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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 31. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.46 (search)
icayune has given, and for the liberality in donating a page, and often more, to the stories of the war, which, doubtless, has no interest for a large class of its readers. If we have contributed anything to the pleasure of the old boys, or stated any facts during the life of the Confederate column, which will give a fair and just conception of the distinctive traits of the Confederate soldier, we are happy to have done so. The battle of the handkerchiefs. We are indebted to the Hon. W. H. Seymour for the following very interesting story: There was a great stir and intense excitement at one time during General Banks' administration. A number of Rebels were to leave for the Confederacy. Their friends, amounting to some 20,000 persons, women and children principally, wended their way down to the levee to see them off and to take their last farewell. Such a quantity of women frightened the officials; they were exasperated at their waving of handkerchiefs, their loud c