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The Daily Dispatch: April 2, 1862., [Electronic resource], Correspondence. (search)
as W. Cuslis, H B Woodhouse, Albert Leidfey, John Orgain, Jr., Colin Buss, Peter Saunders, Jr., S McCaman, John H Hopkins, H C Worsham, Wm A Bradford, George Tyler, Geo T G. Triton. Chas J. Shannon, Wm Eggleston, Richard H Baker, Jr. Jas B Roer, John C Rutherfoord, Willoughby Newton, Charles Grattan, John R Edmunds, Wm M Tate, Jno T Anderson, Thos H Flood, Mason Mathews, Charles Blue, Samuel McB Reid, Matthew Harrison, D H Gordon Jno L Woolfolk, A L Carter, W Biskervill, Jr, R R Nelson Jno O Stener Warnes Anderson, A B Evans, Richard Liby, C W Murdaugh, Robert J Davis, A. W. McDonald, Jr. Thos C Green, A. S. Buford, R. B. Dice, Thos H. Gillespie, Geo. W Sherrard, Wm Johnson. John Gatewood, P Piman, Francis G Taylor, E J Spady, W G Cazenove, James Franklin, John Gilmer, Seymour Lynn, Adam, mall, Lasac Vermillion, David B. Clark James Walker. Chas Williams, John H. Danie
The Daily Dispatch: may 9, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
laws suppressing distilleries; which was laid upon the table. The bill, reported on yesterday, prescribing the effect of a judgment against a dedicated person, in favor of the Commonwealth, was taken up from the calendar and passed. Mr. Woolfolk, offered a joint resolution that "the Governor be authorized and instructed to grant a commission to Major Gen. John B. Floyd, and authorize him to raise a division of twenty thousand men, not subject to the Conscription Act, for the defence othe committee on the part of the House: --Messrs. Newton, Bouldis, Rutherfoord, Tate, Minor, Treadway and Pallory. Mr. Newton offered the following preamble and resolutions, which, on his motion, were referred to the Committee on the State of the Country. [See evening session, Senate proceedings] On motion of Mr. Woolfolk, the Speaker vacated the chair until eight o'clock P. M., st which time the Military Committee reported, in secret session, upon the subject of the State defences.
The Daily Dispatch: May 13, 1862., [Electronic resource], House of Delegates. (search)
d the leader — but that leader, General John B. Floyd, was deprived of his authority to command. The people were anxious for Gen. Floyd again to take the field and thousand would join his standard. It was not the purpose of the petitioners to ask for any dictation on the part of the State to the General Government, but to represent to the latter, with all the urgency of argument, the essential character of their request. The paper was referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Woolfolk called up the resolution proposing the time of adjournment, and, on his motion, it was amended, so as to read, "Wednesday," the 14th instant, instead of "Saturday, the 10th instant." Several other amendments were adopted, so that the time for reassembling is fixed for the first Monday in December next, after which the resolution was adopted. Mr. Anderson, of Botetourt, from the Committee on Military Affairs, reported two bills: one authorizing the Governor to raise a force of 10,000
The Daily Dispatch: September 30, 1862., [Electronic resource], Our army Correspondence. (search)
more than a mile, and had possession of his dead the next day. At 9 o'clock the battery to which I was attached having 21 men killed and wounded, and having also lost 12 horses, was ordered out of the fight by Col. Lee, and fears were entertained that some of our guns might not be brought off, hence we were ordered to throw off all baggage, thus leaving some thirty of the men without blankets and overcoats. The batteries engaged in this part of the field were Capts. Jordan's, Rhett's, Woolfolk's, Moody's and Parker's. Of some 300 men engaged about 80 casualties occurred. Parker's battery suffered the most, and as it is from Richmond, I give you the names of killed and wounded: Killed.--Privates Robert Bryant, J M Richardson, and Wm T Newell. Wounded.--Lt J C Parkinson, severely in the knee, but will not lose his leg; privates Warburton, leg carried away by cannon shot, amputated and doing well; Trueman, very badly in the knee, leg not yet amputated; Cook, in leg, not v
The Daily Dispatch: November 7, 1862., [Electronic resource], Fight in North Carolina. (search)
Prison items. --The following parties were committed to the military prison of the Eastern District yesterday: Henry Mason, company G, 7th La. Regiment, forged subsistence papers (Prisoner came from Lynchburg, and passed under the alias of M. P. Murray.) George F. Appleby, forged subsistence papers, in his own name; D. W. Hutchins, alias Pat. Murry, company E, 6th La., forged papers; Jas Howard, deserter from Woolfolk's artillery; Jackson Crawford, deserter from company A, 121st Regiment Va. Militia; Mike Magraw, member of Rodgers's cavalry, for refusing to do duty; John Daily, member of the same, for drunkenness; Milton Dewey, Chas. Anderson, and John Williams, sailors, for drunkenness.
