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The Daily Dispatch: April 26, 1862., [Electronic resource], A Remarkable cavalry chase. (search)
A Remarkable cavalry chase.
Madison C. H. April 22, 1862.
Our usual quiet and delightful village was thrown into a great state of excitement this afternoon.
Certain movements of our army, not necessary to be named, and resulted in the congregation at this point of a number of straggling soldiers, members of Capt. Green's Rappahannock cavalry, famous for their gallant conduct on the entrance of the Yankees into Fairfax Court House.
Many citizens from the surrounding neighborhood were also enjoying a quiet visit to "town," and were assembled in groups around the "hotel," discussing the all-absorbing topic of the day and relating scenes, of personal prowess, when a preeminent citizen of the place came riding up at full speed and yelling as he came; "the Yankees are coming!
The Yankees are coming!
Only three miles distant! Had a thousand bombs suddenly exploded in the midst of our courageous population, greater consternation could not have been produced.
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