The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1863-10-30
From our Army in Tennessee.
Review by the President.
Returnof ,Wheeler from has Raid Around
Rosecrans' Army. 81
WHAT he DID, &c, &c.

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WHAT he DID, &c, &c.
We make up. from our latest Southern ex-
changes, the following summary of news re-
lative to our army in Tennessee:
PRESIDENT DAVIS REVIEWS THE ARMY.
A letter in the Memphis Appeal says:
The President. attended ny Gems. Bragg
| and Longstreet, started on review this morn
ing. The ceremony was not different from
all other occasions Of the kind, except that
the brigades were not full as usual, by reason
of the strong details on picket and at work
The cortege rode down the line, the bands
played, the President, with hat off, saluted
! the war-worn banners, so often stirred by bat
tie breezes, and then moved on from right to
left. As the cavalcade progressed it gather
ed strength and interest, and by the time it
reached the division of Gen'l Hood, now COM
manded by Gen'l NJ. Jenkins, of S. c., pre-
| sented striking appearance. We saw group
ed together, in a picturesqe cluster, around
| the chief of all, officers whose traces have
been written on every battlefield, and whose
names are household words Gent Bragg,
| Lieut-Genl Longstreet and D. H. Hill; Maj
Gems Cheatham Buckner, Breckenridge.
MeLaws, Walker, Ceburne and Stuart; Brig.
| Gems Commanding divisions Preston and
! jenkins; Brig Gems 6ist, Mackall, and 9TH
ers, whose names / do not at present recol.
lect. Attending the President were Coils.
| Chestnut and johnson, of his personal staff,
Gen. GUSTS Lee, Col. Preston, of KY, and
Lieut. Gen'l Pemberton The presence Of the
| latter officer excited some surprise in the ar
my.
i, Hl,or 81 L.
I learn that the President expressed his graft
ication at the general appearance Of the ar
my. The President was, during portion Of
Federal batteries. The Federal pickets, DUR
ing the review, were in plain sight
Subsequent to the review the President rode
up the Lookout mountain and inspected the
Yankee camps. 81
| RETURN OF GEN. WHEELER FROM MS RAID A.
ROUND RosEcRANs' ARMx-HHAT. HE DID
INTERESTING ACCOUNT BY ONE VINO WAS
WITH HIM.
At last we have authentic intelligence from
General Wheeler. He crossed the Tennessee,
near the mouth of the Hiwassee, passed a.
| round Rosecrans' army, destroyed the stores
at McMinnvlle and at number of depots on
| the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad, set
FIRE TO the trestle work at several points on
the road captured or destroyed between
seven and eight hundred wagons. took num-
Der Of prisoners and sustained considerable
loss himself, was pursued by heavy force,
and finally effected junction with General
/ Stephen D !. Lee at decatur Alabama, where
he re-crossed the river. His force consisted
of three divisions, under Gems Whorton,
Martin and Dayidson-seven brigades in all
--abeut 1000 men,, 1t was the largest cayal-
ry raid that has been made during the war.
A correspondent Of the Savannah Republi-
can, who participated it, gives the following
! account of the AFFAIR."
s We crossed the river near Cotton ford the
last of September. Cotton ford is near
| the opposite side of the river, three brigades
strong. Wheeler had Il new read cut about
| a mile below the ford, crossed the river at
| night by this new ford with Wharton's divi-
| sion, attacked the enemy's pickets at the main
ford, secured that point and crossed Martin
and Davidson divisions with the artillery
and ordnance wag,ns.
We marched all night and the next day m
til dark in the heaviest rain ever had seen,
and canped ON the opposite side Of Walden's
| ridge, in Sequatchie valley, near Foster S
| Cross Roads.
Here the command was divided. General
Wheeler, with two brigades-one from Mar
tins division, under Gen. Martin, and one
from Wharton's division, under Col Avery I'll
the Fourth Georgia cavalry--went down the
valley after large wagon train, while Gen.
Wharton. with the remainder of the force,
proceeded directly across tile Cumberland
! mountain to. attack McMinnville General
Wheeler started at 3, P. NJ, and met the
train near Dunlap. at the foot of the noun
tain, and after some sharp fighting captured
about five hundred prisoners And5over FIVE
hundred wagons heavily. loaded with quarter
master, commissary, ordnance and sutler
stores. The train was captured about IL, "A
M. The wagons we're all burned, about if-
teen hundred mules killed, and the rest Of
| the mules taken back over the mountain
The stores destroyed were most valuable. The
| amount Of clothing and blankets was enor-
nous. willie 90 wagons Of ordnance stores
were destroyed.
About 4, P. NJ. the enemy were reported
advancing up the valley. This found our
command in bad condition for;fghting. Over
halt Of both brigades had been sent back by
General Wheeler, with led mules, and nearly
third OF the rest were on picket in the rear
and on the TANKS. Colonel Russell, of Mar
tins command, was captured at the wagons
Colonel Avery, with Ice Of his brigade part
| from the Fourth Georgia and First Kentucky
Remained in the rear. while Gen. Wheeler
retired with the rest Of his force to cross the
mountain. The enemy pressed vigorously.
They charged fifteen times in the course of a
mile, killing, wounding and capturing about
one-half of the rear guard. Their force was
50 overwhelming each repulse was but tenn
porary.
General Wharton, with his force, crossed
the mountain, and his. advance guard, under
Lieutenant Colonel Clay, attacked the ene-
my 3 pickets at McMinnville about IL o'clock,
A. NJ, of the Sd, drove them in and secured
the cutter works. His artillery was put in
position to command the town, and flag Of
truce sent in to demand the surrender, which