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The Daily Dispatch: June 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], A Virginia woman. (search)
A Virginia woman. --An incident like the following, furnished by a correspondent of the Staunton Spectator, is truly worthy of record: As the Augusta, Rockbridge and Rockingham troops marched down the valley to Harper's Ferry, Mrs. Heter, a widow lady residing near the village of Middletown, in Frederick county, but at considerable distance from the road, gave evidence of her kindness of heart and sympathy for our weary men. She had a table carried to the road-side, and with her own hands, assisted by her servants, carried out a quantity of milk, bread, pies and other comforts, and for two days fed from one to two hundred. At parting with them she said: "My only son, seventeen years of age, has gone in a company from our neighborhood. If, in the defence of your country, any of you should sicken or be wounded, and can get to my house, I will do all I can to minister to your comfort."
The Daily Dispatch: June 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], The arrest of Ed. C. Randolph. (search)
ruits are mostly made up of Dutch, with some Irish, and a considerable sprinkling of street loafers. Our informant says he cannot imagine a greater contrast than the physique and deportment of the Northern recruits and the Virginia forces at Harper's Ferry, from which point he has come direct to Richmond. He says he believes that literally there are no better soldiers in the world than those at Harper's Ferry, and the number of them is very large. They are well armed, well equipped, in excellnd a considerable sprinkling of street loafers. Our informant says he cannot imagine a greater contrast than the physique and deportment of the Northern recruits and the Virginia forces at Harper's Ferry, from which point he has come direct to Richmond. He says he believes that literally there are no better soldiers in the world than those at Harper's Ferry, and the number of them is very large. They are well armed, well equipped, in excellent health, and eager for a collision with the foe.
The Daily Dispatch: June 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
From Harper's Ferry,[special correspondence of the Dispatch.] Harper's Ferry, June 4, 1861. Your regular correspondent (Pen) has been absent for some time, on account of the death of his father, and consequently there are no communications in your paper from this place. Doubtless, all who have friends in the army here look eagerly for his article at very issue. But whether the contribution is by "Pen" or "Cassius," the interest which every Virginian feels in the war will make it acceptable, though the scribbling of the letter have fewer claims to consideration on the score of merit. It is difficult to give accurate statements about matters and things here. Innumerable reports of every description are in circulation — by whom or for what purpose they are started no one knows, and I presume no one cares — as all, with very few exceptions, turn out to be only reports. If it were prudent for such a thing to be published in a newspaper, I could give you some idea of t
The Daily Dispatch: June 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], Lost men. (search)
Our exchanges. --Some idea of the difficulty of obtaining intelligence from the North may be had from the fact that within the past two weeks no less than two hundred dollars has been expended by the newspapers of this city to obtain copies of their Northern exchanges. Agents are scattered along the line of railroad from Richmond to Harper's Ferry to secure stray journals and were it possible, they would push even beyond the lines in the laudable work of procuring information for the people of the South. We trust our readers will be patient under the occasional infliction that will be imposed upon them, and, with us, "trust to luck" for the journalistic blessings they may receive.