Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-12

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sissu. Major s. W. Pieissas. with the aiseseaas
ard ilsnlssni.l men u The fegiwens sthsfe md
ssss gasassllsd "a suFgenax with tbs fpft LssEl.
Col cfh n Mlnail, with all shs efeetivs force had
last lei Athens On he Siss accommodating u she
aisecsion Of Florence while he wss ii OF near
Iawrenseburgh Forrest passed from Flofence via
Rnrcrville 80 Athens Col Minnis aimed 70 rettrn
% Athehs BAT When be came 20 Reaerssille he
found there he'd a force passed him. and he was in
their rear. % 10 tarned BIS course asd eaas 70 The
rcsd .. sulphur Trestls. On the a4fh u sspssmbcr
he started 10 Athens BIT lnet shs enemy heiwsen che
Trestls and Athens. They proving Too strong Tor
him. n was compelled 10 iail back 10 the Tsesse
where b sssaountea ts regiment and went Into the
inrs. sun the enemy samc aud attacked them. sur
rounding the fort and placing their artillery the
hills near the fort sooh Colonel I.ashrop. who wps
commanding the forces Ut the Ttestle ssll thsn Col
Mianis assumed command and fought near three
hours and hall, when bis ammunition gave ahd
he was eompellad 10 Surrender.
Col. MINIS was stunned By = shell, which passed
so near him that d knocked him down. Assistant
Sturgeon Freierisk wAgher Deat Geo. \. Carton,
and ssrgt. 7. l. TAornburg. were kilIed. MAJ. ben
Cunningham was slightly weandei IN the shoulder
BY a minnie ball Capt John IT, Morton was shot
through Che lelt arm By minnie BALI He was lei
/ on the aeld and i new here doing we'll There wns
more killed and wounded but We have not been able
10 gtt their number or names,
II !. reported here that great many escaped AZ
Ter capture. and are a rulzski. We do MOI knew
whether there + any truth IN the report or not
There Il sbeut ono hundred ecnvalesceuts and men
who escaped Of the regiment here.
As usual, AFTER capturing tho forccs 1t salphsr
Tressle - we'll ~ Athena the villains 90 cut rub
hing The wounded aud prisoner, takiag all their
money, hais, boot and everything they eouh gel
their hands on
Amer they eyHcaatcd Athens, H. Col Wade, u
The rad laiiana Infantry, vas sent with his regi-
nens is held the place. FSrrat sent one division
under Mai Gen Buferd back by Athens When
he l3afoedl arrived at Athens, he sent In flag Of
truce, and 20 prevent che shedding II blood de-
manded surrender Col. Wade answered, THAT
IL he did not want any blood saed he had bcttor gel
away Baford preferred shedding a little blood
but affair eight Of SOME i've hours duration be eon-
eludcd be had shed enonght and ervtirod having
wounded only one man slightly, member Of ID
Tennessee Cavalry, and leaving twelve Of his own
dead On the Geld, beside The dead and wounded h
carried of with him.
Hoping this viii satisfy those having friends b
the regiment and proven. their enqairing after thei
friends, I am, very respectfully,
wILI- A. MeTEKR,
Adjatsnt 81 Tenn Cav, a 4. 4. A @, Is, Brig
tth Div. Cav. A, &.