Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-01

same company were his three sons, his
son-in-law, an eminent member of the
Alabama bar, and his only grand
son old enough to carry a gun.
The uniform prescribed by the Con-
federate congress was of gray, but ow-
ing to the paucity of the cloth, not one
in ten of the early regiments was clad
according to the regulations. Many
companies wore portions of the zouave
uniform; others appeared in snuf-col-
ored attire, and few of the regiments
from Louisiana adopted dress of blue.
The Washington Artillery of New Or
leans, battalion of gentlemen repre-
senting the best family stock of that
state, was probably at this time the
most substantially, handsomely and
regularly uniformed command Of its size
in the service. Generally speaking,
however, the wardrobe Of the troops was
d sight to behold,
The majority of those from the interior
appeared III the ranks just as they left
their country homes, and human eyes
never rested on a more motley throng.
There was no mark to designate the re-
spective regiments and only an acquaint-
ance with the physiOgnomical or other
personal peculisrities of the men as a
BODY. enabled one to discover whence
they came. The dress was tangled COM
pound of frock coats, swallow tails and
Jackets, and frequently on drill, liberal
sprinkling of shirt sleeves. The trousers
were of every hue and shape, from the
gay cashmere to the patched emblems of
better times the neither extremities being
lost in the tops of boots or gathered
within the stockings, while a headgear
of slouched hats, caps, and an occa-
sional "stovepipe, - presented an out
line on parade that was indescribably
ragged The outfit was completed by
dingy blanket or patched bedquilt,
home made knapsack, and canvass
bag IN which to carry ratIons. a belt
around the body held the inevitable
bowie knife and revolver, while
thrown carelessly over the shoulder was
rife, musket or double-barreled
shotgun. Sometimes there was added
to this miscellaneous inventory a
violin, guitar or ACCORDION, and now and
then the old hunters and -campaigners Of
the woods were practical enough to
bring even their private cooking uten-
siIs, which dangled in picturesque con-
fusion from behind while they marched.
In one instance sweetto othed volunteer
SbTought with him q jug of molassesr or
= long sweetenin, - as they used to call
it, and it is related of another that he
started from home with a cow, which he
proposed to milk for the benefit of the
regiment. -
Many of the camps were supplied with
| every luxury that could tempt the
palate The plantations yielded their
richest stores of provisions, time-honored
wine cellars contributed the choicest
| liquors, and thoughtful mothers, wives
| and sisters sent to their kinfolks loads OF
! delicacies prepared with their own hands.
| Your genuine SoutherneT has weakness
| for good liquors and cigars, and from
reveille uutil taps the gamut Of juleps
and punches was run in the hospltable
quarters until the boys were too full to
"repeat.
In attempting to evade sentinel sur
/ reputiously no man was safe without his
! fluid counterslgn. ''Halt! Who goes
there?'' "a friend with bottle,
was the usual response. Advance
/ bottle, and uneorki - Whereupon the
rubicon could be crossed. Every ten
was ian open honse to the inmates
OF every other, and the spirit Of con-
VITALITY everywhere prevailed. On thu