Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-07-22
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| ANNIVERSARY or TIE YIRsr DkTTLE or ALsA5fAs.
| chres yesrs ago to-day, en- The eve; memorable
plains Of Manassas thS COnedas,e Volunteers routed
ia. ested 10 rof the erm he YErkses Under Mcdowell
Up t. that lime the Illinois petogg 5rIwhO still lib lie
tie very name Of President had fooshly imagined that
seventy 6Ss oussnd Of the odds and ends Of creao
we're n 10 crush ire 10 called Southern REBELLION
| BeauTeEerd however, there sad then enlarged bis
views end from that day to this b, Ia, been ncessapy
| begging for more men for the army. EVan half
iIiOa haa SO fa:, proved sgoaly iusul,en. Tor lis
| purposes, and We coub: whether with Hon, hs
would mako more hsaisa,
| Three years age TOO, views when examred now
by she light OF bree yssrs experience no. whit
les iallaoiou4. We thought that AaeasAs was a
| Wa.Iloo, and thai never sgsiU, aiser complete
rou, void the va kses make 6gbt upSn Southern soil
Ye scores Of bloosy BATHS, to which Msasssa' with
all its gorl memoir =, was Gu. Lite krmi.h, have
een f,usLt--iveis Of tljod have HoRn and hcl,om5s
Of dead have been hid not buried il Vrg,ia, a;ssis
sp, YeRresieo and the Carclinas, and 9. the war
gods On, and viii coniinuo go until the a,tur'd
Ia, KEGS lave CD SOIL tbs Last Confederate capaes
of bearing mu ,ket has ouad \ soldiers grave NJ
olly have military views Oftur petplc materially
charged sreo then, bu. have chingsd every way
Tteu every house open to the solder-eveIy mans
| hand was in bis poke. Whenever demand made
upon him 70: material aid for our Oluse-bul nov,
sbi!e vs. have learned to live With lees, and o
supply Oursslves With food and ramAn without eIo'ioS
aid, we have become more selfish and psBur Gus. Tns
ought rot T. bso tnd 1t IL a shsnc t1st S5utheTnoIs
who are struggling tor thsr very cas- e,ce-ss fren.b
sacull let lhs love ofgain Sorqu bio lberlly shey
ence possessed LIST Every man rem this dsy fOrSs d,
ato has sic gle 5af OF bread divide VITA any C5n
fsderlte sid er wh1 is hu gry
w will ever remember cur own psrs,nsl experience
a, connected with tee fret battle Of Maussss Ga tie
Light # tie 20 h We wee sent In command Of picket
guard 10 Green Bo.om, In King George county the
Po,onsc, where VIC cusht muse atoes, if net Yankees
Tor a whole lighs. Next day, weary and hungry We
SC ned 10 camp. oily hnd orders for regiment
70 march INN ately for Manassas. Having however
40, our Fourth OF y'o" I've do not remember
how many juls 5, as brandy leo, white sugar sud mint
we're then pleptfa) Sc bundled up oar Equipments
csntistiug Of BlAske bottle Of Bamtlsss auid and
WIFI d baversaek AID placing s.s III in The custody
Ct our EDO shin aid de csDp, we're quickly On
the march, For nearly forty miles, under July tun
DID NO trudge along a. a paos which would no" be
called "dolole quick" We 30. Ihete-bu', like the
ies. o. Holmes Brigade, NO weeto: in the hgh!; but
while memo.y Lasts -~.~-'0rser ire ter II
bausticn produced by the l1ng, Weary mIrsh -
But 10 the POinI which 10 show tbe eharg
siree then in no literally OF our people. We remen
bsr that all along tho read everybody gave uI freely OF
whatever they possessed Efea old Virginia Noaap,
nho resided in oloiu vi ih bore tho marks Of eoverty
IIGod bless hs) took lbe milk rOu her ehucn aud gave
40 U.s. wOOld thai cur rieh would o. H'eH
give 10 tie solAer, cut o. their abund'' -
OR woman did OF the liiii" az pO''''''"
sAOx PETEEsBUss.
Is. ,oeau paahed eficer OF tho artillery, wio lsf
,,,,bure tsil moFhng, inform, u thas yserdy not
s,ol. me sthroHh by tbs Yankees into hs city.
A, long the ynes the picket hrng seemed to have
cd nv mutuA consent Of the Two armies. Htree
-, a. (Only quiet tie front of Pshr:buFg but
<ably qliet for one who is in search Of sensa-
! =, Il war item
%Iost Of the dessrssrs shO soai into iiues Goa
|tnue to rtp7rt he d,a,h Of GAnl-ttlsrs, however
say tha. hey have bea nothing Of it. Some sug
3 tbAs instead Of Cans, perpbApl In Yankeedgs
rare BEN at hali-Ra On accoua Of the d.a Of Bat
ie It Is true ihs, he Mas very sick, hu. We ca1ao
eonseot 10 bsIe that he has let this weld in the
natural way. Il lis So who asgiae in he regions
spar' Tor The wicket, spot deer, dark or dftGy
eaOugs ior 50 vile Beast. i
BIT ING FLAG OF TRuOE boat.
TheAag of rue' bo't arrived at Varins, on the
James river last night, bringing oizaa prisoners,
Fix ladies and very large mail we expect fes Of
Northern papers from Il b:fore going to pres. II
ceved in time, extracts rom them will be fould in
srOIhCr cO.umD
yRoN roar sUHrLR-A BRAVE eTTIcfR KILLED
Tie Yankee batteries still continue, wi h iendish
energy to Bernhard the Temnaa; OF Foe. Sumter Yes
tsrday, pelsneh y incid ut occurrsi Captain John
~ MITCHELL OF JOhu Mitchell, Of .iis ei;y-so fa-
vorably known 10 copatc i'm With tho pres, Of tie
South was struck BY irgmtns Of shell about one
o'ClOek and died st fvs in the afttIaoon from kis
Wound Etr esan
The ucmsn: S,l;b easolinA seeded Captain N then
pursuing bis profession Civil EOgDssr, r,red her
bis services aud HE sword. He consequently with