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The Daily Dispatch: August 31, 1863., [Electronic resource], Our army correspondence. (search)
Our army correspondence. Army Northern Virginia, August 28, 1863. Since my last, no demonstration has been made by the enemy's cavalry, save the crossing at Ellis's Ford of about four hundred, who came with their side arms only. The object of the visit, it appears, was to secure a number of cattle belonging to a citizen, who, it is alleged, had removed from his place of residence on this side of the river, with all his goods and chattels, to within the Yankee lines. The expedition ended in a failure, and the capture of several prisoners by us. The gallant Mosby is understood to be again in the saddle, and his success cannot be doubted. Beyond this, the most perfect stagnation continues to prevail on both sides. In our own camps, however, drills, inspections, and reviews, are of daily and weekly occurrence, which furnish a pleasant relief from the monotony of camp life. During the present week Gen. A. P. Hill has reviewed the veterans of Anderson's, Heth's, and