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The Daily Dispatch: July 28, 1863., [Electronic resource], Our army correspondence. (search)
its position in line of battle between Hagerstown and William, port, lost some important movement should unwittingly be brought to the knowledge of the enemy, accounts for the meagerness of information you have received within the past ten days; otherwise much could have been communicated that would have interested the expectant public. Since the return of the army to Virginia, the Yankee cavalry have lined the section of country on the Potomac between Williamsport, Martinsburg, and Harper's Ferry, reconnoitering, and endeavoring to penetrate the movements and designs of Gen. Lee; but the activity and vigilance of our cavalry have kept them at bay and thwarted their purpose. This proximity of "the eyes and ears" of the opposing armies, as may be supposed, has led to frequent collisions, but as yet of an unimportant character. Skirmishing is of daily occurrence; but since the fight at Shepherdstown, which was much severer than it was characterized by some of the papers, the enemy