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The Daily Dispatch: December 18, 1863., [Electronic resource], Averill's raid. (search)
verill's raid. We have some further particulars of the arrival of Averill and his raiders at Salem. They numbered about 2,800, and were composed of cavalry and mounted infantry.--They reached SaSalem Wednesday morning about 10½ o'clock, without any show of opposition, as far as we could learn, and immediately proceeded to burn the depot and commissary buildings, and to tear up the track of th freight train of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad made a narrow escape from capture, passing Salem only about half an hour before the Yankees reached it. A train sent from Lynchburg with the Provd escaped safely. No person on the train was hurt. It is reported that there was fighting near Salem Wednesday evening. It is thought that this is the Yankee raid which has been so long threatlearn that the authorities have made arrangements to prevent the consummation of this scheme.--Very little damage can be done to the railroad at Salem, as there are no important bridges near there.
The Daily Dispatch: December 18, 1863., [Electronic resource], Averill's raid. (search)
The raid in the Southwest. Lynchburg, Dec. 17. --The enemy, 2,500 strong, with several pieces of artillery, under A peril, who were at Salem yesterday, left there last night, retreating by the Sweet Springs and Newcastle road, the same way they came. They will have to cross both Craig and Sinking creeks, which are believed to be greatly swollen by the recent rains.--The enemy camped last night in Mason's Cove, about four miles from Salem. During their stay at Salem they destroyed three carloads of commissary and a large quantity of quartermaster's stores, including a considerable amount of leather and a great quantity of produce, belonging to merason's Cove, about four miles from Salem. During their stay at Salem they destroyed three carloads of commissary and a large quantity of quartermaster's stores, including a considerable amount of leather and a great quantity of produce, belonging to merchants of Lynchburg, which was stored in the depot, which was also destroyed.