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The Daily Dispatch: March 11, 1861., [Electronic resource], Horrible Affair. (search)
nce of the Richmond Dispatch.Military Organization--Secession meeting--the mails, &c. Tunstall's Depot, New Kent Co., Va., March 7, 1861. The unpropitious signs of the times, for a permanent adjustment of our national affairs, has caused much martial spirit to evince itself in New Kent. We witnessed with a degree of gratification a few days since, the soldier like bearing and sundry evolutions admirably executed by a newly-organized volunteer company, under the command of Capt. Ro. T. Ellett, who is well skilled in military tactics, and promises to make a splendid officer. This valiant corps is composed chiefly of young men, with sufficient military ardor to give them, when uniformed and fully equipped with all necessary weapons of warfare, a very formidable appearance on the field. Sixty men have already been enrolled, and recruits are falling into line daily. We have now three volunteer companies in the county, numbering in the aggregate one hundred and seventy men.
The Daily Dispatch: may 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], Affairs in Virginia. (search)
agoons, Capt. Pitzer, leave for Lynchburg. Already Botetourt has nobly done her duty, having now five companies in service. Our old correspondent "Dyke" (who has turned soldier) writes a gratifying account of the war spirit in New Kent county. He says: New Kent has responded nobly to the call for troops. Two companies have already been mustered into service, the New Kent Rifles, under command of Capt. James Richardson, and the Pamunkey Guards, (artillery,) commanded by Capt. Robert T. Ellett. The former will compare with any similar corps of the State, both as regards fine looking men, and their proficiency in the manual exercise. These two companies, with two others, are now rendezvoused at West Point, but we have heard there is a probability of Captain Richardson's company being transferred to some other point. We have a splendid corps of Cavalry, to which your correspondent has recently had the honor of attaching himself. It was organized and commissioned soon aft
The Daily Dispatch: July 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.presentation of a flag. Camp West Point, July 1, 1861. On last Friday, June 28th, the Pamunkey Artillery, stationed here under the command of our most gallant Captain, Robert T. Ellett, was presented with a most beautiful flag by certain ladies of New Kent county, which was upon that day for the first time thrown open to the breeze. Their appeal to us to "receive it as the gift of sister daughters of our common mother, Virginia, and to recognize of New Kent county, but in consequence of being detained at home, Dr. Edward Eppes, a most accomplished gentleman and physician, and our surgeon, presented it in behalf of the ladies in such an appropriate address as to draw forth the favorable comments of all present. Our Captain R. T. Ellett, responded in a few brief but most graceful remarks. The unexpectedness of the presentation did not, however, allow either of the above gentlemen ample time to do themselves justice in full. Eureka.