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Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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Washington report states Gen. Lee's troops are relaying planks on the road between Fredericksburg and Orange Court House, noted in recent reconnaissance. Mrs. Gen. Lee gave 37 pairs of handmade gloves to the soldiers. Speculation surrounds the repair's purpose, but it suggests Lee has no plans to retreat.
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Between Fredericksburg And Orange Court House
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speculation on rebel general's intentions; evidence he has no notion of taking the back track.
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A portion of Gen. Lee's troops are engaged in relaying the plank upon the plank road between Fredericksburg and Orange Court House. Evidence discovered during the late reconnaissance. Mrs. Gen. Lee presented thirty-seven pairs of gloves made by her own hands to soldiers engaged in the work. The object of repairing this road at this time is a matter of much speculation.