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The Daily Dispatch: June 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
etween there and Grafton. The anxiety about the splendid iron bridge over the Monongahela is especially very great It was said in Mannington that the Union men of Fairmont were guarding it. Sunday night, several bridges between Mannington and Glover's Gap were guarded by the citizens of the former place. return to Mannington. The Ohio Regiment reached Mannington on Monday evening, just at dark, having felt their way over the road, examining all the bridges to see that they had not beehe soldiers. Some were put in the church, some in the Odd Fellows' Hall, other at the hotel, others in private houses, until they were all provided for. further Incidents. During the night, owing to the breaking down of the wires at Glover's Gap, one hundred men were sent up to take possession of the place, and guard the road and telegraph. This morning the Ohio men will go down to the camp at the burnt bridge. It is expected that all hands will go to work rebuilding the bridges, so
The Daily Dispatch: June 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 27 (search)
will be no Alexandria victory. Major Whiting, a very able officer, has assumed charge of the engineering branch of the service at this point. movements and Doings of Federal troops in Western Virginia. The correspondent of the Wheeling Intelligencer, of Thursday, supplies the following additional intelligence of the movement of the United States forces from the Ohio river toward Grafton: At Mannington we learned that Stephen Roberts, the leader of the secessionists at Glover's Gap, seven miles west of Mannington, was shot and instantly killed by a squad of Capt. Haye's men, who have possession of that post. It appears that the squad were scouting on Tuesday morning, and came across Roberts and two other men, all armed. The lieutenant in command of the squad called upon the Secessionists to halt, but instead of doing so, they wheeled about and fired upon the soldiery. The fire was returned, and Roberts was killed, though the others took to their heels and made t