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The Daily Dispatch: June 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], Affecting little Incident. (search)
y, obliges us with an account of their advent and hasty departure amidst a shower of bullets to a safe distance in the channel, where, from their steamer, like execrable cowards, they vented their spleen by bombarding the private dwelling of Thos. H. Geesham, Esq. The venerable mother of Mr. Geesham an invalid, narrowly escaped, the balls passing over and under her bed, and when she was removed to the kitchen for safety, a shell tore up the floor of that apartment. Notwithstanding the bombardmeMr. Geesham an invalid, narrowly escaped, the balls passing over and under her bed, and when she was removed to the kitchen for safety, a shell tore up the floor of that apartment. Notwithstanding the bombardment, consisting of shot and shell, and notwithstanding Mr. G.'s house was shot through and through, nobody on our side was either killed or wounded! It is thought some of the marauders were sent to their long account. A few of those much dreaded "masked batteries" would be of service down upon the Rappabannock.