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MILITARY MAXIMS OF NAPOLEON.
Tents are injurious to health. It is much
better for the soldier to bivouack, because
he then sleeps with his feet to the fire,
which quickly dries the ground on which
he lies. A few boards or a little straw
shelter him from the wind.
Tents, however, are necessary for leaders
have to write and consult the map.—
Wy should be given, therefore, to the su
perior officers, who should be ordered never
to lodge in a house.
Tents attract the attention of the enemy’s
staff, and betray the position you occupy.
But of an army bivouacking in two or three
lines, nothing is perceived at a distance ex
cept the smoke, which the enemy confounds
with the atmosphere. He can not count
the fires.
Nothing is more important in war than
unity in command. When, therefore, you
are carrying on hostilities against a single
power only, you should have but one army,
acting on one line, apd led by one com
mander.
The effect of discussing, making a show
oMalent, and calling councils of war, will
be what the effect of these things has been
at every age: they will end in the adop
tion of the most pusillanimous, or (if the
expression be preferred) the most prudent
measures, which in war are almost uniform
ly the worst that can be adopted. Irue
wisdom, so far as a General is concerned,
consists in energetic determination.
There are certain things in war, of which
the commander alone comprehends the im
portance. Nothing but his superior firm
ness and ability can subdue and surmount
all difficulties.
To authorize generals and officers to lay
down their arms by virtue of a special ca
pitulation, under any other circumstances
than when they constitute the garrison of a
fortified place, would unquestionably beat
tended with dangerous consequences. To
open this door to cowards, to men wanting
in energy, or even to misguided brave men,
is to destroy the military spirit of the na
tion. An extraordinary situation requires
extraordinary resolution. The more obsti
nate the resistance of an armed body, the
more chances it will have of being succor
ed or of forcing a passage. How many
things, apparently impossible, have, never
theless, been performed by resolute men,
who had no alternative but death !
No sovereign, no people, no general, can
be secure, if the officers are permitted to
capitulate on the field and lay down their
arms by virtue of an agreement favorable
to themselves and to the troops under their
command ; and thus to render the position
of their comrades more dangerous, is man
ifestly an act of baseness. Such conduct
ought to be proscribed, pronounced infa-l
mous, and punishable with death. The
generals,officers and soldiers, why, in a bat
tle, have saved their lives by capitulating,
ought to be decimated. He who commands
the arms to be surrendered, and they who
obey him, are alike traitors and deserve
capital punishment.
There is but one honorable way of being
made a prisoner of war; that is, by being
taken separately, and when you can no lon
ger make use of your arms. Then there
are no conditions —for there can be none,
consistently with honor —but you are com
pelled to surrender by absolute necessity.
To be familiar with the geography and
topography of the country ; to be skillful
in making a reconnoisance; to be attentive
to the despatch of orders; to be capable of
exhibiting with simplicity the most com
plicated movements of an army ; —these
are the qualifications that should distinguish
the officer called to the station of chief of
the staff.
A general of artillery should be acquaint-;
ed with all the operations of the army, as
he is obliged to supply the different divi
sions of which it is composed, with arms
and aminnuition. His communications
with the artillery officers at the advance of
posts should keep him informed of the
movement of the troops, and the manage
ment of his great park must be regulated
l>y this information.
To reconnoitre rapidly defiles and fords;
to obtain guides that can be relied on ; to
interrogate the clergyman and the post
master; to establish an understanding with
the inhabitants; to send out spies, to seize
letters in the mail, translate and make an
abstract of their contents; in short, to an
swer all the inquiries ot the general-in chief
on his arrival with the whole •rmy such
are the duties which come within the sphere
of a good general of an advanced post.
Commanders-in-chief are to bo .guided by
their owi| experience or genius. Tactics,
evolutions, the science of the engineer and
the artillery officer may be learned from
treatise, but generalship is acquired only
by experience and the study of the cam
paigns of all great captains. Gustavus,
Adolphus, Turenne, and Frederic, as also
Alexander, Hannibal, and the Csvsars, have
all acted on the same principle. To keep
jour forces united, to be vulnerable at no
point, to bear down with rapidity upon im
portant points—these are the principles
which insure victory.
