The Richmond Dispatch reports: Hampden Artillery. – The members of this company were mustered into service last Saturday, and are now stationed at the Baptist College. The post is now in charge of Major Pegram, who is commandant. The Hampden Artillery is officered as follows: Lawrence S. Marye, Captain; Dr. David S. Watson, 1st Lieut.;…
J. A. Norton arrives in Lynchburg, Virginia today on military assignment. He is promptly assigned to guard Harper’s Ferry. Born May 9, 1840 in Tippah County, Mississippi, Norton in April had joined the 2nd Mississippi Regiment, the first regiment in the state. He drilled in Corinth under Capt. J. W. Buchanan. Like many other Confederate…
Pressure builds between the state of Virginia and adjacent Washington, D.C. Both the Union and the Confederacy realize that Virginia will be pivotal in the war. Against this backdrop, the U. S. Navy today blocks the entrances to the James River and Hampton Roads, Virginia. In addition, U.S. sources also seizes two additional Confederate vessels,…