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Rebel Foray On Florence, Ala

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Day
1
Month
August
Year
1862
Copyright
Public Domain
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Cairo, July 26 The steamer Evunsville, froiu tho Tennessee Itiver, brings the news of a rebel raid to Florence, Aab:ima, on Tuesday last. Thoy entered the city, burncd all the warehouses used for Commissary and Qunrteriiristur f-torcs and ull lin! eottoM in tlie vioiiiity; they also seized ihe United States steamer Colona, used for cooveying army supplies over tho shoals, and took a'l the money beloning to the boat and pasengers, and then bun;ed her. The proper tj destroyt'd s siid to be of great valué. A sinull dutaelnnont ol Mitchull's army was cnp' urcil. They llien proceeded down die Tonnesoee River to Chickaaaw and Wntcrloo, n ihe vieiüity of liastpoit, and burned all the warehouses rhtoh contaii.cd cctton. Anothcr band of foi'ty robéis attacked a wagón (rain near lJttsburg L.inding and eaptured sixty wagons carrying Comniissary aud Quar;erma ster stores.

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Old News
Michigan Argus