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The Daily Dispatch: November 21, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway.--$20 reward. (search)
er valuable property, and once Mr. Havener himself, who, however, was afterwards released. Day before yesterday six or eight Yankees made their appearance on the opposite side of Greenbrier river which runs on the westside two miles distant from Havener's. Lieut. Hurt and private Williams, of the Pittsylvania Cavalry went forward to ascertain the numbers of the enemy; but proceeding incautiously, they were captured. The neighborhood, as well as the camp, were speedily aroused. Cols. Ramsey and Hansborough, who happened to be near at the time of the capture of Hurt, collected the militia, some 40 or 50 in number, and placed them in ambush along the road to the village of Greenbank, supposing the enemy meant to repeat their visit to that place. But contenting themselves with their prisoners and gathering together some 15 milch cows and several colts, the marauding villains, though five or six hundred in number, hastily beat a retreat across the river back to their mountain f