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The Daily Dispatch: May 26, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Campaign in Southwestern Virginia. (search)
on. The very newspapers of Richmond have teemed with such censures upon Colonel Jennifer. Now, let the facts, as they have subsequently transpired, come to his vindication. The Government fortunately did heel Col Jennifer's "alarms," and sent Gen Heth, with several thousand men, to his assistance. Did they find there was nothing for them to do when they came? The enemy had already penetrated to Giles C. H., and Gen Heth's forces come not an hour too soon. They drove the Yankee advanced guailes C. H., and Gen Heth's forces come not an hour too soon. They drove the Yankee advanced guard from that point five or six miles, and since that time have found themselves confronted by a force of the enemy greater than our own, and this is now supposed to be but half the force with which the enemy marched upon Mercer C. H., the remainder being at the latter place So much for Col. Jennser's "alarms," and the censures upon him for not keeping back this force with one regiment of cavalry. G.