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The Daily Dispatch: August 12, 1864., [Electronic resource] 16 0 Browse Search
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Wright's battery at Petersburg. Near Petersburg, August 9, 1864. To the Editor of the Richmond Dispatch: In the letter of your cg was directed by Major W. H. Caskie, of your city. The battery of Wright, of his command, is especially deserving of honorable mention." pondent has been misled. The only connection Major Caskie had with Wright's battery during the fight of July 30 was to deliver a message from Colonel Jones, chief of artillery, to Captain Wright.--Nor is it true that Wright's battery belongs to Major William H. Caskie's command, butWright's battery belongs to Major William H. Caskie's command, but to Major J. C. Cutts's battalion, who was in command of his battalion during the whole of the engagement. It might be inferred from the statpondent that we had a good deal of artillery other than that of Captain Wright's engaged in the fight, when in fact we had but one or two othen of our line, which the enemy had protracted. It is true that Wright's battery richly deserved the honorable mention that is made of it,
Five hundred dollars reward --Ran away from the subscriber, about the first of February last, boy John, about fourteen or fifteen years old, light copper color, with shot straight hair; had on when he left a new cotton clothes, dyed snuff color. John was purchased of Dr. Wright, of Alabama. I have no doubt he is with our army. The above reward will be paid for his apprehension and delivery to Lee & Bowman Richmond, Virginia, or secured in any jail so that I get him. William H. Gwin jy 14--im*