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The Daily Dispatch: November 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
issance to day as for as Occoquan Creek, about 25 miles from Washington, or 18 miles from Alexandria. They started at four o'clock this morning and returned late this evening. The entire force first went to Pohick Church, and there divided, a portion taking the telegraph road to Surk's Station, on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad, the other a road to a point on the Occoquan Creek, about three miles from the Potomac river. The latter crossed Pohick and Accotirick creeks, and reached Occoquan without meeting with any opposition. Captain Todd's company of Lincoln Cavalry, which was with the party that went in the direction of Bark's Station, was sent out to make a reconnaissance in advance of the infantry, and when several miles from the other part of the division they were suddenly surrounded by a large number of rebels who had been concealed in the woods. Their only hope of escape, therefore, was by cutting their way through, and skirmish accordingly occurred, the cavalry
The Daily Dispatch: November 18, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
From Manassas. Federal reconnaissance-capture of a schooner by the Hampton Legion, and its subsequent release. Manassas, Nov. 15, P. M. --The Federals are making reconnaissances, in large force, in front of our lines. Their pickets have appeared on the opposite side of Occoquan in considerable force and with artillery. A schooner was captured yesterday by a portion of the artillery corps of Hampton's Legion, but, being attacked by a large force of Yankees, with artillery, the little party that had the schooner in charge were compelled to abandon it, which they did after setting it on fire in several places.