Opinion of a British Officer.—The
Glmoow Herald publishes a letter from a
British officer in America, in which the fol
lowing opinion appears:
In the range of human foresight, the
North never can conquer the South. The
latter, supplied with a veteran and well-ap
pointed army vs half a million, the finest
irregular cavalry in the world, and a spirit
of demoniac hatred to their opponents, are
nasty nuts to crack. I know this much, we
could not conquer them; and 1 question if
the Yankees can do what we can not. 1
have now seen both sides, and have formed
what 1 consider to be a pretty correct opi
nion.
The Baptist Banner is sent to soldiers
at the rata of 12.50 per year
r £ St B JMjPt BAHS B St.
A TOUCHING INCIDENT.
Several soldiers in one of our Hospitals
. on the coast expected to die, and requested
their bodies to be sent home for burial,
when one poor pious young man among
them, said to his captain : “ I shall soon die,
but I.have no home on earth to which I
may be sent, you may be bury me here.”
“ I have no home on earth,”
The dying soldier cries,
“ But I have a home of solid worth
Beyond the starry skies,
To which I hope I’ll shortly go,
And there abide for evermore.
Our country’s cause is just,
Fight on my comrades, fight.
In God be sure to put your trust —
He will defend the right;
And some of you may live to see
Once more the land of heroes tree.
’Twas on my country’s call
I mingled in the strife,
And now I freely give my all
To her my fleeting life :
Bury my body by the sea,
Perhaps the waves will mourn for me.
On earth I have no home,
But Jesus is my friend;
From Him I’ll never wish to roam —
His love will me attend,
And guide me to the spirit-land
By His own chosen angel band.”
“ I have no home below,”
The Christian soldier cried,
“ But to the Lord of hosts I go,”
Then bowed his head and died;
And his freed spirit soared away
To the bright reams of endless day.
LEE, LONGSTREET AND JACKSON.
A correspondent of the Columbus Times
writes the following from Winchester the
11th ult.:
We have much cause to be proud of the 1
chief Generals of our army. Gen. Lee has, 1
I believe, won the way to everybody’s con- '
fidence. In appearance he is tall, portly 1
and commanding. His dress is usually a
plain Brigadier's uniform, a black felt hat,
with the brim turned down, and he wears
a short, grizzled beard all around his face.
He has much of the Washingtonian dignity
about him, and is much respected by all
with whom he is thrown. At Sharpsburg
I saw him on the field during the heat of
the action. He was surrounded by his
staff and a perfect squadron of couriers.—
He was engaged in calmly viewing the
stoim of battle, and giving orders in a
manner of cool reliance. Aids and couri
ers were hurrying to and from the right,
left and centre, and the whole disposition
of forces seemed under his perfect control.
Gen. Longstreet is stout and fleshy, of
good height, and has a quiet, courageous
look. He seems full of thought and of de
cision, and his face makes an agreeable im
pression alike on new and old acquaintan
ces. He is characteristically a fighting
man—none can equal him in forcing a strong
land well-fortified position, and Gen. Lee
showed his appreciation of an old tried sol
, dier when he patted him on the shoulder
; after the last battle and said, “ My old war
• horse!” In this engagement he was sec
i ond in command of the army, and his old
corps keenly felt the need of his able hand
! li ”g-
; I was surprised at Stonewall Jackson’s
j appearance. He has been described as a sort
>' of a clown. 7 never yet saw him riding
, with his knees drawn up like a monkey
and his head resting upon his breast. He
has a first rate face and seems a plainly-
I dressed captain of cavalry, with an unpre
tending staff. His uniform is fine enough
■ certainly for the hard life he leads. But
the imagination is piqued, you know, by
the absence of pretension, as “a king in
grey clothes.” Stonewall don’t like to
come about the army much. The boys
keep him bareheaded all the time. When
'they begin to cheer him he usually pulls
I off his bat, spurs his fine horse, and runs
through the howls which meet him every
step (for some five miles) as hard as he
; can go.
The Richmond Enquirer of Friday con
tains the following account of the rendition
of the body of Capt. Lawton, of Georgia:
To-day the body of Captain Lawton,
I wounded in the recent battle at Fredericks
! burg, and carried to an hospital in Alexan
> | dria, where he died, was returned to our
lines, attended by his fond and devoted
i wife, who had gone to nurse him, but who
; found him no more when she reached there,
i The passage of the body was marked by
- both sides with the honor due to his rank ;
f'and on the part of the enemy, an escort of
i infantry with arms reversed, and inarching
? to the sound of martial music, paid the last
honors due the departed brave. The sight
was a touching one, and no less grateful to
, our feelings than it was creditable to the
1 magnanimity of our foe. On our Bide eve
i rything was done decently and in order,
under the supervision of that soldier and
gentleman, Gen. Kershaw.
