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The Daily Dispatch: December 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], Averill's Raid. (search)
Averill's Raid. Information received yesterday leaves no doubt of the fact that the enemy under Averill are still in the neighborhood of Salem, in which point they retired yesterday morning, after making a feint of falling back towards Sweet Springs. It is believed that several streams in the route of their retreat have been so much swollen by the recent rains as to be past fording. If such be the case, proper vigilance on the part of our authorities may succeed in bagging the greater pon the part of our authorities may succeed in bagging the greater portion of them. When they first entered Salem, on Wednesday, they captured William Oakey, the telegraph operator, and killed a Mr. Chapman, proprietor of one of the hotels in the place. On Wednesday night, after burning the depot and commissary buildings, as well as the Court-House, they retired to Mason's Cove, where they encamped for the night.--It is also reported that they destroyed the extensive tannery in the town.
The Daily Dispatch: December 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], Averill's Raid. (search)
The Averill Raid. Lynchburg, Dec. 18. --We have various reports from Salem. The couriers who arrived at Bannock's report the enemy retiring, but persons who left Salem this morning state that there was no enemy there. The damage done to the railroad during their visit was not considerable. The track was torn up about oSalem this morning state that there was no enemy there. The damage done to the railroad during their visit was not considerable. The track was torn up about one hundred yards about the depot, and the bridge over Roanoke river and Mason's creek, two miles this side of town, and another small bridge, were destroyed, and a few telegraph poles cut. Pitzer's large flour mill, McClanahan's store, and three small buildings were burned; also, seventy-five Government wagons.--Thomas Chapmane prisoners in the jail liberated, among whom were a few Yankees. A number of citizens and some furloughed and wounded soldiers were taken prisoners, but the citizens have returned. A number of negroes were carried off. It is said the enemy's forces did not exceed 1,500. Reports of their returning to Salem are conflicting.