Tuesday, October 11, 2011

WINCHESTER, Va., March 29 [1862].

Secretary Seward, with a party of friends, arrived her last night at nine o’clock and was escorted from the cars to Gen. Shield’s headquarters by the 11th Pennsylvania regiment, the 66th Ohio and troops of cavalry, this morning.  The party, including Gen. Shields, A. A. G. Strong and Col. Clark, of Gen. Banks’ staff, visited the battlefield.  Mr. Seward and his friends leave at 11 o’clock to-day.  All quiet.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, March 31, 1862, p. 1

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