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The Daily Dispatch: March 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], A Federal account of the position of Matters in Banks's army at Baton Rouge. (search)
A Federal account of the position of Matters in Banks's army at Baton Rouge. A correspondent of the Boston Evening Journal, writing from Baton Rouge under date of Jan. 28th, gives the annexed account of the position of affairs in Banks's army at that place: Considerable trouble has arisen here on account of the injudiciousness of Col. Daniel, of the Third Native Guards, colored regiment, who placed a negro captain as officer of the day on duty, and put a while man on duty as lieutenant of the guard the same day and in the same camp. Our white troops, when ordered out to salute the colored officer of the day, refused to obey the order, and laid down their arms.--The officers and privates of the 13th Maine regiment would pay no regard to the colored officer, and threatened his life if he attempted to coerce them into obedience. I hear that four officers have sent in their resignations on account of this unpleasant state of affairs. There is no need of appointing negro c