The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-08
EAST TENNESSEE.
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Gen. SchoGeId Assumes Command Of
the Department Of the Ohio.
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BRILLIANT AFFAIR AT FAIR GARDEN
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Details Of the Dashing Fight Of General
Sturgis' Cavalry with the Rebels.
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Hand to Eand Conflict, in which tho Generals
and Their Stats We're Engaged.
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Capture Of Two Pieces Of Artillery and
One Hundred Prisoners.
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AFFAIRS IN LoNGsrRERTs ARMY,
&C., &c.. 60.
Capture Of Two Pieces Of Artillery and
One Hundred Prisoners.
AFFAIRS IN LONGSTREET'S ARMY,
&C., &c., 60.

LOUISVILLE, N.Y. rco. y loof'
The Press reporter from the front Of General Grants
army has just arrived from Nashville.
He states the highest military authority in Nash.
Vile that all skirmshes recently reported are merely
foragng fights between and the rebel cavalry;
that General Burke the night Of the 4th at Knox
ville in command OF the Ninth army corps, aud bad
communication cut OF this side Of Cumberland Gap.
The Tszewell fight unimportan and did not affect
the general situation,
The following has just been received, and by It's sicrce
other matters corroborates the above. from
the correspondent the Associated Press and dated
Powell's River Bridge, five miles east Of Cumberland
Cap
"Ctzcns report that the rebels concentrating at
Newmarket and Dodridge.n
General Sco6eld has assumed command of tho DEPART
nent Of tho Ohio vice Foster, relieved
General Boyles resignation has been accepted ard no
has resumed the practice OF law in this city
General Hobson has been temporarily put in Command
Of the forces kentucky, General Ammon having been
placed on the Court Martial at Cincinnati.
nIr. James q. Fttzpntrick's Dispatches.
KNOXVILLE, Jan. II, ls04
AFFAIRS IN rososrREEr's ARMY.
A citizen who arrived within lines Monday
night gives following report OF affairs in the army Of
Longstreet:-
LonRstreets headquarters at RussellvilDe.
His troops are being extensively fuElougbcd and
gong homo.
A second raid a Ia AveriIl, IA evidently feared,
whole DIVISION General Ransom, has gone Up into
Southwestern Virginia TO protect Inc salt works In has
region.
The railroad will soon be in running order between
Richmond and Morrstown. Tho bridge the Iolston
at Uniona town on the state line, which The
has been called zocofOr by the rebcss finished, and
that watauga Carters station will BIO ready
the pasaage OF trains in loss than week. These
the only important bridges between Morristown and
Lynchburg. In two weeks Longssrees will thus have
established railroad communication with Richmond,
! when may look for another '.On TO Knoxville
Tho weather s.l continues remarkably fine. Yester-
with all the heat OF June day Tho thermometer must
have marked sixty seventy degrees sudden
| turc descended to Ave degrees above zero.
The Twenty third corrs IL TO lose ono OF ito
bravest oficers-Generai Manson-wbosc distinguishes
vaor aud subsequent capture by the enemy at the battle
before tho public General Manson has participated in
almost all the many sanguinary engagements Of Ken
part from him with many regrets lie starts for Ken
lucky in few days and will probably be assigned 10 the
command at Louisville, lately held by General Boyle.
DR.. Bcvier. surgeon Of Tho Seventeenth Michigan who
was captured by the enemy during the retreat from
Strawberry Plans last week. sent with.
in our lines under tag " truce yesterday.
KNOXVILLE, Jan. %, 1884.
On Tuesday the enemy cavalry, consisting Of tho d.
visions OF Armstrong and John !. Morgan, all under
command OF General Martini crossed the French Broad
and advanced upon the position 81 General Sturgs near
scviervlc. Our advance guard showed no artillery ard
herce the rebels, Judging that our force anal,
marched boldly to the attack Our advance guard how
did engage them, but fell back upon tho New
port road position which Gen. Sureis had selected
advantageous wherein 20 give them battle. On
Wednesday morning he opened the attack them With
Campbes brigade OF Fotts cavalry, while he sent la
oranges brigade operate from tho flank This
the Vicinity Of Fair Garden point east Of Seyiervio
Generals woford and Garrard. with ihcir comnauds,
moved or 10 the support u Lagrange and Campbell,
and desperate engagement ensusd-psrt of Il q
running nght--lastlng uuti four O'Clock IN tho
afternoon. when General sturss ordered lagrange and
Campbell to charge sabres werc dvaSn, and cavalry
dashed 10, generals and their eta1s joining the mcco
with pistols and swords. Tho rebels gave way and
pursued by our victorious troopers full, gaop.
captain Rawollc Of General Stures' stat, tho
thckcst Of the Tight, and captured q valuable horse
the enemy.
We captured two pieces Of artillery. rihed, and ono
hundred prisoners. have no estimate Of the osscs
yet.
Our troops pursued the rebels until nightfa wcro
to continue the chase ths morning General sturgls and
Colonies Campbell and Lagrange deserving q great
praise for the admirable and gallant manner In which
they handled their commands.
General Stures' coup IN gaining possession OF tho
foragiDg grounds french Broad valley has placed
the rebel cavalry in . prediciment from which they
sistence or tho valley for their horses they cannot
roman and hence their desperate effort 70 drive him
cut This their FIRST endeavor, has most sgnaly failed
Fires An New York.
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