The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-11
THE SIEGE OF KNOXVILLE.
A Detailed Account Of Operations
up to November rs.
Interesting Incidents, Casualty
Lists, Condition Of the Troops,
General Orders, 60.

KNOXVILLE, Nov. II, 1853.

poISEdl Olu5ISy WO,
CsrTesy yoa6ence Of tao Ciucinnatf Co nuerciAl.
KNoxYHLE, Nov. IL. 1868.
Ny last informed you of the RgEt OF
/ Saturday. The rebels came on to The
11th Keatueky, ct Maryyille, early in the
morning, and Ogerpowered them, captur-
Jog the most of them; but the 1st Ken
tucky, under Lieut.. Col. Adams, made one
Of those daring charges for which, un-
der the Leadership of Adams, they have
become so famous, and engaged the rebels
/ il . hand to- hand affair for a few min
I utes, but outnumbered a. they were, Col.
/ Adams soon found himself forced back
almost in rout. He had paid dear, too,
for his short conflict. Capt Kelly killed,
Capt. Dye. Heuts. Roberts, Can and
Pey ton, and twenty-five men, wounded
and mi. sing, attested the severity Of the
skirmish. In the course of that fateful
! Saturday, the 45 Ohio, out Of 356 men,
lost Capt. Jennings, Capt. AyleD, Lients.
Mscbsth, Wiltshire and Means, who after
ward escaped, however, and ninety one
men as prisoners. The general result,
however, was as stated in my last. Our
forces under Saunders fell back TO the
hills Immediately opposite Knoxville,
closely followed by, and skirmishing with
the rebels all the way. | now take up
the story with
SUNDAY THE 18TH.
Early in the morning, the town en-
joyed comparative quiet The rebels
across the river, u der ths supposed lea
of Wheeler, wors checked by our lines on
the hills, and people generally supposed
the little affair over the river all that was
afoat. But in the afternoon the wagon
trains began moving out Of town; the
streets were crowded with excited
throngs, and the whole city was sudden
ly converted into aPandemominm. 3 Long
street had crossed the Tennessee at Lou
don, and our forces were falling back be-
fore him. That item Of intelligence,
Joined with the affair over the river, set
the rabble wild. The hegira toward the
Gap commenced in tho afternoon and
continued all night, and was both ludi-
crOus and pathetic. The lOudest and
fercest Unionists were suddenly missed.
BloRnloW 10 K unto himself, not exact
ly wings, but good pair of mules, and
departed during the night with Govern
ment funds, it is said.
During ali these hours o. semi-Ia ic
on this side, our boys were enjoy ing
themselves hugely on the other. Wheel
tr was fol enough, once or twice during
the day, TO attempt to charge our line,
and was severely punished IN every ef
fort Twice during the day the gallant
dams charged them, driving them back
in both instances, and once engaging
them with pistol shot snd sabre cut, and
strange 20 say losing not . man either
time. Late in the afternoon the rebels
became tired Of the sport, and retired
from the scene. Once out of sight, and
rumor put them in q dozen places they
were retreating back to the Little Ten
nessee; they were CT ssing the Holston,
above and below town; they were doing
every thing and anything; nor is il def
nitely settled where they were or are. II
seems the most plausible that they
crossed below, ind Joined Longstreet.
At any rate there are no traces of them
on the Maryville Road, and they have
gene somewhere.
AS the daylightof this Sabbath faded
away, Knoxville presented q war-like
appearance. Cannon were planted in
two streets, pointed across the river, and
the watch fires Of our battle-line encir-
cled three eides OF the town. People
went 10 bed, however, and dof1Rt less
slept soundly. The enemy were as yet
afar, and no one expected that during
MONDAY, THE 16Fa,
A hostile gun would be heard in the
streets. Nor was such sound heard, bat
our troops were engaged with the forces
of Longstreet at Campbelrs Station,
twelve miles away on the Lsnoir Road.
From early dawn until nightfall, the
tide of battle ebbed aud flowed, the
rebels charging our lines in the usual
style of Lees sr@y, but charging in vain.
Our forces behaved splendidly, the 9Th
Corps, and Whites division of the 23d
Corps, vieing with each other Burnside
himself was On The ground, directing
our movements, and often during the day,
With coat of and sleeves rolled up,
sighted his pieces himself His purpose
was to keep tie rebels in check until
da,k. and that accomplished we fell
back slowly and ia good order, on Knox
vile, having lost during ths day about
three hundred killed aud wounded, and
AL the latter removed to Knoxville.
Some, however, for whom we had not
transportation, were left to the tender
mercies Of the rebels. The affair At
Csmpbell's Station was, in reality, q
battle deserving Of more mention than |
have here given il, and should the issue
of Tomorrow keep me out Of Libby
Prison, l will gather the details and
send them. 0n the m0rning Of
TUEsDAY, TIE 17TH,
The war in East Tennessee was for the
FIRST time within She personal scope Of an
enterprising correspondent This morn
Ing,
'.Ear's HaEnifes1tiy stern array"
was seen on every side. Our army was
concentrated, and in an hours ride over
tie bills skiTtiag the town, we could see
the situ,tion f3r ourselves. The prepar-
atioDs for battle began easlyin the morn
ing, our line commencing on the right, at
the river, immediately above the town,
our strong position there being Temper
ance Hili, and extending in . semi circle
xround the town until our left touches
the river At Seminary Hill must not
be understood az saying that this line is
contiauous. We haF, not men enough for
that the csnisr, being the northern APP
p7oaches, is doslisaie 0f men, but Is con-
plstely covered By our batteries on Ten
nsssee Hill aad Ssminary Hill, from
which q eross- FIRE OfteFrible destruction
can be poureI. 1.-THE brunt Of the fght
tomorrow il 20 tie norihward Of the
town, As 1 expect It will be, the rebels
will End that road 70 Knoxville by nc
means one Of roses.
By Hoon 10 cay the rebels appeared
before our piekets on the beBoir Road,
sbout two mills from ,ozr, and sharp
skirmishing Immediately ensued, and
was kept up continuously until dark.
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