The Daily Dispatch: December 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Fredericksburg. (search)
der, graduated second in his class at West Point, and in addition to the control of this battalion, has in a few days past been put in command of all of Gen. Longstreet a artillery, besides being connected with the Orderliness Department. He has rather more than one man can do. He was assigned to our battalion about a fortnight ago. The equipment of this battalion is very fine. The following are the batteries — half of the guns were captured: Jordan's hatt's, Monday's, Eubanks,s, Parker's, and Woolfolk's. In the battalion there are 760 men and 410 horses and mules. To supply the command with forage demands a good deal of energy on the part of the Quartermaster. Lieut. P. A. Franklin, of Parker's battery, has been lately commissioned Quartermaster, with the rank of Captain, and Sergeant George E. Saville has been elected to fill his place in the battery. The health of the battalion is remarkably good, In the company to which I belong there is not a man unfit for duty. A. B. C.
The Daily Dispatch: December 31, 1862., [Electronic resource], President Davis in Tennessee. (search)
Prison Items. --The following parties were lodged in Castle Thunder yesterday: John Welsh, Rodgers's cavalry, desertion; Geo Nolan, of the steamer Richmond for confinement on bread and water; Julia Thomas, Ann D Fletcher, and Martha A Thomas, arrested at West Point as suspicious characters; Jas Howard, Woolfolk's artillery, A Newberry, co C, 57th Va reg't, and Samuel Sprouse, of Capt Jordan's company, for trial by Court-Martial; Wm B Foskey, co K, 49th Ga, J B Terrell, co B, 5th S C reg't, Wm B Bradley, co G, 16th N C reg't, for being absent without leave; W Traylor, battery No. 4; Wm Turner and Thos Owens, co E, 3d Va reg, for desertion; Thomas Hall, a Yankee. Six North Carolinians, who were taken in arms and while wearing U S uniforms, by our forces near Kinston, in North Carolina, were also brought to Richmond yesterday, and lodged in prison to be tried for their treason. These miserable scamps pretended to have regularly enlisted in the Yankee army. Three sailors, belongin
The Daily Dispatch: January 9, 1863., [Electronic resource], General Assembly of Virginia. (search)
, which was agreed to, that the Governor be requested to inform the House of the number of troops in the Virginia State Line what proportion of them are liable to the conscription law, and the expenses of the line up to the 1st of January, 1863. A number of other resolutions were offered and appropriately referred. Mr. Harrison, of Londoun, offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Congress of the Confederate States should have power, in their discretion, to make the notes issued by the Confederate States in time of war, in payment of the expenses thereof, a legal tender in payment of debts, and to that end that the Committee of Courts of Justice be instructed to report an amendment to the Confederate Constitution for adoption by the General Assembly of Virginia, and to be presented to the other States of the Confederacy. Objection being made to its present consideration, the resolution was laid over. On motion of Mr. Woolfolk, the House adjourned.
The Daily Dispatch: January 12, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Murfreesboro' battle. (search)
ng agreed to, be moved to amend the resolution by ing out the words 'by reason of having escaped,' &c., so that the resolution should read, "The General assembly of Virginia request our Representatives in Congress to use their efforts to procure the age of a bill by Congress providing for the payment for slaves impressed into the service of the Confederacy and not returned to their owners." --After some discussion, the whole subject was referred to the Committee on Courts of Justice. Mr. Woolfolk offered a resolution, which was agreed to, instructing the special Committee on slaves and Free Negroes to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill for the gra removal of free negroes in this Commonwealth, and to recommend the same action by the States, thereby removing from the Confederate States this injurious population. Mr. Nopkins, of Rockingham, presented a read to instruct the Committee on Banks to inquire into the expediency of so amending the charter of the Bank of
The Daily Dispatch: January 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], General Assembly of Virginia. (search)
ates Senator was called up. Mr. Dunn moved to postpone the election until Tuesday, the 20th last. This gave rise to a debate, which was participated in by Messrs Richardson and Rives in its favor, and opposed by Messrs West, Barbour, Newton, and Bisgerville. Mr. Maticry demanded the eyes and nays which being called, resulted: eyes, 53; nays, 49. A message was received from the Senate announcing the non concurrence by that body in the House resolution for postponement. Mr. Woolfolk then offered a joint resolution, making known to the Senate their readiness to pressed at once to the election of a Senator. Another Reffentual attempt was made to postpone the election until Saturday, but after some tery discussion the House proceeded to the confederation of the joint order, when. Mr. McDonald moved that the House adjourn, upon which the eyes and nays were demanded and resulted in the negative eyes 18, nays 83. Fomiactions for Senator.--air. Anderson, of
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