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The Daily Dispatch: December 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], The fighting at Philomont — Thieving operations of the Yankees, &c. (search)
The fighting at Philomont — Thieving operations of the Yankees, &c. Philomont, November 18, 1862. Thinking a sketch of the arrest of citizens and the battle of November 1st, at this place would somewhat interest you, I will give you a short history of the past two weeks. On Saturday morning, the 1st of November, General Pleasanton arrived here and immediately arrested every citizen of the place and all neighbors who happened to be here, and, arranging them on Dennis's wood pile, proc, when he was fatigued from march and lagged behind, cursing him every word they spoke to him. The citizens here are all in fine spirits and confident of the final success of Southern arms, notwithstanding they threaten to burn the town of Philomont. The Yankees ought to do all they can to protect this place hereafter, for it afforded them great protection on the day of the fight. They planted their guns just in front of the place, so that Stuart would not shoot at them, which he avoided