The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-10-27
For the FARMER AND
The State Guards Big Time at
Yorktown.
DURHAM, OCT. "a.

DURHAM, otI. 81.
Our crack company, the Durham
Light Infantry, numbering As men
besides the chief cooks and bottle
washers, proved to be the largest In the
State, which was a source of much graf
iieation to us, and we are proud also
to be able to add that every man stood
t. HE post, and conducted himself in
the trip. We left Durham Sunday
night at l2:l5; going via Raleigh and
V eldon to Portsmouth, where at $50 we
boarded the steamer North Hampton for
Yorktown, distant 40 miles. We reach
ei camp about II o'clock, after march
lug | ! miles from the wharf to camp
anu found good roomy quarters. The
tents We're large and well arranged,
with a plenty of nice clean straw, hold
ing ten men each. The North Carolina
camp was very desirably located between
Rhode Island and Virginia, and we soon
formed the acquaintance of many of
tte boys on both sides. The Northern
AMI Southern boys shook hands and
i--ated each other with the greatest
rdisIity and civility, and the very
k-ndest Of feelings existed.
1t was a good time for such work,
iheIe being upwards of $1,000 people
resent including about 80, 900 troops.
lle number of ladies was quite small
IL proportion to the number of people
resent, but We had the pleasure of
meeting mp with 4 few of the bright
nlshIns beauties. Miss Carrie Sharp
53d mother from near Plymouth, and
Hiss Minnie and Mrs. Harllee from
LouIston, whose company we enjoyed
V.Ty much.
Such exchanging of buttons | never
-" before. The northern boys were
more than anxious to exchange with US
and many Of them had cut the last but
ION ii their uniform long before we
Izt. only exchanged with two; for
4 could not spare SO many of my brass
'%1ttons, but many of the boys had a
I5eket full, and am sure the centen-
''.i brought about more good feeling
~"d ieunlon between the North and
'"lth than anything that ever happen
t' before. The different States para
oei every evening and many Of them
L TIE morning, until Thursday which
vas the big day. The grand parade
commenced about 6 and lasted until
hlI past one, during which time the
,''oPs OF every State marched passed
'1e grand stand in full and close view
o. TIE President, the foreign Delega
I.'nS members Of Congress, etc. etc.
- me noble sons Of the good Old
-'oTth State passed with heads I'D, eyes
% Tue front and lines strait as a shingle,
,4ey was applauded from the grand
syaha as well as at many other place.
along the line.
now suppose North Carolina had
appropriated as much to her military
aSdid many other States, what a grand
mug We would have shown the nation
FOR many other States paid ali ex
pms, buys the uniforms and pays 4.
~ dollars aday for all time lost while
We pay 0Ur ~ expenses, furnish on,
t.sH Uniform, and loose oar O,Cn time
h1hpId the difference! Yet we were nc
NAL thln. at Yorktown. Our troop.
numbered about 800, the Durham Ligb'
i@-'ahtrI occupying the front rank, anG
,It Yak City boys bearing the colors
nc troopsdid well, the company Off
US '"d well, and our field and regimen
,AH'er> did well, but as TO head quarter
t"'5 opponent further sayeth not. Th'
,''h caused things to look kinder glim
ing Imagine. The French fleet wal
41I's a sight to US all and made a fin,
40" and their display came off on Fri
-'I' 100 late for US to see; we bavink
zen ordered off at a late hour the night
lore by about sixtimes ''three fingers
10 stand up four long hours, on 6