, 1863-10-03
FROM EAST TENNESSEE.

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FROM EAST TENNESSEE.
ro,,vnr.rco of the Country-Ju-
bilee Of the Peop!e-An Escort ,,ot 81
M.ooanmrrant1atiom Momemnvnata ss OF the Army
Gems. HartsuH and Hsscau.
(corEespondenee Of the ca'ca:o .an"ns, ls.uans,'
CONCORD Ienn' u m31ss ss,s.smhrr wsg; W iss
Ie.o-,ss ~ the war has
one o1 '''e s1e..ess ''s.y $50. a1.nst h,ood.
1ess1v. but completely. Without the usual ad-
4:,sa-t -, .,,1o,,cxh +ha rrs.a d,ta,linp fts
Fettlsemeat tn4o'6" ~. P' -
composition, extent anu opJect' stauu 10y
has been organized, supply trains OF une1am-
pleo eAtens 44A's sNs 49, - 49, ,.,.oo.sf,i a.
ton mas moved forward TO tas sucscSa."a ~
complishment Of most Important mission.
Fortvo vcars, East Tennessee has been the IN |
.-.,1,nr 80 - INT be1,1ess victim Of reb.1 sway.
Now and then some feeble outp1eak ot INC
amouldering patriotism which sWel1ed her |
-. z.4-e1,1a o+tos+ how hatefn1 tn her
loyal aeats "oolu a''s"s ~ ,..411 I
we're the chains she wore. But little chance
fo- o,oan1zed res1stance Has possible: and
'ot ~ v'e ~ ths .,,,, noth1, ;,,,g;,.
until now, although Ill the sympathy iaagln'
able WaB expressed for Eaet tennessee, no
~..s,p,,t - -e-,,.nant or snhst.nt;a1 re1jef
as1eup' .. pe .,e -. tha nor
for her has been made oT the ttoV.
ernment. The use by the rebels Of
~, E,,+ ra,reoeea and Virginia Railroad
=. xr.,,e.-a - ID o,a +-ovai
the great tnofou8n1a1e o1 tlaae aou t8afe1
til nov been rninterrupted, except by an &C.
e,".,-. ..1.., a.
cas1ona1 raid, lnnlctlng merely teo'polats ue'
Iay. Over 1t reinforcements were constantly
passing from one department. OF the Conied.
e1acy to another, While enormous trai9s o.
Southwest for the great rebel army Ct w u
ginia. The loss Of the Mississippi could not
hnye been nearly so severe a blow as that OF
this road. Without It the head and neat o1
rebeldom are cut OH from us e1ttemaues-
the Confederncy ls paralyzea, anu as x' ensetn-
ally cut in two as though tne era OF falfoaas
had.neyer come: From Abingdon almoSt, 10
Virginia, to within striking distance Of Caat,
tanooga, the I'D army corps is olstflonteo
along the road, and: aany, trains arg Inn ovss
o9r Whole hne o. ocGuRatloon.: HMse eng
fallIoad 1s nus enect9a!iy nslo, .na man1e ~
lne notIaeln na1 ol East lsnnesseo . sta! atst ~
as clear from armed rebels as the state OF
Illinois. - ,o.t .
me lneuons o. sgGsssiqn ~ ~ Tossa re1sn oesa
ted i!om ~ sne a,t apy t'nan " y, 80 yasrs sSe
[ea+sa ao1 f4ee @ 1was 1or1ons inhilee. the
o1eatass tee1 r. - vi ~ 10 .ra cs,ied
Som'pg COLI X y fr,sna o1d ne Men women md
netu ~ s,.n - o ,nt1os =, 1ont - h1asS
a n1.aar ne or,v nt de1frer,nca inc;dents
ais;rI na snv4' ~ @ e~tr3raronce II fselfng rnder
n.hes m ns2cnm IN stonces were az common occur
ee usnee III nrn1ra ~ w"rosr 1narche1 along At
tn soa ~ nT d}v,sfnn IL for some sta5ce.
h1s;na nI4u a. nnd ~ chee,;n1 nnr nsfV foot-sore
snuue3n6 anu A. +bnq 53sesea ths bnree ~ a
s2ss, pss ,,s,9HboT nne IF than shook her bV no
sn. 1eosa t;gnr ~ % At tha family ontSered in
mgans 9 tnn3 not az fha Soor c,v,sg = fts mn
naarsa enll mu have scsTcaiv imaoinahie f,y those
ggnosteu he.ss 49, Esa,, ~ a1;dencas nnd
WIZ, who hase resatioms o of ne,ce cnnnot who1ig
eTaca %nc sSsGnd Hess von :, and the like va,
thaIsI thn cn,n,non preeting If nld and younr.
