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The Daily Dispatch: May 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 20 (search)
ut among the starving multitude of soldiers, each man taking a ham, a sausage, a loaf of bread, or whatever else he could lay hands on. When we saw the state of these men, we could not help appreciating the wisdom of the decision of Major General Patterson, when he announced that the men of his division should not march until they were properly provided for. Our men are stalwart fellows, full of fight; but Philadelphia will not take up the line of march again to be helplessly slaughtered. ganization of regiments and brigades, and the absence of discipline and competent officers, we must confess, surprised us very greatly. Uniforms cannot supply such things. Our city troops are being thoroughly officered and trained, and in Generals Patterson and Cadwalader they have capable and experienced chiefs. But what is the matter with the field officers who have charge of the troops from the interior? They have either done nothing, or the work is too much for them. There is something