Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-31
The Wheeler Raid.


The late raid Of the rebels turns out 70 be
= larger affair than was at AFst sanpoacd.--
Il has beea satisfactorily aacestained that
there were, IN The command. 5000, and as
many Is elsAt general officers, Wheeler be
ing the chief ia command They entered
East Tennessee from Dalton--attacked
Cieveland--got whipped, and passing rOund
Charleston. crossed the Hiwazsee river
south Of thce- made descent upon Atheas,
robbed all tho storcs--seised upon some
eitiaens--tore up the railroad III intermeai.
ate points from there to little Philadelphia
They inteAded IA attack upon the london
bridge, bat that place waa hold By General
Amnaon and q sufficient force. with ~ many
large guns Is he needed. They have 3 great
horror for our forti1cations
Failing in their designs upon Loadop,
they crossed the Little Tennessee river
above and below Madisonyille, feIs ia upon
and destroyed Aaryyille. The particulars
Of that affair have been given, and We are
pleased 10 make ono correction Of the YER.
sion We gave in oar extra, We lost no one
Of our garrison IN killed or wounded and
those they took prisoners have, in part.
escaped. One incident IL worthy Of men
ton. The rebels set IRE 10 frame bulls.
ing on the west Of the court house, when
the wiad was blowing Con the west and
aReF ihs as easEk hpFsA AHRar q REl
trying 10 dislodgel AS sooH Is they fired
the dwelling the wind changed, ana burned
ap the rebel houses on that lIne of the street;
thea il shifted soHth. crossing the street, and
consumed the leading rebel houses on that
side. The ouly Union house we have heard
ii being destroyed was the house Of Parson
DoweIl, and he ought 70 be reimbursed, by
the sale Of rebel property TOR bis benefit
From MaryyiEle the thieves and robbers
trsxersed the country IN an easterly direc-.
ton, continuing on tbs line between Bloant
aud Knox counties, as far ns 10 the Seven
Islands, on the French Broad river. Gross.
ing over into the lower end Of Jefferson
county. they made an attack upon the gar.
rison II Strawberry Plains, and got--net
only repaIsed. bat whipped They losteome
twenty-five nleH there, oar men since eouHt.
ing that maIy rebel graves. We had 100
men in the fort, al told and the FIRST at
tempt the rebels made TO mount one Of their
guns. cur men in the fort dissnoanted H..
and il fell into oar hands Oar loss
was three or four Aorses killed by the enemy.
Crossing the Hoiston river. about twelve
miles east Of Knoxville, the rebels attacked
aud burned the railroad bridge over Flat
Greek. Here the most desperate fight of
the var ensued Major Smith, Of General
Tillsons STAB, encountered them with IS
mounted men, and lost bat one b1as. The
Aalor'i a enc cavalry officer. and he and
his men fought with great bravery, against
a most fearful odds.
From Flat Greek bridge they came round
on the north side If Ksoxrille, along the
waiers Of Beaver Greek, taking ears not to
come closer % the lortilications Of Knox.
viIlc than circIe Of eight % fifteen mikes.
Crossing Clineb river al Lee Ferry. twelve
miles north II Knoxville they passed on
through Roane county 70 Post Oak Springs,
north. west Of Kingstoa, ten niles OF the
rise, not having the courage TO attack our
garrison At Kingston Before crossing the
CliBch they we're attacked By fifty ID our
scouts, who killed three Of them and cap
tared one, loosing one VI our hundred day
men, who was shot through the breast
Through tbs vigilance, energy and skin
Of our officers Ia eommand here, II the
Plains, and At Loudon, We have been able
70 capture more Of their men than they
have Of our. bringing them ID every dsy
from enc to fifteen. Tor week, The iengtl,
of time it took them 70 make the eIrcuiI
from NGryviIle 10 Post Oak Springs. Thus
Car the rad iiss es,ss fllsn rs aaph a. they
have pro6tsd by L. They hare slolsn eli
lbs good horses ahd mules in their course.
destroyed the growing corn, consumed the
hay eals and Vegetables IN sheir taarah-
1arnsd some Uhien houssa robbed others,
,ad robbed private sisiseas u thsis mopey
Nd eIothss IL vthsr words, They have