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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: November 26, 1862., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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ic house in the whole town, or any place for strangers to stop. The best houses are white frames, while the old antiquities are the old-fashioned bricks, with heavy garret-windows. Very few men are to be seen, but there are an abundance of women and children. During the silencing of the batteries across the river the utmost consternation prevailed among the inhabitants. The children seemed very much frightened. During the early part of yesterday morning a ferry-scow, belonging to Mr. Fichler of Falmouth, was destroyed by the rebels to prevent our crossing. The river is fordable in many places, and this will have very little effect in keeping back the troops of Gen. Hancock's division, and the remainder of the column. This morning has opened again threatening rain, but our army is safe, the mass of it having got over the roads; in fact, the roads have been first-rate for the artillery and teams. During the march to this point our troops were in the very best spirits ; t
use in the whole town, or any place for strangers to stop. The best houses are white frames, while the old antiquities are the old- fashioned bricks, with heavy garret windows. Very few men are to be seen, but there are an abundance of women and children. During the silencing of the batteries across the river the utmost consternation prevailed among the inhabitants. The children seemed very much frightened. During the early part of yesterday morning a ferry scow, belonging to Mr. Fichler, of Falmouth was destroyed by the rebels to prevent our crossing. The river is fordable in many places, and this will have very little effect in keeping back the troops of General Hancock's Division and the remainder of the column. This morning has opened again threatening rain, but our army is safe, the mass of it having got over the roads; in fact, the roads have been first-rate for the artillery and teams. During the march to this point our troops were in the very best spiri