Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-02

moved forward in regular order, the cavalry
IN advance, aud the artillery distributed
along tho line Of infantry, IL may be Of
ierci rs ~ objection that the column was
} without bankers, Tho only source through
which any ntmaton Of the oncmys pres
ence could be- received was the advance cay,
airy guard II would certainly DO called n
military failing TO move u column Of troops
| without the proper fankors through any
portion Of the oncmy's country even II pos
! 1.-Two information had boon obtained that the
oucmy himself was long distance off, The
road from Barhcr's to Lake city lies paral-
! lei with the railroad, crossing II Mt intervals
on an average Of five miles, II was ut one
/ Of tho crossing points that the fght was
commenced Tho head Of the column reach
cd This point at , r. NJ, The men had not
rested from the time they left liarbors. at I
A. 81 The usual halt Ola few minutes every
hour WAS %. course observed, but we cannot
say the troops fairly rested, Neither had
they tasted q mouthluI Of food, Thus after
4 tedious march Of sixteen miles, over Il
road al loose sand, or DOGGY turf or covered
knoc-docp with muddy water the troops.
weary exhausted, faint hungry and Icon
r',''"'g, WIZ '".''.'',l "''I'"'" - "",S'
w ~, ','y"'f WV ''"' W. ''.''' '''''.
p.accnl satisfaction the entry Of our mon
into hi, ambush very much after the man.
nor that the spider would have the fly 10
walk into his purIor Before reaching the
battle ground, Con- Henry with hiscayaIry
ol the independent Massachusetts Battalion
and the 'ouicth Massachusetts Mounted
l"I"""f '"'"' "I'"" I'"',H i" uN' """'''r4
''''', j" IN VERY ,I'','u[' "y"'no u" "'I
'.'''', "i'' "'''' 10 "'' 'y'' W. 'n' No0u'
''" H",', "''' eM'""'!~'' anu '''" '''
I'"''' III" D." the U'''o'"" % "r'I "'a'"
".,T. "I" '"''EI""7 u'''''I vi ',E"'"'
afu'v,t was WIN H'NI! Sr"lWIE' AT lhe
'''" C ..o', '',"'I I|I,L" "'!1" 'i""''l "F'E-
"''' " !" '"''H an" l'"'iI"o" I'A"''F p"'-
Ger! ia" come up VIII no" "',oInp' 10
give some rue" u inc orV'r I'D Nhi'h our
troops came mo me- ana iN'charAr'er ana
+ progress oil IA"
BATTLE
'U ll' view VI HloCu"| inc enemy
Pl'N''a' thre' mics ID advance OF 'h' mil,
/ TWO companies OF the 'in connecticut rogi-
mem were dePI"Ned on The IelJ OF the ran
iuI'', I'F lho purpose 81 supporting the mr.
uHrIy, y SINAI. force OF cavalry was sent
10 -k'rm.o Oh ne rgH, 81 ln' railroad
dr.l y.rIs. whom tLo,. Ii.rnroroJ tL,sr nr
tho sno,r,- JiroctI,, IN tbrr. nont Thc no.
sniff was I,a,I, f,rn nm bn+h .fl,s vl.irb
onjod hy fbn or,n,,.'s tiIirg hack an a snc.
ond linz Of sl;irmishrr. orr men ror,.n-
nod f. drive the rrbcI. L.nl. sometimes ON
IN, riobt onI .omnti,nr, ~, M, l.G of lln
r,ilrraI but n,.incinqIly an tho r.h WbiIo
Ills v,sg,ind an. Two nan.nani,s IF five lotL
/ Nos.arlnsort. warn ordnrrd to th.1oG With
, ,.;.o.. ,r ortHonl.in,, tba enoo,v.s sI,irr,i.L
,rs II, orlna,,n,i,,. - c.r, ,,,t ,,,,t 'l,r,l.,.
tbo lotb Noss,cLrsott. ca,1n. ,n,, - how,
Ijnc If sLirrishrr. and wor, lomnoIIoi f.
yitbdr,y. ~ n. '.;,. .or;,,i.,.,I ,,...fr-n,
Co.,, ~, 80, w.. I'm
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a.' az 'NtNI '''h INC 'I'ihN it'' "hb posi-