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The Daily Dispatch: July 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway in Jail. (search)
nges of high mountains, utterly impassable to an enemy, intervene between Laurel Hill and Staunton, affording innumerable rallying points, and ample time for the muster in force of our troops and militia. The country is the wildest and most unexplored in Virginia. It is not possible that McClellan would attempt the march to Staunton. It is, on the contrary, to be presumed that having cleared his rear of danger, he will proceed to Grafton, and thence make good his way by railroad to Martinsburg, whence, in conjunction with Gen. Patterson, he would precipitate himself upon the command of Gen. Johnston. We have given the bad news from Laurel Hill just as it has reached this city. For ourselves, however, we take the liberty of doubting the correctness of it. A letter to General Lee from General Garnett, written Saturday morning, represents General Garnett to have been making good his retreat with all his stores and baggage in good order, without mention of the probability of
The Daily Dispatch: July 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ran away (search)
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch. Scouting near Martinsburg — The Enemy Indisposed to Advance, &c. Camp Vigilance, July 13. Our camp is only a few miles from Martinsburg. We scout within two miles of the enemy. We are taking a good many prisoners. I had a small skirmish on the 11th with a Federal party of about Martinsburg. We scout within two miles of the enemy. We are taking a good many prisoners. I had a small skirmish on the 11th with a Federal party of about 150. I only had 27 of my men with me. About twenty of the scoundrels fired on us. I made a charge on them, killed two, wounded one, and took a prisoner. The others retreated, and by the time his comrades came to his aid, was out of the way. Rockingham now has twenty-one companies in the field. I have all my brothers in the serviave all my brothers in the service. Three of us are captains, two of cavalry and one of infantry. The other is 1st Lieutenant in an infantry company. The enemy are making no advance. They are camped in and around Martinsburg, and do not picket more than two miles this way. They are reinforcing, and repairing the railroad.