The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-02

train for our respective homes, where we were welcomed, banqueted and lionized by all, but especially by sweethearts, as oonquerng heroes. Social entertainments were given almost every night at which soft eyes looked love to eyes that spake again." Very few then could lay claim to having seen twelve months service, and to having participated in three battles. Besides the hot sun at Barrancas had so tanned our skins that we in no wise re- sembled the tender-faced boys of twelve Amonths before, but had become veteran ized in appearance. The war spirit was at red ieat, and the military was every where conspicuous throughout the State. At the expiratio of our furloughs we left our respective communities amid i'm passioned speeches and pathetic scenes of separation from loved ones.
 When the companies reached Barrancas late in February the regiment had over one thousand men on its rolls, nearly two-thirds of whom knew nothing of arms or service. Many of the boys who were in school or college when they enlisted a year previous had carried back with them school books in Latin, Greek, mathemat. '. ics, etc, under the delusion that we would be at Barrancas to the end of the war; and, as we had several scholarly teach CTS Tn the regiment, we expected to fight Yankees and pursue cur studies at the same time.
 Island Ten Campaign.
 We were soon put to dismounting the big guns in our batteries. We knew this portended early evacuation of Bar rancas. The work was Esarried on at night through binding qaal& l&&2k of dust that filled our eyes and thfpkx4
 On the morning of MarcE b&Is eTegi- ment, having more the a4nesk skanc4 Af a brigade than regiment. ledt bxI -Four ewn Steedman, and headed by $ b{ass band marched from Barancas to Aerssf ola. II was an ideal spring nofningk aadrthe i've oak groves and wild fiowers slong the way were in full bloom and resonant with the melodies of singing birds. All trunks. books and heavy clothing had been shipped home. We were under marching orders for Island TO- I military post In the Mississippi River commanded by Brigadier- General J. P. McCown. The next morn ing we ascended flat cars at Pensacola depot. cold rain was falling that beat upon us until we reached Tensas land ing From Tensas we went by steamer to Mobile. thence by the Mobile and Ohio Railroad to Corinth, Miss, thence by the NJ. c. Railroad 70 Memphis, Tenn, which we reached early on the morning of March 12th, 1862. We were at once transferred to a waiting steamer and started to Island 10. The boat was leaky old transport. unfit for service. and of insufficient capacity to carry our reg iment comfortably, compelling us to leave tents and heavy baggage behind We were packed almost to suffocation on both decks. The river was at it's highest flood, and down it's maddened and foam ip faA Afc being driven with resistless fury. We faced all day a cold north wind, and when night came the men spread down thei- blankets, covering every inch of avail able space. each trying to get as near the smokestack as possible. During the next day. learning that the Federals had captured New Madrid. Mo. about twelve miles below Island 10. we landed about dark at Tiptonville and at once marched to Island 10, about six miles distant We were halted for the night in an old corn