The Daily Dispatch: October 29, 1861., [Electronic resource], The battle of Leesburg

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The battle of Leesburg

--General Results Col. Feathersons of the 17th Mississippi regiment makes the following statement of the results of the battle of Leesburg:

Taken by the, 726 prisoners, 4 pieces of artillery stand of arms, and a quantity of

Our forces consisted of the 8th Virginia and the 17th and 18th Mississippi volunteers. strength engaged in the fight about . The enemy's force was from seven to twelve regiments.

The last is about 450 killed and wounded. The enemy's loss, in prisoners, killed, wounded, and drowned, not less than 2,000.

The reader will find in our columns this morning an interesting letter from the army correspondents of the Dispatch giving the first account of the Leesburg battle that has not been published, with a list of the killed and the wounded. According to this statement our amounted to 138. We learn with regret that the wounds of Colonel Erasmus of the 18th Mississippi regiment, have estimated fatality. He was a brave and gallant soldier, whose death at this time is a loss to our country.

The Daily Dispatch: October 29, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. October 29, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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