' Another “unknown hero” has been
brought to light in a late issue of the Rieh-
' tnond B7uy. It was Col. Robert W. Fol
som, of the 14th Georgia regiment, who, at
the battle of Cedar Run, rallied his men by
' waving the battle flag in the face of the foe,
and who afterwards was borne through the
victorious fight by two of his devoted sol
diers. He was not wounded, but physical-
1 Iv so exhausted that he was unable to stand.
- With such a leader, it is no wonder the
14th emulates the intrepid 12th Georgia.
Northern Opinion.—After the late bat
tle at Vicksburg, a letter was found on the
battle field, written by a St. Louis lady to
a relative in the Federal army. In it she
says:
“ 1 think you all had better come home,
and let the secesh go their own way, for
you will never accomplish your designs;
there has so many lives been lost, and they
art- no nearer whipped than when we first
began. Smart and influential men, who
have been always for the prosecution of the
war. now come out in bold terms for peace.”
MARCHING TO DEATH.
The National Quarterly thus depicts a
remarkable scene that occurred some years
since on one of the British transport ships.
The commander of the troops on board,
seeing that the vessel must soon sink, and
there was no hope of saving his men, drew
them up in order of battle, and as in the
presence of a ruffian enemy, bravely faced
the doom that was before them. We know
of no more impressive illustration of the
power of military discipline in the presence
of death. Look at that noble vessel in
yon high sea. She has sprung a leak ; all
the resources on board have been called
into play for her release from the deep, but
to no avail! The waters are gaining fast
on her—beyond human control. She must
sink ! A regiment of brave, perfectly dis
ciplined soldiers are mustered on deck by
a quick roll of the drum; officers and sol
diers promptly fill their rank and file, and
shoulder arms ! See them stand in serried
ranks, and completely accoutred for a long,
long march. Not'a mournful dirge, but the
national anthem, is played by the band.—
The regimental colors flutter in the air—
the staff that supports them is as firm as
the stout heart of the ensign that holds it.
The array of battle is reflected in mourn
ful appearance on the lowering clouds,
which seem anxious to veil the waters, rip
pled by the breath of death. Insidiously
does the water leap at last over the bul
warks of the gallant and doomed ship, and
down she goes. The martial voice of the
commandant orders, “ Present arms ! ” A
rapid succession of orders is calmly given
and calmly executed; the drum beats
quicker and quicker; the muskets thumb
on the deck at the last w r ord of command ;
a splash at their fall, a surge of the inva
ding waters, the drum is silenced, an army
of bubbles swarms on the surface, and
calm, silent and steady, the last glare of the
polished steel reflects a dying ray of mourn
ful light.
A HEROIC OFFICER.
The army correspondent of the Savannah
Republican, among other incidents of the
terrible battle of Fredericksburg, narrates
the following:
As an illustration of the extreme cool-'
ness with which the officers behaved, I would
refer to the conduct of Capt. W. S. Brew r
ster, of the 24th Georgia regiment. He
would pass along the line in the face of the
terrific fire of the enemy, not for the pur
pose of encouraging his men, for they need
ed no encouragement, but to impress upon
them the necessity of being cool and taking
deliberate aim. Sometimes he would stop
to show them how to fire. Taking a mus
ket in hand, he would rest it upon the top
of the wall, raise himself up well, take de- j
liberate aim, and down would go a Yankee. |
“There,” he would say, “ that’s the way to
fire.”
Brave, gallant Brewster! Seeing Gen.
Cobb fall, he rushed to his assistance, and
while thus engaged received a wound in his
knee, which rendered amputation necessa
ry, and from which he died the next day.;
Born in New’ York, of Scotch parents,}
while quite young he was taken to Charles
ton, where he resided up to the breaking
out of the war. Having married in Geor
gia, he enlisted as a private in the 24th reg
iment, was subsequently chosen Captain,
and in all the battles in which he participa- !
ted, displayed the highest qualities of the;
soldier. Upon the restless energy and stern
integrity peculiar to his national ancestry,
was engrafted, as upon a stock, the gentili
ty and chivalry of the Southern gentleman.
