Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-04-05
An interesting Bit Of Civil War
history Fouad.

the View Orleans Picsyune, Cf
the 3lst.
"An esteemed correspondent
. Of ficayuBr, "Nuller,' sends
an interesting diary, Recently
found ia an Old trunk, written
by a student of the Mississippi
University in 1861, when the
southern states were expected
10 go out of the union. and when
Mississippi did secede, with the
statement that the PicIyunc
may have many schOolboy
readers who will eIjoy its peru
sal, aud il may fall under the eye
ola few Of he participants, and
provoke a emile ss they think OF
those days when you aud /
we're young john Most likely
the majority have passed over
the river, but a few are left to
tell the tale TO their sons how
they fought aud bIed for the
cOnfederacy.' FolioxiI. is the
diary:
"Jan-To night a flag was
raised by Hugh SeIsOs aud 9th
ers over their dornitory. X
zas 4 large piece Of sheeting.
With one red star on il, not visi-
bile till the Sih. the day ia which
it was ihousht M~issussippi would
90 out
"Jan S-To-Gsy flag was
raised over our new dormItory
by the students rOoming therein
II 10 4 large piece Of sheetiDg
with seven stars on il. a red one
in the middle and six blue ones
around IL, representing Sou. h
Carolina, Mississippi. Alabama
Florida, Georgia Texas aud Lon.
isiaha- Arkansas was not one
of them because she has "a yet
taken no action. am almost
confident that she will 60 out.
Jan. 9-Returbins from sup
per, | saw the boys Illuminating
the dormirory- The glad news
has Just arrived that Mississippi
had gone ont of the union. The
glorious news spread Ike viIu
fire. The campus looked gay.
Some of the students began
cheering like Wild men Some
threw burning Paper and other
articles from the windows Ia
a few moments Mrs Lamlr com
menced lighting up Many OF
the students being on the cam
pms and seeing her illuminat
ing her dwelling. gave her three
cheers and a grea. many mOle.
Intense excitement prevailed
The students ran over the am
pus cheering and shouting
Bickham moved that we grOan
three times for Prof. y. which
was accordingly done. II eidel
berg set ire TO some Of his old
clothes got into one Of the halls
and waved them out the front
window. By this time all the
boys we're on the Campus. /
vent TO town, leaving the boys
still emitting up Before | got
to town | heard guns firing
The town vas brilliantly iilumi
mated. The bells were rung.
bonhres msde, etc. There were
only a few boys in town at this
time, ont | had not been there
long before all the students
came marching into town by
torchliSh'. The long procession
was an inspiring sight Wilson
VAS before bearing a pole. on
top of which, vas a box. and in
the box q candle. "Mississippi.
Lamar and Isom,- were the
words cut In the box. The col
lege string band was playing,
~Chapel Hill'' serenade as the
procession came in The stu
dents in town joined them and
We marched around the square.
the band playing very well. We
called on Iovejny a, the hotel;
also on Houseman, They both
spoke. We went mp TO the
court house, and had some
speaking; then down TO Stearn's
aud had a nice little speech fran
him We then went back INTO
town and heard Delay aud Judge
Trotter. We then dispersed and
came ont to the college and
threw up fire balls. Tnis was
about 10 O'Clock The materials
used was t%urpentIne and rope.
The rope was torn into pieces,
made into balls. tied with strings
saturated with turpentine, set
on fire and thrown up. As so0n
as one would fall, it was picked
up and sent shu!ing again. II
was n grand and beautiful sight.
After tn s was over, nothing else
being on the programme, We all
went TO the land of Nod and
for the first time some of us
were out of the United States
One OF the BOYS saws when the
state gent out it Jolied him con
siderably. Some say the state
has gone into the gulf; some
that she has crossed the river;
but am with her. so farewell.
| omitted 10 say that before TIE
boys went to town they seIe-
naded Mrs. Lamar"
Nr. Hugh Nelson, drst refer
red to in the diary, cannot be
located.
Nr- Bickham. next referred
la. was of the srm of l;ickham
s Moore, New Orleans, and died
ssxaral ua.rs ara