HEADQUARTERS,
January 15, 1865.
General Early
reports that Rosser, at the head of 300 men, surprised and captured the
garrison at Beverly, Randolph County, on the 11th instant, killing and wounding
a considerable number and taking 580 prisoners. His loss slight.
R. E. LEE.
Hon. J. A. SEDDON.
SOURCE: The
War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and
Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1 (Serial No. 95), p. 451
