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OUR VICTORIES IN TENNESSEE
A RAPID MARCH.


OUR VICTORIES IN TENNESSEE.
A RAPID MARCH,
Surgeon Church, who left Gen, Bnrn.
sides headquarters on the 10th and has
arrived at Cincinnati, gives some interesting
particulars of Gen. Burnside s movements
and successes. The march of Gen. Burn.
sides forces was one of the most rani]
ever made. They went in three divisions
One via Loudon, under himself: the
second, consisting of the 23d army corps,
under Major General Hartsuff, via Som.
erset, and the other under Gen. Julius
White, via jamestown. Gen. Burnside
marching via Danville and Stanford
reached Crab Orchard on the GOTH On
the 22d he marched to Mount Vernon. 20
miles, and on the following day to Lou.
don, % miles. On the following day he
made Williamsburgh, 80 miles further
south. On the Goth he was Joined by
Gen. Hartsuff, with the 23d corps, Chef.
wood, % miles from Williamsburgh. The
enemy being reported near, he directed o
cavalry regiment to reconnotcr toward
Jackboro. 1t met superior rebel force
aud routed it, capturing 45 prisoners.
From Chetwood the march was contin.
ued across New river up the Cumberland
mountains to Montgomery, situated AZ
miles distant on the summit of the range,
where the column arrived on the 30th.
Here it was met by Gen. Whites COM
mand. Col Burt having been sent for
ward with a cavalry brigade, reported
that Gen. Pegram, with 1000 cavalry
held very strong position at the gap
near Emory iron works, leading into
Clinch river valley. Additional troops
were sent forward with the expectation Of
battle on the morning of the list, but
with daylight it was discovered that the
enemy had fed. Gen Shackleford was
sent forward to save the fine bridge across
the Tennessee at Loudon. but the enemy
had already covered it with turpentine,
and it was fired and burned on the arri-
val Of our troops. All of Buruside's
troops marched over $50 miles and large
portion of them over 800 miles, and they
averaged 20 miles day, although they
moved over the most difficult road, cross
ing several high ranges of mountains,
and numerous deeps streams. The in
fantry marched admirably, without tie
least struggling. Gen. Burnside's plans
were so we'll conceived, and the movements
of the different columns so well masked
and executed, that Buckner was not aware
of his approach until twenty-four hours
before Knoxville was occupied. he had
not time to transfer all of his force by
rail to Chattanooga, hut had to send por-
tion of it east. His command cannot
have been large .g,
Between the Cumberland river and the
mountains our troops suffered great deal
from the scarcity of water, but on the
southern slope Of the mountains everything
mas found in abundance. The valleysof
|, Clinch and Holston rivers abound with
, splendid crops Of corn aud vegetables.
OF these and wheat there is enough in the
country to supply the population and our
forces for year. The women. in expect
alton of the advent Of Union troops had
done most Of the planting. No suffering
: from want of rations was experienced oy
the troops The commissary and quar-
, termaster's department were admirably
managed. Capt Morris. the chief quar-
termaster, reported only two wagons lost
out Of over 500. In the whole campaign
, but one casualty occurred. a private killed
in skirmish Of shackleford's cavalry
with the rebel pickets near Tagswell "
sickness there is SO little that the surgeon
in charge Of a hospital ut Knoxville bal
already asked TO be relieved for want o