LEESBURG, VA., March 8. – Col. Geary has taken Leesburg and driven Gen. Hill’s army from town and surrounding forts. The American flag floats over it. All the rebels thought this one of their greatest strongholds. We took many prisoners and stores, and possess the bank, post office, and other public buildings. – This brilliant achievement is of vast importance. A detachment of 1st Michigan cavalry did good service.
– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, March 15, 1862, p. 4
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