| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| June 27, 1864 |
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| The raiders |
| The last we hear of the
raiders, they had burnt the Junction at Burkesville, and then, to the
surprise of everybody, moved off towards Danville, instead of the
High
Bridge. |
| The Junction, as is generally
known, is at the intersection of the Richmond
& Danville
and Petersburg
and Lynchburg {South Side} roads. Here there were a large number of buildings, several turnouts,
side-tracks, turn-tables, etc., all of which we fear have been
destroyed. A gentleman who was there a few days ago, informs us that
he saw a very large quantity of rolling stock, including many
locomotives, but we hope the railroad
authorities had taken the precaution to remove these to a place of
safety. We do not hear that Wilson's band met with any opposition at Burkesville, although it is known
that Gen. W. H. F. Lee was in pursuit on Wednesday, at the head of a
very formidable body of cavalry, so far as numbers can be considered
formidable. They encountered the rear guard of the bandits at two
points on Wednesday, near Dinwiddie Courthouse, and at the Five Forks,
on the White Oak Road, about seven miles from Ford's Depot, but did
not inflict a great deal of damage. We hope that they have succeeded
in heading the raiders, or will do so, before they reach Danville. |
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