The Bossier banner., 1921-08-04
RETROSPECTIVE
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Sixty Years Ago.

SIAly NC0to H6Vs
The Banner of July q, 1s61-Bellevue.l
" "Fifty-One prizes in all have been
taken by Southern priyateers, the ag-
gregate value Of which is computed to
amount to $3,OO0,0OO."
caldwell Parish has recently ap-
propriated $4,000 for the support Of
her soldiers In the field All honor to
her. She is not able to do half what
Bossier Is able and should do, and vet
she comes gallantly to the>rescue. The
wealth Of Bossier would make her
fully as able to appropriate $100 600
as Caldwell to give $4,000. Let us
wait and see what the patriotic mem
bers of our Police Jury will do for our
vigilant boys on the battlefield, and
those who are soon to follow after
them."
Mr.. ]. NJ. Scanland, then a member
of the Shreveport Grays, under the
date line, Yorktown, Va, July !.
1861 wrote letter of length to his
brother, the then editor and proprietor
of the Banner. Following are extracts
from Mr.. Scanland's letter:
"On the 9th ultimo we were
ordered from this place to some point
down in the Neck. not far distant
agreeable to which we Immediately
started On the following day and
night we went the distance of thirty
: six miles, through torrents Of rain and
mud, accompanied by wind and cold.
On the morning of the 10Th we
went within mile and a half of New
port News, and about the same dis
tance from Hampton The enemy no
doubt was aware of our being there,
as they Immediately drew in their
picket guard, hut did not call ON us
We then went about eight miles and
camped at locality known as Young's
Mills, where we remained until yester
day, when we returned to Yorktown.
sOn the Fourth THAT memorable
day, on which, when we were at home
we were wont to indulge in barbecued
meat, mint juleps, big drunks,' and
spread-eagle speeches) we had splen
did barbecue. Mr.. w. W. Campbell
read the Declaration Of Independence
which was responded to by Mr.. J. Pink
ney Harris. Mai. Righler and Lieut..
Col. Deux were the orators of the day
We little knew then that that was tn,
last day we should enjoy the command
Of our gallant leader. For, ON the 9th
he was killed That night, one hun
dred men twenty from each compan.
In the battalion) as a special detach
ment and picket guard, were sent abou
six miles from the enemy's camp
where they were to surprise gang Q
marauding Federalists who We're il
the daily habit of committing depreda
tions upon the property of private cit
izens. The object Of Col. Dreux wa
to surprise the enemy whip them on
and put a stop to their diabolical PR
ceedings. The order was for Col.
to fire first, which was to be the sigma
for a general onslaught; but tllroug
the criminal carelessness OF one of th
cayalrymen, the enemy were warne
Of our presence by his firing OF hi
pistol. which saved the enemy fromsth
snare we had laid for them, and con
pletely turned the tables upon our mel
One OF the Federal officers, seizing
rifle from one Of his privates, shot .
and instantly killed Col. Dreux. Hi
last words, as he fell, were, BOY,
don't surrender A private, belongin
to the Orleans Cadets, believe, kille
the Federal officer who killed tn
Colonel. His name was Colnnlbu
Allen.
About daylight that morning Ad
L. D. Marks, accompanied by Sgt L. ]
Butler, Privates Stephen Hackett an
John r. Holcomb, were sent ahead
reconnoiter the enemy, when they wei
surprised by about fifty OF the enem.
An officer, mounted on horse, fired
pistol shot at Adj. Marks. which, fo
tunately, struck little bush about tw