| From the Wilmington Journal |
| July 22, 1863 |
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| The Raiders on the Railroad |
| The Yankee cavalry raiders on
the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad on Monday morning last, succeeded
in burning the bridge over the Tar River about two miles North of
Rocky Mount. They also burned the cotton yarn factory on the Tar River
near Rocky Mount, belonging to Mr. Battle. What other damage they did
we are unable to learn. The telegraph line is again up and working,
and we believe that the energetic measures adopted by Col. Fremont
will soon put the road in working order, and that in a very short time
trains will again be running through. |
| The raiders have left the
railroad *** |
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