Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-11-30
GIN, BRE0KINRIDGE LAiE VICTORY IN EAST
TENNESSEE.
CAMP EIAK Strawberry PLAISs. /
Nov. le b, 1864.

Nov. ls.hI 1864.
To the Editor of The Wig:
Tie odam hssped on the cavalry of this department.
bSo-uJs Of tue late disaster at AorIsoWn las bstn
han ,hAosd IN one of the mos! brilliant victories
of the va.
The Isi4rs of General Bseckinridse to carry the ell
,mys uorks on the llh, the withdrawal OF General
y.uShus command from the rear of Bulls Gap irduc-
ed them he enemy to think that they RATE and in
no Danger from any further interruption our part.
On the Is b, General Breckenridge determined to
uass TO their rear, and if possible gain Knoxville in
adysl CO Of tbs enemy. should they atteH p retro
Rsde movement in that direction, tie ctys defence
was dependent on him for its dsfeIcs. The enemy,
hou,v,r had begun to eVaeuate the Gap at the same
time cur column VAS put in motion for their rear
though unconscious of our movement. Our column OF
cavalry bad passed we'll through HoESTd's Gap, onl,
soms tao and 9 half miles southwest OF the eneDys
epeampmep shen the cheering intelligence Of rattlirg
trains moving In the direction Of RusseVille Was an
n, uneeCl Here Wss exciting momen,l Immense
fires we're spingirg up along the mountain heights IL
Eliminating the surrounding country, whilst the moon
shoas as bright, almost, as a mondays sun. The
,ouuu vas hAlttd! universal silence pervaded
dam rumb!ing Of artillery carriages end the heavy
tramp of moving columns Of the snsmys oAvslry.
q =, era Vaughn's command was in the advance, and
no little sagerness for the fray Wss manifest in the
uu,snsnoe Of every one to obierats the late defeat.
Tne Al Cf attack Was submitted by General Vaughn
to CIsneral soknrdRs, which n ct bis entire appro
nat or when the d q rent columns moved to the
cution of their task Colonel Gillespie with his
uAnd moved rapidly up the Dandridge road juno
ton vito Russelvile and Bulls Gap road with nsluc.
lions 10 fall Vigorously on the enemys rear, while
gsoer.l Vaughn With Colonel CGrets command hur-
ried to Ross. lVille 10 Intercept the enemy
M, half IN hour be ore. L eutsnsut Colonel Bean,
WITH the lat Tennessee. Captain MINIS, with q de.
tehmert of the III Tennessee, Captain jenkins and
Aobos scoHts had gone to the vicinity OF Russelvle
.ih instructions TO Gttsck tho enemys trains and cap
u "a Ihem if possible. By the time the srent col.
umns Usrs tus in notion the report OF his guns could
De distinctly heard Notwithstanding strict orders had
been sued preventing any noise on the part Of the
troops their enLhu asm could not be kept 1pesssd
Such veil az arose the stiffness OF the night has
| seldom awakened the poIuscj from their Dreams
| The 18Th Tennessee was 10 the rear OF Giems COM
mAnd and was the frat TO reosiVe the attack rom our
fore Il fed In The widest confusion in the direo-
tsn of B ans S.aton. Tee entire column vas then
turned IN the direction nf Mo,ristoWD, as the a.
Tonnes es had gone in that direction In charge OF
i ,he artillery sad wagon train. General Doke, who
GlloVed In the OF Colonel Uarters command, be
fora coming 70 RusssiVe had oofqued TO the lett and
.,taupted 10 RIn the eBemy'5 front, but they bad
-. IA pFesssd rapidly forward and came up With
their rear at Shaunons farm, one and hall miles wet
of RusselVle. Hare they attempted to mske stand
40 az 10 check our further advance. General DIX
ya,y prudently formed his command and awaited the
arrival OF General Vlu5ans brigade, which bad not
come Nd In q lev minutes, Colonel VIM, with the
IA C3eores dashed up and formed to the support Of
/ a neral Duke and began to advance. Below Judge
B rtonr IN the rise, the enemy again took strong
| oosucn. Mi Geo W. Day, than whom more prOmi =
pz Al gallant CniSer never lived, dashed up to Gen
| V9nphu aud asked permission to charge the enemy.
FSa 1, ou ct Was granted, and "Fofwara" the yours
h,o hou ed 90 his b. ave command and on the ios
.hiIat tha gallant Dol VIM dashed IN their flank
Faey atd, pursued By A'jT Day Ole mile further
| sest an effort Wss made to oneok cur VICTORIOUS
aattsliops but to little purpose. Our troops were ON
die ground where they had bten inglorouily de-
| fssted and thsy EeTe determined to redean them
.eIysF, They fell into line like troops of the guiar
| ,rvios and moved boldly to the attack. Gen. DUKE
,ssasd 10 lhsir Iisht ,uk, dm0uatsd bis oommai d.
nd 400. Iut them TO d ght. l. Was beautiful teshe
70 ssa the rapid histiog Of thousands OF mu ksts IN
ths opea plain RESPONDED to by the dsafening sh0us
| of our clsFging columns.
In tbls mvs rent Ools. Gillespie O5TtsT aud Brad
ford won for themselves much praise az cin tue &C
| o,uonlishei Ddke with ms brave .k4niucssnS. rhe
snsny lell back some two la TIA position on the
rse west of MorrsoWn Thtre the achievements sna
| came from Knoxville were ioImed
The rapid dchsrge OF two pieces OF srnheFS sanS
ths vhstling of the engine was o1eerlng news sn0a
tbSy rusSsa forward ". rsdOuO ed yisOr as they vel
me. that the sncmy had made halt aud that there
.as hope of olptuirg the entire wagon train = sDt
artillery. Hsj IT Day AID p'rfon OF tGs IoOn oeoI
Ia asn l6 Tennessee, charged 10 Sfhia ~ pace
II The battery and sn9iT e, but we're repnlSsd OSSn'
VIM, by direction Of Co., 0sr sr, dismouated sn
| advanced on { enem'd Infantry and srtlll ~. zap
alma Abbott and jenkins MAYED on their Hank an
truek their rear. She1 they sts mpeded abandoning
srrs nupbpr Of their wagons. Blu three miles vef
y NoTristo~u the FIRST gun Of the pendid battery va
,oIursd. Txo miles further west tho rem aindfr
ne bs,.e,y Wis tsken. ell complete, which was inm
natsly turned in the road and drove back to aorli
. 90. THOR trains we're Sllcaptured between Aorri.
va and New Market, including the artillery.
The homer of capturing thsm j. due to Gen Vaughn
o,vsry o. because Of any dsTectnsss OF daiy on 4
e uart Of Gen. Dukes command, but simply because
: former passed the Isttsr, VIA we're aanepn'ss'