Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-05
Another Tlpton Letter.

Gle fG'lowing original letter f1am one q
the several Tiptoh boys Scnth Of tho river
who vert into the rebellion. has been
placed IA cur hands for publication. and Il
vi! le rcrascd with interest, as il gives
d, particulars Of the treatment of Capps'
mru who were seeking to &c, into Ken.
iGckv. This man Upton. writing himself
dswa as one of the party. our Union boys
III know low TO dispose Of him, should
boy cciae up with him;
CLiSroS, Andersoa c,,enty. !
April lsth ise2.
~ ( F'srnitsH,--I have taken ,hss orpor.n-
~ 70 vr.,r yoa = letter. Yca need DOT Ihiak
ia; h4ve f,rr,s;el yoa because have nos wit
zen tcf,ys uov, sn sell st present sai wen sst-
Esd Nj ,'sc tays are in pretty god hsalth. we
L-vs lg,a ve-v l..,y fav the last f-w DAYS. Last
rrA: v4s IL, ssy: nights sleep / have bad fer
,'ree n;-E.- welacs4ay night sbost nins oeicek
NC ~ grlNs - rsvc 81 H,paleRis wsrning.
cooked ur.a u:.,aisst hut ~sz rot or1srei to
r.s->A -zt. ga- r,lo>k the next day. We got
bsyk 70 canys :. I52s vc.cek n the right. snd At
has P,s; elsv>n =, vysc ord0ssd 10 esss CIiRca
rH.-rh.---s ~ NttE E1ne As-At HtsFttS
tor:as; b.; X, rst ii.a s.rta nsiles this side Il
Fa-zayrs, u 80 III Tennessee tsraes that they
b. e.fts-yi cs tie evening aeEore ne mi lhesa
oas hy-r as.ire Daylight. They had taken them
=, ,-s-s1- J>sy.s. We had seventy Eaen in the
= 81 :hcrs were st0zt 100 Of ;hs tories. We
III .l-ee G. f5-s -nea wsaaiAi-ene ncrtaliy sad
tas ga..lE TAey lost some t~ea;y or tsiFty kilis1
AZ z.er4i W,uElsI. More than two hundred
-ez l-e.- csc Re. TAssr 1sad-r you knew BIN
-; he's dad Ac d.eI st The hc-a Cf his
fta ss g.zs ~ uorl. Tsga SaEpx was
az. Tay had taken sevsTl vvluntcSrs
~ho w-rs a; kezae or hsPreae1 10 he
atgs sa5 ous ssid ras hcR ClrI. woGld
as., he vyssrId Re Colgnel vAsa they got 70
A.2-y; bs;, thank GUa. thsy Li!:ed ban, anl
- A.- ay.as ,H tls Gsia ~ yhe lazs r4s - pick
Is fi'y La vast the R..es kaCw of It, 70 that
IL! SD know tls4l death l.l cslae Hpsn che of
her gvH s.aslncn t.sasc Il Asd uYca so;ns Nhose
ess;l iE-y El4 prsyej scr. Several of the tof-es
attempted 70 escape after they had surrendered but
w sh1; 1e=d Several died with fatigue and
zas--S Captain u ESne Ga-rl-wAo said he
vpgld 60 TO ksu oE ksntpeky, ins,ped oat of the
tost AID sEak - rise more Some Of tkcn
Ny.e iarc-soCte3, t0Rae bsre-hez,It, and 10 their
G-.s-yey s,sae e their fsrt ioelel like solid
cake 4 tloe3 Ore was sh0, ia tho thigh, and
VI: GaP,ns sl5ay 50 pitifaI that let him ride
u L.r,a XII ! w4lkel stsea aliies. IIis wound
As 81. ..er1.r.- and - looked very pale, though
Il Ls4 yeTy keen black eye. lie had not eat q
t.,e isf.~'g,y-i y-ioer hogrs, 50 carried hia On nay
Ee's- I'D e A.ns q. niy bread.
zsFa -gra.-LaEt Sunday morning lEasteT,j We
sz-.st = x ,Esee lailes above Flae.stis, thirty
A=z..,s fsOsa tas place. e rodS al day through
- - laaa We X. baek iso TzIlSs this eide II
J.zA-lzlo' sb0Gt ten oeloek ia tie night, making
t-J-s !sr sighi siiss aI,hoGt snytLing Cor maa
g a.s- - eat and through the harlss. rain that
s5sf szv 9. Sit was wet tEo days and Eigh1l
sa1s-. sg.ag dEy. wAa vp Whsre the eatiia With
t-Ty, aa1 .la .o.5ss ~ss fought Il SAs islss
'elgr, l5os - Eisly Of tl.sm bciHg killed; there
49, g4,s .i4ee toE.rs killed and RGIsisF wound
e Cops VS. ngt Killed. Pity such hsli~ieseEv-
ias s-ya--ssl o5-.I l5t meek his dessrTei Als,--
s-gz l.. aza. eg.anenesd fom Caps iHSnpei
~l.ss a. eJl.-d iiiud eE1 third Lsdposys and
S.ss-..s v-.-. zn1 Lid iAcrr one boar and hail.
"a - l.se n40niy his rose, poksd cut; snd
'11 e-' La.a ,-a, away he cTav.sd ou' and
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