New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-20
Firss Regiment Eass Tennessee voiun-
tecrs.
NEAR ATLANTA Aup H. 1864,

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NEAR ATLANTA, Aug. IL, 1864.
From Our Special Correspondent
The First Regiment East Tennessee Volunteer
Infantry goes home to-day, its term Of service
having about expired.
Col. Byrd, their commander, has received the
following complimentary order from the Com.
handing General.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY oP THE OHTo
Near Il tlanta Aug. TO- ls6t.
SrEcIAL FIyLD ORDER. No. 77.-rbc term Of service
OF the First Regiment East Tennessee Volunteer In
ianry having nearly expired, the regiment will be re-
Eeyed from duty v th the 0rmy In the held.
On the nth inst, will move by rail II practicable TO
Knoxville Tennessee and VIII then be mustered cut OF
the service This gallant regiment first among the '
tOtc Of East Tennessee 10 take arms III defence
~ the Union has earned Oh enyable reputation ny n1
,ahi and efficient three Yeas Of service and espe-
cally during the present campaign has won together
with its comrades Of the Twenty third Corps-endurinS
fame.
TO Col. r. X. Byrd and the officers and men Of bis
regiment tender soldiers appreciation ara rsgaru
for s0dery fidelity and gahantr! and bid them fafe-
well with the hope that they may soon find in their
homes IN Tennessee the peace and prosperity iof ~noh
they have fought so long and ~ we'd.
j. NJ. SCHOFiELD, Ma. Gen. Comdg.
The first Tennessee regiment was organizedby
COL Byrd, and entered the service in August,
1861, being mustered in at Camp Dick Robin
son. On the 10Th, by Gen. Nelson, 900 strong,
they were marched over the mountains at time
when Kentucky was swarming with rebel guer.
rillas. They were at the battles Of Mil Spring,
Cumberland Gap, where the Colonel was woun-
died. on the retreat with Gen. Geo. Morgan on
to the Ohio river afterwards in Western Viz
al.nI az
and Louisville to Stone River, and participated
in that engagement with credit; then, as part
Of the l4th Corps, under Gen. Thomas, moving
back to Kentucky, they were sent with Sanders
on the raid to EaS. Tennessee. capturing 10
pieces of artillery, burning ! dcpots on the Vir-
GINA end East Tennessee Railroad, with rebel
stores, and capturing 500 prisoners, and losing
only % men taken prisoners.
The Rebel force in Kentucky at the time was
Is, 600 men, aud Pegram followed them out
with 1900 men. IL was part OF Gen. Burn'ides
advance brigade when Le went to Knoxville.
They we're afterwards sent 10 Charleston, Tenn,
scouting and skirmishing with the enemy for
FIVE weeks, sixty miles from support, and within
twenty Of the right wing of Bragg'S army.
They were then ordered back TO Kingston,
Tenn, by Gen. Burnside, where they remained
until after the seige OF Knoxville By Longstreet.
Meantime The Regiment was attacked by Wheel
er's cavalry numbering 1900 men. They re-
pulsed him, killing fifty and wouading lao. with
the loss Of only one man, accidentally killed.
Their campaign into Georgia winds up their
three years Of faithful and efficient service.
After brief respite the country will again
count them among it's brave defenders until the
close Of the rebellion. Meantime the bush
whaekcrs and guerEllas in Tennessee wonld do
well to lie low.
AUG. lI.--Eyerything is quiet in front this
morning.
We have unofficial news here that our forces
occupy Mobile. The news comes through rebel
sources, and Gen. Sherman, l understand had
the intelligence. E.s.