The New York Times
June 3, 1861
Washington, Sunday, June 2.
A gentleman direct from the immediate vicinity of Fairfax Court-house shows that during last night word came into the camp of the Twenty-eighth NewYork Regiment that the two dragoons missing from Company B, which made the sally on Fairfax Courthouse on Saturday morning, were captured by the rebels, and were to be hung this morning. Company B was immediately summoned from their quarters, and mounting, rode up to the Court house, and having by some means ascertained the precise location of their comrades, made a dash through the village, and recovered the two men, whom they brought back in triumph to the camp at daybreak.
Five Confederate prisoners, from the Court-house, have been brought hither; one of them a son of the late Major WASHINGTON, of the Army. He said he did not want to fight against the United States, and made amends by taking the oath of allegiance. The other four refused to subscribe to it, and were detained.