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The Daily Dispatch: January 6, 1863., [Electronic resource], An account of two very different scenes. (search)
An account of two very different scenes.
--A Ball and an Execution.--A letter from Murfreesboro', Tenn., dated the 26th ult., gives an account of two scenes of camp life — a ball and an execution.
The writer says:
On Christmas eve the officers of the 1st La. and 2d Ky. Regiments gave a ball at the Court- House in Murfreesboro', which proved a magnificent affair and complete success.
The beauty and fashion of this little city and many distinguished officers were present.
The decorations were exceedingly handsome.
Among them I noticed four large "B's" constructed of evergreens: "Beauregard and Bragg, of La.;" "Buckner and Breckinridge, of Ky." Over the windows were the names, "Pensacola," "Donelson," "Shiloh," "Santa Rosa," and "Hartsville," all enwreathed with cedar.
Conspicuous were numerous United States flags--Union down — trophies belonging to Gen. John H. Morgan, furnished for the occasion by his lady.
New Year's eve will be celebrated by another ball, to be give