Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-08-15
FFIGIAL REPORT Dr. col, IONS
e. AUkG4N,
J.: IE.paC4RTrRs MoRGAn's CoMNsSn,
Knoxville, Tenn .Inlr 20 1880

Knoxville, Tenn, July 90, 1852. !
To -fcj. Gen. f. Kirby Smith, Coa,a:amoltpg
Department Of Last Tennessee:
GEsERAL-l have the honor to report ths:,
upon the day Of the engagement at Tom pkins-
vile, full report OF which have already sent
you, moved my command, consisting Of my
own regiment, the Georgia regiment Of Par
tizan Hangers. commanded bv Colonel y. a.
Hunt, and Major Gano's Texas squadron, to
whhh WAS attached two cotupa MES of Ten
nessee cavalry, in the direction OF, Glasgow,
which place reached at IL o'clock tia; night.
There were but few troops in the tnwn, who
Ted ut orr approach. The commiasary stores,
| clothing, DC, together with large supply OF,
medical Stores, found i'll Glasgow, were burn
cd, and the guns were distributed among my
counand-aOout two hundred Of " HIGH were
unarincd when | left Knoxville.
From Glasgow proceeded along the main
! Lexington road to barren river, hating for
| time near Cave City--rny object being to in
ducc the belief that intended destro ring
the railroad bridge between Bowling Green
and Noodsonvilic. | caused wires connect
ing with 4 portable battery that | carried
| with Inc, to be attached 70 the telegraph line
near Horse Cave, and intercepted humber
| Of dispatchcs.
At Barren river detached TIRES co!npa-
MICS under Captain Jack Allen &c move for
| ward rapidly and destroy The Salt river
bridge, that TIC troops along tie line OF rail
road might BE- prevented from returning 10
! Louisville
On the following morning 7 moved On to-
wards Lebanon, distant thirty i've miles from
! Barren river. At ! O'clock st night reach
ed the bridge over Rolling Fork, six ,nilss
| from Lebanon. TIE enemy had received III
| formation OF n0v approach. from their spies,
| and my advance guard Vas ireti upv!4 4. the
| bridge. After short fight the lore u! the
| bridge was dispersed, ara the pianks which
! had teen torn up, having been repiacc,i. tbs
commai.d moved forward L. Lebanon. -a,pou.
! Two niues IRON tie to~a skiTnliBh com
menced betwteh two Companies that caused
| to dismount and deploy, and L force OF tie
enemy posted upon the road, WHICH was snYn
ended by It's GiapersJn and capture. Lieut..
Col. a. I. Johnson, commanding the troops
III the town, surrendered, apd | entered the
place. The prisoners :k.en, il number about
| s.Ity-hve, were parolrI.
l took immaculate posscsS:on OF Tie te!e-
graph. and intercepted y dispatch to Colonel
Johnson, informing him that Colonel Owena,
with the Guth 1nG!aua regiment, had been
semitic his assistance So l 1t once dispatched
a company Of Texan Rangers under Major
Gano, 10 destroy The railroad bridge on the
| Lebanon Branch, " hich he successfully sc-
complished il time u prevent tins sITira; CT
tins troops- burned two long buildings full
Of comInissaTy stores, consisting Of upw ARDS
G! I'VE hundred SACKS Il c0,;ee, a7li q large
amount ufsal other znpplv1 i'll puit, marked
for the aiu.!g vt Cumberland Gap. ALSO d.
! stroyed sef! iaTge amount Of c:othinE,
boots, &c. buInei tue hospital buildings,
which spceartd " haze been recently erec.pa
and lifted up, together with about tnirtv-f;7e
wagons ard nity-three lev A.auuArcee.
found IN the place largo stoTs Oh medicines,
i've Thousand stand Of RIr;.J vita sccoutre-
ments, about two t!!oUssud GabreS, and IN
Immense quantity Of ammunition, shell, DC.
| distributed tue best aflua sruong nv com-
mand, aud l,adei c:.r wagon 9itil them 20 bs
glTtl 10 the lec.nits tiiat expected 10 Join
toe. also loaded one wagon with ST. Jan!-
ton. I ne rtU.aiE0sr OF lsv ayn:s, si,r,.bi-
Ice, and the hvsCi;.l and IreLn:al s:cf.s,
dests0yed.
