The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-22
Relics of the War.

Among the relics which Judge
Moss will encase and present to
Camp Gardner are two newspapers
published at Vicksburg during the
war. The names of these interest
ing mementoes are the Daily Whig
and the Daily Citizen; the former
is dated Jan. 10, 1868, and the lat
ter July 2 of the same year. The
Citizen is printed on wall paper.
The Wing contains the following
Louisiana Regiment, of which two
companies from this parish, COM
manded by Col. VIM. G. Grow and
Judge Eraste Mouton, formed a
part. The notice reads:
THE 10Th LOUISA MA REGIMENT.
In our notices Of different regi-
rnents that recently participated in
defending Vicksburg, it was not our
intention to withhold due credit
from the 26th Louisiana, Col. Win
chester Hall. 1t was among the
first to come to the rescue-arriv
ing here on the 18th of May last
the day that the "aivance division"
of Com. Lee made its appearance.
Their aid and presence during the
summer were of great value. On the
24th of December this regiment
marched to meet the enemy on tn e
Yazoo. Some of its companies
were sent to engage the gunboats,
and others were thrown out as Skin
NJ sh ers, which attachments returned
in time to(rejoin the reserve COM
panies who occupied a dangerous
and important position in the
trenches on ChiCkasaw bayou.
The gunboats were engaged and
annoyed-tbe skirm;shers did good
service, and the fortitude Of the regi-,
ment in the trenches deserves great
praise. In justice to the 10th, i: must
be said, it was the first to exchange
shots with the insolent invaders after
their landing For several days it
was exposed, and on Sunday to a
fierce and heavy fire of artillery and
musketry; and on Monday took a
prominent part in the general en-
gagement, during which nine were
killed, including Capt. G. J. Tuck
er, Of Company ], and six seriously
wounded. During the ten days
that this regin,e nt was on the battle
field, it was distinguished for its
strict and prompt obedience to or
ders, cheerful endurance and gal
lantry, for which it was compli
mented by Gen. Lee.
In the second column of the
Daily Citizen the following item
appears:
On D1r-That the great Ulysses
Yankee Gen eralissimo, surnamed
GraniG@slsis expressed his intention
Of dining in Vicksburg on Sunday
next, and celebrating the 4th of
July by a grand dinner, and SO
forth. When asked if he would in
wife Gen. Joe Johnston to join, he
said emo ! for fear there will be
row at the table" Ulysses must
get into the city before he dimes in
it. The way to cook the rabbit is
"frst catch the rabbit, ETC."
Before the Citizen was printed it
seems that the Federals captured
Vickshurg, as the following expla-
nation, which is the last item in the
paper, shows:
NorE--July 4, 1s63-Two days
bring about great changes. The
banner Of the Union floats over
Vicksburg. Gen. Grant has :caught
the rabbit" he has dined in Vicks
burg and he did bring his dinner
with him. The Citizen lives to see
it. For the last time it appears on
wall paper. No more will it eulo-
gize the luxury of mule meat and
fricasseed kitten - urge Southern
warriors to such diet no more.
This is the last wall paper Citizen,
and is, excepting this note, from
the type as we found them. 1t will
be valuable hereafter as a curiosity.