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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid against Richmond. (search)
ty, liberate the prisoners in Libby, Castle Thunder, and Belle Isle, capture as many of the officers as possible, destroy th strike toward Richmond, coming into Manchester opposite Belle Isle, secure the bridge, liberate our men on the island, cros force, and trusted to circumstances to get the men off Belle Isle. This shortened our route considerably, and gave us plell try and secure the bridge to the city (one mile below Belle Isle), and release the prisoners at the same time. If we do tance above Richmond, releasing the Federal prisoners at Belle Isle, and, by entering Richmond from the south or Petersburg o not give the alarm before they see us in possession of Belle Isle and the bridge. If engaged there or unsuccessful, they e they are on the big bridges, one hundred men will take Belle Isle, after the scouts instructing the prisoners to gut the ccrossed the river above the city and come down and taken Belle Isle and released the prisoners. The rest of the instruction