The New York herald., 1863-12-04
Capture Of 234 Prisoners and
Three Stand of C0l0rs.
REBEL LOSS ABOUT SEVEN HUNDRED.
UNION LOSS SLIGHT.
Generals 8hermsn's and Fosters
Junction with Burnside,
As.. &ss ~.

Mr. James o. Fitzpatricl<'s Despatch.
KsorynIR. Nov. 20. 1888
During Saturday night last. November %. the ouems
made general attack In force upen large portion x
our skirmishing line about midnight succeeded
driving in our pickets.
This movement OF rebels was iutended us rcint
confuse u.s. and conceal the point OF ooosm
plated assault.
Cannonadng, skrmishing and picket aring oontlnuea
all night
Early in the morning the enemy charged in stroas
force General Ferreros position al Fort Saunders
They were met midway by a murderous dischargo or
grapesho and canister and BY steady from ths
Union rife pits under which they faiterod and finally
fe back, in broken fragments, leaving two coioas,s
several captains, ssd. in ALL one hundred dead O
the field.
considerable force OF the rebels reached the foot =
the parapot OF the fort. only to be 'umbIed into ~
ditch surrounding the work. who're tho wounded and
the dead the living and the dying, piled together
in distinguished mass.
We captured TIVE hundred and thirty four prisoners.
The enemys loss rs not far from seven hundred ueah
the assault The Union loss is less than twenty-five
General Burnside humanoy offered truce TO General
Longsreet until ve p. NJ afford time Tor removes ol
the enemy wounded and burial Of the dead which tuos
was agreed TO- and afterwards extended I've hours bo
yond the specified time
The badly wounded rebels placed n hospitals.
and those able 70 msved conveyed anss-
lances TO the snemy's line.
Three stands OF rebel oolers were captured
This morning the weather is quito clear. asA frsss
ing at tho time write.
An is quiet now along the lines
The Clncinn asl Despaach.
CnoSHAn. Dec. 3, 1888.
despatch has been received from Geaersi Fostss's
Chief OF STAFF dated Cumberland Gsp inst which
says nothing tho capture q nvs thousand rebsl pr
ouers at Knoxville.
The Louisville Despatch.
LoUmvLLn, Dec. 9. 1888.
A midnight special despatch says General wHeex ~
graphed General Burnside, At Knoxville. % Nov o. tae
eleven O'Clock the evening Of The 2sth the rsssh
attacked forcs and succeeded In driving sktrmssh
ing line to the right the Kingston road and forcsa
back to Fort Saunders.
We afterwards reganed the position, after sharp skir
mishing all night.
On Sunday morning. at O'Clock, the robels moved
three brgsdes against Fort Saundsrs. or . Portsoa
thereof Notwithstanding heavy nre, they gained the
ditch but could not ascend the parapet
We took three hundred and three stands ooIoss
The rebels loss in killed and wounded is three
hundred. Our entire loss not over two hundred.
The wounded rebels exchanged Tor loyal soldiers
who were wounded in previous engagements aud the
rebel dead sent through our lines.
Colonel Russ commanding the assautins party Colonel
McElvoy and Lieutenant Colonel Thomas. were killed.
simultaneously assault made on the right Of our
line but the rebels driven back.
Our that side about forty. The enemy's ioss
was much greater
Our supplies ample for the present.
The rebels been reinforced by two OF Bush
rod Jobnson's divisions