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The Daily Dispatch: June 7, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
Philippi. Our Reporter conversed yesterday evening with Dr. J. A Hunter, of the Virginia army, who had just arrived from Staunton, where most of the circumstances attending the recent engagement between the Virginia and Washington forces at Phillippi were known, the news having been brought thither by special express. Mr. Bledsoe, of Staunton, arrived also in Richmond yesterday evening with dispatches concerning the battle, sent by General Harman to the Governor, the nature of which we wers the price of liberty," in war it is the price of liberty and success. If we are surprised by our enemies asleep on our post, we deserve defeat. The following account of the affair has also been furnished us: "The Virginia forces at Phillippi allowed themselves to be surprised. They were awakened early in the morning by the cry that the enemy was upon them, and by the firing of a cannon the enemy had brought along. They immediately beat a retreat, the enemy in pursuit. About four