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The Daily Dispatch: October 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], [correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.] (search)
[correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.] the recent battle on Cole River — Federal Hirelings robbing H. N-Roosts — prisoners taken by them and subsequently released by our forces, &c. Lewisburg. Va., Oct. 3, 1861. No infantry whatever took any part in the fight; it was altogether cavalry. The companies that left Wise's camp for Cole river, were as follows. Capts. Pate's, Phelps's, Jordan's, Pogue's, and on their march through Fayetteville were joined by Caskie's Rangers, all as Invincible, as Gen, Cox expressed himself about this company. In the morning they could be seen on the summits of Cotton hill, fighting like devils, and, in twenty-four hours after, attacking his commissariat wagons some where in the neighborhood of Peytona; the companies that left for this expedition performed the journey in less than twenty-four hours, fording the forks of Cole ninety-two times, the distance being ninety miles. Col. Davis being in command, upon learning that about two
The Daily Dispatch: October 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], Army of the Potomac. (search)
Army of the Potomac. [our own correspondent.] Fairean C. H., Oct, 3, 1861. On account of the storm yesterday the general review that was ordered did not come off. The day was very wet and disagreeable, and nothing of importance transpired. This morning the sun rose clear, and the sky remained unclouded until night. About ten o'clock it was noised about that there would be a review of a portion of the troops, and the streets of Fairfax began to fill with people, horses, and wagons, and soldiers dressed in uniforms of every conceivable style and variety. A long time before any of the brigades came out a crowd had collected to see them, and so thick was it that one had to elbow sharply to get across the road. The first of the military that came in sight was Major Walton's battalion of Washington Artillery, consisting of three companies. They were waited near the Court-House, and while there the fourth company, under the gallant Capt. Rosser, came in from the outposts and j