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The Daily Dispatch: December 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Ruins of Hampton village. (search)
opposite end of the bridge, we followed a scouting party to the distant end of the town, and observing that the coast was clear, proceeded to explore the ruins.--Hampton was a place of some importance; there is the Richmond turnpike which went through the heart of the place and formed the principal street. On this are the ruins oountry town. It has a graveyard, but the gravestones are of modern make, and our "Old Mortality," did not linger long. Almost in the centre of what was once Hampton are the ruins of the Episcopal Church of "Elizabeth City" county. If, in the scene of desolation, there is any one object more prominent than its associates, it of a distant picket. It was almost sunset as we strolled into the antiquated ruin. At that time, it happened that small parties of soldiers had ventured to Hampton. Some were seated upon the graves near the church, some climbing to almost inaccessible places on tottering walls, and some seeking for roses in the deserted gar