popularity—­gentle, clever, and kind-hearted.  The qualification of courage or as a disciplinarian was seldom thought of; for a man to be wanting in the first could not be thought possible.  Our men, who had known the proud feelings of personal freedom, dreaded discipline and restraint, naturally turned to those men for officers most conducive to their will and wishes.  But twelve months’ service in trying campaigns made quite a change.  What they had once looked upon with dread and misgiving they now saw as a necessity.  Strict discipline was the better for both men and the service.  A greater number of the older officers, feeling their services could be better utilized at home than in the army, and also having done their duty and share by setting the example by enlistment and serving twelve months, relinquished these offices to the younger men and returned home.  The younger, too, saw the advisability of infusing in the organizations young blood—­men more of their own age and temperament—­the stern necessity of military discipline, a closer attendance to tactics and drills, better regulations, and above all, courage.  The organizations selected such men as in their opinions would better subserve the interests of the service, and who had the requisites for leadership.  This is said with no disparagement to the old officers, for truer, more patriotic, nor a braver set of men ever drew a blade than those who constituted the old brigade during its first organization.  In fact, some who had served during the first twelve months as officers, when they discovered their deficiency, or that the men had more confidence in others, after a short respite at home, returned and joined their old companies as privates.  Was there ever greater patriotism and unselfishness and less ostentation shown as in the example of these men!  It was but natural that men selected almost at random, and in many instances unacquainted with a majority of the men at enlistment unusual to military life, or the requirements of an officer in actual service, could possibly be as acceptable as those chosen after a year of service, and in close compact with the men.

Second regiment.  The Second Regiment chose as officers—­

    Colonel—­Jno.  D. Kennedy. 
    Lieutenant Colonel—­A.S.  Goodwin. 
    Major—­Frank Gaillard. 
    Adjutant—­E.E.  Sill. 
    Quartermaster—­W.D.  Peck. 
    Commissary—­J.J.  Villipigue. 
    Chief Surgeon—­Dr. F. Salmond. 
    Chaplains—­Revs.  McGruder and Smith.

I give below a list of the Captains, as well as the field officers, of the Second Regiment during the war.  There were many changes from Lieutenants to Captains, and subsequent elections from the ranks to Lieutenants, caused by the casualties of war, but space forbids, and want of the facts prevents me from giving more than the company commanders and the field officers.

Colonels—­J.B.  Kershaw, E.P.  Jones, Jno.  D. Kennedy, and Wm. Wallace.