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Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Name Index of Commands 103 103 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 17 17 Browse Search
The Photographic History of The Civil War: in ten volumes, Thousands of Scenes Photographed 1861-65, with Text by many Special Authorities, Volume 10: The Armies and the Leaders. (ed. Francis Trevelyan Miller) 16 16 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 8 8 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 7 7 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 7 7 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Battles 6 6 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 6 6 Browse Search
William F. Fox, Lt. Col. U. S. V., Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865: A Treatise on the extent and nature of the mortuary losses in the Union regiments, with full and exhaustive statistics compiled from the official records on file in the state military bureaus and at Washington 5 5 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: March 14, 1862., [Electronic resource] 5 5 Browse Search
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From Norfolk. Martial Law and music — the people of Norfolk. [special Correspondence of the Dispatch.] Norfolk, March 13, 1862. Martial law has a most marked effect upon affairs in our city. The principal streets are crowded from sight till two o'clock; then the stores are closed, the hum-drum of business is hushed, and the town has quite a Sunday like appearance, or, resembles a place deserted on account of some raging pestilence. The murmurs of returning life and animation recommence at about five; the drilling is over, a few stores re-open, and the gentler sex reappear upon the stage of action, or rather the sidewalks; and our compact, well built, and pleasant city, assumes an air of activity and bustle, while the numbers of soldiers passing about add the military feature to the general appearance of things. The great natural curiosity, Tom, the blind negro pianist, who has astonished the good people of the City of Hills by his exquisite musical perfor
mmoned and drilled every other Friday, at the same time. Commandants of regiments shall cause their regiments to be summoned and drilled every alternate Friday in like manner, so that all the companies shall be on duty twice a week — once in company and once either in battalion or in regiment. Each man shall be kept on duty from three o'clock until sundown. The Second Military Class is to be governed by the laws heretoforce in force prescribing regulations for the militia. This force is to hold itself in readiness at all times for draft, after the draft upon the First Class is exhausted. Given under my hand as Governor and under the seal of the Commonwealth, at Richmond, this 13th day of March, 1862. and in the year of the Commonwealth the 86th. John Letcher. By the Governor: George W. Munford, Secretary of the Commonwealth. mh 14--1w Papers in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, and Lynchburg, will publish daily for one week each.