| From the Savannah Morning News |
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| October 10, 1862 |
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| Northern News |
| [From the Baltimore Sun, of the 2d inst.] |
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| Locomotives Captured |
| We are glad to be able to say
that one result of acting Brig. Gen McLean's recent reconnaissance in
force is Warrenton, with his brigade of Gen. Stable's division of Gen.
Siegel's corps de armee, was the recapture of the seven locomotives
obtained from us by the rebels in Pope's retreat from the Rappahannock.
Most of them were thrown off the track by our retreating army and
otherwise injured as far as possible, so as to render them useless to
the rebels. The latter, however, had put them on the track again,
conveyed them to Warrenton and repaired them, so as to have them ready
to convey them to Richmond for further repairs and use, as soon as they
could reconstruct the railroad bridge over the Rappahannock river.
Acting Brig. Gen. McLean's arrival at Warrenton, however, completely
defeated their plans with reference to them, for they are now safe on
the West bank of the Broad Run, at Bristow station, awaiting the
completion of the bridge there, to be removed to Alexandria. If the
rebels still hanker after them, it is to be hoped that they will advance
to Bristow, and attempt to repossess them, as they will be likely to
have a rather hard time in getting there. |
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| {Brigadier General
McLean's report in the Official Records is detailed and clear. He
captured no locomotives during his expedition toward Warrenton.} |
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