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The Daily Dispatch: may 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], Harriet Martineau and the Tariff. (search)
ather,) the other at Jamestown, in progress of construction. The soldiers at these two points cheered us heartily as we passed. After much delay in getting off our baggage, eight companies--Capts. Tucker, Atkinson, Dabney, Childrey, Lloyd, Tally, Charters and Lybrock--took up the line of march for Williamsburg, leaving squads to guard and forward their baggage to-day. Capt Dance's company were sent by steamer last night up to Jamestown, three miles distant, and the Virginia Life Guard, Capt. Walker, (of which your correspondent is a member,) was left here to defend, if necessary, and look after the baggage and commissary stores. The Colonel and staff of course went on with the main body. Soon our camp fires began to burn, and sentinels to pace to and fro before the stacked lines of our Enfield rifles. It was about half-past 9 before we got our coffee, hard bread and hot "middling." Presently almost every man not on guard began to look out for his sleeping arrangements.--Seeki