Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-18
THE MILITIA OAnPs AT NORFOLK.
losroLE, Va, April Al.

To ~ R9it~ Of M Wig:
The tsosghu Of oil Of have, during the past ar,
been cosplstsIy absorbed By "eur volunteers. hAs
|, tho public hsaf. fer o~r ailiGs AID although tho
militia eont,ss vastly grsatsr proportion Of married
mes-ths husbands sud fslAss Of " land sill the
very fact that they militia initiates greatly against
then. Filled viii The inpssssioo tia; tbs Ida are
ought to b, ~ object Of interest," determined 70 pay
then VISIT look sissr thar col dioa ard report 70
yer papsr for the ksnsas u The numerous fasilss
who's 6tssdes have sssa lately deprived Of the f.
.hsr, the husssnd, or tis weakly stripping brother,
Whose prssspss htsly stay and ssaftrs DO not
propose 70 discsss Tie question Of the exp, Of
calling cut the nida bat merely Intend 70 state their
condition, in far havs been sbls 70 a ,mins IT.
fhs fnt militia viitsj thsss sncsnped With tho
"l2 Va" Col D. A. WeisiEsr, and under toe I'm. ,d
ate ecnnand Of Gel Staples, Of Patrick county can
assaro yos that the militia uadsr he Command Of hess
gsnlsna viii be well cared fortbsi Ii II the urban "
asd gsntema slines Of their esnnazdaas BE- ar su,sy
upon tie psinl Thsrs many sosshing incidents In
visis 70 militia camp. The man in th.ir hom.ly
dr,s, With old bs, buttons Of dfsnn ,i.a and pat.
tsrns sewed BY loving daughters aid wives TO give
them military sppsarsrcs-thsir old worn Blankets
,her old oi-cl)th table TO si.li them from
usathor-tLeir hss,y home made Jeans coats and p,ts
hsr weather ha1, their sbrs OF bons. made n.
nel-evsything remais ole Of the cid Virginia Gre.
Side OF the stad housewife, the devosd loving daugh
ter. A. stood 10 the moopshn il frost Of Colonel
s.apIes tent and watched the men aounl their csmp
dres and thought how much th,y had areund them to
remind them Of home, felt-I krew-how truly they
would fight for the Old Dominion; and fer the fret time
In my life perceived the Real horrors Of var. True,
the scene about me was fair ard caim-ro enemy for
miles nouad-ant yet when thorgtt Of the tchipg
hears In thoss distant homes % lar sway-uhen I
thought hos Emily sfter family had given up 10 volun.
tesrs ekseully orly to fad 81 last that ali must 60
sn completely overcome.
The ne, have good ,ors 10 their tents AID sesa n
exert themselves 10 make ssEp Comfortable and
shat Of chisf Importance have kind and careful pro.
testor In their present eouuandsn Col Staples gcn'
uenAn whose seal lng enough to appreciate fully the
peculiar ee.dton Of hh men.
TAs next snesnpmsns visited sas the regimen. ofa
thousand mili, under the tf ksj Geo. T. 2osts
They Is sarracks-ths old quarters Of the 9s yn.
gaia" uhi,h u absen, Ct GssAs Bidxs. The.e nsn
seeul W % qHte oShtotuoe. uio ~ iofm tbe ~
quaatAncs 81 their superins bat they seemed 20
be qilts pleased vh him. Iu spite Of their gosd quar-
tsr thsrs Is said to bs good deal Of sickgss IN this
camp. The men at this srcaUpusut arc volunteering
mere rapidly than st any Of the o!hs:s. rta Other ca
equipment near Norfolk ia at the Eli G,caa!. The
h.re Ia v:ry much the coudcn Al the eth.
Or eloampmens, aud seem 10 DC tcstsoly confer able
though NOW have good quarters thoso unt.r kj,r
Rogers.
have written the above, hoping thereby to relieve
in part tie anxiety Of many Who have been uaaSo 10
hear from th.ir friends AID relations In the I'll L.
WHISTLER the militia VII DO treated well in future and
have justice done them. rsmsi-s 10 DO seen. In ber
prescu. organ r,on whSb, for ressons BIS kEo~n 70
our au.horiis Is to be but temporary, hey are doing
a. we'll a. could be expected. VorAoIUR.