The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-03-10
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three times 1T the battle NJ ChIcka.
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seven men NJ Greensboro. N e.. on
: April 20, 1866, out Of total ~ lls
/ Captain wclch Ia survived by the
4 following children, Mr. A. J. WEIGH,
h Moss Point, Miss Mr.. Carl WEIGH,
Il Colorado; Mr.. Writ q. WEIGH, Moss
o Point, Miss Miss Hattie WEIGH. Moss
!, Point, Miss. Mrs Geo. A. Henry,
" Hattiesbufg, Miss.
!. VOICE FROM THE PAST.
e The passing Of Captain Welch makes
IT. the following letter, originally printed
It 10 Mobile paper 10 1863, dated Shel
a byville, Tenn, June 5, 1859, Of more
ID than ordinary interest, especially t.
N many Jackson county residents who
,e are descendants from the members o.
Ia the famous fighting company, Com
y paDy l., better known as Twigg'
Rifles:
SHELBYvILLE, TENN,
June s, 1863
BY publishing the following line,
as you will obige many Of your readers
I'd especially In Jackson county, Miss.
ed where the Twiggs Rifles were organ
Of lied, and even In Mobile itself. al
ne they used to be rather popular durinI
TO their stay 10 your city. or course y0,
o. remember the last Fourth OF July
or when all the troops Ia Mobile turned
ne out a company, all uniformed alike
NJ and In Beauregard caps Attached Il
IN the Twenty.seventh Mississippi regi
ment az tile eleventh, was C0mpan,
y; l. This company was the Twigg
Rifles, Captain Grimm, from Pasca
on goula. We left your city with the gal
liant Twenty-seventlI, on the twenty
10. third OF July, for the Army OF Ten
neseee. We were with Bragg II
ny Kentucky, and fought on the fields 0
ty; PerryviIIe and Murfreesbor0 w,
have seen hardships, and lost owe
rer thirty members OF our company, bu
M those remaining are as hardy and joll
set Of young men as you can posi-
lei bly, find.
re. About four weeks ago Walthall's bri
gade, wherein Is the Twenty-sevent
5. Mississippi, was ordered on outpos
af- duty to Lewisburg, Tenn. We ha
there splendid camping ground, faI
w. weather during our whole stay, goo
az drill ground, and fair ladies to com
to see us man0euvering-yes, even I
noe come and dance with US by the musi
10. OF the martial brass band. A pri7
drill was ordered by the general, eac
no. regimental commander to pick 0u
one OF his companies for the contet
or. the prize to consist OF ninety day
af- exemption from all guard and fatigu
duty. Immediately Company L bega
Go, to press into service all old black ga
is, ments that could Re found, 10 order I
to furnish new trimmings on the remain
u.s. Ing gray jackets Of the old uniforms
New caps OF the Beauregard styl
vs.. were made OF condemned gray panti
ION looms, and y black band put arOun
ed. them. Every man turned his ow
w. tailor, and the whole company was, |
as to appear In tnlerable unifOr,
40, suit. Only three days were given th
respective companies for practic,
'm- One company being ruled out on a,
count OF non. compliance with Oh
al. rules for the occasion, there we're onl
ar. four companies to enter the arent
They represented respectivel,
cd. the Twenty.fourth, Twenty.seventl
Ind Twenty.ninth and Thirty. fourth Mi
sissippi regiments. The accompan.
al, ing order shows the result. Compan
ed L rose to be the lion OF the cam
leb Everyone you met with belonged /
az Company L. Company T. receive
to beautiful bouquets, and gave soldier
hearts In return. Company L reste
I'm. upon its laurels.
I'M What does this shouting mean, 8
late at night? Glorious news fror
ne, Vicksburg! Yankees repulsed agai
with tremendous loss Boys, tw
%. days rations to be cooked; we are OIL
Wis to Vicksburg to take Grant aud Oh
last OF his yankees. 1t commences |
IT, ratu at furi0us rate, and the play
re. out, an6 the curtain has fallen. Ney
day the brigade trudges slowl
as through the deep mud towards She
!. byviile, not TO 60 to Vicksburg, but I
inc await further orders 10 q muddy an
ion disaRreeable camp three miles frnl
town. Farewell, Camp Braggi Go
Iat- bless thy lovely visitors! Waithall
brigade will never forget thee!
err Yours respectfully, T. r.
ny; Headquarters Walthall's Brigad,
Camp Bragg, near LeWisburI
Tenn, May 26, 1858,
General Order No. a.
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