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For the Standard-, Fort Kli.es, Va,, Nov. 27,' 18(j!.Mr. Holdbx Yoar readers have been j^norantj of the manoeuvres of the 4th regiment ot North' Carolina'volunteers for soma time past, and taking it for granted that a letter l'rorn camp would not be objectionable, I ask a small space in your paper today for the purpose of giving one.Our regiment is still near Smithfleld. We have , finished our wmtor quarters, and are as well satisfied and as comfortable ne any regiment of men can wish to be- Since we have got in our quarters, iho camp has been changed from Camp Bee to Fort Bee. Two companies, the Raleigh Rillei; and Cleavcland Blues, have been quartered at the Bay for the winter. They have also got into their quarters, and the camp is called Fort Ellen, in honor of Colonel Daniel's estimable lady. The two companies are under the command of Maj. Faison.It was rumored through camp the other iky, and the rumor is still rife, that we were going to,be sent to Kentucky, which meets the general disapprobation of all the soldiers I have conversed with on the.. subject. Now, if wc had been sent there a month or two ago, wo could not have been pleased better, but after having worked and toiled to build quarters to make us comfortable during the winter, and fortifications to protect us, we arc loth to leave them, , and go to a colder region, where wc will have nothing but worn-out tents to protect us from the snowstorms which are frequent in western Kentucky.— We have heard with much astonishment of the appointment of L. O’B. Branch as a Brigadier General in the Confederate States army. I guess ho has forgotten that when the Raleigh Rifles were formed he appeared before the company and made a sp'cech of nearly an hour’s length, throwing oflice to the dogs—announcing that he was among the first to bring on the war, and that he was going fully into , the tight as a ‘private in the company he then »1- , dressed. As soon as the meeting of the company adjourned, he proceeded to the Court-house, where.’ a meeting of the citizens had convened. As scon as he entered the hall, he was called on by the au- ^ dtence for a speech. He responded to the call, and, ^ in hia remarks he went on to tell his listeners about hU volunteering—that he hoped they would go and do as he had done—that he had set them an example; (and I doubt not but at the same time, he had a commission in his pocket.) The sentiment of all the soldiers tlmt 1 have heard speak of his appointment, is, “God deliver us from such Generals as General Branch.Cols. Daniel and Lovcjoy have been sick for the past few .weeks, but are now improving rapidly.— The health of the regiment is tolerably good. The Raleigh Rifles held an election yesterday, for first Lieutenant, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Lieut Sion II. Rogers. Mr. Quentin Bus bee was unanimously elected.ALPHONZO.
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Weekly Standard
Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Wed, Dec 11, 1861
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Brandt W.
VA, USA 01 Sep 2015
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