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The Daily Dispatch: June 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Fourth of July to be kept in Georgia. (search)
er Gen. Patterson, effect a junction near Winchester or Strasburg with another column of McClellan's army passing through Romney, and cut off Beauregard's and Johnson's armies from each other. This plan was completely foiled, and the enemy checkmate believe that he intended to contest that position to the last, and learning that they were advancing on Williamsport and Romney, sent a portion of his force to Winchester by rail. On Friday he continued this movement, sent back his tent equipage anment, in command of a part of the forces who had 'retreated' from Harper's Ferry, and who had been pushed forward towards Romney, as our readers have learned from our Saturday's edition, sent for ward towards New Creek, on the Potomac river, eighteenaptured two pieces of loaded artillery and a stand of colors, destroyed the railroad bridge at that point and returned to Romney, making the march of thirty-six miles and gaining a brilliant victory within twenty hours. "Our readers will thus se
The Daily Dispatch: June 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Ten dollars reward. (search)
From Western army division at Romney, Va.[special Correspondence of the Dispatch] Romney, Va., June 19, 1861. After a march of three days, we find ourselves at Romney, Hampshire county, and were met with tearful joy by many of the citizens of the town and vicinity, who had fied upon the approach of the band of robbers, sRomney, Hampshire county, and were met with tearful joy by many of the citizens of the town and vicinity, who had fied upon the approach of the band of robbers, sometimes wrongfully called the Federal Army of the U. S. As I came in I observed many of the citizens in tears, especially the ladies, for the great joy they felt for the protection afforded by our army from the Northern vandals. Our column, consisting of three regiments — the Tenth and Thirteenth, of Virginia, and a Tennessw and easy marches. If necessary, our men could have doubled their distance each day. On Wednesday of last week the Federal troops triumphantly marched into Romney, (a deserted village,) to the tune of "Dixie." Not content with stealing property, they are even stealing our "Dixie." But if they "wish they were in Dixie's Land
The Daily Dispatch: June 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway in Jail. (search)
ed by our Forces — Bridge Burnt. Last night a detail of men from the 3d Tennessee and 13th Virginia regiments, about 200 men in all, were ordered to New Creek Depot, in this county, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, about twenty miles from Romney. This morning our men came down upon the Yankees about breakfast time, and as soon as the Jeff. Davis boys came in sight, the Federal officers formed their men in line of battle, and when our boys got within about 400 yards of the enemy, they g the road, and they were ordered back. A member of the 13th (Va.) Regiment was seriously injured by dropping some fire, from a pipe which he was smoking, amongst some cartridges. He will recover. No very stirring news to give further.--Romney is a pleasant mountain village, and only a few miles from the town stand the famous Ice Mountain, where ice abounds the whole year. Additional troops arrived here to-day. The flag that was taken from the running Yankees was thrown over one