The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-06-25
He DAILY REBEL.
URsDAy MORNING, JUNE %. 1863.


Attack on NuoxviIac--aidisa Pas.
uiars.
lady, formerly resident of this city, who
ju. t returned from a visit to Knox vile. at
len place she was sojourning when Carter
lcked it, furnishes us son; additional
iicuiars and incidents Of tie late fight. i:
pears that the people of Knoxville were not
priced of the neighborhooi of the Raiders
Ill they had approached to within very
ort distance of the city. During the depre-
atoms at Lenoirs, the wires had been cut and
here was no communications from Knoxville
that point. But little preparation had been
ado for defence. aid il Was only when
was known that the Yankees were. Ger
inly advancing that any arrangements
r defence, were hurriedy got in read =
sss consultation CT commanders was had
"a The Thursday previous, at which General
buckner was present, as we are Informed, and
o was afterwards called suddenly away 70
linton, aud the assault WIS attempted in bis
,6sence.
There were no troope in the pace. except n
DO: ton Of regiment, when the attack was
fret made, and the few officer" remaining M
the city. on ,eavo, or detached service, toge;h.
or with tie ci.iZeus, NAMED the BAIT. y oil
eigh: guns which were placed in good posi-
,or on the hills adjacent, and also shoulderei
their Mluskets and used ihem with good e.
| feet in tue heroic defence.
A young officer, named Armstrong, who was
stopping with his family the city, came
into town on tie morning Of the attack, ard
hearing OF the advance Of the enemy return
ed home. changed his officers dress for tina. OF
q citizen, returned to the city and went IL
amongst the yankees, to whom he represented
himself az "frcnd" and Union man, and give
them wrong directions how the city might be-
approached, and mislead them from attack
ing it at it's most vulnerable point. To this
ar,fce, perhaps, as mnch as to the heroic de.
fence OF the place, is Knoxville indebted for
its salvation.
Daring the action Mrs. Trez,vant, lady Of
Capt. Trezevaut of New Orleans, who was TEN.
porarily sojourning in Knoxville, received n
painful wound in the RICH, SHOULDER, from the
fragment of shell fired by tho enemy. 4
lady, whose two little children were playing
about the garden with ,tiio iis,lessness charac
tsr:stic of their age, ran out Immediately to
bring them into the house, when she'll from
the enemyis battery exploded in toe midst oil:
the innocent group and killed all three. She
had but just gathered one o. helm in her arms
al We in the act Of reachiog out her hand
to grasp the other. Capt McCiung, who was
kil'e'., had both legs torn aw' by sheli aud
only one f tho manglei limbs was after war is
found.
Before reaching the city, a potion Of Birds
men approached The res den.c os Dr.. Harvey
Baker, an estimable citizen Of EnGI County,
when three Of the ecouGdreis presented their
muskets at his head. Believing that they in.
tended to kill him, ORB, j, sticc,ively drew
his revolver and fired into the CUP. when
they fairly rildleI him with balls, aud after.
wards bayonetted m. We are in orme tha,
the tends also dragged him avvdt the fioor,
while his wife, frantic with seiet, was c.inging
TO h;s ii'elcss corpss and implorog their me, cy
tits sid that Col. Bird apo'cs'z'.! for MS boz
ril ceue'ty, sail he was sorry,etc.. and ole e.
hi, men away. II is tnoasht the rnurder wat
instigatcd by portion Of tho Brownow FAM
ly. who accompanied the expedition, acc he
tween whom aud Dr.. Baker, it was avcrred s.
old family fcud or p"'t;ca! grudge ex;s.ed
These are amorg 4 few of the horrible il ri
der;s Of the raiJ We hear nothing % ~
Whereabouts of the raiders this morr:ne
tlr;hee tlan what has ,,reads been men ioocc
IN the tcie, graphic accounts.