Hillsborough (NC) Recorder
July 31, 1861
Page 3
OUR
TROOPS IN VIRGINIA—Our readers must keep their eyes on
our brave troops in Virginia. Let our ladies and friends remember
them. Gen. Hill’s regiment, of course,
is at Yorktown, and so is Col. McKenny’s. Col.
Williams’s near Norfolk, Col. Pender’s near Smithfield, Col. Daniel’s at Suffolk, Col.
Stephen Lee’s, we hear, has been ordered to the valley of Virginia under Gen. Loring, the late Col. Fisher’s is at Manassas, also Col. Hoke’s, Col. Meares, and Col.
Anderson’s. Col. Pettigrew’s, Col.
Stokes’, and Col. Clark’s regiments will leave for Virginia in a few days, making it all about
14,000 men. --Raleigh
Standard—
INCREASE OF THE
ARMY—The Secretary of War of the Confederate States has recommended that 300
regiments of troops be called out. It is
understood that Congress will leave the number of regiments discretionary with
the President.
VOLUNTEERS—There are about 1000 cavalry and infantry in camp at
Ashville, N. C. 21 companies have been
formed west of the Blue Ridge, and as many
more can be had.
Albemarle county,
Virginia, has furnished twenty-one companies of volunteers for the war.
The 2nd
Ohio Regiment has delivered up its arms and gone home. Several other regiments have already
disbanded.
A doubtful rumor
was in circulation that “John Cochrane and Lovejoy, members of Congress, who
came to see the fight, were taken prisoners.”
The “contraband”
articles captured included fine brandies and wines, with which the Federals
probably intended to hold a jollification, after their
victory.
The rumored
capture of Gen. Patterson is unfounded.
[Transcribed by Sharon Strout]
