Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-09-15

who have been delivered ut City Point at any
time previous to July 18th, 1868, have been
duly exchanged, and me hereby SO declared
RIO. GUILD,
Sept l4-6t Agent of Exchange.
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send bills to the War Department
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EVACUATION AND OCCUPATION OF
UPPER EAST. TENNESSEE.
AdceM Of Ms Fankses Under Col. Foster, GjM
iaiiana Volunteers, info Jonesboro' Tile
B0Hie at Limestone Station Utter Ront 81
the Enemy-CaPtare of300 Prisoners, cic
CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE ENQUIRER.
JoSEsDoKo', Tenn, Sept. 10, 1863.
Before giving an account of the fight of the
9th, will give some light Us to the state of
affairs in, upper East Tennessee. tits well
known to you aliat .abeat the 2zthaAugust
Gen. Buckner, With ls antire force, Withdrew
from Knoxville stiirs-sceuntry- East,
along the line CT Ehe East Tennessee and Viz
sinia railroad to Bristol, TO be guarded and
defended by Gen. a. E. Jacksou's brigade
Notwithstanding the evacuation of Knoxville
and the abandonment Of the country except
Ivy the small force above alluded to, the D:rec-
tory OF The road, the President, Col Jno Bran
| rcl, tien being at Knoxville. continued to
run their trains into Knoxville fer several
days, although large force of the enemy was
known to DE in fifteen or twenty miles of the
city; and, marvellous to say, it is the common
report nf the country that the President and
Directors resolved to run the road, dccIarin"
they were only common carriers, evidently in
different whether the rolling stock fell into the
hands Of the enemy. This they must have
known would have been the case 81, SURG
enough, on Tuesday, the -, they dashed
into Knoxville and captured their best passcn-
ger train and three locomotives. On the same
lay or little force mt the Plains was with
drawn Ivy railroad to Bristol. On the morning
# the 18th the enemy pushed up to Messy
Greek captured train, and then run into
.Tonesbord', one hundred miles distant from
Knoxville, with 400 men, and there took an
other.
4 small company of cavalry, under Capt.
Jones, at this latter place, after firing volley
into the enemy, made their escape. Two fe-
males were wounded by the Yankees in the
encounter.
The enemy then pushed on to Carriers bridge,
and one section of artillery, under the accom-
plishcd Capt. McClung, and demanded its sur
render: when, upon refusal, they retreuted
towards Knoxville.
Having learned the above flcts Gen. jack
son, who WIS at Bristol with the principal
body of his forces, with regiment of Ken
lucky cavalry, and some other forces that had
recently Joined him. made a forced march for
JnnesborO', at which place he arrived ION the
morning Of the eth. Here he learned that the
enemy was returning in full force by railway,
50 lie prompt ysthrew forward a battalion Of
cavalry, (Col. Gilner's regiment section of
artillery and Il detachment of infantry. 4
few miles below Jonesboro' they found five or
six hundred Of the enemy and Il train of cars,
unable to proceed on account of the dcstruc-
ton of small bridge, effected by our scouts
the day before. An attack was ut once made
unon them Col. Giltncr commanding the
cavalry and L.. j. Il. Graham the artillery
They were driven back near half mile, but
the enemy gaining g shelter, our forces were
compelled to fall back to their first position,
having, at the risk of losing our cannon, incay-
tinusly advanced too far.
Scizing this moment of temporary advantage
the enemy gained the railroad and got away
with :hrir train. Having previously sent
4 squad of cavalry to destroy the
railroad in their rear our forces, now join
ed Ivy Lieut. j. W. Blackwell, with three
inch rifle gun, pursued with vigor, expecting
nlomentarily to capture the train and forces,
bu1 our scouts had so Intellectually done their
work that the enemy passed down to Lime
s.Gnc Bridge, Selling the heights and woods
around the bicck-house, at the bridge, and
sending their train towards X. for reinforce
mcnts. Having now possession of the block
house and the thick woods around it, the enc
my resolved to make bold stand
General Jackson at once ordered Colonel
Giltner's cavalry to cross Limestone creek to
cut off the retreat of the enemy, while our ar
,llery-one rifle gun and one small onc-pound
m,uniain gun-0pened fire upon the depot
block house and other buildings occupied by
the enemy, while Major McCauley's detach-
mcnt OF Thomas Legion was posted in rear
OF the battery.
Just at this time Lieut.. Col. NJ. A. Haynes.
Of the artillery, and Lieut.. Col. Walker, with
a detachment Of Thomas Legion, were order
| ed from Jonesborough to reinforce General
jackson. After this fire hal been opened
some forty minutes, Col. Haynes brought
gallan.ly forward, at gallop, Lieut.. Ora
MANS section Of artillery Burroughs bate
ry) which also opened briskly. The encny's
| sharp-shroters in the woods meanwhile, kept
up an incessant fire on the batteries. BY this
| time Col. Giltuer had taken possession Of the
tao south side of the bridge, dismounted and
| deployed his mcn rs skirmishcrs, and, after a
! spirited engagement, drove the enemy across
| the creek, and held the railroad and south
end of the bridge. In this latter engagement
and mp to the time Of the capture of the enc
10Y, Col. Giltner bad the valuable services Of
Lieut.. Colonel j. L. Bottles, Of the Goth Ten
ncssee regiment, who, being absent from his
command at Chattanooga volunteered his SER
vices for the occasion:
Just az this feat was accomplished by Coli
Giltner, Lieut.. Col. Walkers battalion, O
Thomas leSic., was thrown out 70 the left
through skirt of tiubers on the left Of
the enemy's sharp-shooters, and the artillery,
led by Col. Haynes in person, advanced to
within two hundred yards of the roads cccu-
pied by the enemy, and opened a rapid fire Of
she'll and canister upon the sharp-shootcrs.-
At the same time the infantry upon the left of
the artillery, drove in the enemy at double
quick, where they took refuge in the block
house and other buildings, from which they
kept up a rapid fire.
Advancing at trot, Col. Haynes threw the
guns into battery, in the midst Of shower Of
balls, unon height, not more than two Hmm
dred yards, and promptly fired several rounds
of she'll into the block-hOuse.
At this moment the enemy raised white
fag, and Col. IIayRes gallopcd forward and
received the flag and sword of their comman-
der, Lieut.. Col. Haynes, l05th Ohio v"lun-
tcers, and the surrender of near 300 of the
enemy, rank and file. Capt. B. W. jenkins.
formerly Of Gen. Marshall's staff. volunteered
for the occasion. and Lieut.. Col. j. L. Bottles,
was in at the death.
The enemies loss was u killed and 20
wounded our loss is killed aud 10 wounded.
The officers and soldiers throughout 'e-