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The Daily Dispatch: March 2, 1864., [Electronic resource], Daring raid of the enemy — they Approach within three miles of the City — their Repulse on the Brook road — reported Fighting on the Westham Plank road. (search)
on that their force at this point did not exceed 1, 3000. In the fight nothing but artillery was used. The column that went into Goochland county paid a visit to the farm of Hon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War. We heard last night that the damage done by them on his place amounted to but little. They burnt two or three flouring mills in the county, among them the Dover Mill, some twenty-five miles above this city. Gen. Henry A. Wise, who was at the residence of his son-in- law, Mr. Hobson, in Goochland, narrowly escaped capture. He was at Mr. H.'s when the enemy went to Mr. Seddon's place, and hearing of their presence in the neighborhood he put out for Richmond, and arrived here about the middle of the day yesterday. This column of the enemy is said to have consisted of four regiments of cavalry and one battery of artillery. A report reached the city last night that a portion of them had crossed James river, whilst the others were moving in the direction of Richmond on