Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1863-09-11
Flom The Cincinnati Gazette.
KNOXVILLE IS OURsl

Official Information was received at Head
quarters in thus city yesterday, that on the 4th
(Friday) Major General Burnside entered
Knoxville, Tennessee, without opposition-
This intelligence will be gratifying to the loyal
people of the nation, as it insures relief TO the
devotedly patriotic but long neglected people of
that section. Gen. Burnside's march was Sc
we're one, and it required greater courage and
more power OF endurance to accomplish it. than
to fight and win battle in the field. On the
29th, as we learn from private note written by
our correspondent the army was in the barren
region with only six days rations for the men,
and but one days forage for horses and mules
1t was then believed that serious opposition
would be made by the rebels to their onward
movement; but there as elsewhere of late the
enemy has displayed his running qualities and
succeeded in making good his escape. What
the evacuation of Knoxville, and the surrender
without struggle, OF even the sign of resist
ance, of the Tennessee d Virginia Railroad-a
line of immense importance to the rebels, will
do, it is hard, in the absence of details of the
latest movements, TO say. 1t may be further
accumulation of evidence recently crowded upon
us, that there is extensive decentralization and
but little fight in what remains of Bragg's army
or 1t may mean concentration and an obstinate
resistance at Chattonaga Upon this point
however, we shall not be many days in doubt
Gen. Rosecrans is pressing forward south of the
Tennessee, and If Bragg makes stand at Chat
tanooga, he will soon have, if he has not already
had, an opportunity to test the strength of the !
hitherto victorious, and spirited and brave
Army of the Cumberland. However, as mat
tiers stood at the date of our latest advices, the
rebels occupied only very small corner of East !
Tennessee In Knoxville, the old flag floats
triumphantly, and in Chattanooga it will next
be unfurled, whether the enemy runs or wheth- |
er he fight This event will mark the full and |
final redemption ofthe whole of Tennessee from
rebel rule; and then still further South our vic
torious banners win move, supported by the
united armies of Rosecrans and Burnside We
shall await with good deal of interest the let
tiers OF our correspondent, giving details of Gen.
Burnside's movement through East Tennessee,
and his occupation of that renowned Union I
stronghold, Knoxville. The unfurling of the
stars and Stripes was, we may feel assured, I
hailed with inexpressible delight by the down
trodden people, who have borne up longer
against the despotsm of the traitors, and sacril
feed more for loyal principles, than any other
people, North or South. And what must have
been the feelings of those brave Tennessee SOL
1ers in our army, as with unresisted steps and
gallant bearing, they carried the flag tlfey love
nto their old homes, to meet once more their
wives and children, from whom in consequence
If their own loyalty and the treason OF their
Prosecutors, they had been so long separated |
All this may now be imagined Hereafter we
shall have it in some degree described. In the
meantime let the loyal people rejoice and give
thanks for the redemption of East Tennessee. |