| From the Richmond Daily Dispatch |
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| June 5, 1863 |
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| Affairs on the Blackwater |
| A correspondent of the Petersburg, Va., Express writing from the Blackwater, says: |
| The iron on the Seaboard {&
Roanoke} Railroad,
erroneously reported, a short time since, as having been taken up by
General Longstreet's orders, and now being in our possession, has, in
the last week, been seized by the Yankees and carried, I suppose, to
Suffolk. Steps were taken, whilst our army was investing that place,
which would have secured to us that much needed article, had not
circumstances rendered it necessary for General Longstreet to withdraw
his forces sooner than he probably anticipated. |
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