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The Daily Dispatch: June 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
ousand men, with several pieces of artillery. Captured officers admit that it was their design to make a raid upon Gordonsville and Charlottesville, and destroy the public buildings and stores at those places, and form a junction with Crook and Averill.--Thanks to the gallantry of Hampton and his brave command, their nefarious purposes have been signally defeated. A gentleman from Spotsylvania states that on their retreat through that county, the raiders destroyed everything in their way,thwestern direction from the city, on the Forest Depot road and the Abingdon or Southwestern turnpike. Their entire force is under Hunter, which is estimated — from authentic information received — to be from 15,000 to 20,000 strong. Crook and Averill have not more than 4,000 cavalry, which composes the entire cavalry force now operating in this quarter. They camped on Fancy Farm, seven miles from Liberty, on Wednesday evening, and yesterday evening were reported to be within eight miles of
The Daily Dispatch: June 18, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
nstant, at Stanton, reports that-- We met the enemy at Piedmont last Sunday, the 5th instant, killing Wm. E. Jones, their commanding General, and totally routing them after a battle of ten hours duration. We have captured one thousand five hundred prisoners altogether--one thousand men and over sixty officers on the field of battle — also, three thousand stand of arms, three pieces of artillery, and a vast quantity of stores. We have to-day effected a junction with Generals Crook and Averill. It is stated in another dispatch, unofficial, dated Staunton, June 9, that our infantry is now engaged burning ties and bending rails, east and west. All Government and railroad buildings have been burned at Staunton. We leave to-morrow. A dispatch from Gen. Grant's headquarters, dated yesterday at 4 P. M., reports that rebel cavalry having yesterday made a dash into Wilson's lines, near the Lenny House, Wilson this morning sent out a part of McIntosh's brigade to see where th