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The Daily Dispatch: December 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Fredericksburg. (search)
edged to advance, and if he delay it much longer he will get stuck in the mud. I have my doubts about the crossing or attempting to cross here; but others, better informed, think he will. Our army is in good condition, the men being rapidly supplied with shoes and blankets. Socks are in great demand, In one company of 80 Lien, 31, had no socks. Friends at home should supply the demand. The Government has done admirably well in the supply of the heavier articles of clothing, and if Gov. Letcher's advice is taken, the others will come. Since I last wrote you, Col S. D. Lee, of South Carolina commander of an artillery battalion, has been ordered to Vicksburg and promoted to a Brigadier; and Lieutenant-Colonel E P. Alexander, late on Gen. Lee's staff, has been put in command of this battalion While the battalion regrets the transfer of Col. (now General) Lee to an other command, yet we think he has been sent to the right place. Col Alexander, our new commander, graduated