Sugar Planter
West Baton Rouge, Louisiana
May 18, 1861
For some days past, a number of the Delta Rifles were encamped in the Courthouse yard, in order to give them a little taste in advance of what they are to get used to. The boys seemed to enjoy the sport hugely; and any one seeing their jolly gay humor and disposition would have imagined it was the richest sort of sport to them. They underwent all the regular duties of camp life, such as drilling, cooking standing guard, etc. They express their thanks to a number of our citizens for kind attention in the way of fresh meats, vegetables, etc. Well, they are all gone now, and joy go with them say we.