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prEDGE STILL UNFULFiAASD
crxrp.r nANKs.s GENERAL ORDER DEF
PORT HUDSON AND ITS PRo"i'"
To the Editor Of The Tribune. .., was
Sir. In nv daily reading OF your Jou'""' %
forc,blv reminded of the old order -,,o,o IN
when I came upon the headlines OF a" w.da,s
tho Issue Of the 9th inst viz, MAY "e' 49,. com
NJ Last, Efforts to Secure the fiSS"e a.. tho
rress Of an Appropriation for Decora''o". .nswcr
Volunteers OF 49," This seemeo " ~ the
q, last 10 the Iong-sought-for fn'hme"' -
rouis. made by General Banks In n's "
order No % which IL on record as Io''v"'
Headquarters Department Of the GuiinN'iru lime Is
Army Corps Before Port HuoSo"'
1ss9 General order No 49, ,, tho troop
rbc c.ommandng General congratulatcsa n made
before Port Hudson upon 'ne ia confident OF an
upon the enemy's works ana ~ ~ The contest
Immediate and triumphant ISSUE ho o ~ his forti-
We are at all points on the enf nnd they are ours
T,or he last duty that victory imposes w, ~ The
harding General summons fne s storming column
or ~ 600 men to vindcate the nag OF w a1 have
and the memory Of the ,onr rserJ, Officers who
lead the column to victory III, IN t tmnt recogn-
sault may be assured ire nro on and every ON
corr and soldier who shares its Iers nn" the Hrst
snail css OF the campaign Of 1853 Ior Inc IN
dom Ct the Mississippi His name h w Division
general orders up" once report the names Of the
nrs and men who may volunteer for '' no,umn
rdp nd NJ
VIZ, ha completed without delay ~ romm.TKs
may De co"'p''' MAJOR-GENERALl BA n Zen
prctIARD G. IRWIN. Assistant AdJu'"
eral -, :. ,bis call and
A, o,o ~ those who responded 70 inns can az"
,oood himself voluntarily under orders io' ~" -,
s,uu which must have resulted "'''''' o ar,
s, or ne II the programme had peeh ca s
1 ,,oyn,, that bill has passed tIi' 1,ra
=, ,nu, in Tho hands OF the Mili'ary ,,,n ~ the
- he JIous, providing for the reco-reI that at
ioi,,s ~ these volunteers. ieit "surh, o renort
lac, ,berc was prospect FOR :" EsV1,"o"ered nv
Il, ~ committee As | read on ulS ,o,,andnd 70
w ,..alo and that these medals WIZ re ,he coy
n,nr tho militia and volunteer tooPS ,sco for the
MI g. TOO yh no offered their services ~ nv, was
~ ,nnn 90 MARYLAND and PennsyiVahla, p bou, 70
,aa ~ ,nad that a graceful, tribu,e VIZ orv n nd
sl"u aJo r. them honoring also me i' 1antS and
~ ,,,.a,iore of that greatest OF fresi"'"
,,.t ~ men Abraham Lincoln r,sod and
ho"l,, os 7 rcad further WAS SUI piaro,n,tto 90
.aee,,in,cd IN find II stated that ,nr 'vnruifed
s', ,h,t this order WAS the, Only 49, n
'lno 20 troons who took part III ,'ir Cororal
II, ,o,loc, 10 fulfil the pledge ul'c ssae.itv Is
w I'm the presence or his ore ~ y nrom
10 no recorded on parity WIN SUI ~ ,ar,,l ac-
no' ~ even bv Abraham Lincoln III , ~ VOL
re dcmcnt OF willingness on ,ns pa pa. any n
.ors r. do more than their or"iIl.Iy 81 no
uh,'I e. Interesting to follow the afeuinc,,s " ,ha +
wouu ,,,ae go finding if We are 10 pr III s,"ge
a. nro NOT ignorant OF the histo,s W General
~ Port Hudson and of General ia" THENDF:I,
order No 49, . oo,
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