Saturday, March 6, 2010

From Virginia

NEW MARKET, April 24.

To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Sec’y War:

Our advance guard, Col. Donelly Commanding, took three prisoners to-day, at a point nine miles beyond Harrisonburg. – One of them says he belongs to the 10th Virginia regiment. This regiment has been on the Rappahannock, the prisoner says, but has now joined Jackson, at his present location near Stannardsville.

(Signed) N. P. BANKS.


HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF VIRGINIA,
April 24, 1862.

To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Sec’y War:

Assistant Surgeon Warren, unconditionally released with 17 prisoners and 4 attendants, arrived this evening from Norfolk. The were all wounded and left on the field in the affair of the South Mills. The troops of the United States consisted of 3,000 men, under command of Gen. Reno. The surgeon says the rebels reported only a Georgia regiment and three pieces of artillery as being used in the engagement.

The Norfolk Day Book reports a heavy bombardment at Fort Jackson on the Mississippi. Gen. Lovett is represented as saying it was terrific. It was still continued at the latest advices.

(Signed) John E. Wool, Maj. Gen.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Saturday Morning, April 26, 1862, p. 1

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