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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.13 (search)
the Federal army, and request protection of the citizens and their property. Zzzgeneral Lee reticent. The committee, which consisted of the Mayor (Hon. W. W. Townes), James Boisseau (as well as I can remember), and myself—the records of the Council do not show who the committee were—waited on General Lee at his headquarters at the Dupuy House (now the suburban residence of John McGill, Esq., of this city), situated about a mile west of the city, on the Dupuy road, in the county of Dinwiddie. General Lee was not at his headquarters when the committee arrived, but rode up a short time thereafter, and promptly gave audience to the committee. Our mission was made known. The General was apparently calm and collected, but very reticent, only replying to the committee that he would communicate with us at the residence of Mr. Paul, in the city of Petersburg, that (Sunday) night at 10 o'clock. This place was suggested as Major Giles B. Cook, who was a member of General Lee's staff,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 1.22 (search)
to it for something to eat. Sometimes we had bread (such as it was), sometimes meat, sometimes neither. Men resorted to all sorts of devices to get a square meal. If perchance they met a farmer they at once cultivated him as a long-lost brother, and made all sorts of excuses to call; took the girls to ride, etc., and never left without eating some meal, either dinner or supper. Our orderly sergeant, a Frenchman of many accomplishments, is said to have called on the widow Hancock, in Dinwiddie county, and, on taking his leave, also took her gray cat, and his mess ate her in a stew, smothered in garlic, the next day. They say so; I don't know. A Frenchman has the reputation of eating anything. Zzzgeneral Hampton Proposes a raid. Be that as it may, on the 8th of September General Hampton addressed a note to General Lee, informing him that his scouts reported to him a large herd of cattle grazing in the rear of Grant's army, in the neighborhood of Coggin's Point, on James river,
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Roll of Company G, forty-ninth Virginia Infantry. (search)
you the roll of Company G, 49th Virginia Infantry, as of date February 21, 1865, for you to use or not use as you may think best. I was orderly sergeant of the company at the time, and have a copy of the roll. The company was made up of men from Rappahannock county, and as I have lived so remote from the county so long that I have no knowledge as to who are dead, I send it with only two marked dead that I know of. Yours truly, H. J. Miller. Camp Godwin, near Sutherland Depot, Dinwiddie county, Va. Roll Company G, 49th Virginia Infantry, February, 21, 1865. W. D. Moffett, captain, dead; W. J. Dudley, first lieutenant, dead; C. F. Miller, second lieutenant; M. R. Fristoe, third lieutenant; H. J. Miller, orderly sergeant; Jeffries Corder, first sergeant; D. S. Browning, second sergeant; O. R. Colbert, third sergeant; Henry Spicer, fourth sergeant; S. W. Harris, first corporal; J. R. Harrison, second corporal; Richard H. Browning, third corporal; James R. Byrd, fourth corpora
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 34. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Dahlgren raid. (search)
mation to him of such wants, relief is immediately extended. His quiet charities, unknown to the public, have been to a multitude of grateful recipients. Company H (originally called Lee's Rangers) 9th Virginia Cavalry, in which he served gallantly, had as its first Captain, Wm. H. F. Lee, subsequently Major-General, and familiarly known as Rooney Lee. A brother of the editor, H. C. Brock, a member of the faculty of Hampden-Sidney College, who was severely wounded at Stony Creek, Dinwiddie County, in 1864, with many valued friends, served also in this noted Company.—Ed.] Commander, Comrades, Friends.— This raid has been written up so often, that I am reduced to a small margin from which to draw. Perhaps no incidental narrative of the war between the States created so great a stir as the Dahlgren Raid. On the 4th of February, 1906, Reverend John Pollard, D. D., spoke in deserved praise of Lieutenant James Pollard, our officer and friend, which gave me great pleasure; no
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition., Chapter 33: (search)
ii} 1768. April. of persecuted multitudes, to whom the wings of a Great Eagle had been given to bear them to the place prepared by God for their rest from tribulation. Meantime, on Saturday, the second day of April, the Assembly of Virginia read the Circular letter from Massachusetts, and referred it to a committee of the whole House. Journal of Virginia House of Burgesses, from 31 March to 15 April, 1768, p. 55. The petitions of freeholders of the counties of Chesterfield, Henrico, Dinwiddie and Amelia, pointed to the Act of Parliament suspending the legislative power of New-York, as of a tendency, fatal to the liberties of a free people. The county of Westmoreland dwelt also on the new Revenue Act, as well as on the Billeting Act. The freeholders of Prince Williams enumerated all three, which, like the Stamp Act, would shackle North America with slavery. On the seventh, the illustrious Bland reported Resolutions, reaffirming the exclusive right of the American Assemblies to
