sc. o' $, yoar being CON
which n ~ E = : p.ss su!s
|nlaintail, . consciousness of:slaving faithful.
by rendered the service which Louisiopa
, 8, $ aioa you = perform. lne dlsaolll.
EparoIr,l war VIII t,"s s ,oS q
||be removed 81 The lnagnaniimity ofsthose i,
authority, soithat yod will be enabled again
u SUM w o'les' al %. as clt'z MS apply
: yon. f,,mer II I;, ~ soupa''olls u
] Tie fall Of Richmond. the surrender, Il
s'ene raj Lee Johnston aud Taylor, will, in
8 AZ pro $, c.mpel the surrender Of
Az, he 5;shsnd s = ~ III .a
Confederate army nv This adInonisbes ~, n
thatsthe struggle is ended, aud we mist M nc.
eeps 'ne -: slIaatIon IN ~ which wesfnd our
,ans aa;ns ve ,ns q var nave
numbers and resources of onr' a,lvs creamy, :
nave comnelIed orr a,;,n,at; a. 49,,
Won wiIIallow me to connss...; ,vi,h Il, :, :
i your duty IN tI,e;Tn,ure.
we cannot atfa,d q sn,,n a. ,,,,.;o
record voa have maaa = az, An 2 3, :, 49, :
t;o, &c ,es;;.t,,,,.oa =. u, -,
|, s. ~, &. ss''lss 5 ues'eaA sums. 1ne
avs y 5 Wnsch are oyer you.s Men who have
fought as you have done can safely be
trusted with all the d,,.;aus and ,e,nons;h;,;.
Itie,' s. ronr ua., nns;,;oa Gill; hs.;
"a : 4 ys.''1''. s. 'u. =. .Ds''nacy
s''u .u'asa''pe c'n'Pain' win serve no
good purpose, but only aggravale the evils
under which you suffer. The duty which
Wi, owe 10 Yourselves. T. vou, fsn,;loo ! =
~ 49,, -, l,.,,,,,t ~, -, As' ~. !.
W oe'e o'1s "s s'u sunny ,ana' winch y
SUI your home, require you TO be as active,
a.s sssa su : curse u wa,