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The Daily Dispatch: October 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Latest News from Western Virginia. (search)
, of Monday morning, in which it was stated that the light had commenced by Rosencranz attacking Lee; that Rosencranz had been repulsed, and that they were fighting again the next day, and that reinforcements were then coming up for Lee, and would reach him before the fight was over. He was not at liberty to bring a paper through. [Extract from a letter to a gentleman in this city, from one of the officers of Wise's Legion, at Big Sewell, dated. "Camp Defiance, "Thursday morning, Sept. 26, 1861. "I have just arrived at camp with 13 Union men as prisoners, and find Gen. Lee's forces 7,000 strong. We anticipate a fight. Some think it will be a hard fight, but I think not, owing to the strength of Gen. Lee. The enemy's forces reported from ten to twelve thousand." Mr. Crockett, on his way, passed through Phillippi, where he tells us the Federals have burnt and destroyed all the property in the place. They have broke the windows and doors out of all the hous
The Daily Dispatch: October 3, 1861., [Electronic resource], Hatteras and the coast defence. (search)
From the Upper Potomac. is an extract from a letter re Gated Romney, Hampton county Va. September 26th, 1861 clock Tuesday morning we met that near the battle west of Romney, and pretty much in skirmish and century marching. We wounded five of the enemy — come of hart .Our force was odd, that of the about Loss. In the evening we and the enemy four miles from The next morning the 20th, the into Romney, where we again but they bad established the of the we got there. In the of the fight we had only 150 of the when the enemy probably this has been rein forced began a about this time a body of cavalry even a few miles off came up, and our forces pursued them some ten miles--killing eight wounding many, and taking but none mortally. Means behaved gallantly. I am our militia.