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The Daily Dispatch: September 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Five Dollars reward. (search)
ned down upon him from the enemy's batteries, on his flanks.--To these he paid no attention whatever, but when he arrived at his destination, he saw that the enemy were on the point of retreating. It was then that, with characteristic modesty, he asked leave to try his "little Derringers." (The Derringer is a rifled pistol, so called rom the inventor.) Leave was granted, and the fire was tremendous. A perfect lane was opened in the enemy, who betook himself instantaneously to flight. General Johnston complimented Captain Walker upon the high perfection of his drill, and General Beauregard bestowed a warm personal eulogium upon the young man who pointed the first gun, and whose name we regret that we do not remember. This fire decided the battle. Captain Walker's mortification must have been considerable when he saw it, a few days after, attributed to another artillery company. General Beauregard entrusted him with the enormous Parrot gun captured from the enemy. It has been tried
The Daily Dispatch: September 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], $100 reward. (search)
Gen. Sidney S. Johnston. By an announcement in another column, it will be seen that this eminent and veteran commander has arrived in New Orleans. He is a star of the first magnitude in the military world. His great genius and experience will add new lustre to the magnificent galaxy which now guides the columns of the Confederate armies.
The Daily Dispatch: September 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 10 (search)
xhorted the country people around as to dry all the peaches and apples they can, for army use. Yesterday the ladies of the village (our place numbers about 1,200 people, mostly factory operatives,) received an invitation to meet together for the purpose of preparing to work up into sheets, pillow-cases and shirts a thousand yards of suitable material presented by several liberal gentlemen of the place, for the army hospitals in Virginia. Wheeling refugees. The ladies of Clarke county, Va., are desirous of knowing by a notice in this paper, where a box of clothing could be sent so as to reach the Wheeling refugees in the army. We are informed that they are serving in Gen. Johnston's division of the Army of the Potomac, and that their gallantry in battle has rendered them eminently deserving of any favor which the ladies can bestow. To correspondents generally. We are under the necessity of repeating that we cannot undertake to return rejected communications.