The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-09-28

light feld-guns; thereby relieving their
chivaIrOus Southern guests of all care and
trouble in regard to all these things.
As the roads are terribly muddy and
hard marching, they proceed on the return
march only about IA miles, and, selecting q
desirable location, encamp for the night
putting out a strong picket-line and videts
on the different roads and all approaches to
their camp, with instructions not to allow
anybody to relieve them from duty under
any circumstances.
After a good nights rest the Live Eagle
Brigade, with their Southern guests, about
800 in number, resume the march on the
morning of the 23d, and arrive in camp at
Alexandria in Observation-Disclosures con-
dition, but in .jubilant spirits.
Gen. Mower introduces his Southern
guests to Gen. A. j., who compliments
him on the success of himself and his Guer-
rillas " in their foraging expedition, and
orders his Provost-Marshal to attend to the
suitable entertainment of the distinguished
Southerners, and to draw on the United
States Commissary Department of the Ma
tional Army for all necessary supplies.
Gen. Smiths forces have, as We have seen
advanced up the Red River to Alexandria,
captured and destroyed Fort De Russy,
cleared the river of ali Instructions to free
navigation, driven the enemy out of that
part Of the State, and are now awaiting the
arrival Of Gen. Banks with his forces from
New Orleans to take command and proceed
with the grand expedition up the river in
the direction Of Shreveport. On the 10Th of
March Gen. Banks's cavalry, under the COM
mand of Gen. A. L. Lee, begin 10 pour into
Alexandria In the following day Gen.
Charles p. Stone, Banks's Chief-Ol-Staff, ar
rives with other members of his military
court. The Commanding General himself
arrives on the Oath, and establishes his
Headquarters at Alexandria. BY the 26th
his whole force, comprising a part of the
Thirteenth Corps, and all of the Nineteenth
Corps, has arrived AID eDcamped in the
vicinity.
AS Gen. Banks rides in accompanied by his
staff aud superb cavalry escort,
by his Nineteenth Corps, in bright
uniforms and shining equipments, with
boiled shirts stiff with starch, and paper
collars, Gen. Mowers rusty Western soldiers,
with their weat her-tanned compilations, worn
and march-stained and grimy uniforms, can
scarce be expected TO restrain their admira-
ton and enthusiasm at so splendid pagean-
try /; in fact, they could not withhold their
into enthusiastic EXPLANATIONS, such as
+" Paper collars Bandbox Brigade!" ETC.,
until Gen. Banks's retiring modesty could
no longer endure the distinguished honors
heaped upon him and his grand army, and
with his magnificent staff and gaudy escort
puts spurs to his horse, aud is soon out of
hearing Of those tumultuous demonstrations
of the rustic and admiring Western soldiers.
Gen. Banks informs Gen. A. J. that he
thinks his soldiers are rather rude and I'M
cultivated, and Gen. Smith answers that he
hopes he viii excuse them, for the reason
that they have been so fully occupied for the
past three years in cultivatng themselves in
military drill and practical military opera
tons in the field that they have had no
for the cultivation of the finer
studies of West Point military etiquet and
of the niceties of dress, but he hopes that
his commanding officer will recognize their
real merits in time, and form better opinion
Of them in the future as he has opportun-
ties for becoming better acquainted with
their fighting qualities.-S. G.. MILES, Co. Z,
9Th Wis. Live Eagle Regiment), StetsOn-
Vile Wis