Mobile Register
June 25, 1861
Page 2
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FROM PENSACOLA—A letter from an officer of our regular army near Pensacola,
ordering the Advertiser and Register sent to his address, furnishes the
following interesting paragraph, which we take the liberty to publish:
The
health of the army continues very good and at this post most excellent, our
Regiment (the 10th Mississippi Volunteer) having lost but one man,
besides Col. Phillips, from illness since leaving home, the 26th
March. Although the weather is very
warm, we manage at this post, with a constant breeze and a swim twice a day in
the surf, to keep pretty cool and comfortable.
Our men are getting tired of the monotony of daily infantry and
artillery drill, police duty and guard mounting, and await with some impatience
the opening of the fight. It will be a
magnificent night, Messrs. Editors, when the battle begins, our batteries
ranged in a semi-circle extending over four miles, belching out shot and shell
towards the centre, while there will be one blaze of fire sending out iron
messengers in return—a sight the like of which has never been seen probably on
the continent. The vessels will probably
take a part, but only at a safe distance.
[Transcribed by Sharon Strout]
