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The Daily Dispatch: may 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], The battle of Buena Vista. (search)
he enemy forget, probably, that men of the same heroic daring and firm resolve are still alive; men who will prove to the world that they can neither be intimidated by threats, nor overawed by numbers. In reviewing Claiborne's Life and Times of Quitman, in DeBow's Review, the writer says: An episode may be here tolerated in regard to the conduct of the celebrated Mississippi Rifles, under charge of Colonel, now President Jefferson Davis, on the field of Buena Vista. The great movement tructive fire. This broke his right line, and the rest soon gave way and fled back precipitately. Here Col. Davis was severely wounded." After this lengthy extract in regard to the heroic conduct of Davis, we shall soon pass to the acts of Quitman at the gates of Mexico; but before doing so, we will be permitted a momentary notice of the behavior of the South Carolina regiment under the fire of the Mexican enemy. Those who sneer at Carolina courage and virtues are, in general, too ignora