| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| December 21, 1861 |
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| Manassas, Dec. 17th, 1861 |
| ***** The certainty that the army will
winter somewhere in the vicinity of Bull Run, has caused quite an
increase in the number of buildings in Manassas. Our friends of the Southern Express Company are erecting a new
building which promises to be very convenient for their extensive
business. The railroad company also are
building a new freight depot, and several hospitals have been erected
a short distance below the junction. Manassas
now looks more like a town than ever before. Prominent among the new
buildings is the telegraph office, a small wooden house about twenty
feet square, containing two large rooms, a battery room, closet, and
above a sleeping room for the operators. It is immediately opposite
the depot and post-office, and in full view of the passengers as they
arrive on the trains. In the room are four instruments connected with
the wires running to Richmond, Lynchburg, Winchester, and
Dumfries. ***** |
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