The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-02-05

/. white trousers, collars, cuffs and Xix,
AIieIy, ana ia OF moments took occasion
10 sport them. Among the visitors tr
Che A;lnaSsas was General r. e. Lee
Whom Tue Iowitzers' historian saws
, was at THAT time not only unknown To
lame, but under cloud because of the
check he had suffered in West VIRGINIA
at the hands Of Mcclellan Lees visit
created no sensation, and he did not
come anyway near eclipsing Beaure.
gard the Idol Of the army at Manassas
Inc EoW1tzers We're not heavily en-
gagged III battle at Bull Run, but thew
were under fire and learned the differ
ehce between real soldering and Dlav
soldering, The company was EXPOSED
| 20 searching fire from the Federal
batteries across Bull Run
he crashing and exploding of pro-
JoctHes approaching this time in quest
OF lie, not. rcceding beautifully as in |
! target practice, was rather a startling |
acqua1ntanceship; the first one seemed
to have begun the destruction of Tho
world and the ones ip.1Ilediately s,c-
ceeding to be clinching the lob - Late
III the day the rebel yell swept over the
neId' followed by the exulting c7-v
Ihey re retreating, they re routed j.
Inc 1owltzers started enthusiastical1v
Ii pursuit thinking that they were 90
AhS 70 Washington, but they were soon
C'tlleti bach s.y orders from the generals
~ was Ia t-te Erst winter ca1ncs that
'iG ho"ltAe-,s discovered ne beauties of
POKER as an army pastin.c. The game f
went on Gay and night without inter r
mission Eating and camp calls were =
shifted as much as possible TO keen y n
inning on losing hand and let the v
5''A'o 10 ca. 'Fls'---ss a1@<z represented d d
nc s''li<e' and, for the most par; we're n
lAe only stale played for, for few we're e,
yer redeemed by the bank or any o
ne else The army paymaster visited .,
10 camp once during the winter, the es
ISL ana last time the Howitzers ever OF
!" MN IN this first winter camp the a. a.
.owltzers passed their heyday of SOL til
lerlhg' Log huts for dwellings, with N,
aniuloth outside freplaces kept roar. de
= WIN hickory, OAK AID pine LOGS on
'ciets ana Mess tables presided ,,ver Wa
negroes and regular meals, gave Tho on
Arrest possible approach to comfortable s illi
me life 'oIe' me me
w hen the Howitzcrs started on the hin
IA LACK Tor tSlchmoud III the .p1inr ~o
loo@' they began to realize that tho
4 was not all glory nor profusic.. j..
-~Ni"' *e liiif notes were much do =,
iofated since 1861 and were paid for Cue
very much increased quantity Of % e,ie
nted paper called money. The com. Inc
y matted III Richmond for q few 'ios
- only and then joined the army soo
va the peninsula. Some changes had
gu place IN the company, and it was sol, va,
essSry to elect captain The How. p
chronlcler says that il was q com. VINE WI
slSht to see the "officers'' elected ally
NE people i'll the ranks. but This tln
EN- N, continued in the company to the . .ule
Ihere was no ambition on the mart 'he
ne members to hold office cohs
elections offices went. as it were pene
efauft to those who would take tbor, COOK
er than to seekers. However "ppl- oe
opinion saw that only the ct stuo
Al hold command. To be men,bo,, uei
considered better than being a COZ, c.alnl
Toned officer The commander We S!'el
y between two 1ires ,,,,Iaao 'ei ~: VS. his p
i'm tho couch, o@' uiSci- ing