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The Daily Dispatch: February 25, 1862., [Electronic resource], Northern War news. (search)
ishing rebel troops and guerillas. This is one of the legitimate results of secession. In the section of country to which we have alluded, there is nothing like civil law, and no protection is afforded for life or property. When the women and children have cleared the country, it will be inhabited only by lawless bands of guerillas and Federal soldiers. Even now, we are informed that one may travel for miles without seeing a house inhabited on the slightest evidence of civilization. Braxton county is only one county in a dozen to which the above comments might truthfully apply. A hard Yankee Yarn. The following improbable story is related by a Yankee correspondent: In the explosion of the Essex, during the Fort Henry battle, one of the seamen was shockingly scalded. His clothing was at once removed, linseed oil and flour applied to his parboiled flesh, and he was carefully wrapped in blankets, and placed in bed. A few moment's after, came news that the rebel flag w
The Daily Dispatch: March 22, 1862., [Electronic resource], General Assembly of Virginia. (search)
legates exempting the Printer of the Court of Appeals, at Lewisburg, from military duty, was taken up, and advocated by Mr. Alderson, and the question being upon the adoption of the same, it was rejected. Bills reported. House bill, without amendment, to amend the 2d section of an act incorporating the Thorn Cemetery, at Staunton. House bill, without amendment appropriating money for the construction of a road from Marlin's Botton, in Pocahontas county, to the Salt Works, in Braxton county. House bill, without amendment, releasing a lion to the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Company. Senate bill authorizing the Paymaster General to pay militia officers for certain services rendered. Special reports. Mr. Brange, from a joint committee of both Houses appointed to visit the Eastern Lunatic Asylum, presented a lengthy report, which, on his motion, was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Ball, from a special committee, reported a bill to carry int
The Daily Dispatch: March 31, 1862., [Electronic resource], [correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch] (search)
empt by law, two moulders of workers in case iron and one worker in wood in every manufactory of plows and agricultural implements in which iron casting are made. The motion was agreed to, and the resolution was adopted and ordered to be communicated to the House of Delegates. Bills passed. On motion of Mr. Alderson the vote was reconsidered by which the bill "appropriating money for the construction of a ed from Parlin's Bottom, in Pocahontas county, to the Salt Works, in Braxton county, was rejected, and the bill being again put upon its passage, it was passed. Bill providing for and regulating the salary of the g clerk in the Auditor's Department Bill authorizing the of a gallery in the Hall now occupied by the Confederate Congress Bill-mending the bill ordinance of the Convention, authorizing Banks to charge their place of business. [Authorizes banks of circulation, saving banks, and insurance companies to charge their place of business whenever their demands she
The Daily Dispatch: may 1, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 23 (search)
--The combined movements ordered by Gen. Fremont against the guerillas in Webster county have proved eminently successful. Lieut. Lawson, with one detachment employed in this service, has returned, and others are returning. In a severe running fight of seven miles, Lawson killed seventeen guerrillas and took nineteen prisoners. The town of Addison, a small place, the only one in the new county, being deserted, was burned. It had been a guerilla haunt. A formidable organization in Braxton, Webster, and adjoining counties, is entirely destroyed, the leaders proposing to surrender. It is understood the guerillas taken will be promptly tried and shot. General Milroy's scouts on the 23d instant, attacked the rear guard of the enemy ten miles east of the Shenandoah Mountain, the boundary of this department. They killed one Lieutenant and two men, and captured a Lieutenant and one man. None of our men were hurt. The rebel conscripts are deserting in large numbers, swea
The Daily Dispatch: May 12, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
loy, in the service of the Confederacy, slaves in those districts threatened or invaded by the enemy, were taken up, and after some desultory discussion, they were laid upon the table together with substitute, offered by Mr. Mallory, modifying the original so as to restrict the gn of the measure only to such districts as are actually invaded by the enemy. Mr. Edmonds called up the Senate resolution compensating Lieut L. Lee Haymond, locating the Elk River Turnpike, in the counties of Braxton and Roane, which was adopted without a dissenting voice. Mr. Fo from the special committee on salt supplies, reported that since the Legislature had passed an act authorizing the county Courts to purchase suspires of salt, no further legislation was at present necessary. Mr. Hoehins offered a resolution that the Military Committee inquire into the expediency of bringing in a bill authorizing the organization of companies of Home Guards for the defence of their respective counties
