Guerilla Raids
Summary
White's guerillas (Confederate) attacked a detachment of "Scott's 900" stationed near Edward's Ferry and put them to flight. The Federals lost 17 men killed, wounded or missing. The previous week, the guerillas had crossed the river and committed "deprivations" on the Canal and stole horses belonging to the boatmen. Rumors spread rapidly. The people are anxious to be protected from these raids and don't want the Rebels to learn of weak, poorly-defended points along the river. The paper reports that Gen. Heintzelman intends to rid the adjacent Virginia counties of the guerillas.
Article Source
Newspaper: The Frederick Examiner
Publication Date: September 2nd, 1863
Page/Column: 2D
Town: Frederick, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- Battles / Military
