| From the Wilmington Journal |
| September 9, 1861 |
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| Col. Fremont of the Confederate Army |
| The reader will take care not
to confound this gentleman with that tool of despotism, the commander
of the Lincoln forces in Missouri. |
| Col. S. L. Fremont, now in
command of the coast defences of Wilmington, is an officer and a
gentleman whom his native State need not be ashamed to own. |
| Col. Fremont, after a most
honorable service in the Army of the United States, having
distinguished himself by his gallantry during the Mexican war,
resigned his commission and accepted the position of Chief Engineer of
the Wilmington & Weldon road, where he has remained for the past
seven or eight years. He is every inch an officer, a good
disciplinarian, and, if the opportunity presents itself, will prove
that he can handle the heavy artillery as well as he did the light
artillery on the battle field of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. |
| Richmond Enquirer |
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