Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-02
War News Fifty Years Ago

General Lee has issued an official call for
Ill" 'I ~ arm Urn ana equip AN additional force of
cavalry lie says there is need of carbincs rc
roiNers. pistols saddles and other accoutremcnts
, nIr mounted men, Arms and equipment of such
chntactcr are believed to be held by citizens I'm
Sumicieht numbers to supply our wants This
, can deserves the earnest attention of cvory-
po"E. Ihere Is hardly Il citizen who has no,
some of the firearms described in his posscssion
IA pistol, carbnc or sabre. These of course
is " Cry useless to him and their possession
Lees urgent call shows how imperative is tho
necessity for them.
early yesterday morning 1t was reportod that
the cavalry OF the enemy had started from their
extreme right on raid against the Central
Railroad. This rCport found few he1tovar.
among the citizens, but the military authorities
were more credulous. and NC regret to saw not
better Informed. and, consequently, the reserve
brigade was hurriedly called to arms They
We're however, dismissed later without being
sent on forced march looking for an enemy
MAJOR woods battalion, which had been on
"utE guarding bridges. having been disbanded
were seen coming To the city. mistaken
Tor ranks. and that is how the report got out.
The peace commissioners, Messrs STEPHENS
Hunter and Campbell owing some delay I'm
me arrival of passports. did not leave Peters
bu'G until yesterday morning. The cheering by
the troops of both armies immense as the
commissioners passed through the lines, and
there general truce for the time which
was strictly observed.
The appointment by the President OF General
Robert b. Lee, to he the general in-chief of
all the Confederate armies in the field was, on
yesterday. approved by the Con fcderate Senate
General Lee, ii is believed, will. remain in the
The Honorables S. J. Pearson, l.. D. Hall. d.
NJ Carter and John Poole, of the North Caro-
lima Legislature. arrived in the city yesterday.
They said have been appointed by the
North Carolina Legislature to here on
business touching upon the more vigorous pros
ecution of the war They had conference
with the North Carolina delegation in Congress
at the Sroswood Hotel last night.
Gold was, on YESTERDAY held at a. for one,
and firmly held II Is known that the Confcd-
crate Treasury Department has put large
amount of gold coin on the market The object is
not to reduce the price, but to obvate the
essity Of further issue of treasury notes by
purchasing enough to meet the needs or gov
crnmcnt. II IL known that the Confederate
government has plenty of gold stacked up in
its vaults.
The committee OF the United States Congress
on the conduct of the war has completed the
investigation of Buffers conduct in his Ruthless
attack Fort Fisher Wilmna;ton While
the report has not yet been submitted 10 Con-
gress. 1t is understood that the committee will
eXoneratc Butler.
The BLACK laws" of Illinois prohibiting
groes from settling in that State, have been o.
pcalcd by the Legislature.
General George t. McClallan. with his wife
and child, sailed for Europe last Wednesday on
the steamship China. The general will take
long after being defeated for the presi
dcncy.