–The bridges at Point of Rocks and Berlin, on the Potomac, River, were burned by order of Johnston, the rebel general. Neither of them were railroad bridges.–N. Y. Herald, June 10. –The Sanitary Commission was authorized by the Secretary of War, and approved by the President. Its aim is to help, by cautious suggestion, in [...]
A Diary of American Events – June 8, 1861
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