June 9, 1863, The Charleston Mercury
THE NEWS FROM RICHMOND.
RICHMOND, June 8. The Yankees who crossed the Rappahannock advanced on Saturday to take possession of Hamilton’s Crossing, supposing that our forces had moved from that vicinity. When they had approached within a mile and a half of the railroad, two or three of our brigades made a dash at them. The Yankees, without firing a gun, fled to their entrenchments near Deep Run. During the remainder of the day the enemy kept quiet behind his entrenchments.
No official advices have been received from Vicksburg for several days past.
It is understood that Mr. VALLANDIGHAM will proceed to a Southern port en route for Nassau.
FRANK BLAIR, Jr., who was recently arrested in this city, has been discharged.
Major General TRIMBLE has issued an address invoking Marylanders to join the troops from that State serving in the Valley District.
Later. The Fredericksburg correspondent of the Dispatch says that the Yankee skirmishers advanced across the river road yesterday afternoon, but were promptly driven back, when their artillery opened an ineffective fire for about an hour. A deserter reports that 20,000 men have been left in Stafford County, and that the rest of HOOKER’S army had been moved away. The enemy have dug rifle pits from Deep Run down to the lower Baynard House. It was believed that they would leave tonight.
The following is a list of the wounded in the skirmish on Saturday: Second Georgia Battalion, Company A – RANDOLPH MITCHEL, leg amputated; JAS. RYAN, wounded in both sides; J. REESE, hip and leg. Forty-Eighth Georgia Regiment, Company D – F. TALLHAUS, wounded in the knee.