IL IL eou a4 W. ,iaesnra ~ be;ro, IN n knoT3i,1a
~ n"t +,r ~ ta1oes entared 4. 5nt those VIM
eor eu. +bat +be scena herpnTed iascri otinn
Mstos sn5 sa' .ae-naJ a1,si1ta1r nragr wif1
i ane go9p.;H Pa;starona Were their marifsstationf
!Vy. ,e,o;n, ~ tbot ~ mns;c - The hands WI
eIois!ng; 1 cM9 ~ H. x VIZ Ha11 rorc1
comple.Iiy utu"usT ,'tHaaa - 1 ~ NV -euch 4hez
tae psopae aasa eaneH anae 1 = uom om,n1u e stnr
nave loneso ioI our G1tnlDS 70 amPa1 aIUm+ haat
a N w eninusiaem NAV" "a1s1 "0 A4''0 's'-
"g1Goueu, s.,. +. ,,os ~ a,e+,,yr,eb roba1 from
11so SaHsas ~ ~ ana tarns he frat thr;ftT
unmolested and sich !. N iuu granSesles ane
groWngneias tns +s last s VIII ~ aaaa osoo
OF rlcn on!9 N nouh1Hna IT, @ caops o. 81 ~9eas a.
There + not 80 maea aiasrenee s, LOW, W. TOW ,s
: great, and not so much respect vas fslt H.: to-
5 rebel properly as useu 70 ne-asuto ol tna4Gt aG
which produced much OF the sameness IN tns
appearance o. matters thfonsn 4 Ine county, T NJ
7 over which We passed. me most o. lAe
{ people o!ong our route we're loyal, but yer,
: nearly all the male adult poputatlon we're gone
J., rebel persecution and the danger Of reoe
: conecrtptlon having 1h'e-d lav'n ln1o LIZ
Union ranks or scalle' =: 'hem IS refugee W
throughout the NoILh. "A a1o1. salnt VIZ ate
stout rope" used 70 be common pftehscs,R the aI3
ton for Cnion1sm mere, and many are 1ne au
thenticated cases In which It vas appatedi-; pied :
remedy, which, though it may hare failed Q
:: curing the disease, certainly cnrtalca me 1fe
quency OF US manie5taions is as l;ra: re as w
!. number Of patients. but nus business !,
!; nu1uber Of East Tennessee regiments are Tltl
i us, made NJ. almost wholly Of refugees, an
= the revenge they eVince would be terrible
= ! 1t Was not restrained.
!. Our march was long and tedloas one
6veE nooE % maaa
7 rem by the 1ayages Of War and tas light tfoI
=; persecution Of those who should have bee
!; tilling the soil. Our division had with 1t, I
= take care Of and guard, besides It's own va
): wagons. Want Of forage. and sometimes Il
of days almost, Of water, killed OF very man
t. OF our animals, and many poor mule tn:
z had pulled faithfully to the last, dropped dea
s in his traces, or "as lets Wrec6 oy the roat
a. side; and, when ne got tnfongn az Ast, tn
+ animal whose !1es conid not oe counse
b. with eaee through nus n1do, was rarely, ,a aI
n; the highest possi evidence OF greaG ani1
a; as fo1ager on The part OF ms dtlVcr.
2; the rough roans over tne G9moeIianq Aou
u, u Trims, comparable 10 notn1ng tney nau e7
~ before seen by those who had not campaign
<. 1t "up Sandy and there me country y v
Of gotten up on 30 Erandly perpendicular
d. scale, that men were found sixty years Of ag
n; who never Eaw wagon until they SAY
"Yankees."
The corps, IN tact the Depoflme4l, neg
~ quarters are ut hAoxy1ue, dens. basnsi
and HartsuT being both there.
Ely Our divieiur, the third, under command
,.r Brig. Gen. Hascall, is scattered on DO
leA sideB Of Knoxville, With head1uafters at II
NJ place. General Hascall is an old 81
der, grnduate Of West Point,
the same class with General Hartsu
or He engaged 10 civil pursuits until the ope
ing Of the rebellion. He entered the tield
,se Aide to Gen. Morris, in Western Virgin
re- and afterwards the three years. service
ith Colonel Of tie 18th regiment Indiana roiu
at teers. He vas appointed and coatfsmed q
aat Bngadter General IN April, 1S69, and .
Mg ~ honoTed his promotion ever and over ag'
~ ~ by his services IN the fcid, In tae pattls
re- Stone River, his division, alone OF the Wht
fhnErh H4V11ft EDfftTHn severe