The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-10
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MoHrxKRY, Highland Co, Aug. D.
The weather az present II very warm ana
oppressive, relieved occasionally ~ reiIssh
ing showers. There Is some niue s.ckn .e,.
among the troops here, but the diseases readily
yield 10 the power Of medicine. some oentns
ha We occurred, which 10 TO be e1pec ted ain2ne
so many soldiers congres1 ted tosether. Inc
general health Of the place IL, however, con
sdered good, which it i. hoped may continue.
There has been no movement OF troops since
my last correspondence, save the airivn! o.
fine regiment of 9eOrgianS ana Inc oattciy'
the former Of which were ordered 10 nun YER, teIs-
Vile, and the latter, with Shoemaker - An
willie battery, are sncamped near mere. Coio-
mel Fulkers on q splendid regimen 10 Also here'
az well as Colonel William y. SCOTS com
mand The militia having been ordered out,
large mum hers are daily arriving and being
Termed in to companies, and rapidly ori!ied III
the science of war, some having received mus
kets and accoutremerts. l nooce s"o or
three Cadets here who are Ikoorlng naru 10
perfect the militia in military factcs.
Col. VIM. b. Taliaferro, OF tho 2s1, IL now
the com0andant of this post, ana oy his sAIi
and Judgment has won the respecs aHo es
TEEN Of all the troops under ms command.
His presrnt position Is one OF responsibility
and trouble, but everything goes on a.
smoothly as clock work. Inc worthy emo
gentlemaniy Adjutant OF the 23i has oeen ap
PORTED Acting Adju tant. General, ana mos.
worthily .iiis the post. This leaves the <oo
Regiment with but one OF its stan oilcers'
Ma or Jos. Pendleton, who, however irksome
the hutlcs, performs Ms pal AVA 49, "oAAA'1
and assiduity Untitled to all praise
Since the capture OF DR.. CarrinSton py the
enemy We have had only one surgeon, OR.
Dennis,) who has charge CT the sick ana
wounded st Mcdowell, (ten miles from here),
and has his hands full; but by kind attention
he has succeeded reducing the number OF
patients. Speaking of doc tors, reminds me OF
two gallant and noble souls who deserve and
30 receive the thanks and gratitude or every
man in the regiment l ailude to Capt. wal
ton, OF the Ksysville Guard, who, indepen-
dent of his duties commandment OF his corps,
has rendered most efficient service as = physi-
CT IN, not only to his own men, but to ali who
would call on him and TO DR.. I. ). Michaels,
Lieutenant of the Goochland Greys, who has
certainly had his hands full since our arrival
in this part of the country. He is now, and
has been for some time, acting as AdJntant OF
this regimen /, which place he fills with great
credit 10 himself, and also as surgeon and
physician. DR.. NJ. is a native and resident OF
Henrico, and by his kind. gentiemanly and
soldierly like manner has gained the respect,
confidence and esteem of all the regiment.
Nearly all the troops here have been fur
nishei with tents and camp equipage, which
is the first time since some of them have been
in service that they have been thus equipped.
Much anxiety exists to hear the news from
the East, and the papers are eagerly scanned
whenever they can be bought from the Post
masters, TO Inc dapriyu ton OF regular sub
scribsrs. NED.