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Sunbury American
Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
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Washington reports confirm the Army of the Potomac is marching and withdrawing from the Rappahannock line, known to rebels via Richmond papers; discharged soldiers arriving daily.
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WASHINGTON, April 29
It was generally believed on Monday, and in some quarters positively asserted, that the Army of the Potomac had commenced marching, and the National Intelligencer of the next day openly proclaimed it as a fact.
The rebels knew it, however, as a Fredericksburg correspondent of a Richmond paper says his impression is confirmed that our army is withdrawing from the line of the Rappahannock.
Discharged soldiers, mustered out of service, their term having expired, are daily arriving here from the Rappahannock.
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Primary Location
Rappahannock
Event Date
April 29
Outcome
discharged soldiers, mustered out of service, their term having expired, are daily arriving in washington from the rappahannock.
Event Details
It was generally believed on Monday, and in some quarters positively asserted, that the Army of the Potomac had commenced marching, and the National Intelligencer of the next day openly proclaimed it as a fact. The rebels knew it, however, as a Fredericksburg correspondent of a Richmond paper says his impression is confirmed that our army is withdrawing from the line of the Rappahannock.