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The Daily Dispatch: September 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
account of the affair, just received from the far Northwest. The exploit of John Righter will be placed on record as one of the ble incidents of the war. It appears that Righter, a true Southern man, whose house had been destroyed by the H ans; determined to visit Marion county for a certain purpose, and made his way thitheabit of visiting a place called Worthington for the purpose of getting drank. Righter determined to attack them; which he did, with some fifteen men, and drove them. Parrish and Henry Nay, sent post-haste to Clarksburg, and, representing that Righter had four hundred men under his command, urged the Federal commander to send a two thousand troops and four pieces of artillery was sent from Clarksburg; but Righter, nothing daunted, gathered eight men and fired upon their outposts. The resulbut he, with three balls in his body; drew his pistol and fired upon him, when Righter thought proper to retreat, and got off unharmed. The Yankee commander, when h