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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 33. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Twelfth Alabama Infantry, Confederate States Army. (search)
nia to re-enlist unconditionally for the war. This is an act of which we should well be proud to our dying day. January 27. General Battle sent the following communication to each regiment in his brigade: Headquarters Battle's Brigade, January 26, 1864. The Brigade Commander has the pleasure of presenting the subjoined communication from Major-General Rodes: Headquarters Rodes' Division, January 26, 1864. Brigadier-General battle, Commanding Battle's Brigade: General,—I have just January 26, 1864. Brigadier-General battle, Commanding Battle's Brigade: General,—I have just received your message by Captain J. P. Smith, informing me of the glorious conduct of my old brigade in re-enlisting for the war without conditions. Conduct like this, in the midst of the hardships we are enduring, and on the part of men who have fought so many bloody battles, is in the highest degree creditable to the men and officers of your command. I always was proud, and now still more so, that I once belonged to your brigade. As their division commander, and as a citizen of Alabama, I
From General Lee's army. [from our own Correspondent.] Army Northern Virginia, January 26th, 1864. Mosby, Stringfellow, and Kincheins, are still harassing the enemy on flank and rear. Scarcely a day passes that prisoners are not received at the office of the Army Provost Marshal. Not are prisoners all that they capture — each of these gallant, partisans are getting no insignificant amount of horse flesh and other valuable plunder in these predatory raids. It is a gratifying fact that so many of the soldiers in the army of Tennessee should be re- enlisting for the war, and it cannot but reassure the country of the spirit of our soldiers to achieve independence. Thundering responses will, I am sure, issue from this army soon. Indeed, the ball may already he said to be in motion. To-day Battle's gallant brigade of Alabamians, formerly Rodes's old brigade, re-enlisted, I am told, for the war. Thus Alabama leads off in the glorious work which will doubtless widen and dee