New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-13

Herewith were sent him at Calhoun 70 assume COM
mand Of the troops with Granger in ADDITION 70 thcse
with him and proceed with all possible dspa'cn " 'e
relief of burnside. o,.,
Gen. Elliot had been ordered By Thomas on the 26tl
of November to proceed frou Alexandria, Ienn., 70
Knoxville with his cavalry division, to aid In tne ree
of that place.
The approach OF Sherman caused Longsreet to raise
the siege Of Knoxville and retreat eastward on tIc
night OF the 4th of December Sherman sneceedea II.
throwing his cavalry into Knoxville ON the nlght ol
the Sd. e,
sherman arrived in person at Knoxville on the 9TH
and after conference with Burnside III reference 70
"organi7ng pursuing force lare enough 10 orerfdke
he tnomy and beat him drre him out of Me Sdfe
Burnside was Of the opinion that the corps OF
in conjunction with his own command was sunclehI
for that purpose and the 7th addressed to Sherman
the following communication; ,.,,
"To Maj Gen SHERMAN; desire to express to you and
your command most hearty thanks and gratitude oI Jour
prompness in coming to relief during the siege OF Knox
vile aud sm satisfied that your approach served TO Iese me
ege Tho emergency having passed. do not deem Tor The
Uen Granger Necessary for operations In this secton and
nasmuch Gen Oren has weakened the forces Immediately
GEN Thoma.. Ie.s secure deem L Sdv.sbe tL al the
troops here, except those commanded by Cen Granger
should return at o1ce to within supporting distance Of the
forces operating against Gen. Braegs army In behalf Of my
command again desire to thank you and your Command for
the kudnessyoo have doneu' A. H. BrRs'IDE Maj Gen"
Leaving Changers command at Knoxville, Sherman,
with the remainder Of tho forces returned by slow
marches 10 Chattanooga.
have not spoken particularly Of the result Of
ports accompanying this do the subject justice. For
The have not particuarzcd the part taken
by corps aud division commanders.
To Brig Gen w. +. Smith, Chief Engineer. feel
under tlan ordinary obligations for the mastery
manner in which he discharged the duties Of his posi-
on and desire that his services be fully appreciated by
higher authorities.
The members OF my staff discharged faithfully their
respective duties, for which they have my waTmest
thanks
Our losses In these battles were 7j7 killed, f529
wounded and go misslng-t0tal, 3 6l6
| The loss Of the enemy Ia killed and wounded was
probably less than ours owing to the fact that he was
protected by his intrenchments while were without
cover. At Knoxville however, his loss was many
times greater than making his entire loss at the
two places equal TO- If not exceeding ours. We cap,
tured O. l42 prisoners, of whom 2J9 commissioned
ocers 40 pieces Of artillery G9 artillery carriages and
caissons and 1900 stand Of small arms
The armies OF the Cumberland and the Tennessee
for their energy and unsurpassed bravery in the three
days battle OF Chattanooga, and the pursuit Of tie
enemy their patient endurance In marching 10 tue
relief Knoa Vile; and the army Of the Ohio for It's
mastery decLse of Knoxville. and repeated repulses OF
LongtTeets assaults upon that place are deserving OF
the gratitude of their country. have the honor to be-
Colonel. very respectfully, your obedient servant
Z. s. GRANT Major. General U. s. Army.