The Daily Dispatch: January 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], A "Sell." (search)
s. The steamer St. Louis, from New York, was off Pernambuco, December 10, bound to Rio Janeiro. Lady Franklin was a passenger on board. The Buffalo Express says it is fast becoming fashionable in that city for ladies to wear the Balmoral without any dress over it. Ole Bull is at home, or pretty near home, in Sweden, giving concerts that excite as great enthusiasm as nearly twenty years ago. Through the influence of the Emperor and Empress, shops in Paris are now shut on Sunday to a great extent. Jos. N. Cahill and James D. Wright, of Va., have been promoted to the rank of 2d Assistant Engineers, U. S. N. The Daily Banner, a newspaper at Raleigh, N. C., hoist a the name of "Stephen A. Douglas for President for 1864." The Petersburg (Va.) Intelligencer has been sold to R. C. Shell, of Dinwiddie co. Va., for $8,500. James Cook has been elected Mayor of Parkersburg, Va. Jno. Jackson, proprietor of the Philadelphia Sunday Transcript, is dead.
The Daily Dispatch: February 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Amusements. (search)
Diphtheria. --This fatal disease is prevailing to an alarming extent in Dinwiddie co., Va. Within a few days, Mr. Paschal Heartwell has lost five valuable young servants, and have several members of his white family now suffering from it.
The Daily Dispatch: March 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], Thirty hours with a skunk in a Mining shaft. (search)
d to it. Wm. T. Joynes is his successor. A change was also made with regard to the other offices. I learn from the Report, read at the meeting, that the number of volumes drawn for perusal during the past year, exceeded 35,000.--The debt of the institution amounts to some $16,000,--but the creditors are indulgent, and the Association will find no difficulty to meet the instalments from its income. A most diabolical assault was made upon the person of Mr. F. M. Mallory, at Mulberry Inn, Dinwiddie county, a few days ago, by one of his own negroes. The cause of the attack is unknown. The injuries Mr. M. received are very severe, and may probably result fatally. After he thought he had killed his master, the negro made his escape, but was arrested here, and was this morning taken to the county jail. There was much indignation felt against him, and no doubt, had he been caught before he reached Petersburg, he would long are this have paid the penalty of his cruelty. Mon CŒur.
The Daily Dispatch: April 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], Richmond Dispatch. (search)
es rendered during the present session of the General Assembly; releasing to the personal representatives of A. C. Lane the rent due under his lease for a portion of the Public Armory; Senate bill for the relief of Thos. W. Scott, Sheriff of Dinwiddie county; Senate bill for the relief of E. N. Eubank, Commissioner of the Revenue for the city of Lynchburg; Senate bill to allow the claims of the Hillsborough Border Guard, of the county of Londoun; Senate bill for the relief of the Orange and Alex a bill, entitled "an act to allow the claims of the Hillsborough Border Guard, of Loudoun county." The House were informed, through Mr. Thompson, that the Senate had passed a bill, entitled "an act for the relief of Thomas W. Scott, of Dinwiddie county. A resolution to rescind a resolution, fixing a time of adjournment of the General Assembly, and designating another day, communicated from the Senate, was taken up. Mr. McKenzie moved the indefinite postponement of the resolution — and
The Daily Dispatch: April 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
s, and for defraying expenses of the General Assembly and Convention now in session, was taken from the table, and several amendments having been agreed to, the bill passed. Bills Passed.--House bill to incorporate the Preston and Augusta Railroad Company; House bill allowing compensation to the Clerk of the House of Delegates and Clerk of the Senate for services rendered during the present session of the General Assembly; releasing to the personal representatives of A. C. Lane the rent due under his lease for a portion of the Public Armory; Senate bill for the relief of Thos. W. Scott, Sheriff of Dinwiddie county; Senate bill for the relief of E. N. Eubank, Commissioner of the Revenue for the city of Lynchburg; Senate bill to allow the claims of the Hillsborough Border Guard, of the county of Londoun; Senate bill for the relief of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, as amended by the House; Senate bill for the relief of Nathaniel B. Harvey. On motion, the Senate adjourned.
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