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The Daily Dispatch: April 26, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Department of Henrico. (search)
rget to mention that Jones's brigade, especially the 6th and 7th regiments Va cavalry, rendered most efficient service in engagements with the enemy near Fairfield, Pa, and on the Cavetown road, near Hagerstown; and it is with regret that I am not possessed of fuller information. On the 22d Gen. Lee began to fall back from Bunker's Hill, a point twelve miles above Winchester, to the east of the mountains. Robertson came back with Longstreet, who was in the advance, through Chester Gap, and Baker brought up Ewell's rear, which was the last of the infantry corps. On reaching the east side of the mountains, whilst Jones was left to do picket duty on the Lower Shenandoah, the brigades of W. H. F. Lee, Fitz Lee, and Jenkins endeavored by forced marches from Leesburg, through Millwood, to reach Manassas Gap in advance of the enemy, but failed to do so, and crossed at Chester Gap with Hill's corps. I have thus hastily recapitulated the operations of the cavalry during this ever memor
The Daily Dispatch: April 26, 1864., [Electronic resource], Progress of the War. (search)
from town they arrested and carried off Mills Pruden, a quiet, inoffensive, good man, charging him with shooting at them. They tried him and condemned him to death, but he was pardoned and released through the influence of some negroes belonging to a neighbor who happened to be with them. But they robbed him of all his provisions and his horse, leaving a large family to suffer. This negro party was said to have been led in their depredations by Tom Campbell, formerly a slave to Judge R. H. Baker. The negro cavalry have now been ordered to Yorktown, and a part of the 5th Pennsylvania cavalry are at Bernard's Mill. There are five cavalry regiments near Portsmouth--11th Penn, 5th Penn, 5th N. Y, 1st N. Y, (Dodge's,) and 20th N. Y. Gen Smith, recently sent to Butler, takes command of this force, and his headquarters are at the farm of Col S. M. Wilson. From the Trans-Mississippi Department. The Mobile Tribune publishes some items of news from the Trans- Mississippi