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The Daily Dispatch: January 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], Affairs in the Valley — vandalism of the Yankees, &c. (search)
heir families--one of them a sister-in-law of Blackford. A few days ago, some of our forces visited Winchester and arrested a Union man named Dooley, who had been acting as a detective in the Lincoln service. When arrested, he had in his possession about $3,000 in "greenbacks," which he was entrusted to use as a secret service fund. He offered $1,000 of this for his release. The next day the Yankees visited Winchester and arrested and carried off as hostages, Philip Williams and Robert Y. Conrad, Esq., the most influential citizens of the place. Along the Shenandoah river, in Jefferson and Clarke counties, a regular band of robbers has been organized, composed of deserters from our army. This band employs its time and supports itself by plundering farmers and others, and their deeds of outrage cause them to be more dreaded than the Yankees. About two weeks ago a party of this band met two ladies in a rockaway, on the turnpike near Berryville in Clarke county, and robbed
The Daily Dispatch: January 25, 1864., [Electronic resource], Confederate States Congress. (search)
the brigades, and other troops in service, who have taken the patriotic and gallant resolution to re enlist for the war. Resolved, That the manifestation of such a spirit in our armies is a happy omen of the ultimate triumph of our struggle for independence, indicative as it is of the fixed determination of our people never to lay down their arms while our soil is exposed to the hostile tread and barbarous ravages of our malignant enemies. A resolution of inquiry was submitted by Mr. Conrad in relation to a contract for beef entered into by Capt. A. B. Magruder, at Lincolnton, N. C., in December, 1862, to supply the troops under Gen. Whiting, at Wilmington, and subsequently disapproved by the Commissary General. The object of the resolution was to ascertain what loss the Government has sustained by such disapproval, and whether it was proper. The bill to conscribe free negroes and slaves as teamsters, and in other capacities, to increase the efficiency of the army was