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The Daily Dispatch: August 17, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway (search)
a Lieutenant in the Confederate army, and that proofs exist that he has been in communication with the Confederates. His son, the Lieutenant, is said to have been in the Confederate cavalry at the Lovettsville affair of last week. Four refugees from Martinsburg were brought into camp by Col. Geary's picket this morning. They report that yesterday the notorious McDonald, with eighteen Confederate cavalry, was in Martinsburg. The Federal flag on the Court-House had been hauled down by McDonald's men, and they were about to seize upon some three or four beeves left there by our army. The service of the Philadelphia City Troop having expired, they departed this morning for Hagerstown, escorted on their way out of camp by Col. Geary's whole regiment, a well-deserved tribute to their gallantry. Their services have been fully appreciated by Colonel Thomas, of the regular cavalry, who parted from them with deep regret. On returning to camp, Col. Geary, who was formerly a res