Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-12-15
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The Siege OF Knoxville.

Inc eIege oil knoxville
THE Neg York Herad hqscouesponIence from
Knoxville to the 2j.h Of November giving bis.
tory OF the siege o. the eig by Gen. Lops,teet
up % that time, rom uAi.b ws make the follow
ing extracts:
FIRST DAY-NOy II.
During th uight our troops al. back 70 tie
city, and they are now disposed 10 i've of battle
around ID. outskirts awaiting the attack oi the an
euy. every available soldier has 1eeu put under
arms, /. negroes have been pressed into ..r, re
to aid in ihe Instruction ol taTthV.la., r.IoLJts
and rh-ps,auI eyrrywhcr. are head the sound.
OF itre busy pick and spade. Gen. Burnside viii
make hts hnl. stand at Kuoxyi G., afd there await
the issue OF the contest TIE wagon trains have
been parked 10 The valleys east Of ;he city, near
the river and oIt OF range Of the shells, which, it
it expected, vii. Il, quite ay.y 10 Tie morning.
The position which our troops have taAen up
is high ridge 20 the west and ,oujhscst OF the
city. Olthis our blttsrie, are pAe 90 intervals,
he gaps filed with infantry and protected hy IL
he-pits. Oar outpost consisting of cavalry and
mounted iu'an.Ty,ls smtlonsd at Armstrong farm,
about tso miles ous upon the L0udon road. Il
was late 10 the forenoon when the pickets Of the
enemy made their Appearance. a sharp skrmish
commenced 10 tue 1oids resulting IN the falling
back Of Ou N1tltes upau ne main body, which
was dsmouuted aud had formed IN line OF battle
upon hearing the firing.
Aher d bre. period, 10 which the firing wa
tut spiamodio, the rebel, charged out Of the tim
ber and with yell dashed over the open space
Our main body, which % this time had reserved
its fire, nov rose TO position AZ one mau and
poured 10 O yo.ley which checked aud tlrled the
enemy, whose line had already become somewhat
broken iu the charge, owing TO tag very inpelu-
usIty Of me of their own men, Who Dad started
on the run and were shot a.m1 within pisto.
range OF our line.
From the e4rthvorts below tue city We had a
complete view OF The whole at,acE w & could
see aud note every movement on both sdes--the
spuuerng little dre between our yide,les aud Jhe
rebel, as the former fell back the ,cllti'ul liae,
d'tbd with Jets of smoke, IS the rebels charged
out Of tue timber; The quce, rafting yoley from
the rail fence, as OF, men sprlng to their feet to
check the onset the broken aad confused line
which now ensutd with the rebel ofiicers riding
up ant down, eudtayoung 10 raHy the men to the
continuance Of the charge, their retreat to the
timber, and the irregular de.uioIy ire which
lNtA NEAg "a NNlA tAAetlf Va 10 a was AtaAly tAeN
from the ground 10 discharge his piec. aud fail
down once more 10 reload.
During lhu nigh cul outpost on the Loudon
road, under command o Gen, sanders, consisting
OF portions OF TWO brgides from the division OF
Gen. Shack .ctord, tell back 10 the farm OF MIR.
John Armstrong, winch is about mile from the
outskirts o the city, aud here on the crest OF
nil they were discovered by The eaemy's skirmlsh-
ers this morang. \ desultory fire commenced
on both sides, which Ot length eYentusied 10
charge by the rebels. Our men spnug up to
NEE i, and poured n so deadly yoiey lhlj the
rebels broke before il and retreated to The woods
he experience Of to-day, as well as OF yester-
day, taught the rebels that il was NJ easy task to
drive in this galIan. band. They now brought
artillery into p0siou-tcur pieces on our eft and
two on the right Our men had constructed u
barrIeade of rails, and behind this trail defense
4aid down as the guns opened. From 10th TANKS
soon whistled the tornado ol shell and canister ;
but sloid as a rock remained each PROSTATE form,
with musket clulohed al hand and bayonet glis
tening above the barrlcade, Nh,e the deadly mh-
sllts fell around like hail, das, ing up the earth in
little Clouds OF dust. Suddenly the rebels opened
from behind the house with two pieces, which
they run out on either side and drew ba,k after
dlschargiug. A lire was nov concentrating upon
the devoted band from three sdes-rght, centre
and lelt-but still they remained lmmovable.
Benjamin opened upon the house with his Par
rots, and was Just warming up with the work,
when the rebel infantry came iore ard on a charge,
and with wild Yell cleared the first eoruhe d.
Again to then feet sprang our gallant Joys to
meet it. Heroic Sanders was with them, aud
grim, grizzly Woo.d-a host in themselves. The
rebels came in mass with regimental ronl, pour.
ing their yoll,Ss d, they came but our steady,
well directed hire gave them slight check. Their
General rode in front, conspicuous in a blue JAG.
ket, glIterilg with gold braid, who, as he came
near, tha Ons Hundred and Twelfth Illinois,
called out to the color bearer to yield bis lllg.
The response was yolley of bullets, which tum-
bled hm lro his horse.
II was now that Gen. Sanders was wounded
lie had taken the musket OF wounded man, and
wte he stili directed the movements took u few
shots himself IL the midst ot the hiring he fell
and was borne from the field. A Minnie bulle
pierced his body above tue hip. The gallanI
band began to give way, when tntr leader fell
aud retiring step by step from the ridge which
they had occupied withdrew to new position
near the city, while the rebels, with a cheer oceu
pied the ridge. Nearly one half OF the killed ant
wounded fell iuto the hands OF the rebels. Ou
entire loss in lhe fight was about one hundred
and fifty. e.r.
THIRD DAY-NoYEMBER 10.
A novel and effective means OF defense ha
been made use Of by Col Poe, our Chief Q
Engineers. Two creeks dow through the CIT
IRON he country northward. These have bee
damned up, and the backwater has swollen to