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The Daily Dispatch: April 16, 1863., [Electronic resource], Affairs on the black water. (search)
ll not exceed seventy thousand men. The health of our army is good. The soldiers are elastic and buoyant, and march nimbly in the drills to the sound of the drum, and life, and bugle. The profound silence in the field of Mars cannot continue long on the Rappahannock. Your readers may not be surprised to hear of the clash of arms at any moment. We hear but few in camp speak of the approaching election in Virginia. But little interest is manifested for civil affairs. Soldiers are more absorbed about war, mothers, wives, and sweethearts, than political tricksters. Young men have left the old ones at home to attend to these matters, and we trust they will elect good and efficient men. The most delectable season of the year, bringing countless rare and fragrant flowers, is upon us. The whole face of the earth begins to smile with beauty, and the prospects of rich harvests. The farmers on the Rappahannock are assiduously engaged in ploughing and putting in seed. Dyke