The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-04-15
thence to Jackson, Miss, and finally

terrible siege of that place, the Goth
La. was always to the front and ready
for action.
One feature of this regiment was,
that 4 10 of its material were Creoles of
Southwest La. and |, for one, can tes-
tify that no body of men ever endured
hardships, with less complaining
none ever behaved with more bravery.
At the battle of Chickasaw Bayou.
the 10Th La. occupied, for "A hours,
one of the most exposed and danger
ons positions, that any regiment of
men, were ever called upon to occu-
py, and their behavior was such as to
evoke special mention from our Bri
gado commander. Gen. S. D. Lee, as
well as our Division Commander Gen.
NJ. l.. Smith.
During the siege of that fated City,
the endurance, the patience, the bray
cry and steadfastness Of our Louisiana
troops was deserving of all the praise
aud honor, that could be bestowed
upon good soldiers.
During some of those terrible char
ges made by Gen. Grant upon our
front, as formidable and as terrible as
any ever made at Sebastopol OF Luck
now, or even by the old Guard OF Ma
poleon; have seen our men mount
the parapets, and there fire as delib-
erately AID reload as coolly as though
there was no danger | saw them un-
dergo that terrific siege of II days suf-
fering all the discOmforts and priya-
tlons known to man, until on the very
verge OF starvation, with their COM
rades being slaughtered by shot and
she'll, all without murmer.
| saw him at the end of that terrible
II days, when they marched out, furl-
ing their col0rs and stacking their
tresty guns, shed bitter tears OF sor-
row at our surrender.
The 26th Louisiana was no excep-
ton to the other regiments that went
from our State; all without exception,
have universally left their record of
devotion to the cause as we'll as splen-
did examples of bravery and daring in
battle.
Virginia recognizes the Louisiana
soldiers as her adopted sons and veri
ly treated them AS such, both living
and dead.
We all love dear old Virginia and
her people not only for the Kindness
extended to us, but for the manner in
which the dear, sweet women of Nir-
ginia have kept fresh the memory Of
cur dead.
Far away over the mountains in the
town of Winchester in their beautiful
cemetery, lie buried hundreds of
Southern soldiers, and by the untiring
zeal and activity of the good ladies of
that town, a splendid monument has
been erected to their memory. And
| upon this monument has been chisel-
ed, this simple, but eloquent inscrip-
! ton :
"None know who they were
All know what they were"
This meeting here to-day is indica-
tive to me, that our hearts are going
out to the memory of our brave dead ;
this is ,he beginning OF worthy de-
termination. to raise to the memory of
the soldiers of the line, right hele in
this beautiful old town, monument
as grand and as beautiful as any in
the land AMI if, per chance the re-
mains of any OF the brave souls who
left here 80 years ago, lie buried, in
some far off land, let us bring them
home.
Grand and lofty monuments, by the
hundred, have been reared to the
memory of our gallant commanders,
but few have been erected over the
thousands of privates these still
sleep beneath the sod with nothing
perhaps, but a decayed wooden head.
board, placed there by some feeling
hand, or perhaps only little mound
of earth, and that fast washing away
to make their quiet resting place
The great Napoleon in an out burs
of eloquence, said that in the grea
armies of history, the commander wa!
everyt thing.
1t was not the Roman Army tina
conquered Gaul but Cnsar.
1t was not the Carthagenian Arm,
that made Rome tremble at her yer,
gates, but Hannibal
1t was not the Macedonian Army
that marched to the Indus, but Alex
ander,
1t was not the Prussian Army tha
defended Prussia against three of th'
most powerful States of Europe, sever
long years, but Frederick
We cannot agree with this Militar,
gcniuS. We take issne with him, il
onr ease. While we are willing an,
most cheerfully accord to our nobl
Commanders all the praise and homo
10 wlicn they are entitled, we cannot
i'll sucn sweeping language ignore on
brave mea Of the line, who bore al
the trials and discomforts Of the pri
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