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The Daily Dispatch: July 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 16 (search)
dy of men to satisfy the general officers that it is composed of the right kind of material. In fact, this regiment will compare favorably with any I have seen from any quarter, and my belief is that Brigadier General Jones will have no cause to regret that he has the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Mississippi Regiments under his command. The only excitement we have had since I last wrote you was caused by the brilliant meteor that made its appearance on Thursday evening, a little after sundown. It was one of the most magnificent specimens of nature's fireworks I ever witnessed, and like its predecessor, the comet, has the reputation of being the harbinger of some grand events. Its course was southerly, indicating that like the Israelites of old, the chosen people of God, we will have a pillar of fire by night, if needs be, to light up our path to victory and to glory. With such omens and such soldiers as we have in the field, we will "follow our leaders and fear no evil." Dan.