June 4, 1863, Semi-Weekly News (San Antonio, Texas)
A short time since, Col. Bankhead ordered a cavalry company to Medina County to arrest conscripts; Castroville was surrounded and about twenty were taken out of about one hundred and fifty in the County; the remainder escaped in consequence of some persons getting through the lines and giving them information of what was going on. A few nights since, eighteen of the twenty taken escaped, carrying away with them several horses, guns, pistols, &c. At the same time the sergeant of the guard deserted. We have not learned that any of them have been re-taken.
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