The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-06
the RAILROAD RAID IN TENNESSEE.
Important Operations Of the
Union Troops.
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The Virginia and EaSt Tennessee Railroad
Z Partially Destroyed from KNOX,
vile 10 Bristol.
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Route Taken by The Union Troops and
What They Accomplished.
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What Routes Of Railroad Travel are
Now Available Between Rich
mond, Va, and Tennessee,
Ass Ae.s ~.

SOURCES ~ Ori'aoS operation poriov"d IN FAST leh-
nesseo BY the Union troops From tho Lypchburs RpGS
casof Now YEARS. day learn that body OF uIion
cavalry, reported TO DO 900 strong and composed Of
Pennsylvania regiment and others unknown hat do
stroye nino miles Of tho Fact TENNESSEE and Virginia
Railroad, burning tho important bridges at Loleoasr
over tho olson and watauga rivers and capturing two
hundred rebel cavalry who guarding tho former
1he RPublcan says II viii take several weeks % repair
the damages al limo when tho road is taxed 10 its nj
most capacity. II also states that the Yankee raid,
which extended space u poarly hundred miles,
was ono OF unexpected daring aud aniacity.
Tho above luoks bad for tho rebcis and they
have made 1t as light as they could for tho sake
disheartenng tho deluiei followers Of their cne BIT
bad they make IL out TO DO, thay have not gwen
= tithe OF tho state OF affairs.
Bot what the precise the vase7 Tho affair
il Of far serious consequence tho rebels than
destruction 81 about nno miles OF railroad. Nearly
all tho bridges between Knoxville and tho Virginia state
linea distance Of 1870 miles, have becnidestroy aud
tho track more or less injured 80 combined the
movement that the Whole affair completed In com
paravcly short space Of time ard tho robeia express
IT, tho much injured that viii take several
wooks ~ repair the damages"
PLAN, MARCH OPERATIONS tSioS rRoors-
The plan adopted is developed by the results From
the facts wo have we know that two bodies Of Union
troops, belonging General Grngers army u Kentucky
Lett Richmond, KY, shortly after Christmas, on
an unknown expedition. II appears that ono por.
Of these forces took the left hand road running south
from that place, and passing by Manchester, reached
Mount Pleasant Thence u took tho road the noun
tans to Jonesvile and passing through that place and
Esliivc, struck the railroad at Unioa, station situated
about eleven miles from Bristol which IL near tho sis
limo between Virginia and Tennessee Al this point the
work Of destruction commenced. Tho telegraph
lines TO Richmond VA ns cut prevent tbe feOsl
chiefs At thor capital srcm knowing any Thing
Of what was gong on beyond that point
They dashed up toe limo a. far Bristol, cccay
destroying tho railroad track ihoy went, and they
fell back burned tho bridges hc streams. Arriving
at tho POINT where tho railroad tho ols,oa ana
wsauga rivors tho Union troops burned those bridges
and beyond point tho rebels give information tho
Geographic hines having been, have before stated
oatrey destroyed west or Drstol, Of course tbc robes
could learn nothing byond that point by
beyond wbcrc tho principal bridges had been
burned As the distance between the side Of those
bridges and Bristol mol dozen miles horse.
might easily ride TO the latter place glvo such
information he could have learned the could
have been tsiegraShod to Lynchsary and Richmond.
FURTHER Dgrlns.
wo, however, are enabled 10 supply tho deficiency.
After crossing the river, snd posing Carter dot the
Union troops pushed Joncsboro, thence 20 G.cs
vilo aud Buls Gap, TO. known Rogersys Junction.
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-. .a.,.a,.. I, 49,, .o,,, $50. ,,.,. ,.a..a..,. 4
hs way OF brdses. tres,io work &c along thai Inc
THIS ended the ire Of operations Of The column on The
e's 40 nm, ,,c,,
Tho other column HI Rlchrnopd, KY, by one ~ the
-. -, go 80. $500. ~, ,,.,os,.., A..
f'A"s ''"''Ns Sou'A a14
ans nj point nearer 'unprIibn 'ip shh s'th"t " we
wet OF that taken by their colleague. They pro
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''o''u " W" ' ms 's 80 ~ FNt
0liRei Tie tirhp'ke fvai /" N"s'isFh" u va
planned that this column should arrive al this point about
no siaton kosefsyhlc y place o. hus fmah import
nice, aud contained hIt low inhabitants who we're
lasly secured and peycnief irm giyns any alarm lne
,,aasc, i,h ~ main Ilae al n,li. an ~ Hoscrsya
Junction Tie troo.s found the tram AZ he station !.
aad bccn alpie~el. and son 81 y anie, way haslsg
"l'sh.a w y s naP, WIKI 'l''s1 $50, y, ~ e,..
,orry ala,as' s.,nil NV Iniie. n FsosvIe All
III. Vas done in a gcs hHra md thon the wofk
y destruction commenced the right The
track Wa Torn % add 4 bridge destroyed ~,
sast Of strawberry Paas aud o'nef work u aostrston
.as performed ~ they Nea3ed thcf way back r. the
nncllon. nptNecl New Narket and Norrsigwn Ions
pieco 81 usstle wogk. aye hal mile in esieir was
I9tAy destroyed, and isa oyillo Eaotbcr bniyo
met The same fate IL ncshhpra ms they fcil back
destroying they vent, unii they agaln reached ne
their freuas Wh1 bal bac OPP Atlg ~ tc eaten psri
road Il Ml A. THAI tbs Operations eNi@Ufet
within fsN miles u ibe Whole length q the Inc, 40
destroying the travel " greatly handrea mics "a
e.teut
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reinforce General Bragg AMI tis operation completely
an, an their chance ., raarhlng uurfreosbOf0 by the
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