Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-11
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We have seen xarianA neNssspef accounts Of The
late sAoccssii aid into virgiHls BY General Stone
man, and In nsast Of tAem, the credit Of what was
aeas b givea ts ths Kentucky fsrca under General
Bursridga. wsweTs nos with the expedition, hos
We are ahia 70 state the ssdihg facts IN the ess,
and then We leave ths reader 20 tsm his evn oPin-
ions
General fsuFsFidge commanded 1900 mounted
men. aensraI ELLEN commanded I, 100 East Ten
nessca meantsa mesa. Major General etonernan
was chisf Ia conmsnd. The art engagement was
at Kng.post, where GIilem whipped sRd dispersed
Dukes forces charging them through the river
capturing 100 and tiIling 10 men. Among The
capserea vas coisnei Dick Morgan, brother Of
John, snd she last The MChegsKs"
I Geaersl Barbriags then sook the LEAD. BY iirec-
iisnsf De Major Gensrsa sna At three o'eioCk be-
fore Car - hext merniag, surrounded and cap
tersd Bristol SO prisonefs two trsins Of ears Eve
engines. sd large lot Of stores. tiIlem and his
eh Aststes in this capture bat ss place the credit
- the soccast q Birbridgs. .. he vas in command
Barersdga emEInasa "a The advances, and on the
night of the IstAsf December eaptaFsd Abingdsa,
one Eun alasge saaoaat q stores siIlem's forces
assisting In burning the al and rebel printing Of
See Gen. GsIlem palsusR vNughn, and came up
with him at Marseu, where they fought OF and
on 80 Asant Airy. whipping che rebeis and cartar-
ing la Of prSsosest say 30 men. BarbrIdge sent
brigade 70 sls szFprFi Of Glllem In this SIGHT
Al MsriOh ear destroyed aisrge iruu foundry,
the depot sad stoFss ard the rchel pFintiHg otine
BurbFidge seni eas brigade howard 70 destroy the
lead MINES, which they did saeotasily. Meanwhile,
GiIien cosnsasna saoyed efwara On the salt works
barnedtAe village o. SAltville and destroyed the
werks several hours In advance Of the arrival q
portion Of Rarbriages Forces. GiIlem then cap
surea wythssilie, saa destroyed most II the iowa
by setting Are 10 large church flied with powder
and sluslis. Here Tie rebels bad hung private Of
the Oh Tennessee Mr.. Tarvater, captured st Rus
selIviIe aad Tie gaIlows and rope sfili there
eillsFis forces tank two rebel prisoners end hung
them on thu sesae gallows and lefa them hanging.
This was eKactly right GilieHss forces osPtarea
ninesse Ous % the fes~ty guns taken. Jointly thu
force. Of Buririage and Gflleu went forward be
yond wythsyilie. destroying the Railroad and
bridges. as Ear as Msets Meadow. Beth command.
did s<ll and jointly destroyed SIS, 900 zoe or t2o.
0,soq worth Of prosperity,
What We have said il not intended TO disparage
Burbridgs and his men, bl 20 do justice to Gillem
and his noble Tennessee troops, who, in properties
u numbers dA more service than any other SET o.
men In the afpeaitioa. -Four hundred a. Giliem
men have rstarnsd badly frsst-bisseh, having es
eountere3 the seTeFsai weather We hASs had In
raid 81 tNenty days Duration. Both inca and
horses are utterly prsstrGtsahghtng and travelling
eight and dsy--Iivine "a the eOuntry--enooanier,
/ ing rain aad mud, sud snow, and ice, and water
equal to the lHardships Of SsPoeons army crossing
Ibe Alps. tifIiems men are entitled to rest, and
( they must have t. Their animals arr oasiileA b
! rest aud double Tations. Men and animals have
I done 8 gsod work and deserve the thanks Of the
! country.
| We might have aid mors-iess We could not hay,
said in taSises 10 our insn. General Stoaemar
speaks IN high terms 81 both commands and say
! he never had command q better SET of msn