A soldier and a gentleman, no truer or bra
ver spirit has been sacrificed upon the altar
of our liberties than that of Walter Scott
Brewster.
Example of the Brave.-—The example
of the brave is an inspiration to the timid,
their presence thrilling through every fibre.
Hence the miracles of valor so often per
formed by ordinary men under the leader
ship of the heroic. The very recollection
of the deeds of the valiant stirs men’s blood
like the sound of a trumpet. Ziska be-'
queathed his skin to be used as a drum to!
inspire the valor of the Bohemians. When j
Skanderberg, Prince of Epirus, was dead,!
the Turks wish to possess his bones, that
each might wear a piece next his heart, ho- '
ping thus to secure some portion of the,
courage he had displayed while living, and i
which they had so often experienced in ;
battle. When the gallant Douglas, bear- i
ing the heart of Bruce to the Holy Land,
saw one of his knights surrounded and sore- j
ly pressed by the Saracens in battle, hej
took from his neck the silver case contain-'
ing the hero’s bequest, and throwing it
amidst the thickest press of his foe**, cried,!
“ Pass first in fight, as thou were wont to
do, and Douglas will follow thee, or die,”;
and so saying, he rushed forward to the
place where it fell, and was there slain.
—
Incidents of the Capture of the Har
riet Lane.—Captain Wm. M. Armstrong'
went on board the Harriet Lane after the
battle, and found, lying in the blood, on
deck, a Bible. He picked it up and re-'
marked, “Now I am going to open this!
Bible this new' year’s day, and the first pas
sage I read I will take as an omen for the
new year.” He opened it carelessly and,
the first passage his eye fell on was the first
verse of the 20th chapter of Deuterono
my, “When thou goes out to battle against
thine enemies, and seest horses and chari
ots, and a people more than thou, be not
afraid of them; for the Lord thy God is
with thee! ” It is a good omen as well as
a most startling circumstance.
One of the Texans who boarded the Har-'
riet Lane immediately jumped aboard,
grasped a Fed by the collar, exclaiming.
“ Surrender, or I will blow your brains
out!’’ The other replied: “You’d better
look at me first!” Recognition w’as instan
taneous ; they were brothers !
Those wishing papers changed, should give
the Post-Office they wish changed from, as well 1
as the one to be changed to. 1
HINDMAN’S ADDRESS TO HIS TROOPS
THE BATTLE OF CANE HILL,
ARKANSAS.
lleadq’rs Ist Corps Trans-Miss. Army, )
In the field, Dec. 4, 1862. ’ j
Soldiers: From the commencement to
the end of the battle, bear constantly in
mind what I now impress upon you:
1. Never fire because your comrades do,
nor because the enemy does, nor because
you happen to see the enemy, nor for the
sake of firing rapidly. Always wait until
you are certainly within the range of your
guns, then single out your man, take delib
erate aim, as low down as the knee, and fire.
2. When occasion offers, be certain to
pick off the enemy’s officers, especially the
mounted, and to kill his artillery horses.
3. Don’t shout except when you charge
the enemy—as a general thing, keep silent,
that orders may be heard. Obey the or
ders of your officers, but pay no attention
to idle rumors on the word of unauthorized
persons.
5. Don’t stop with your wounded com
rade; the surgeons and infirmary corps
will take care of him ; do you go forward
and avenge him.
5. Don’t break ranks to plunder ; if we
whip the enemy, all he has will be ours; if
not, the spoils will be of no benefit to us.
Plunderers and stragglers will be put to
death on the spot. File-closers are espe
cially charged with this duty. The cavalry
in the rear will likewise attend to it.
Remember that the enemy you engage
has no feeling of mercy or kindness towards
you. His ranks are made up of Pin Indi
ans, free negroes, Southern tories, Kansas
Jayhawkers, and hired Dutch cut-throats.
These bloody ruffians have invaded your
country, stolen and destroyed your proper
ty, murdered your neighbors, outraged our
women, driven your children from their
homes, defiled the graves of your kindred.
If each man of you will do as I have urged
upon you, we will utterly destroy them. —
We can do this; our country will be ruin
ed if we fail.
