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The Daily Dispatch: December 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], Army of the Kanawha. (search)
of camp life. Before it was ordered here, this army had been encamped for a few days near the New river, in Monroe county, at an abandoned watering place, formerly known as the Gray Sulphur Springs,stown. The number of vacant buildings at that place; the great quantity of corn raised on the New river; the bountiful supply of beef always to be had in the large grazing county of Monroe; the goodry is at Piney creek, a few miles this side of Raleigh Court-House, and within twenty miles of New river. A fortified camp at Piney and a plank road to New river would enable our forces intended to New river would enable our forces intended to operate in the Kanawha valley to get along without regular transportation; for sufficient provisions could be carried for a ten day's expedition in haversacks and on pack-saddles I understand th I must not speak of; to have fortified the pass at Piney creek, to have made a good road from New River to the fortified camp, and thus to have placed his sources of supply one hundred miles nearer
The Daily Dispatch: December 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
House of Delegates. Speaker Kemper called the House to order at 12 o'clock M. Prayer by Rev. W. W. Bennett. A message was received from the Senate, announcing the passage of a bill "making New River a lawful fence," and asking the concurrence of the House. On motion the bill was committed. The following resolutions were presented by one of the members from Petersburg: At a special meeting of the Common Council of the city of Petersburg, held on Tuesday, the 10th day ofbers added to that committee: Messrs Fleming, Robertson, Bass, Baskerville and Walker. On motion of Mr. Taylor, the courtesies of the House were extended to Ex-Governor E. Louis Lowe, of Maryland. The bill to improve the navigation of New River, was read a second time, and ordered to engrossed. The following resolutions were adopted by the House: 1. Resolved, That a joint committee be appointed to call upon the President of the Confederate States and to represent to him th