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The Daily Dispatch: August 31, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ladies of Abingdon. (search)
A "Ministering Angel" Charlottesville, Va. Aug. 28, 1861. To the Editors of the Dispatch: --Those who have attempted to enlighten the public in regard to the service rendered by various parties to the sick and wounded here, have failed to do justice to one who has especially won the regard of her associates. I refer to Miss Orie R Moon, of this county, a young lady of character, intelligence and accomplishments, whose unremitting attentions to the disabled soldiers are worthy of the highest encomiums. Immediately upon the arrival of the wounded from the field of Manassas, she repaired to this place, and since then has given her undivided attention to the necessities of these poor unfortunates. By day and night has she ministered to their wants, comforting the depending, encouraging the suffering, closing the eyes of the dying, and rendering to all those countless kindness which only a woman's heart can suggest and a woman's hands can execute. Having devoted a
The Daily Dispatch: September 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Five Dollars reward. (search)
An appeal in behalf of the soldiers. Mountain House, Aug. 28, 1861. To the Editor of the Dispatch: --Your remarks in a recent number, in reference to sending supplies of clothing to our sons, our brothers, our kinsmen and our friends in the army, touched the very nerve of my judgment and feelings. Winter with his frosts is close by, and though October is beautiful and delightful to the vigorous frame in the day, it will be trying and painful to the poor soldier in the cold frosty nights if he be scantily supplied with warm clothing. With it he will rise refreshed, not the poor enfeebled dejected soldier, but the bold warrior, with strong nerve and bounding heart to defend his country and those he loves and those he feels by their care love him. How foolish we shall seem if, after shaking a continent and moving the world in defence of the right and to maintain our liberties; after raising our hundreds of thousands of men and millions of dollars; after gaining mighty
The Daily Dispatch: September 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], Rise in blue woolen rags (search)
The battle of Cross Lanes. We give below a letter from a gentleman who was in the engagement at Cross Lanes: Camp Gauley, Gen. Floyd's Brigade, August 28, 1861. General Floyd met the enemy in position at Cross Lanes, within two miles of Camp Ganley, on the 26th, under command of Col. Tyler. Col. McCaureland's regiment encountered the enemy on the left, breaking the centre, and Col. Heth's regiment attacking the enemy on the left. Capt. R. B. Linkous, with his company, belonging to Col. McCauseland's regiment, was stationed in a ravine in a most exposed position between the right and left wings of the enemy, and thus encountering front and rear fire. The Captain had three men badly and two slightly wounded. Three companies of the enemy retreated on the rear of Captain Linkous, Captain F. P. Tanner's and Captain Fife's companies giving fire as they passed, taking one man a prisoner, with the flag of the "Boone Rangers." The man who was taken was waving the flag to
The Daily Dispatch: September 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
y. Finally, at five minutes past eleven A. M., an eleven-inch shell having pierced the bomb proof through a ventilator and exploded inside, near the magazine, the enemy gave up the fight and raised over the ramparts a white flag. We immediately ceased fire. General Butler went into the inlet and landed at the Fort, and demanded an unconditional surrender. The following is from another correspondent of the N. Y. Herald, who was an eyewitness: Off Hatteras Inlet, N. C., August 28, 1861. While the troops were landing and forming under command of Col. Weber, the Harriet Lane, Monticello and Pawnee were throwing shell in the woods to the right and left of them, and in their rear, to drive out any of the enemy that might be there. Mean while the Minnesota and Wabash, the latter having in tow the Cumberland, steamed down towards the inlet, and took their positions at long range, off from a sand battery at its mouth. At ten o'clock the Wabash fired a shell from her el
The Daily Dispatch: September 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], Franklin, Pendleton co., Aug. 28, 1861. (search)
Franklin, Pendleton co., Aug. 28, 1861. We have occasionally during this war exhibitions of self-reliance and determination amongst our people that are worthy of being handed down to posterity. Away from the centres of excitement, and, we may say, of information, we find men ready and willing to sacrifice all in defence of our State. Such is the affair we now give, and vouch for its truthfulness. When the unfortunate affair of Rich Mountain was over, and Garnett's army had retreated into our Valley, the whole western portion of our county was exposed to the inroads of the thieving Hessians. That portion of the county was full of cattle, and hence the desire of the enemy to possess it. Soon after the enemy had possession of Beverly, news came of their advance by the Seneca Pass, and of their ravages on Dry. Fork and Shaver's Mountain. Then it was that a heroic band of mountaineers — we wish we could give their names — under the leadership of Allen White, numbering ab
The Daily Dispatch: September 12, 1861., [Electronic resource], President Davis to Gov. Magoffin. (search)
President Davis to Gov. Magoffin. Richmond, Aug. 28, 1861. To the Hon.B.Magoffin, Gov. of Kentucky, &c. Sir: I have received your letter informing me that "since the commencement of the unhappy difficulties yet pending in the country, the people of Kentucky have indicated a steadfast desire and purpose to maintain a position of strict neutrality between the belligerent parties. " In the same communication you express your desire to elicit "an authoritative assurance that the Government of the Confederate States will continue to respect and observe the neutral position of Kentucky." In reply to this request, I lose no time in assuring you that the Government of the Confederate States of America neither intends nor desires to disturb the neutrality of Kentucky. The assemblage of troops in Tennessee, to which you refer, had no other object than to repel the lawless invasion of that state by the forces of the United States, should their Government attempt to approach i
The Daily Dispatch: August 7, 1862., [Electronic resource], Skirmishing below Richmond. (search)
Among the paroled prisoners that arrived here yesterday were 82 men, composing the crews of the ships Dixie, Petrel. Beauregard, Savannah, Sumter, &c. We saw yesterday John Jonnelli and Chas. Forrester, two of the crew of the Dixie, Capt. Moore and Henry A. Rowan, of the Petrel, Capt. Percy. The Dixie was captured on the 3d of August, 1861, off Charleston, S. C., by the U. S. frigate Wabash; the Petrel by the St. Lawrence, after being out of Charleston, S. C., but a few hours, on the 28th of August, 1861.--The crew were closely ironed and sent to Hampton Roads, where they remained three weeks, and were conveyed to New York on the Minnesota, thence to Fort Lafayette, where there was no abatement in the severity of their treatment. Rowan states that the Baltimore ladies sent the Petrel's crew a large lot of clothing, which was received by Lieut. Harvey, of that vessel, and distributed. He turned over the surplus to Mr. Gibson, commandant of Fort Lafayette, for distribution among the
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