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The Daily Dispatch: April 22, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Affairs in Virginia. Our correspondence is so heavy that we condence some portions of it. A letter from Caroline county, Va., informs us that a Confederate flag was raised at Guiney Depot on the 28th. The halyards were drawn by ladies, some 200 of whom were present; and another at Pleasant Grove, Lunenburg co., on the 18th dec'd A large meeting was held in Roanoke county last week, at which the following incident occurred: Mr. Bass arose and read a call from the volunteer company of Salem for $400 or $500 to presure uniforms, and at the same time proposed that he would give $500 to be divided among the families of those who should fall in battle. This liberal offer was received with three cheers for Bass. Mr. Edmundson proposed to give $50, and, if need be, $100, to aid in raising the amount asked for. Elijah McClanahan, Esq., proposed to be one of ten to raise the money. Dr. J. B. Harding said he would be one of ten to make up $1000 to arm the county. Mr. Madison Pitze