Col. Alex. G. Taliaferro, of Culpeper.
A subscriber requests us to insert the following, from a Winchester paper:‘ This gallant soldier and accomplished gentleman has just been promoted, and to the deep and heard felt regret of our regiment, been ordered to report himself in Norfolk, to the command of Gen. Huger. I witnessed, on yesterday, the parting scene with his command; and it was touching in the extreme.--His men are devotedly attached to him, and so great their confidence in him they would have followed him into the cannon's mouth. He addressed them (for he is a fine speaker,) in tones feeling, eloquent and patriotic, and there was not a dry eye in the command.--Bold men as they are, they wept like children, and begged that they might be allowed to accompany him. This being impossible, they insisted on escorting him, as a guard of honor, to his point of departure. The final adieu was most affecting — his brave fellows in tears, and he himself overcome by emotion. He could only falter out, "Men, I trust this is no argument against my manhood — the finest metals fuse the soonest;" and thus they parted, in all human probability, never again to meet in this life; but, along with the magnificent sword which they voted him, he carries their heartfelt wishes for his safety, and his happiness. Distinction they need not have wished him, for, if opportunity comes, he will be sure to win it. Modest, unassuming, he is a true man and genuine soldier, and possesses all the poet's attributes of a hero, the delicacy and tenderness of a woman, and all the fire and courage and daring of a lion. He will make his mark, should occasion offer.
’ 13th Reg'r, Winchester, July 3d, 1861.
