From the Richmond Sentinel |
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December 17, 1863 |
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The Enemy at Salem, Va. -- The Depot Burned, &c. |
Lynchburg, Dec. 16 |
A force of the enemy, supposed to number
3,000 -- cavalry and mounted infantry -- under Averill, reached Salem,
on the Virginia & Tennessee railroad, this morning, at 10 1/2
o'clock. A train, with troops from this city, approached within sight
of the depot, and was fired at. The depot, containing a considerable
quantity of produce, and the Government depot, adjoining, were burning
at that time. |
Telegraphic communication having been
interrupted, nothing has been heard since. |
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