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February 16th, 1862 AD (search for this): article 1
From Charleston. Charleston — its people, its Hospitality, its ladies — Treatment of the soldiers, &c. [special correspondence of the Dispatch.] Charleston, 16th February, 1862. It were well worth one's while, if for no other purpose than to enjoy the contrast, to leave the odious mud, the shrouds of damp, the days of gloom and nights of darkness, which you of Richmond are now experiencing, and come to this land of balmy sunshine, budding flowers, odoriferous smells, excellent hearts, and cultivated understandings. It is like escaping from an Egyptian pyramid into a crystal grotto, and exchanging the goblins of the mist, for the fairies of "an ampler other — a diviner air." The trees are in blossom, the clover fields rich in fragrant bloom, the birds carolling as if the merry spring time of the year were upon us, and all Nature wears a drapery of loveliness, opulent in tints that would cool an August noon. You can easily imagine, under these circumstan<
Italian (search for this): article 1
cumstances, the luxury of a soldier's life on the Southern coast. No mud knee deep and rising, as at Manassas; no log huts and India rubber coats; no long-top boots and barbarous roads; no nothing which has made the camps of the army of the Potomac the Golgotha of the volunteer's existence. Has the soldier here to keep step to the rhythm of his thoughts on the solitary midnight beat, the quiet stars look down upon him from the deep blue of the Heavenly dome, and the breezes are as mild as Italian zephyrs. Is it necessary to build entrenchments, big ditches, or do such drudgery of a campaign, a host of negroes relieve him of the task.--Is he hungry, his servants prepare superb repasts. Is he ragged, the ladies of the State supply fresh garments. Is he ill, a score of homes and hospitals invite him to enter and receive the tender nursing and watchful sympathy to which noble woman has here devoted herself. Is anything required to alleviate his wants, add to his comforts, or sweeten
Nickerson (search for this): article 1
ake, and men were rushing wildly in all directions, seeking to preserve their property it is a noble tribute to manhood, that Mr. Purcell, forgetting himself and his valuable interests, sent his servants and a wagon to the house of an aged lady and saved, nearly every article she owned. Then returning to his hotel in the midst of the fire, he directed his attention to the salvation of what belonged to himself and partners. Another instance of the noble character of both Messrs. Purcell & Nickerson, of the Mills Souse, is that, after the conflagration had subsided, they tendered to several families the use of their apartments or furniture free of charge, until the unfortunates could provide for themselves. The fiery ordeal through which the house passed is indelibly impressed upon its front and sides.--Great pieces of stucco have been lapped off by the fiery tongues that forked out from the opposite side of the street, paint is blistered, windows scorched and blackened — in a word,
Purcell (search for this): article 1
he portion of the city behind it, saved. During this perilous hour, while hundreds of thousands of dollars were at stake, and men were rushing wildly in all directions, seeking to preserve their property it is a noble tribute to manhood, that Mr. Purcell, forgetting himself and his valuable interests, sent his servants and a wagon to the house of an aged lady and saved, nearly every article she owned. Then returning to his hotel in the midst of the fire, he directed his attention to the salvation of what belonged to himself and partners. Another instance of the noble character of both Messrs. Purcell & Nickerson, of the Mills Souse, is that, after the conflagration had subsided, they tendered to several families the use of their apartments or furniture free of charge, until the unfortunates could provide for themselves. The fiery ordeal through which the house passed is indelibly impressed upon its front and sides.--Great pieces of stucco have been lapped off by the fiery tongues
South Carolina (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 1
the army of the Potomac, measles, typhoid fever, mumps, pneumonia, and other camp diseases, have their victims, and, notwithstanding the admirable sanitary regulations of the State, the best of nursing, good weather, and all the comfortable surroundings with which it is sought to encompass the volunteers, both hospitals and private houses present a sad array of humanity suffering from the worst of "ills that flesh is heir to." So much for the social aspect of Charleston, and, indeed, of South Carolina generally. Physically, the city wears a garb of mourning. The fire-fiend which a few weeks ago passed over the fairest portion of the town has left the trail of the serpent behind, and bright as may be the contrast afforded elsewhere, still the old thought comes back to you that the dark hand of affliction is lying heavily upon our dearest friends; that the rich have been made poor; the associations clustered around their homesteads have been destroyed, and that the existence of hu
