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The Daily Dispatch: June 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ten Dollars reward. (search)
Unfortunate occurrence --A letter from York county, June 18, gives the particulars of an unfortunate mistake among our own videttes, which, though not so bad as the "Little Bethel" engagement of the Federalists, is sufficient to induce the strictest caution henceforth: A sad occurrence happened to-day, near Camp Bethel. The 2d and 3d Lieutenants of the Dinwiddle Troop, (Wm. M. Field and H. A. Neaves,) being appointed the officers of the videttes for the day, proceeded to patrol the respective posts, and after visiting a circle of three, in the direction of the enemy, (some 18 or 20 miles circuit,) were returning to camp by a near route, "directed by a citizen," when they saw about 15 men standing in the road ahead of them. This point is four miles from camp. They approached within sixty yards of the men and were halted. Mutual assurances of friendship passed between the officers and these men. Doubt existed, however, in the minds of both parties. Several videttes had be