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"Trophies."

--We were shown yesterday a copy of the Bible found in the pocket of a Federal soldier on the late battle field, with this inscription on the fly leaf: ‘"Presented to Squire Lee, by Sarah. Scotchtown, 1861."’ In the same pocket was found the daguerreotype likeness of a negro wench — the donor, probably, of the Bible. The circumstance altos some insight into the real purposes of the individuals who claim to be fighting for the ‘"Star Spangled Banner."’

The Daily Dispatch: June 5, 1862. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. June 5, 1862. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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