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The Daily Dispatch: November 3, 1862., [Electronic resource], The cavalry expedition to the Peninsula. (search)
e cavalry expedition to the Peninsula. An officer who accompanied the recent cavalry expedition to the Peninsula has furnished us with the following particulars: The expedition, composed of a command of about 500 cavalry, under Col. Ball, left the vicinity of Richmond at day-dawn of Sunday, the 26th ultimo and proceeded, without important incident or interruption, to "Neck of Land" near Williamsburg, where it was represented the camp of negroes existed who murdered Messrs Shriver and Graves some two weeks ago. The object of the expedition was to break up this camp, and capture the negroes connected with it. The point alluded to was reached at daylight on Wednesday morning, when line of battle was at once formed, each flank of our cavalry force resting upon the river. Much to the disappointment of the troops, and the officer in command it was soon discovered that the negroes, and their Yankee accomplices, hearing of the approach of Col. Ball's command, had broken up their encam