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The Daily Dispatch: May 11, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Combined movement on Richmond — the enemy on the Southside — fight at Chester — the great cavalry Raid, &c. (search)
ut 150, many of the latter falling into the hands of the enemy. The fight closed about 12½ o'clock. Among the killed are Colonel Cabell, of Danville, Va., and Capt. Taylor, of Montgomery county. The reconnaissance discovered the fact that the enemy in heavy force were near Chester, as the left of their line rested in that village, and the right about half a mile off, on the turnpike, and were entrenched. After the fight was over a coal train from the Clover Hill Pits, beyond Chester, came on to Richmond. The engineer said the Yankees were all around Chester, but none on the railroad, and he got through safely. A courier from Drewry's Bluff came up last night and reported that about 5 o'clock in the evening the enemy came out of their fortifications and were attacked by Barton's brigade and driven back. The point where the first fight occurred is six miles in the rear of Drewry's Bluff. Seventy-one prisoners, captured by Gen. Gracy's brigade in the charg
The Daily Dispatch: May 11, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Combined movement on Richmond — the enemy on the Southside — fight at Chester — the great cavalry Raid, &c. (search)
One hundred dollars reward. --Ran away from the subscriber, on the 9th inst, Daniel, about 28 years old; said negro is square built, dark but not black, slight squinching about the right eye, and is very muscular; had on when he left blue pants, twilled jeans, gray frock root, black merino vest, quilted cloth cap; has a sister at Mr Henry Drury's, Chester field county, near Manchester. The above reward will be paid for his delivery to me, near Atlee's Station, Hanover county, Va, or lodged in some jail so that I get him, and all reasonable expenses paid. Said negro was bought of Messrs Davis & James, in this city, in the fail of 1862. J Monron Carter. my 11--6t*