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Col. Colquitt, or Georgia.

--An officer at Yorktown, in a letter to the editors of the Dispatch, speaks in high terms of the worth of Col. Colquitt, of Georgia. He says: ‘"Our recent march to the vicinity of Newport News and Hampton brought us into social and official intercourse with this officer. he was in immediate command of the troops that moved from Yorktown, and by his courteous manners and marly bearing commanded the respect of all. He is singularly free from the pretensions and self-consequence of commanding officers, yet he exhibits decision and firmness. Being second in command to General Magruder, we felt that if accident or misfortune should deprive us of the brave and gallant General, we should not be left without the efficient leader. If the troops have a choice, higher await him."’

The Daily Dispatch: August 21, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. August 21, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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