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The Daily Dispatch: October 25, 1862., [Electronic resource] 15 1 Browse Search
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nteresting: The Confederates at the Chambersburg bank. Mr. Ancher Smith, the Cashier of the Chambersburg Bank, was in Chambersburg at s personal observation during the occupancy of the town by them. Mr. Smith was in the bank about 6 o'clock on the evening of October 10th, ahier and clerks, he asked if any valuables were deposited there. Mr. Smith said there had been, but hearing the rebels were in the neighborh they had all been removed from the town. The officer then asked Mr. Smith if he knew who he was: on being replied in the negative, he said, were reluctantly delivered, and the examination proceeded with. Mr. Smith informed him there were no Government securities, and the examinaout which the rebel Colonel was very affable and polite, he asked Mr. Smith if he was married. Mr. Smith said he was, and intimated that hisMr. Smith said he was, and intimated that his family was close at hand. Colonel Butler told him that his family should not be harmed, and desired him to quiet the fears of any citizens
. Couch's Division, which, since the great battle, have been laying four miles from Williamsport, on the road to Sharpsburg, suddenly, last Saturday evening, left their encampments, and, with ten days rations, marched up the Potomac to Clear Spring and joined the brigade of Gen. Howe, which had been occupying that post since the raid of Gen. Stuart. This movement of Couch's division created but little comment, for it had been anticipated several days; but the movement of two brigades of Smith's division from the vicinity of Hagerstown, where they had just arrived to wash and dress themselves in preparation for the winter, instantly gave us all to understand that either the right wing of the Army of the Potomac was about swinging over to Virginia or the left of Gen. Lee's army was on the point of paying us a visit. At this hour, 10 P. M., everybody looks as if another great battle would be fought before long on this side of the Potomac, out not on the sell of "My Maryland," but o