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The Daily Dispatch: August 4, 1863., [Electronic resource], Progress of the War. (search)
ted to have a warning impression upon all who witnessed it. The fighting in Gen. Lee's retreat — the engagement at Amissville. The Yankee letter writers thus describe the whipping that Carter's Michigan cavalry brigade got near Amissville, FaAmissville, Fauquier, while on their way to close up the gaps and prevent Lee's "escape" The engagement took place on the 24th ult: The 5th Michigan were in advance. The enemy's pickets were met within half a mile of the cross roads, when the advance guard w. The enemy after this were held in check at every point, while the command, having felt the position, felt back to Amissville. From information obtained from reliable sources, it was ascertained that the column struck the rear of A. P. Hill's c As Gen Custer's orders were solely to ascertain the position of the enemy, in obedience to orders he fell back to Amissville. Our loss during the two days reconnaissance will probably not exceed six killed and thirty wounded. Lieut. Sabin, of