| From the The Confederation (Montgomery,
Ala.) |
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| July 5, 1861 |
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| [From the Savannah Republican] |
| The Retreat from and
Occupation of Harper's Ferry |
| Richmond, June 23, 1861 |
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| Having
disarranged the plans of the enemy, Gen. Johnston proceeded to occupy
Winchester in force, and from that point he now dominates the whole
valley of Virginia. A sufficient force has been thrown into Harper's
Ferry to complete the destruction of such property as could be of any
use to the enemy, while all communication with the West by the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad has been cut off. A railway officer has just informed me
that sixty locomotives and a large number of cars have been seized by
the Confederates, and that he is charged, in part, with the duty of
removing them to a place of security. |
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| P. W. A. |
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