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From a letter from the 3d 0. V. C., dated“Camp near Roswell, Ga., July 8, 1864.” wecopy the following account of the destruction of importaut manufacturing establishments. If not news exactly, it is direct andmore full than anything yet published inregard to the matter:“On the 5th we took a position on the ex-treme left, in front of Rokwelle ; on the 6th,company B, 3d 0. V. C, and one company ofthe4th, iu command ot Capt. I). E. Livermore,have beenwas ordered to Koswelle. We captured thetown without any difficulty. This was animportant point for the rebels; there weretwo very extensive cotton factories, furnishing employment for 1100 j ersons, all femaleswith the exception of a few small boys andabout a half dozen men, unserviceable forthe army There was also one large woolenfactory. The cotton factories manufactured4000promptly imay be ho[SignTinThe SpiThe driper day, all «»f which claimed to be underthe protection of the French government. Onone of the factories the French flag wasfloating to the breeze, as iu defiance to ournation. But Capt. Livermore had the mat-of his re andter in charge, and in his shrewd way sueceeded in getting the old Frenchman, whooppos-r wellmasses, claimed to own the property, to make him a present of the Hag; also of another one that was hanging out over his residence. Ato’clock 1*. M., Capt. Livermore received anirrBUk.i Ohio» ^eyorder from the General Commanding to remove all cloths and stores that would be ofuse for hospitals, and then burn the threeaboutfactories to the ground, remaining until allickson,w as quiet, and then return to camp. Everymen quite ruers. T water-tanpend for i difficulty, from tiie buckets, t city steangood servifairs exis from this ; days sine trout had caught w’i ! ring iu giiped. Thi ! in this wj t land whe\ at the ritfT1grain. 1 j city, is It this seaslt;low w atething was executed with perfect success.The loss, including the machine-shops am- Onth*jot1nected with the factories, could not fallrcawir io«*•.18*1. short of $2,000,000. We returned to campat 10Lj o'clock in the evening. The com-N Eletter maud wa highly complimented »• *r its sue-nd a cess.r. b. p.it least500:ng theIII ^irmoriaui.hat re-nmnHead G»'arteh Co. B, 3n O. Cavalry.!Camp Near Koswelle, i BLE-b *:\ welv it!i** S it
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Sandusky Daily Commercial Register
Sandusky, Ohio, US
Fri, Jul 22, 1864
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