Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-01-15
FTom the RlchmOnd En- qulfeF.
The East Tenns ssee Raid


The knoxville Register OF January Sd, says courier
started from Pattonsville on Monday last, at one
o'clock, p NJ. and reached Morrstown Monday night
at eight o'clock. He broke down six horses to reach
Morrstown. Thence be telegraphed the military au-
thorities at Knoxville and at Abingdon Va, that the
Federals approaching the railway at the Watauga
and Holston bridges Thirteen hours interviewed be-
tween the time this d spatch sent from Morrstown
and the burning of the railroad bridges Why was not
Colonel Love advised of the facts? Why were his
guards at the bridges unadvsed of the approa Oh of the
Federals ? Why the bridges destroyed? Can't
train of cars brigade from Knoxville to the
Watauga and Hoston in thirteen hours Who has
been aseer
These Y,nkees passed KiDgsport at noon on Monday.
The courier who left Pattonsvle o'clock reached
Rogersown at four o'clock, making thrty-two miles in
three hou. The Register says has these facts from
unquesonable authority and knows that the Dispatches
sent by telegraph and received at Knoxville
The Lyrchburg Vrginian gives some additional par
ticulars in regard to this Yankee raid. It says:
Col. r. Il. A. Love, who was captured during the
recent Federal raid in East Tennessee has been parod
and has returned home He was captured at Zolcofs r
where he was accommodating on locomotive He gives
thr ough the Greenve Banner, full account of tie
whole affair. After burning the bridge at Zollcofer,
about halt Of the Yankee force 10000 despatched
| to burn the Watauga bridge Upon their arrival at
Carriers depot they precpitated their whole force at
once upon the little band there stationed which was
under the command Of Lieut.. j. Ramsey Dills. This
small force of 100 whstoed the onset bravely and
contested every inch of ground when at last they
overwhelmed and compelled to surrender The casual
ties the side of the enemy much greater in pro-
portion to numbers than The Yankees lost four
killed and several wounded man lost leg. Our
loss seven wounded mortaly, since dead.
After the fight the bridge set fire and the en-
gne bearing Colonel Love, was run back to Carriers
Depot tie prisoners taken of and paroled The steam
was then increased, the muskets and swords belonging
| to our men were broken and placed on the engine
The engine was then put in motion by Yankee by
fho onfM aN Sch uh0 to-
the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad which ran
on the burning bridge, and all went under.
The Yankees acted towards little band of soldiers
like heateas than civilized warriors of the 10TH
century Not being content with burning their tents,
clothing except what they had on, and burned them,
broke open trunks took money and every little thing
| they could lay their hands on.
There were FIVE regiments of these thieving Adolf
| tionsts. One an East Tennessee renegade tory
regiment under the command of Col. Jim Carter one
was the 7tb Ohio, 9th Pennsylvania, I'd Michi-
gan and the other either from Iowa or Michigan
All under the command of Brig. Gen Sam Garter, the
Infamous tory and renegade from East Tennessee who
like many Others is lending all his energies, both of
body and mind to aid Lincoln in subjugatng the land
Of his nativity, the home of his family relations.
Col. Love says it plain to be discovered in the
connenance of the Carers that they had not met with
the reception from the Unontes that they expected.
| After short hours rest, and from modification
they had to endure by not finding their friends to co
operate with them in the bridge burning they stole al
the horses they could both from Union and Southern
men, and left in disgust the worst scared men thai
ever made track from Tennessee.