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The Daily Dispatch: June 29, 1863., [Electronic resource], The Yankee advance — a change of Base. (search)
the general opinion of those who came up on the York River train yesterday evening was that they intended to embark for Yorktown. A report "got loose" yesterday morning that a fight had occurred below Chaffin's Bluff between the Confederates and Yankees, in which the latter were defeated. No such fight had occurred, and the rumor died out with the setting of the sun. When the bridge over Southanna river, on the Central Railroad, Friday, was burned, the position was defended by Lieut. Rice and 51 men of company A. 41st N. C. troops, under the command of Lieut.-Col Hargrove, of that regiment. The defence was most gallant and obstinate, though against such odds as to be unsuccessful. They were attacked from all directions by 1,000 cavalry, 200 dismounted men, and two pieces of artillery. We give the list of killed and wounded. Killed Privates John W. Newman, Jos. Cash, and Burton Nevils. Wounded: Serg't John Buchanan, mortally, private Jno. Pitland, mortally, (both since