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Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.letter from Company "G"--how the men areFaring. Headq'rs Co. "G," 1st Reg Va. Vol., June 8, 1861.
Seeing that you requested, through the columns of your paper, that you might have correspondence with the military of the different camps, I take this opportunity to drop you a few lines.
We are quartered in a large barn and stable, having to drive out the horses and cows previous to taking possession.
It would have amused you to have seen our boys looking for a soft place on the floor to rest their wearied limbs, having marched a distance of four miles in the middle of the night.
We are all in high spirits and "spoiling for a fight." Old Abe's minions will certainly suffer at our hands if he would but just give us a chance.
We are expecting him every night.
Our pickets are very watchful.
Just at this time of my writing, I see on my left our 4th Corporal, J. McD., seated on a flour barrel, being shaved by W. H. D., better known
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.Military matters — a suggestion, &c. Christiansburg, Montgomery Co., Va., June 8th, 1861.
Our little county has sent off five companies of volunteers, and two more are nearly organized.
Old Montgomery has responded well to the call of the Governor; the almost constant passage of troops along our line of railroad, and the great anxiety we feel about the war, particularly such of us as have sons and other relatives in the field, keeps up a continual excitement.
Troops are passing here almost every day; and I would speak of the hospitality of the citizens of our little village in furnishing them with provisions, but the good book says we must not let our left hand know what our right hand does.
I may be permitted to say, that those who have come from other States to fight for our institutions, our freedom and our liberty, have not been permitted to pass us unnoticed and without having their wants attended to.
We have seen some of
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.liberal appropriation — the Mounted Rifles. Salem, Va., June 8th, 1861.
Having seen no account of the appropriation of our County Court in your excellent journal.
I deemed it advisable to inform the world what we of the mountains have done.
The Court, at its last term, appropriated fifteen thousand dollars to maintain the volunteers and the families of soldiers unprovided for. This is doing finely for a county of the size of ours.
The Washington Mountain Rifles passed through this town yesterday, on horseback.
This company of Rangers were all mounted on the finest kind of horses, such as are common to the Southwest, which is noted for its excellent horses.
Our ladies showed their high appreciation of them in the great number of beautiful bouquets given to them, waving of handkerchiefs, &c. With the motto of Horsce--"Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori"--emblazoned on their brow, they march on to victory or death.
Mr. Jones,
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.departure of a Company. Lexington, Va., June 8, 1861.
The Washington College Company, Professor White, Captain, left here this morning for active service, numbering between sixty and seventy members.
A beautiful flag made by the ladies, was presented by the Rev. John Miller, in an eloquent address, which was responded to by Capt. White; and after an address and a fervent prayer by the Rev. Dr. White, (father of the Captain,) the company departed, resolved to do or die in defence of their native soil.
This is the seventh company gone from Rockbridge. S. D.