The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-22
A Noble Regiment.

Houston. Texas, April Al note in
recent issue some comments on regiments
that did not go scross the Mississippi
side A soldiers duty is to obey orders
and there should be no caviling about it.
will try 10 show how one regiment did
when it got its order to march. | had a
homestead in the suburbs of Houston.
where my wife lived. On the same block
German had small distillery, where he
made whisky to sell 10 the soldiers. The
malt from II escaped into a ditch and thA
hogs came from far and near TO eat 1t.
The smell from 1t was unhearable. The
windows had to be kept closed. Every eff
fort to abate the nuisance failed. Finally
my father-ln-law. who in my absence at
tended to looking after my agairs agreed
eql puB u5u 9ql OF p9nssI ''5ls 's9oqs Mau
the German agreeing to move away. The
money was in Sheppards vault ~nd ! was
sent for to conclude the trade, getting
/ leave OF absence l repaired to Houston
and made arrangements to pay tfS money
at IL o'clock the next day That night
about ] O'Clock a rap came TO my door.
IT was an orderly with an order from Cen
eral Magruder to report at once TO him.
Dressing myself | went down TO the
Brewster homestead, where ] found Gem
erals Magruder and DeBray. They showed
me stringent orders TO send every man TO
/ Louisiana General Magruder had after
a strong remonstrance from Colonel be
Bray. agreed 30 let his regiment 60 |
was asked how long it would take 10 get
the regiment ready TO march. ! replied
three daysf-one to get 1t down from Eagle
Lake, one to shoe the horses, etc, and the
third day 10 march. | got M order from
Captain Turner, assistant sdiutant gen.
eral, for Bud Taylor TO take en engine and
run ess to Eagle Lake (there was no tele-
graph and order the regiment to Hous-
ton. AS l was leaving the house Colonel
DeBray took ME into another room and
said; General MagTuder looks on ous
regiment as mis- riSat hand He has con
sented to our going 10 reinforce General
Taylor but fear much he will change his
mind, so don't delay minute" Next day
found me forgetting all about my German
neighhog, his brewery and hogs (by the
by, he is now one OF the richest men In
Houston). but getting every smith in
Houston opening Segs of horse shoes on
the ground where the Lawlor hotel now
stands. Every horse and mule was shod
10 give a man $500 for his plant, etc,
three days sent lis on the march. leaving
here March II. We fought at Mama
April @ serving Bagby who was attacked
enteen days behind others and getting
there on time I think that our regimen
wanted to scrap. It IS c'.e, as has beer
often urged by officers of other regiments
we had splendid transportation.
There is a good story attached to on
transportation. General Magruder, whel
he consented to our regiment going TO the
front, especially stated that we should
leave behind twenty of our wagons, and t
enforce the order sent three OF his stat
officers. one to each OF the three bridges O
Houston. Each officer reported clever
wagons as having passed-the number al
lowed. but few days afterward is wal
found that eleven wagons had passed OIL
each bridge and Governor Lubbock, theI
on his staff, was sent after us I was rid
ing a few miles from Sabine town when
was overtaken by Colonel Lubbock. III
said he was sorry but his orders were |
take me back to Houston for dlsobeylni
orders and also all of our wagons In OK
cess Of eleven. Sergeant Kirkland Of Gal
ves'on was with me-a splendid fellow
sharp as a brlar. told him TO ride o
: and attend to his business, and stoppin
my ambulance Colonel Lubbock and ha
dinner and then rode into Sabine towr
. where Kirkland reported all OF our wagon
? except few broken ones had been crosse
into Louisiana, and as ! was no lonse
unQeT GGHpTdl MdBl AhNi . NpAfthNhN S-'N'
t Colonel Lubbock good bye. Certainly n
man could have been kinder or more pc
, lite than the governor was.
| reported to General Taylor April
3 Colonel DeBray was at the front.
: General Taylor said; Your regimen
y has distinguished itself"
On A moments notice it went into y
Q fight. like the paladins Of old with il7
flying and it's band playing.
G / have written to show that the regimen
: did not get to the other side OF the Nil
: sissippi. Still the moment 1t got a ehan'
b 10 20 IL went with a Will
a quote the words Of its old colonel, y.
r De Bray, nov passed over the river,
II modest man and a fine officer: "A tr'
I and loyal regiment It was steadily und
d fire. impetuous in attack. cool and detiai
g IN retreat. In camp and garrison 1t vi
marked for good order and discipline az
n instructive in its readiness and alacri
9 in the execution OF orders. II it can n
, nride itself in as many campaigns as oth
: regiments. 1t was owing TO the fortunes
i wal hO' ~ II n r