Wednesday morning, July 2, 1862
Very heavy and rapid cannonading was kept
up yesterday afternoon till long after dark.
We heard it distinctly at our house. A dis-
patch between 9 + 10 o'clock last night stated
that the enemy were defeated again on Monday,
and that there was every prospect of capturing or
routing the whole army. But the newspaper
accounts never come up to the telegraphic re-
ports. The battle will probably be suspended
to-day by the rain — It has been raging for
a week to-day. The cars came through from
Richmond yesterday. A dispatch from Char-
lottesville, last night, mentions a report that
McClelland had been mortally wounded and that
his army was demoralized; but it speaks of the
enemy's receiving reinforcements which is not
encouraging. We have no report yet in refer-
ence to the heavy firing of yesterday and
last night.
[transcription by the Valley of the Shadow project]
MSS 38-258
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