West Virginia (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): article 1
army now in Virginia must not suppose, however, that because these blessings are poured out with such bountiful hands here, hearts are not beating and hands are not working for them. The interest which the women of the South are taking in the war — and it is, in truth, the women who are carrying on this contest and smoothing the rugged pathway which leads to success — is bounded by no geographical limits. The man who fights for his country any where, whether it be on the mountains of Western Virginia, in the forests of the West, on the banks of the Potomac, or on the sea-beard, occupies the same warm place in their hearts. Here, soldiers can receive anything they desire, because they are at home.--Transportation is good, and communication is uninterrupted. Abroad the case is reversed. At Wilmington there are now piled up in the depot two or three car loads of boxes and packages destined for the army, which have been detained there for weeks because of a lack of enterprise necessa
Edisto Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): article 1
ed — in a word, had the hotel been subjected to a severe attack of the small pox, the eruption on the epidermis could not have been more complete than is evident upon the pitted face of the building. But I have already transgressed the prudent longitude of a letter. Pens are like locomotives, however; they always required a mile or two of track to stop in, and a switching point is not presented at every paragraph.--Coming into the depot, however, let me add that everything here and on the coast is comparatively quiet. The Yankees make an occasional foray on the coast with their gunboats. A few thousand — three or four, probably — have landed on Edisto Island; nobody knows for what. A few tugs are at work pulling spiles in the approaches to Savannah, and an attack is apprehended there. A bombardment may possibly result and the city may be destroyed; but the Yankees can no more land in the face of our troops under arms in the vicinity, than they can take a comet.Persimmo
Merrill (search for this): article 2
Recollections of a Bull Run prisoner. Corporal Merrill, a returned Bull Run prisoner, recently returned from Richmond, is relating his experience in the Rochester Express. He indulges in personal impertinences in relation to Hon. Alex. Stevens, but in conclusion describes him as of a reserved demeanor, but agreeable in conversation, and while talking with the prisoners, seem to studiously avoid any remark that could be supposed to injure their feelings. He visited quite often. A Treacherous editor. We were also "honored" with a call from the editor of the Richmond Dispatch, who came in disguise, and regaled the prisoners with plug tobacco and cigars, professed the deepest sympathy, and was exceedingly inquisitive. The day following he spread before his readers an account of his observations at the hospital, wherein he took occasion to denounce us in the most unsurprising terms. Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart joined in the demoniac howl, and for a season little else was
Barnum (search for this): article 2
est distortion of countenance of which my facial muscles were susceptible, that I was a "beast of Ephesus myself!" The disclosure seemed to take effect in the pit of the lady's stomach, for after a momentary collapse she wildly flung up her arms, exclaiming, "O-yah-ugh!" and vanished. A Sprig of Chivalry. On every Sunday, the outskirts of the prison were thronged with victors, who had come upon a staring expedition, and seemed amply repaid if they obtained a glimpse of the Yankees. Barnum's Museum would have passed for a side show in comparison with hospital attraction. Upon one occasion I was standing at the window with a companion, when we were accosted by a savage looking follow in a planter's hat, and very genteelly dressed, who asked me if I had had enough of Bull Run? I replied by inquiring if he was there? No, he was not. "I suppose not," said I, "for any one who could insult a prisoner is too cowardly to go where there is any danger." I regretted this observat
Blanche (search for this): article 2
t could be supposed to injure their feelings. He visited quite often. A Treacherous editor. We were also "honored" with a call from the editor of the Richmond Dispatch, who came in disguise, and regaled the prisoners with plug tobacco and cigars, professed the deepest sympathy, and was exceedingly inquisitive. The day following he spread before his readers an account of his observations at the hospital, wherein he took occasion to denounce us in the most unsurprising terms. Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart joined in the demoniac howl, and for a season little else was advocated by the Richmond press than a proposition to remove "laz, Yankees" to the coal mines, as soon as their wounds were healed, and compel them to work for their living. The editor of the Dispatch subsequently renewed his visit, and was recognized. The boys, however, professed to regard him as a stranger, but took occasion to introduce the said editor as a topic of discussion, and berated him to their satisfa
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