| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| December 14, 1861 |
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| Centreville, Dec. 11 |
| Contracts have just been entered into for
building a railroad from Manassas
to this point. The line has been surveyed through, and is now being
leveled. The grade will be heavy.
Manassas
is one hundred and sixty-three feet above the level of Bull Run, and is considerably higher than the hills of Centreville. The
distance is six miles. It is four miles from the Station to Bull Run, and two miles from there to this point. The work will be one of
great accommodation, as a large portion of the army will remain in
this immediate vicinity. |
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