A just God will strengthen our arms
and give us a glorious victory.
T. C. Hindman.
Major-General Commanding.
E. C. Newton, A. A. General
Spiritual Desertion.—Some of the best
men in all ages have suffered a temporary
suspension of divine enjoyments. Job xxix.,
2; Ps. li; Isa xlix., 14; Lam. iii., 1 ; Isa.
i., 10. The causes of this must not be at
tributed to the Almighty, since He is al
ways the same, but must arise from our
selves. Neglect of duty, improper views
iof Providence, self-confidence, a worldly
spirit, luke-warmness of mind, inattention
jto the means of grace, or open transgres
, sion, may be considered as leading to this
state. As all things, however, are under
the Divine control, so even desertion, or, as
it is sometimes expressed in Scripture, “the
hidings of God’s face,” may be useful to
excite humility, exercise faith and patience,
detach us from the world, prompt to more
I vigorous action, bring us to look more to
j God as the fountain of happiness, conform
us to His word, and increase our desires for
that blessedness which is to come.
An Incident of the Battle.—One of the
soldiers of Gen. T. R. R. Cobb’s brigade
has a game cock, which he had with him on
j the day of battle. By a trick, or signal,
which they had taught him, the soldiers
could make the cock Crow whenever they
chose. Upon each advance of the enemy,
just before our sharp-shooters opened upon
them, the cock’s clear, shrill clarion rang
out on the sulphurous air. This strange defi
ance, while it cheered and amused our boys,
fell with a depressing effect upon the ears
of the enemy. When the foe retired to
return no more, the cock, with repeated
crows, sounded the victory.
Christ is the centre of our religious sys
lem,’just as the sun is the centre of our
planetary. Take away the sun, and what
becomes of the earth ? Take away Christ,
and what bdcomes of the soul ? A wander
ing star, each, lost in the blackness of eter-:
| nal darkness
Stale of Georgia,
Quartermaster General’s Office, (
Atlanta, Ga , Jan. 15lh, 1863. j
Some malicious person or persons have
i put in circulation a report to the effect that
the Georgia soldiers now in Confederate
jservice, will have to pay for the socks be
| ing donated to them by the patriotic women
lof Georgia, in answer to my appeal of De
icember 15th, 1862. 1 take this public
manner of contradicting said report. It is
l utterly false.
Every sock received at this office is en
tered upon a record book, giving the name,
i county and post office of the donor. These
i socks will be packed up and sent, FREEj
OF CHARGE, to the soldiers of Georgia!
lin Confederate service. The soldiers re-;
ceiving them will not have to pay either for
the socks or their transportation; and eve
ry sock sent to this office will find its way
: to some soldiers feet.
I regret to know that some have given
credence to this report, but sincerely hope
! that this note of explanation will set the
! matter right, and that they will at once go
to work and gladden the heart of some
Georgia warrior, whose feet now press the
frosted, icy turf of Virginia and Tennessee.
Already a large number have come in,
and the work is only just begun.
Ira R. Foster,
Quartermaster-General State of Georgia.
N. B.—Papers in the State friendly to
jour great work will please copy.
~SOTTIIERN PLANTERS!
SHOULD ALL TAKE IT!!
THE SOUTHERN CULTIVATOR—the old pio-|
neer in Agricultural Improvement—the only
Agricultural Monthly Journal m the Confederate
States that has lived *• through the war"—is still'
published regularly, and will enter upon its 21st
year on January 1. 1363. Now is the time to so
I scribe ! One Dollar per year, in advance !
1 Address D. REDMOND, Augusta. Ga. '
J. , .IS.. I aZ-SXr -
The Baptist Banner.
. FOR 1863.
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i would inform the reading public, especially
heads of families, that, as an excellent
HOME PAPER,
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gious and secular NEWS, will contain a good'
. STORY—together with entertaining Miscella
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Contributors to The Banner.
Rev. H. C. Hornady, Atlanta, Ga.
“ J. M. Wood, Newnan, Ga.
“ J. S. Baker, Thomasville, Ga.
1 “ D. P. Everett, Orange Hill, Fla.
“ N. M. Crawford, Penfield. Ga.
“ J. H. Campbell, State Evangelist.
“ J. R. Graves, in the Army.
