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The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Averill raid. (search)
The Averill raid. There seems to be no longer any doubt that Averill, with the greater portion of his command, have succeeded including the efforts made for his capture by our forces. A gentleman who left Fincastle as late as Tuesday says thatAverill, with the greater portion of his command, have succeeded including the efforts made for his capture by our forces. A gentleman who left Fincastle as late as Tuesday says that they retreated on the Barber's Creek road and came out at Hook's, on the Rich Patch Mountain, four miles beyond Rearing Run Furnace, the property of the Petersburg Locomotive and Iron Works Company. All Saturday night they retreated rapidly on thet the head of a small party of men, and completely routed with a loss of 200 prisoners and 30 negroes. The main body of Averill's command crossed the river again at Covington, about 9 o'clock on Sunday morning, burning the bridge at that point afteptured near Fincastle says that the main object of the raid was the destruction of the salt works, and that a portion of Averill's command have gone in another direction. This prisoner says that the plan was, that after the destruction of the Gover