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Portsmouth, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 2
From Portsmouth.[special correspondence of the Dispatch.] Portsmouth, April 26, 1861. Nothing new here. The battery at the Hospital is vigorously proseour people, and to be the future gallant defenders of Virginia. H. W. Portsmouth, Va., April 27th. The Hospital grounds were crowded yesterday evening by ciil 26, 1861. Having been comfortably quartered at the Naval Hospital at Portsmouth, which is now the headquarters of the Third Regiment, commanded by Col. James the way, it seems the papers regard all this section of country as Norfolk. Portsmouth is scarcely known, and if so, never spoken of. The Portsmouth troops, (and noPortsmouth troops, (and not those from Norfolk,) took possession of the Navy-Yard, after its evacuation, and the Naval Hospital; and en passant, it might be necessary to state, that immediately after the war-vessels passed the High street wharf of Portsmouth, Col. Hodges, with a detachment of his Regiment, in double quick time, repaired to the yard, and ha
William C. Wingfield (search for this): article 2
now come out against us, we are yet not cast down, but resolved to resist to the death in defence of our homes, our firesides, and our liberties. Old Dominion. From the Camp.[special correspondence of the Dispatch.] Headquarters Third Reg't, Va. Vols., April 26, 1861. Having been comfortably quartered at the Naval Hospital at Portsmouth, which is now the headquarters of the Third Regiment, commanded by Col. James Gregory Hodges, Lieutenant Colonel D. J. Godwin, and Major Wm. C. Wingfield, I avail myself of the earliest opportunity to give you an account of things here. The quarters are the finest in the State, and the Regiment well organized. In addition to the eight companies composing the Regiment, we have two others already formed and officered, only awaiting the completion of uniforms to be mustered into service; and when they shall have been mustered in, the Regiment will then be composed of ten companies, numbering in the aggregate about 670 men. We have
Wrena (search for this): article 2
dered Capt. James C. Choate of the Rangers, to hoist it, but upon looking around he saw Lieut. Spotswood, a gallant officer of the late U. S. N., who had resigned his commission the day previously, and remarked to Capt. Choate that, he consenting, he would give the Lieutenant the honor of hoisting the first Sic Semper Tyrannis flag over the property of the late United States. The Hospital was taken possession of by Lieut. Col. Godwin, with one company of the Regiment, accompanied by Adjutant Wrena. Dr. Barrington was in charge at the time, who surrendered on demand on Sunday morning at about sunrise. Our harbor is now in a comparatively safe condition of defence. At this point we have in command of our Colonel, aided by Captain McIntosh and Lieutenant Sharp, of the Virginia Navy, a powerful battery, the guns of which are of the largest calibre, all taken from the Navy-Yard. They are now all in position. The breastwork is of earth, covered by cotton bales, and they covered
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