The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-05-19
From the Commercial Herald

From the Commercial Herald
At the close of the awards the battalion
was called to the front, and Col. Davis
took formal leave of them.
Mr.. Thomas A. Marshall, Jr., Secretary
of the Association, took advantage OF the
presence of the officers at the front, to say
that they would find certified checks for
the amount of all their prizes at the Vicks-
burg Bank.
The line was then dismissed by Adiutant
Briscoe, and ali repaired to their quar-
tiers and prepared for the sham battle, ex-
i cept the Montgomery Greys, who soon APP
peared on the march TO the train.
As Col Davis and his staff left the camp
a farewell salute of eleven guns was fred
and the Mexican Band played, "The Girl
left behind me-"
A number of prominent officials and
citizens accompanied Col. Davis aud DR..
| Goode to tie train and a pleasant inter-
change of compliments and wishes for a
better acquaintance was INDUCED in At
$3.50 the bugle called the troops to quar-.
| tiers. and staff ''to horses" for
THE SHAM BATTLE.
Gen. B. S. Kicks and staff, and General
| Adolph Mayer and staff, having charge OF
the attacking party deployed their forces
along the line of the railroad Immediately
east of the drill grounds and at the base OF
the hills upon the summit OF which were
| located the batteries and forts, which under
command of Adlutant General Henry.
were supported by several companies of
infantry. The batteries of the defense
were commanded by Lieut. III. B. Thomp-
son, with Lieut.. F. NJ. McKeough. of
Company B., Louisiana Field ARTILLERY.
and Lieut.. George w. Burnett of the War
rem Light Artillery, as aids. The Vieks-
burg Rifles We're deployed as skirmishers
on the right of him and was support in
the center. The Volunteer Southrons
were deployed as skirmishers on the left of
the attacking party and opened the fight
by advancing on the right wing OF the de-
fences. The main body of the attacking
party constituted by the Busch Zouaves
and the Louisiana Rifles formed the GEN.
ter A heavy piece of ordnance in rear
OF Gen. Kicks fine did good work through
out the engagement.
| Col. Geo. A. Waddill, in command of
| pickets on the left of the attacking party,
opened the ball and handled his forces in
excellent manner, except that he persisted
in occupying position in advance of his
| line, and when the two lines engaged at a
distance of fifty feet apart, he rode into
| the lines OF the defense behind their pick
cts, and waved his men forward. This was
serious mistake, as was the action of Ad-
jutant-General Henry, who rode in front
of the right center of the attacking party,
in the heat OF the engagement, which ac-
| ton clear.y evidenced that neither OF them
had been there before. The fight otherwise
was we'll planned and executed, except the
failure of the defense to cover the repulse
of the center. While the forces in the
center were taking possession OF the guns,
Capt. Marshall, of the Rifles, was yet en-
gaging the pickets on his right The en-
gagement was, however, very well planned
| and but tor ammunition would have been
of longer duration. The surrender of the
forces and their march to camp was the
final scene of the engagement.
The spectacle from the grand stand was
truly grand and realistic, and the old
"Rebs" present could scarcely suppress
their desire to give generous old Confed-
crate yell.
This ended the weeks amusement and
the soldiers spent last evening in bidding
adieu with their comrades and breaking the
many ties which bind them.