Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Nansemond River” in chapter 103, page 440 of Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 8.:
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sir: In your absence yesterday, at the Norfolk navy-yard, Brigadier-General Graham appeared here with three armed steamers and a detachment of men, and sent a request that a gunboat might go up the Nansemond River to assist in an expedition, the object of which, as stated to me by one of General Graham's lieutenants, was to capture a number of the enemy's troops,
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