“ B. F. Tharp, Perry, Ga.
“ W. N. Chaudoin, Albany, Ga.
“ R. J. Mays, Florida.
“ A. E. Dickinson, Rivuiuvud, Va.
“ W. D. Mayfield, South Carolina.
M. W. Philips, Edwards, Miss.
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ior the Banner, and will receipt for money
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“ J. 11. Stockton, Thomson, Ga.
“ Thos. Muse, Cuthbert, Ga.
“ Robt. Cunningham, Macon, Ga.
“ Thos Aldridge, Millwood, Ga.
“ G. F. Cooper, Americus, Ga.
“ J. 11. Campbell, Griffin, Ga.
“ W. J. Speairs, Starrsville, Ga.
“ John 11. Clarke, Henderson, Ga.
11 P. A. Lawson, Gaiffin, Ga.
“ William Lowe, McDonough, Ga.
Dr. E. R. Carswell, Waynesboro’, Ga
William Roberts, Byrumville, Ga.
V>.V. i kCit&QU, Franklin, Heard Co., Ga.
J. H. B. Shackelford, Spring Place, “
Dr. John Cheney, Columbus, Ga.
PROPOSALS FOR A NEW WORK,
BNTITLED
Angels’ Visits along the Pathway of Life;
OR,
Whisperings from the Spirit Land.
“ APPLES OF GOLD, IN PICTURES OF SILVER.”
The undersigned has long been impressed
with the idea of getting up a work on this sub
ject, not to be dedicated to any particnlar Sect
or Denomination, but a book which will interest
all, and in which all may share a part.
While we may be permitted to visit the graves
of loved ones, and read their epitaphs engraven
upon marble and, as it were, hold sweet, commu
nion with departed spirits—yet, there are many,
very many endearing traits of character, as well
as many things they have said while living,
which, if written in a book, would afford us in
calculable pleasure, and stimulate us to imitate
their virtues.
What family is there in this wide scope of
country, who has not lost some fond relative or
kind friend, and who would not delight to see
that precious name thus preserved and handed
down to posterity. To accomplish this impor
tant object, I now make an appeal to all such to
furnish me with sketches of loved ones gone,
from the infant of two years old up to that oi
old age, enumerating all expressions particular
ly used previous to their departure from earth
to Heaven. Especially do I request facts in re
lation to the honored dead who have fallen in
' battle.
It will require time and labor to accomplish
the object, but when perfected, it will doubtless
be a work of general interest to all those who
love to think of loved ones who have “ entered
into that within the vail.’’
The author feels greatly flattered in the fact
that several gentlemen have concurred with him
in the belief that such a work will meet with
a hearty reception by our Southern people, and
have given assurance of their assistance in fur
nishing many interesting facts in relation to
kindred and friends who have fallen ; and most
respectfully do I solicit aid from all quarters,
sent by mail, by which I may be enabled to
proceed with the work, and get it ready for pub
lication at an early day.
As it is a Southern effort, I respectfully re
quest Editors throughout the South to give this
a few insertions, sending a paper containing the
same, and as soon as the work is published, each
one shall receive a copy gratuitously.
JAMES W. PRICE, M. D.
Atlanta, Ga., 1862.
MERCER LNIVERSITI,
PENFIELD, GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA
FACULTY.
President—N. M. Crawford, D. D.
Professors—S. P. Sanford, A. M.,
J. E. Willett, A. M.,
U. W. Wise, A. M.
. Theological Seminary.—Professor N.
M. Crawford, D. D.
DEPARTMENTS.
L A college course of four years, equal to that
of the best colleges in the country.
2. A theological course, of three years, design-
ed for those who are preparing for the Gospel Min
istry- . ,
3. A scientific course of four years, including,
with some additions, all the studies o> the collegi
ate course, except the ancient languages.
4. An academical department, embracing all who
are not prepared to enter college.
COMMENCEMENT AND VACATIONS.
I The Commencement la held on the second W ed
nesdav in July. ..... .. ■ .
j There are two vacations, dividing the year into
I two terms. „
Fall Term begins on the first Wednesday in Bep
! tember, and closes on the 13th of December.
Spring Term begins on the fourth V ednesday in
■ January, and closes on Commencement day.
8. LANDRUM, Secfy Board Trustees,
' uly 26,1362. Oavannah, Ga