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The Daily Dispatch: October 27, 1863., [Electronic resource], The late advance towards Abingdon. (search)
ormed a junction here about the same time and immediately pursued our retreating army in the direction of Abingdon. They only followed us some six miles, when Col. Witcher's cavalry met them and gave them battle. They thought they had run against a large army, and, alter exchanging some twenty or thirty shots from their artiller the course of two or three weeks. On the retreat of the enemy from Bristol back towards Blountville and Zollicoffer, they were followed by Cols. Bottles and Witcher, who harassed them considerably. On Monday last they charged a company two miles from Zollicoffer, and captured 27 of their number and wounded some. In this eng Ford, and captured four of their number, killing some three, also-- then made his escape by cutting his way through them with his sabre. Cols. Bottles's and Witcher's commands have captured, since the retreat of the enemy from Col. Preston's, six miles above here, some 40 or 50 of the invaders. Among them we may mention one