The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-31
Rirtmonn gispatrb.
THURSDAY MORNING .NApoH :, r
rsom GENERAL LEES ARMY.
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March 00Sh, lSSl.

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March 06th, ls6<.
aas besa some time since have hal any
OF Interest to communicate from the tines OF
'''' army. The winter 10 now supposed 20 b we'll
s'sf' and II Grant 10 terribly In sarnes, va mn =
."e" expect to zee the first blood Ut the campsisn
"""' Ihe snow Of Tuesday last has melted. and
'savss the roads for the time being cutie sarp ir
n"a' nuf, with the drying winds and wssmins s,u
may soon expect them to be in condition for
campaigning purposes.
suppose 1t may be a. well for me to tell you
na, curing the last snow there were several fight.
."' ""es OF this army wot with Ieade, but sno,,
.aNs' .s. Ooisss Georgia ana Walkers (stonewali,
"s'hia oriaades had pitched battle. Wake,
po'ss oack, capturing his camps and his am.
muni,ion. -''''
r, GOV Vance, Van OF North Carolina. arrived here on
py rnuay 1881, and was received BY Mai Bridefo,d
ftoVost Marshal Genera, of this afmv and sn,a
.hined most handsomely with vefreshmen,s
rg". Sov; V. repaired TO- the headquarters of (3en
uahiei, whose sueet he became On sstnrd.. -.
addressed the troOps Of that brigade in a snse.h We
TWO nours Tho effort was rep,sts with afruman, -
and being fntespened with anecdotes. wa S.,,i
deeelvsd. Gems. Lee, Rodes, johnson. and many
other General odicers, In attendance. Ne x,iii
addrses The rest OF the North Carolina tyoons au,i
the coming week. expect to hear him To- ,no,rny
how he speaks. S"u
Major Harmon, the popular Chief Quar- ,ermas,sr
0, tne second corps, has been promoted TO the
chiel OF the forage department, and noxt 10 Col
Iotiey In the z. 81 department Of the aYmv v,,h
position on Gen. Lees STAFF.
So'. A. :. kogsrs 10 psomOcd to the most OF Chief
0uarterinas,sr of the second corps
ms ooys are amusing themselves with touyna.
mshts and nops. Una of the former came on ia.,
week and another 10 set down for Tuesday week
~ the weather and Gen. Grant should permit.
l am frequently asked how thu soldiers are fed
ny reply Will be their bill of fare: They are now
getting corn meal instead Of -four quarter OF a
pound OF meat per day, with occasional issues OF
fice ana moiasees, sugar and coffee. The auja;sIs
are In better plight than at any tiale since the war
oegan-they are now getting five pounds of corn
per oay and six pounds Of nay. During the winter
"alor Harmon has been acting Chief QuaYtsrmas;er
OF me army, and the condition of the stock attsst
ms peculiar htness for the post of chief of forage
10 wnicn lie hns recently been assigned.
brig. Gen. VIM. Malone, who has been ab.ent
rom the army since January, on furouah, and In
al enhance upon had.egislature, returned TO camp
on Thursday last.
fhers is great complaint, and I think ilst,v.
aiaohg tne officers about the ration bill. Under the
oid law they could purchase much as thev ,isem
cd necessary, now they allowed one ration and
cannot buy ahy Tee resu 10 that mono OF the Of
neers VIII be ao'e TO keep servants. Surely Con
9ress could not have boen so demaaorlca as To
mean this seriousy though II Ia said BIZ come that
such was thoir purpose. 7,