| From the Richmond Enquirer |
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| June 30, 1863 |
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| The Raid on the
{Virginia} Central Railroad |
| Soon after the "Enquirer" had
gone to press on Friday night, intelligence was received of the capture
by the Yankee raiders of the bridge over Southanna river, which they
immediately destroyed. The bridge was defended gallantly for several
hours by eighty men belonging to Col. D. J. Godwin's regiment, commanded
by the lieutenant colonel. The enemy's force consisted of about twelve
hundred cavalry, equipped as mounted infantry, and accompanied by two
pieces of artillery -- 12 pound howitzers. The Southanna bridge is a
trestle structure, about one hundred and twenty-five feet long, and
twenty-five feet high. It crosses the Southanna river three miles above
Hanover Court House, and about twenty one above the city. |
| On their way thither the
raiders burned several pieces of trestle work near Hanover Court House.
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