| From the Wilmington Journal |
| August 20, 1863 |
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| The Yankee Raid in Mississippi |
| Morton, Miss., Aug. 19th, 1863 |
| No further news from the
Yankee raid on the Mississippi Central Rail Road. The raid consisted
of 1,260 men, who started from Yazoo City and intercepted two trains
at Durvant. The last heard of them they were taking the trains up the
road, and Gen'l Whitfield's cavalry was in hot pursuit. |
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