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Maj. Jed. Hotchkiss, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 3, Virginia (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 95 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore) 54 0 Browse Search
Horace Greeley, The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-65: its Causes, Incidents, and Results: Intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the War for the Union. Volume I. 49 3 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 1. 44 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 40 0 Browse Search
J. B. Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary 38 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 36 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 35 5 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 1. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 34 6 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 2. (ed. Frank Moore) 22 2 Browse Search
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Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: May 4, 1861., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for John Letcher or search for John Letcher in all documents.

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The Daily Dispatch: May 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], Tennessee. (search)
A patriotic family. --Capt. R. K. Hudgins, late of the U. S. revenue service, and Lieut. Wm. E. Hudgins, of the same service, immediately on the withdrawal of their native State from the Federal Union, resigned their commissions and tendered their services to Gov. Letcher. Both father and son have this day been assigned to duty in the batteries now being erected on York river. Capt. H. has two other sons--one a Sergeant in the Old Dominion Guards, on duty at Portsmouth, and the other with Com. Rousson, at New Orleans.
The Daily Dispatch: May 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Virginia life Guard. (search)
The Virginia life Guard. --Capt. John Stewart Walker's company, called by the above name, having perfected itself in every possible way, will to-day offer its services to Gov. Letcher. They are armed with Enfield Rifles.
The Daily Dispatch: May 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 29 (search)
the Government at Washington, relying upon its numerical strength, is now rapidly concentrating, it becomes the State of Virginia to prepare proper safeguards. To this end and for these purposes, and with a determination to repel invasion, I, John Letcher, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, by authority of the Convention, do hereby authorize the Commanding General of the military forces of this State, to call out, and to cause to be mustered into the service of Virginia, from time to timxigencies may require, such additional number of volunteers as he may deem necessary. To facilitate this call, the annexed Schedule will indicate the places of rendezvous at which the companies called for will assemble upon receiving orders for service. Given under my hand as Governor, and under the Seal of the Commonwealth, at Richmond, this 3d day of May, 1861, and in the 85th year of the Commonwealth. By the Governor: John Letcher. George W. Munford, Sec'y of the Commonw'h.
The Daily Dispatch: May 4, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
fficiating with great acceptability as such, was yesterday unanimously chosen Captain of the 2d Company (H) of Richmond Grays, recently formed in this city — a post which he accepted at the earnest solicitation of its members, and whose duties he immediately proceeded to administer with the same earnest fidelity that marked his conduct in another sphere of usefulness. Company H, No. 2, already, to a very great extent, efficiently uniformed and armed, will soon proffer their services to Governor Letcher. The two companies of Grays comprise within their ranks enough men to form a battalion, which they will, no doubt, proceed to do after the war is ended. The material of which they are respectively composed is of the best sort, and actuated as they are by the purest motives that could dwell in the breast of man, the Grays Nos. 1 and 2 may be relied on for effective service on any field, and especially when they are called upon to expel the invader from our soil, may we look for the dis