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The Vance Guards - (Co. A, 19th Louisiana Infantry)

A barbecue was given the Guards, at Bellevue, the day before their departure, on which occasion Miss Lizzie Dickson presented the company with a flag, and on Wednesday, September 25th – the day of their departure – another barbecue was given on the Bellevue and Minden Road, between the residences of Messrs. John W. Hudson and Charles P. Thompson. The Rev. Baxter Clegg, pastor of the Methodist Church at Bellevue, delivered a few friendly words of admonition, and offered a prayer for their safety, which was briefly responded to by Capt. Turner.

Referring to the patriotic address of Miss Lizzie Dickson in presenting the flag to the Guards, the Banner said in part: “When the indomitable Capt. Turner, in one of his happiest efforts, received the bright colors from the fair hands of the donor, who with great credit to herself and those whom she represented, presented this beautiful offering of appreciation of the gallant men who are to serve under it, the spectacle presented a scene almost equal to the Court of Mars.”

Following is the address in full:

Louisianians, Patriots and Soldiers: It is my pleasant duty, as the representative of the ladies of our parish, to present you on the eve of your departure, this emblem as a manifestation of our regard – feeling inwardly conscious that it will be borne where duty calls – to trail the dust only when there shall be none left to defend, or effect its rescue from the conquering foe.

Your cause is esteemed by all, as a just and holy one. You are challenged to the contest. You buckle on your armor, not for the purpose of conquest, or acquiring military fame, but to defend your homes, your firesides and your altars from Northern aggression, and by the sacrifice of your precious lives – if need be – maintain Southern Rights, Southern Independence, Southern Freedom and Southern Liberty.

Soldiers! we women of the South encourage you to go forth with manly hearts in battle for our rights – to tear down and trample under foot the blood-stained banners of the Northern vandals, and with one fell swoop rid the earth of the hated invaders of our soil, who seek, with dastardly feet, to desecrate the home and grave of our immortal Washington. Yes, strike for us and your bleeding country! History and the gratitude – blessings and prayers of an outraged and downtrodden people – will reward you!

Officers and soldiers of the Vance Guards, you have every incentive to action! Bearing the name of one of our most patriotic and loyal citizens; animated by the justness of your cause; cheered by the prayers and kind wishes of your mothers and sisters, can you fail? No! Never! never! never! This flag – the insignia of our beloved Confederacy – we intrust (sic) to your care, most gallant patriots, charging you to be firm and unyielding in defense. But should you be overpowered by the multiplicity of numbers, and liberty be driven from our land, take this flag of our country, and with a brave arm and patriotic heart, plant it upon some eminence, so as to indicate to the stranger, who may come in afterdays, the spot where the Goddess of Liberty lingered last and wept, before she took her flight from a people once prosperous and happy.

Advance, noble Captain, and receive this flag – the patriotic gift of the daughters of Bossier – and as often as its graceful folds are unfurled to the breeze, remember that the prayers of the donors will ever ascend the Throne of the Most High, for the well-being of you and your command, and the success of your arms. Take your flag and let it be a beacon of light and hope to you, and every member of your enthusiastic corps. And when the independence of our country is achieved, peace restored, and the “stars and bars” recognized by every civilized nation of the earth, bring back its glorious relics and let it have the share of reward, as it will have had its share of trouble. Then, and not until then, will we meet you at the threshold, and prepare for you a triumphal welcome entrance to our parish.

Louisianians and patriots: Salute the flag of the Southern Confederacy! Long live Louisiana! Long live Beauregard and Johnston! Long live Jefferson Davis, the second Father of our Country! May God bless you, and our Sunny South!

- Bossier Banner, original date unknown, republished October 30, 1913

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