, 1863-12-12
Events Freceeding the Rebs1
Investment.
THE bEFEKcEs AND TOPOGRAPHY,
-. = -.
The AssaultonFt. Sanders.


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uttc,, senoratee Moth carol;na from F.st
Terne:see W. sim held Cumberland Can
~ onr 1,n.a of communicat,on In :that Al.
rtec};on thouch tbe route 5.as freouently in
torr,,,,tc3 bv hostile nttacks IN the MINER end
or IN valley W. had hro1urht nm ti,c non.
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~ nsv,1rr-the atb -n;v,s,on inc,nd,rc
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49, 49, a,ad4hs+ ~ +ness rorcss -wcr. rrtr,.t;nr -
.o1,oras - +ho r,~or md that .r+,1,crv con1d he
no,ra or.r N. ,;,,s fron, that a;rcctfon Tn
,.,.,,. or,asstn,a oon+;noo,o,os co,ro, wars
,,1sntca n t,,a r;rer,vor5 s1ones of the atrccts
:, 1,;c,, r,n frop, tho Ra,,road to thu river at
r;c1,t angels tn 10Th: the distance he;nr ahout
n mile Int thonch many of our troops re-
crossed md the enemy was but q few miles
distant. apprehcusions from that quarter
began to abate. We still hcpt a large force
on the lookout on the heights on the south
tanl. and as protection TO our foraslnc par.
Ties In the meantime the rebels had crossed
a f-v u,,cs below landau where a nortio,
ar a.; "a n;x;s;o,, d;e,,,tad +tc,r n-o,rasa
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"eAs ~ se1s ss'1a ..s1 ' ~ 1A'. -
tne s.oscs' "asous' oasss, ne'' "ete oe7.
'rosea ~ csc''pe .ue s,ssP y. tae ensns' w ~ nno
al INC olnccfs OF inc "a of'gaoe tcol- Cha'
p1ns) suddenly 1ound themselves IN posses
sion Of nothing but the clothes they had on.
This little command (the 1st Brigade having
been sent to Kingston) fell back in admirable
order On Knoxville, where troops were rapidly
conccntratinrfr from different uarts. md occu,y.
inq erery advantageous position with artillery
cn7 cntrrncbed 1nfnrtv =,
Forlv m ,1]onday morninc. The 17tb inst
u,ost of t,,c unrons had been loaded and m.
,norcd N n1accs of safety. thouel, some ,yer,
st,,1 in town hnt ont of danrer Er.rrhodv
60. - .e"., sss,.s4 ..a as~,.,s1. as.,,,s
"Ne ~" ~ ' ,sn,.~rr.e1~ s.a".. Es.
Ane 1o4 %ne eP~~@.1 ~AAs@ - ~ N'1~ 3"' NV
was supposed u W III tno 'tat VI ane feoelS
and hasten'ng 1neil progress lhas WY. ~
Tic AFTERNOON ano MeaI VI LIE Ao'n lAst,
Impressed negroes and soldiers we're digging
entertainments and throwing up earth"orks
ut various points In The city. These works
were soon fringed with bayoncts and crowded
with cannon. Gen. Burnside In the evening
ocenpvine eyery advantageous position with
artillery and cntrenched infaptrv- Early m
,fondov morn;nc the nth inst. most Of thc
ro~ons hed heen, 1oadcd and :-emorca to
,,,,eoa of safctr tho1fo,, some 1Fcre SIN In
tnTn hn+ mt - ;m,ncd,ote danger Fverv
t,dr wos NV ~, tho a1-vt and ard onIions.
~ s,,n,,;,oa fsr ~ o,nacted -e,,ct fro1,
shara,a., ,vto ,ros ~,,,1aea5 n hr :;, +ho
asr ~ ~ -e,a.. ana bos+.,;-. +ha,- Nv,
4eAA ~ ~ o.,sa ~ an s..s. ~
s.esa eae 4s.h ;.e+ ;a.raasadon ~ ns1rooa -" ~
sa,s;are ~ ,raro s;no;na en+ranch11cnta on5
t,'.s.r:.,- 49,, o.;4fSas,-s ~ 1.a-,ars -,o,.+s
= ~" H. " r1,asa rgnr,.s ,ro,a m .onn fi;nroa ]
- m;.1' ~ ,,a:c,s+a ~ nna ~ oo-orea 49, rsft1 cannon '
p...n -. ~ a,sn1,a, fse,sd -
ocu' ou1us1oe' - .s
GUAR tlaat nc would make sLana aHa oe-
| fend the town at all hazards.
The sile Of Knoxville and its Immediate
1;c1nitr Is n c7onn NJ hills and kno11e, sena-
- - -. - -. .-,,s9.s "a
1ateo " heI-"o1A 'oi 1ua!nes' gums =. uao
creeks, and intersPersed With scattering TIM
beE+ The most prominent and commanding
/ of these Ia Temperance Hill. on the east Of
.+ho town THE fnrt In cnnrse of ci,nstrnc-
49,. ..,,. ~, - e,,.a4s,g a,-v,,aa With
uon W 1a1s unu noe opeeuu! ouPpl4so VIZ
batteries, While ITS alopfng sade5 were g1rdeo
with rihe. pits. On the west: Of the town
| there is q huge, irregular swell Of lind, par
4fa,,v +;mhered m +te north side .ca1,rd
49,. :. n.s-~ r. ~ - -. -e:,
Hnlte nluee' IL e3ueuas oe'" eea tne 1ani'
road track and the Concord Toad, ana ter
| Ininates about mile on the right Of the
| Concord road, which 'runs parallel with, and
| near to the river Another. incomplete tort
IN Ma ,-oe+arr and. ~ th,a enfn eoce 7v,s
on tne "es.in eno u tn.s ei1neueo Mas
| supplied with heavy artillery, commanding
I! the Concord road and the railroad, and MI In.
| termcdiate points. MANY citizens, obnoxious
| In 4ha -aho1e hod. ,,on1,aa nm. and loft
| ~ s' rI -.A Nf
among tne aotemosI oi 1aese "efe 1alson
BroWnio" anu hon. Horace Maynard Inc
| ffnveho1sa cfFS Ha5 1t.ff h