Beaver Argus in Beaver, Pennsylvania

Sheridan's raid and Petersburg notes through Winchester

Aug 14 1864 New York Herald dispatches from the Fredericksburg theater corridor noting Sheridan's movement from Charlestown to Winchester and Berryville with skirmishes along the line. Reports say Sheridan passed through Winchester and that an artillery duel occurred in the afternoon. Fifteen to twenty wounded are hospitalised at Warrenton. The piece also covers Lincoln era politics and Civil War commentary, including Grant's position and Petersburg news.