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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.50 (search)
The Daily Dispatch: January 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], Horse Thieves about. (search)
Horse Thieves about.
--A horse was stolen from Mr. Wm. English, corner of 2d and Leigh streets, and another from a German residing in Screamersville, on Saturday night.
The Tragedy in Alabama.
--The suicide of Wm. English, in Baldwin county, Alabama, after killing three of his children on the 14th inst., has been noticed.
A letter in the Pensacola (Fla.) Observer, gives further particulars of the horrible affair.
It says:
"He went to Mobile with a draft on the bank of that city, calling for $60,000, which he failed to get. Supposing it lost forever, and himself and family impoverished, he returned home with a heavy heart.
On the first evening af ad left the room he approached the cradle in which lay his youngest child, an infant nine months old, and cut its throat from ear to ear. The nurse happened to look through the window and saw what he was doing, and hastened to the garden where Mrs. English was superintending some work, and gave the alarm.--Mrs. E. started for the house in all possible haste, and entered the parlor just as he had cut the throat of the third child, and was in the act of cutting his own. Rushing forward, she seized
The Daily Dispatch: June 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Northwest. (search)
Names of prisoners.
--The following prisoners of war, who were arrested in about three miles of Alexandria, by our forces, were brought to Richmond yesterday evening by a guard commanded by Lieut. Wm. English, of the 1st Regiment Virginia Volunteers, vis: Capt. H. G. Kelly, 2d Regiment Connecticut Volunteers; Sergeant Austin G. Monroe, Co. B, same regiment; Corporal Chas. E. Hauswert, Co. D, same regiment.
The Daily Dispatch: September 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], Notes of the war. (search)
The Daily Dispatch: November 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Mr. Russell 's letters to the London times . (search)
The Daily Dispatch: November 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Attempted suicide. (search)
First Regiment Virginia volunteers.
Major Skinner has been promoted to the Lieutenant Colonelcy of this regiment, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Lieut. Col. Wm. H. Fry.
Capt. John Dooley, of Company "C," promoted to the Majority, vice Skinner; promoted.
Lieut. Wm. English is elected Captain of Company "C," to supply the vacancy occasioned by the promotion of Maj. Dooley.
This regiment (peculiarly our Richmond regiment,) "won its spurs" at the battle of Bull Run, on the 18th of July
The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], An interesting letter. (search)
The Daily Dispatch: December 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], An interesting letter. (search)