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The Daily Dispatch: November 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Eastern Kentucky and Southwestern Virginia. (search)
until they receive reinforcements, and then proceed on to Kentucky, by way of Grundy, Buchanan county. A messenger was dispatched from this place on Wednesday last to your city, in great haste, to get the law in relation to calling out the militia — in other words, to see the President in regard to the Brigadier General's power over that institution. But before he had been gone many hours a rumor reached here that the enemy were advancing on us, and that they had certainly reached Buchanan county, and captained four of five of the prominent citizens of that county. Gen. Rees T. Bowen at once determined to call out the militia of this and the two adjoining counties, McDowell and Buchanan, and all honor to the man, he has them to-day on the line of march for the protection of our homes and firesides. Gen. Bowen is as brave a man as lives, and if he should come in contact with the enemy he will win for himself a glorious name. Cheap and good living, Mr. Editor, is a thing mu