South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-01-04


found three regiments campad here
the 10Th, We 18th, We and 3rd, Tenn,
under .coplmand OF foI. 4, ?. Hill.
The enemy were campe1 aboas ~
miles west Of rs at New Creek Sta.
| ton on the 3 & O. r R., and We
were expecting an attack from them
at any lime, consequently We had
false alarms every night.
On the morning CT the 2ith, the.
whole commannxccpt some Cavalry
started Oh the march to Winchester a
distance Of t'yrty-ige miles. Tire
Hardy Greys' Capt. A. Spens'er;
from Moorefeld Joined o0r: squad
and onrthree companies we're termed
Into Battalion, Commanded BY Maj.
Lee and called Lees Battalion. as
l39e marched .ont of town the Grass
:. ,.3anIs. we're playing the drums beat
iiIa2g, C2lcrs hying, AID the far ladies
! waving their ilaiIdkerthiefs,:'iad iad oi1ieel-
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ry hot anu The roads very dusty
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