The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-02-10
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Genera Price, in company With
General :Smon Bolivrr Bucknrr re.
lrr~r,d thty did not comuatd, for
all that Wa l,it of the officer wa- the
insignia Il rank ou ,hc collar uf The
eat IL" soldier, = assemble in Al
at4n'.. ned coupn Id lying adjacent
r"r, quickly responded aud tie two
Generals appeared among them mount
ed and said: II you will march under
orr leadership t" and cross the Rio
Grandc into Old Mexico, taking with
you your arms, artillery, ordnance, bag
gage aud wagons and gather up all Of
the cotton found along the march
which belongs to the Confederate
States Government, we will sell it ali
when we cross into Old Mexico and
divide the proceeds equally among the
men and officers, which proposition
was eagerly asscntcd to at the time
and all agreed to move early the next
morning in the direction of the Rio
Grandc.
$50 soon as the men aud officers re
turned toatheir camp discussion was
opened and freely INDUCED in as to
the advisability Of carrying in effect
as we'll as the feasibility of the propo :
si,ion recently made by Generals Price
and Buckncr.
"By bedtime it had been decided
to reconsider the matter at another
mass meeting to be held the next
morning, and at an early hour the sec
ond meeting was held by the officers
and soldiers and a resolution was
adopted respectfully declining the Old
Mexico proposition. Also u further
resolution was adopted asking General
Price, in whom the rank aud file had
unboundcd confidence, to go as soon
as he could to New Orleans, where
General Candy, the department com
mander, had headquarters, and sur
render the Missouri remnant on the
best terms he could secure General
Price, in company with General Buck
ner, Immediately left the Shreveport
camp for New Orleans to carry out the
request set forth in the resolution
adopted. have the evidence of Cen
eral Taylor that Generals Price aud
Buckner did go to New Orleans and
carry out the request Of their men.
MEN WE'RE RESTLESS
Fair order had prevailed in our
camp up to the time General Price
left, for his presence had always been
guarantee of perfect discipline. But
after he had left to surrender it seem
ed that oil llades had broken loose
aud disorder prevailed in. the camp
from the time he left until his return
with the Federal troops, period of
two weeks The Confederate Govern
ment had completely collapsed and
the authority of its officers was as
though it had never existed. There
was no organized force present to
check in the least the moving, rest
less mass of ;iuTe5tTained men, " ho ad
30 recently been faithful, true, gallant
and obedient soldiers. The tents
were taken down from over the heads
of those who occupied them, not even
sparing the tents of the brigade and
regimental commanders and their staff
officers.
"Those high in rank who had horses
were compelled to constantly keep an
eye on their stock, and if they chose
to take a ride any distance outside of
the camp they must needs go armed,
lest some struggling soldier with load
cd musket change places with them.
The ordinance storehouse, where great
quantities of powder, shot, she'll, car
tridges and gun caps were stored, re-
mained unguarded, aud soldiers enter
ed at :heir pleasure and carried away
what suited their fancy.
"These noisy and dangerous prao-
tices were kept up until far into the
night and the lives Of those in camp
were in great danger. AS now re-
member, only one soldier lost his life
thereby. The condition was humili-
ating in the extreme, and the only
safe place about camp was behind
some log, or in some depression in the
ground, or behind an embankment.
"But for tho amount Of che stores
the soldiers could not have subsisted
as long as they did without great suf-
feriDg. The stores were taken and
traded by the soldiers to the citizens
for the products Of their gardens and
p1antafions The aold;aro oloo found