South Carolinians and New
Yorkers
A
Meeting That Was As Agreeable As Possible
The two facing sentries
formally parleying upon the parapet belong to the Charleston Zouave Cadets,
under Captain C. E. Chichester. Below them, past the flag fluttering to the
left of the picture, are the prisoners taken at the first battle of Bull
Run, July 21, 1861, and placed under their care in Castle Pinckney. The
meeting was as agreeable as possible under the circumstances, to all parties
concerned. The prisoners, chiefly from New York regiments, behaved
themselves like gentlemen and kept their quarters clean. The Cadets treated
them as such, and picked up a few useful hints, such as the method of
softening "hard-tack" to make it more edible. The Cadets were well drilled
and kept strict discipline. |