| From the New York Times |
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| September 27, 1861 |
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| Affairs on the Upper Potomac; Interesting Reports From
the Rebels |
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Darnestown, Md., Saturday, Sept. 21 |
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There are about 500 foot soldiers in and around
Martinsburgh, but they were generally employed taking up the track of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad from Opequan Bridge to Duffield's
Station, a distance of twelve miles, and six miles above Harper's
Ferry. The rebels have succeeded in carrying off three of the new
locomotives, and were engaged in taking to pieces four others. The
locomotives, as well as the iron rails, have been dropped at
Stevenson's Station, the nearest point on the Harper's Ferry and
Winchester Railroad {the Winchester &
Potomac RR}. |
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Nothing has been done towards laying the track from
Winchester to Strausburgh, on the Manassas {Gap
Rail} road. The reason given is that they
have no crossties. |
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| {found at www.
nytimes.com} |
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