The Daily Dispatch: May 28, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Northwestern expedition. (search)
ttle Kanawha river for a distance of two miles, whilst at least 100,000 barrels were lying along the banks of the stream and around the different wells. The work of destruction was commenced at 12 o'clock in the day, and the conflagration continued until after daylight the next morning. The number of barrels destroyed was estimated at not less than 400,000, which you will perceive is an immense loss to the enemy. The return march was now commenced, and the counties of Calhoun, Gilmer, Braxton, &c., passed through, but nothing worthy of note occurred. In these counties the people are almost a unit in the cause of the South, and long for the day of deliverance to arrive.--Large numbers of horses and cattle were brought out from the disloyal counties. I was particular to note the condition and sentiment in some of the counties through which we passed, and my conclusion is this: A large majority of the people of Marion county are strongly Southern in their feeling; Harrison is
The Daily Dispatch: June 18, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Carnival of Jackasses. (search)
Charged with Murder. --Among the arrivals at Castle Thunder yesterday afternoon was one Daniel Hardaway, a private in the 9th Va (bogus) regiment, who, some three weeks ago, murdered in cold blood a young Confederate soldier, whom he had captured in Braxton county. Hardaway was subsequently captured by our recounts in the same county, and sent on to this city, where he will be tried for the offence.
The Daily Dispatch: October 26, 1863., [Electronic resource], One hundred dollars reward. (search)
ecent capture at Charlestown was performed by Major Harry Gilmer and Captain John H. McNeill. The regiment captured was the 9th Maryland, which was raised in Baltimore. Col. Wm. L. Jackson has returned from his recent expedition to Northwestern Virginia. One of his batteries was sent in the direction of Huttonsville to divert the attention of the Yankee General Averill, whilst Gol. J., with another portion of the forces under his command, moved westward as far as the salt works, in Braxton county, seventy-five miles within the lines of the enemy. The enemy had erected a double line of block houses at the salt works, the outer of which was carried by storm. Believing the inner works would involve a considerable loss of life to carry them, Col. J. withdrew, followed by the Yankees, when a battle ensued, in which the enemy were beaten back to their works, with heavy loss in killed and wounded and prisoners. Our loss was eight killed and twelve wounded. Just before this movement J
The Daily Dispatch: January 20, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Yankees in Northern Neck. (search)
From the latest Northern papers we make up a summary of interesting intelligence: Virginia prisoners in Yankee Bastiles. The following is a list of the civilians from Virginia confined in Yankee prisons who have been denied the right of habeas corpus: Mary Jane Green, Braxton county, destroying telegraph wires, May, 1862; David Angler, Jacob Bolyard, Wm. B. Dougherty, Samuel Elliott, Samuel Holsburg, Peter Johnson, Wm. F. Mitler, and Samuel Halmaker, all of Barbour county, Va., Jan. 8, 1863, arrested by order of Gen. Pierpont as hostages for Sheriff of Barbour county, captured by rebels and taken to Richmond. All these are confined at Wheeling, Va. The following are at Camp Chase, on charge of disloyalty: Martin Brittan, Ell C. Williams, Jackson county; Benj. Bassil, Upsher county; Dallas and Thos, Gilford, Pocahontas county; B. G. Garrier, Dan. Hort, Geo. W. Mills, C. N. Schoonover, Randolph county; Jno. D. Garret, Logan county; Thos. Moran, Barbour county; Jas. W. Nor
The Daily Dispatch: February 17, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Legislature. (search)
s and pages was received from the Senate with an amendment, which was agreed to. The following bills were reported: A bill to amend and re-enact the 15th section of the act entitled "Au act to protect and indemnify citizens of Virginia," passed October 3d, 1863." A bill to amend and re-enact an act entitled "Au act to extend the time for the exercise of certain civil rights and remedies," passed March 14th, 1862 A bill to amend the charter of the Farmers and Mechanics' Insurance Company of Richmond. The bill for the relief of the creditors of R. P. Baker, late Sheriff of Braxton county, was passed. The report of the joint committee of conference on the subject of disagreement on the bill appropriating one million of dollars for the relief of the families of soldiers with in the enemy's lines, recommending that the House recede from its amendment, was taken up as the order of the day, at 11½ o'clock A. M. and discussed at length till the hour of adjournment.
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