[for the Richmond Dispatch.]
Manassas Junction, July 26, 1861.
As your numerous readers are already aware, six companies of the Fourth Regiment of the North Carolina State troops, under Col. Anderson, which have been encamped near Griffin's Spring for five or six days left your city for this place about 11 o'clock last night; and now I wish to say a few words in regard to the kindness and hospitality shown us by the ladies during our sojourn in Richmond.
Whilst their kindness was uniformly meted out to all of us, I can only speak directly of that shown our own company, the Wilson Light Infantry, under Capt. Barnes.
Wishing to have my flage repaired and some other work done yesterday I took it up Main street and left it at the millinery store of Mrs. M. E. Lacy, who not only done all that was requested in the nicest manner possible, but made me sundry articles that contribute much towards a soldier's comfort; and when I called for them, expecting to amply compensate her for her trouble, she declined receiving anything, and, moreover, invited me to her house to ; and on learning that I could not comply with her kind request, she sent me a most super to the Central Depot, where we were waiting to take the cars — to the merit of which our Captain and some others of the Company can testify; for all of which she has our most grateful thanks and kindest regards, together with my promise to kill twenty Yankees for her. Indeed, such was our general reception in Richmond, receiving the necessaries for our complete outfit, while the wants and comforts of the inner man were not forgotten. With such patriotic ladies to cheer us on to the conflict, how can we help fighting? and while fighting for the protection of such how call we fail to conquer?
Standard-bearer.
