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Civil War Dispatches From Washington June Night Turmoil
Washington reports no forward movement last night as Union regiments on the Virginia side prepare for a potential night assault. Intelligence places a Col Allen scouting party captured near Hampton by 500 rebels, while Butler doubts the claim and orders Duryea’s Zouges to pursue. Slaves arrive in large numbers at Butler’s camp, with many sent to work on the lines as Unionists from Purefax County prepare to attend the Wheeling Convention. Reports from Harper’s Ferry note disunion troops dwindling, and dispatches praise the North’s united stance and integrity. Fort Monroe notes exchanges with Big Point battery, Harriet Lane reporting fire and casualties near Newport News.
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