arratt's Hotel would have been inadequate to accommodate them.
As it was, the reception they met with was undoubtedly most gratifying to the several corps.
After breakfasting at Jarratt's, they were escorted to the Richmond Depot by the Home Guard, the streets through which they passed being liberally overhung with flags of various descriptions and devices.
At the corner of Bank and Sycamore streets the companies were halted, and gave three rousing and enthusiastic cheers for a beautiful Palmetto flag that was hung over the street in honor of South Carolina and her brave troops.
From every window, door and balcony on their route, they were greeted by the waving of handkerchiefs from fair hands, and encouraging smiles from sweet lips, which brought forth cheer upon cheer in response.
On arriving at the depot, the troops were eloquently addressed by Judge T. S. Gholson, who spoke in merited terms of the brave stand their noble State had taken and maintained from the beginning of our
