The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-19

of Knoxville was held, and addressed by
General Burnside and General Carter. 1t
was attended by above five hundred men,
and large number of women and child
rem. The demonstrations were not bois-
ferrous, but there was intense quiet rejoic-
ing. Men who had been hidden for
months, came in, full Of gratitude for their
[deliverance. egits E3 s1s5
T Intelligence was received that the rebels
We're prepared to make stand at Cumber-
land Gap. Burnside was not afraid of their
standing, but of their running, and, on the
9th, dispatched Gen. Shackelford from
knoxville to cut off all means of escape
On the It'll, Gen. Burnside left Knoxville
with force of cavalry and artillery, and
arrived at Shackelford sheadquarterse early
on the morning of the 9th. General De
Gourcey, who had advanced upon the Gap
olrect from London, Kentucky, was hem
ming the rebels in on the north side. The
repei force was commanded by Gen. Frazer,
OF mississippi. He had, when rumOrs of
burnslde,s movements reached Buckner,
been ordered by thatjG eneral to fall back to
Knoxville, but the order was countermand-
ed by Gen. Johnston, and Frazer's instruc-
tlons We're to hold the Gap to the last ex-
tremity. When Burnside arrived, Frazer
nad been summoned to surrender by both
De Conrcey and Shackelford, and had re-
turned hrm refusal. Burnside sent an
o1ncer with nag OF truce, demanding ap
unconditional surrender, instructing the
officer to wait for an answer at the picket
line one hour only. At the expiration of
the hour, no answer having been given. the
officer withdrew Preparation for an i'm
mediate attack were made. but in fifteen
minutes General Frazer senta flag of truce.
offering to surrender the position, provided
10 on on S,1r fn no
Gen. Burnside responded that under the
cartel between the United States Govern
ment and the Confederates for the exchange
of prisoners, Frazer had no right to stipu-
late for a parol on the spot, and that he must
insist on the surrender being uncondition
al. Pretty soon Gen. Frazer sent very
politely -worded letter. saying he was con-
WINGED he could not resist the force brought
against him, and he would yield to the for
tunes of war. His brigade consisted of two
North Carolina, one Virginia and one
Georgia regiment, and some artillery COM
panies, with fourteen guns. The Georgia
regiment was the 55th, and was 800 strong.
G,he effective force was above two thousand
men. The prisoners are on their way to
this place and will arrive here some time
this week. The North Carolina and Vir-
ginia regiments were small, owing to de-
sertions. They are bitterly dissatisfied
with the war. A vote was taken, few
days before the surrender, by the North
Carolina regiments, THAT is, the regiments
were polled to ascertain the sentiments OF
the soldiers, and there acGS q considerable
majority IN j0uor of CITING up the Southern
Coa.federacy and restoring the Unfon.' The
GeOrgians, however, were fighting men, and
the regiment composed Of them was the
only reliable one Frazer bad. -.
On the 18th, two days before the surrender
two companies Of Shackelford's men pene-
fenfl 6,r nhnll =
upon which the garrison at the Gap de-
pended for their supply of -four. 1t was a
hazardous and brilliant affair.
When ShackelfOrd's advance was at
TaZewell, they were fired upon by rebel
company Of Home Guards, and one man
was killed. This avas the only casualty OF
the campaign. General Burnride expected
turn to Knoxville. n; ,
General Carter, an East Tennesseean, has
been appointed Provost Marshal General
Of East Tennessee. He is well known to,
| and highly esteemed by, the inhabitants,
and is the right man in the right place..
The East Tennessee troops, of whom
General Burnsidehad a considerable num-
Der, were kept constantly in the advance,
and were received with expressions Of the
profoundest gratituds by the people, who
are described as the most heartily and gen
orally loyal population in the United
States. There were many thrilling scenes
Of the meeting of our East Tennessee sol
diers with their families, from whom they
had been SO long separated. .i
| The information given of the outrages
committed by the seeessionists, confirm
and more than confirm all that Brownlow
has had to say of them. There is hardly
a neighborhood in which Union have not
been murdered; and hundreds of them have
been hidden for months in caves in the
mountains, and supplied with food by the
women. The able-bodied males were near
ly all absent, in the army or wandering in
exile. The roads in Southeastern Ken
lucky now swarm with them returning to
their long deserted homes. The women
and old men and children have done a
wonderful work raising crops. The wheat
crop was very large, and heavy supplies
collected by the rebels fell into our hands
at Knoxville and elsewhere. The coun-
men, and there will be no difficulty in sup
plying the army from the territory it occu-
pies. Guerrilla warfare is not feared, as
the loyalty of the inhabitants will prevent
it. Kentucky is also becoming settled.
There is not symptom of bushwhackers
from Covington to Cumberland Gap. A
| traveller could ride from here to Knoxville
undisturbed. Our forces have occupied the
East Tennessee Railroad as far East as
Morristown, and the indications were that
they might extend their lines at pleasure.
A considerable force had proceed down
the road toward Chattanooga. The univer-
sal report was that the rebels were dis
heartened and demoralized so that there
ives no fight in them. They fled like sheep
from Emery's Gap, and showed all the
signs Of being worthless rabble.
Our troops, on the contrary, were in
splendid spirits perfectly happy and in
high condition. The infantry marched
with surprising alacrity and rapidity.-
They thought nothing Of moving twenty.
five miles per day, and would go into camp
after such march, merry as school boys
They We're delighted to be the iberators o.
East Tennessee, and feel that they were not
in an enemys country. Isl
The people Of Knoxville made many in.
Quiries for Parson Brownlow, who has
their confidence as no other man has. They
thought the old flag, supported by United
States bayonets, meant Brownlow, and viii
look for him daily, until he comes. TIL,
people of East Tennessee generally wan
to see Andy Johnson, whom they look upor
as sort Of political high priest. The re
ception that awaits johnson and Brown