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The Daily Dispatch: October 28, 1861., [Electronic resource], Col. Doniphan. (search)
d on a road leading up the Accotank Creek. This latter party met the rebel pickets, who immediately fell back and gave the alarm. The long roll was immediately beaten at their camps across the creek. From information received there are no rebels between the telegraph and the river this side of Occoquan, and but few at the latter place. More Reconnoitering across the Potomac. Washington, Oct. 20. --This morning a heavy detachment from Gen. Smith's division, with portions of Nutt's and Ayres's batteries, and companies from the 5th regiment of regular cavalry, and Col. Friedman's Philadelphia cavalry, advanced towards Fairfax Court-House on a reconnaissance. They went as far as Flint hill, which is two miles and a half this side of that village, and overlooks it. They saw there the enemy's pickets in such large force as to impress them with the belief that the reserve of the rebel army was not far from that point. The expedition was accompanied by Gen'ls McClella