| From the Richmond Daily Dispatch |
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| December 10, 1864 |
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| From Southwestern Virginia |
| Telegrams received yesterday from
Lynchburg
contain the latest intelligence we have from the raiders on the line
of the
Virginia
and
East Tennessee
railroad {Virginia & Tennessee RR}. From the latest of these, it appears that the Yankees, on
Saturday, having come to Max Meadows, ten miles this side of
Wytheville, turned back towards Abingdon, destroying property of all
kinds as they went. As they were returning. Colonel Witcher struck
them at Adkins on Saturdayevening about 4 o'clock, and fought them
till night. Adkins is a point on the railroad seven miles this side of
Marion. The result of Colonel Witcher's fight is not given. It is believed
that the enemy have succeeded in destroying the machinery at the lead
works, the report that [ that ]
point was guarded by General Vaughan being untrue. From the celerity
of their movements, it is doubted whether the enemy have any
artillery; and some think that, for the lack of this arm, they have
not and will not attack the salt works. The statements of the
telegrams mentioned are based on information telegraphed to
Lynchburg
by officers of the
Virginia
&
Tennessee
railroad, one of whom escaped from the enemy at Glade Spring, and the
other went out from Lynchburg
on an engine to make a reconnaissance.
These officers also report that the enemy has destroyed every bridge
on the railroad between Glade Spring and Max Meadows. |
| Yankee papers confirm our surmise that
Stoneman was in command of this raiding party. |
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