Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-02-28

-sSs~s de~s-s >"N---
respect to rank, and Magruder, nDwi!nne \
to await action at Richmond, declare0
me CAPTAIN by his own order. Suose-
ouently discussion arose touching tno
date of commissions of the Captains, ano I
he at once, by the Same process, dec'sreu
me, Major. This settled all matters per
tsiuing to authority, and continued on
OUTPOST service, covering the. front OF Ma
gruder's forces. J..
Soon after the affair at Big Bethel, II
became the custom Of the enemy to seno
out every few days scouting parties OF III.
fantry in the direction of our position AZ
Yorktown. determined to go at night
into the swamp lying between the James
and York River roads, remain qu'e''y
| under cover, and upon the advance Oh
such party, to move out upon its rear
and capture it if posesb-e. In accord
apce with this plan, I concealed my
troops in the swamp several nights when
finally battalion OF infantry came forth
uuou the James River road. l moved
| ont in the rear of the Federals, overlook
and attacke ed them upon the same spot
where Colonel Dreaux, of Louisiana, had
been killed. Our assault in the rear pro
duced great CONSERVATION, and the ene'
NV ran in all directions through the
woods. However, We killed several OF
their numler, and captured some ten or
fifteen prisoners whom we sent to York
town, where the infantry climbed to the
house and tree tops to see the first "boys
in blue" pIesume many OF item nao
eve: beheld.
Through orders from Richmond, these
cavalry companies we're then organized
into a regiment. Colouel Robert johnson
was placed in command, and I was pro-
NOTED to the rank of Lieutenant Colo
mel. In this position served
until, 1 think, in July, when ! was SUM-
moned to Richmond, appointed Colonel,
and directed to organize the Fouth lex
+ "a Infantry Regiment from the detached
, compaaies which had recently arrived
from that State, and were at he time III
, camp near that city. I remained there
D drilling this splendid body of young mer
! and educating them in the duties of sold
I iers till September, when we were order
a ed to ioin the right of General Joseph E
Johnson's Army at Dumfries Honora
! BILE L. L. Wigfall had been appointed
;. Brigadier General and assigned to tn
: command of the Texas brigade.
f Quarters were constructed by rlacin:
@ the tents on pickets with chimney at
q tached, which provision made the mel
T comparatively comfortable for the win
q ter. I remained on the Lower coqua1
during the winter of 1s61-62, engaged il
I the construction eff my regiment in all it
"a essential duties. I lost no opportumt
.. whenever the officers or men came to IN
n quarters, or whenever I CHANGED to
~ in conversation with them, to arous
b. their pride, to impress upon them tina
10 no regiment in that Army should ever t
D. allowed to go forth upon the battle fiel
Ie and return with more trophies Of w;
"a than the Fourth Texas THAT the nun
M Der of colors and guns captured, an
~ prisoners taken, constituted the true te
t. of the work done by any command in a
be engagement. Moreover, their condu'
Il in camp should be SUCH as not to requi
,rt punishment, and, when thrown near
ed within towns, should one of their COZ
lie rades Ire led to commit some breach
ID, military discipline, they should, ther
90 selves, take him in charge, and not allo
a. his misconduct to bring disc edit up'
n the regiment; proper department W
obligatory upon them at home, and, CO
i'd sequently, should exact the same
IN, them whilst in the Army. By perseve
l l auce in this 81 stem experienced no dit
of Guilty in their management. One of t
m, main obstacles to the attainment
v Q strict discipline, in the training of volu
ar teers, is the issuance of orders wi:ho
as satisfactory explanation as to their Q
'ry iect, For example, the usual and impc
Re tant regulation, prohibiting lights
noise in quarters after ten o'clock
'o' night, wonld be regarded by young ,
em cruits as unnecessary, and even arbitl
ng ~, unless the officer in command tilt
net trated to them the necessity thereof, al
-. make them understand that an Army
time of active operations must have sic
tly at night, in order to march and fight
he following day; and that for this reas
in. no soldier should be allowed to Ike
-, awake, say, six of his comrades in t
0ly same tent.-Ectract from the Advance she
nd of Hood's "Adrance and Retreat."
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ess Pres FOR BACoN.-The best of bacon
made from pigs not over six months
Icn age, the object being to kill them VIII
not over 100 pounds in weight n
'on should the pigs be extra fat, and
rt- spare-rib lean should always be left