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Primary Sources for the 69th New York State Militia
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New York Daily Herald, May 3, 1861
IMPORTANT OPERATIONS OF THE SIXTY-NINTH REGIMENT.
We have the following from an informant who has recently returned from Annapolis:—
On Sunday afternoon, April 21, the Sixty-ninth regiment were ordered out to guard the railroad from Annapolis to Annapolis Junction, and by nine P. M. they were posted in parties of eighteen, six and two. The officers had their quarters at the Junction, and a number of the residents of the surrounding country showed them the streams, roads, houses and farms throughout the entire line for twenty miles. By midnight they had built their guard houses, of fence rails and bushes.
During the night they saw one man attempting to draw the spikes from one of the rails, when, in accordance with previous orders, he was immediately shot.
Later in the night a pistol was stolen by a man who crawled up through the bushes, who soon being discovered disappeared from sight. A party of eighteen were immediately sent out in search of the thief, and in a short time they returned with him. Upon him was found the stolen pistol and several letters showing his connection with the rebel troops.
Still later in the night a suspicious character was observed prowling around; whereupon he was immediately arrested, and upon searching him letters containing valuable information was found respecting the movements of secessionists in that quarter.
The Sixty-ninth, in common with other regiments, have borne the hardships of the march and camp duty without a single murmur of expression of dissatisfaction, but have seemed determined to outdo their brethren in arms in their strict obedience to orders and their readiness to serve their country in whatever duty they may be called upon to perform.
On Monday afternoon two trains from Baltimore arrived at Annapolis Junction, but were detained by Lieutenant Colonel Nugent, of the Sixty-ninth regiment, until he could telegraph to General Scott for orders respecting them, upon the receipt of General Scott's reply they were immediately sent back to Baltimore.
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The Baltimore Sun, May 4, 1861
ALLEGED SPIES.—The Northern press have a dispatch, purporting to be from Annapolis, to this effect:
A captain of the Sixty-ninth arrested a spy the night before last at Annapolis Junction, just from Montgomery, with important papers. He gave his name as Henry deGranval, a brother of the de Granval,of Hoboken, N. J., killed by a Cuban some time ago. I am informed at headquarters that he will probably be hung. A son of an influential family here is also under arrest as a spy. He opened dispatches delivered him at Washington.
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