While IN Ls5anon ascertaineG, from :ele-
esTaph dispatches ;hsr INTERCEPTED, tfa: lie
force whica had been Started from Lebanon
JUNCTION 10 Teiaiorce Lieut.. Co. i9nnson, mad
net sni driven back the force uodcr
Captain lac'. Allen, killing one o.; his
nsn and preventing !,ial from accomplis,.-
liz thc l:i.P> &c io:' :, .iica he hac b..i, d.
tailed.
proceeded from Lebanon Oh the solo" :Eg
day through Springfield 10 ,.Iacks:iIls, ~
"rich point vas attacked b Home Guard.
T"o VI my men were taken prisoners and
one severely wounded. remained at iiay!!s-
vile that night 10 recover the prisoners
which did the next morning l th=a ieit
for har7odsburs. capturing Fedora Captain
and Lieutenant an the road; reached Isl cojs:
ft1rG NJ - p'cl"ck, and found that IA. Ions
Guard Of al that portic:: or country lad fed
! to Lexington. - iulce VAS $50 stat;cucd On
ti.e bridge where the Lexington r:aG crossed
The Kentucky river. Ny Reception at his
place Was very encouraging. T!e "rii3ie ;1GIr-
,,llon appeared u turn our ALL: v:e ;r.it:. .ucE
other rs rs 10 who s!.o,.i. saaff Us !rcst al
tentior.
! I Isit flarrolshu-C n. e O'clock the same
evening, and moved to l,awrenceburg, twentS
nileS dl;tant, threatening Frankfort in order
to draw on the troops from GeorceE0wn.--
Returned there until The return oi Inv cvu-
rier from Frankfort, who brought the inlor-
nation that there waa s force in Frankfort Of
two Or three Thousand Men, Consisting O.
Home Guards collected from tie adjoining
Counties and /. few regular tiuoi'.
Frcm LuwTrDceourg lprocecGca to Ghry ke5
Ferry, OF the kcntuck y river, raised .!.e boat
which A.d been SGnken, and crossed ii.st
evening, reaching EeTSal!l,5 az o'clock.
found :hi5 place abandoned b. ita drisadera
who had fcd t2 Lexington remained there
,nat IL, az, aud on tie A5xt morning ,uarcht.
towards Georgetown. White Z: EeTsa.!tfs
took about thre. HUNDRED t!c reramcn; norses
and mules.
passed through M:d1ay on ~. Tai =
GeorgetowTn, and Was iG!or1aad jas: before
reaching the place that train iro1I fT2;i:ii9r,
wac neLrly due, with tsc Regiments of fele~
rails tore up tie track sat posted Ire now.
tiers to command il, snd formed ny ccr-
maid along The line IF Tie rcs.i; hu: TIE trs Il
WA warned Of Our presence, AID returned t:
Frankfort. Having TAKEN possession Uf tia
telegraph o:hcs, Intercepted despatch. ask
ing it the -oAd vas CHAR. sI,d j. IL ysouiu oe
safe TO start the tIaiu from Lexington. l re-
pied to send the Train, sild made pTepar atoms
20 receive II; tut it VAS also turled !.Acs. and
escaped.
! REACHED Go 's2tows. l.! 1aIic, frog. Leg
ragtoD, t:i.. evening", just Uef4re en,erips
the town., was informed ths. SEAL :5rce
Of Doue Guards had mustered TO oppoer U.s.
sent them xord u snrr nder t:,eir srIng
and they sLoald not BIT ,n1Iested, but they
Gcd. The people OF Georgetown also wei.
coined us with gladne's, and PROVIDED inv
troops with everything that sllcr needed. !
remained st Georgetown t"a day., during
which tlnle sent put company under CaE-
tnin Mr,Iiiia" To destroy tha ,.ag;c between,
Midway uni Lexington. and Mid Eay end
frankfurt, and to blow Up 'he stone bridge
on thar roa'l, which he successfully accom-
prah-j fearing tnat company Vi HOME