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The Daily Dispatch: June 24, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
d from Richmond. These were followed by their infantry, and artillery--thirty pieces. The number of Yankees in Staunton, including Crook's men, who did not enter the town till Wednesday, was fifteen thousand. Gens. Hunter, Averill, Crook, Sullivan, and Stahl, were in command. When Crook's men arrived, all the houses were searched for provisions. In one case, on Monday, a man ascended the stairs of a dwelling and demanded food. A young lady told him there was none up there and he must g pitched in the Episcopal church yard and horses turned in there. At the residence of Hugh W. Shefley, Esq, a short distance from town, they stole a large quantity of provisions and clothing, and trampled down his wheat. The headquarters of Gen. Sullivan, who is described as a very gentlemanly man, were at the residence of the late Wm. King. On Thursday evening intelligence was received of the Confederate victory of the 3d of June, and on Friday the Yankee army left, professing not to know
The Daily Dispatch: June 24, 1864., [Electronic resource], The fight near Lynchburg. (search)
een here and Big Lick are burned, and the water tanks destroyed. If these damages be correctly stated, it will take some time to put the road in running order again. Yankee Gossip about the expedition. Gens. Hunter, Crock, Averill, and Sullivan put up with Major Hutter, about four miles from town, whose beautiful home was used as headquarters. In their suit were the notorious Dr. Rucker and David H. Strother, (Port Crayon,) the former attached to Crook's staff. Major Hutter, being an the bloodiest records of this war for the time it lasted." He said that the loss was very heavy on both sides, theirs being not less than eight hundred to a thousand. The General is mistaken as to ours, which is six killed and 95 wounded. Sullivan said they had some 20 or 30,000 men, and reinforcements were expected under Pope, who, wish other troops had 4,000 contrabands.--The Yankees avowed it to be their purpose to capture Lynchburg and then proceed to the assistance of Butler. They p