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The Daily Dispatch: July 31, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Yankee raid on the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad. (search)
tervals, with considerable vigor, until 11 P. M., when the enemy retired entirely out of sight. Finding all efforts to reach the road by this route unavailing, Gen. Ransom suspected they would endeavor to reach the Meherrin Bridge, at Hicksford, by the Murfreesboro' road, and immediately caused a regiment and battery to move to thand other places situated in the route of the invaders. As many came on horseback, in buggies, carriages, wagons, etc, it afforded an excellent opportunity for Gen. Ransom to supply himself with horses. He pressed all the animals, put mounted infantry on them, and was thus enabled to send a large force in pursuit of the raiders. ays the Petersburg Express, has not been reached at any point by the vandals, and the trains are running regularly through as usual. It is stated that Gen. Matt. W. Ransom, now commanding the Confederate forces in the vicinity of Weldon and Garysburg, made a narrow escape from capture on Tuesday afternoon. The General and a p