The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1892-06-15

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WxXxl 81 Ferry, west OF
Ak1NM LOudcn, east
- E3MWt35 Tennessee | was |
m ! Ny assigned TO gen
'0' yEguJ cral duty in the
~M2y ~ NllGeld by Gen.
ktMi HWI Burnside in per-
| lbMels- GxNNAV& :. son. At o. p. m
NRA SSSNS$Gcn. Grant sent a
-. M dispatch TO Gen.
-. 26sS Burnside, order
~ him not to
-. sSS, rcpulsc Gen.
Longstrcet at the Tennessee River, but
10 try aud induce him 10 cross and go
up the valley as far AS conducive with
his own safety and to intercept Long.
streets rear, until he (Grant) rcpulsed
Den. Bragg, and that if he (Burnside)
got into trouble he would assist him.
Den. Burnside ordered me to retreat
the army TO Lcnoir's Station, Nov. 10,
At t2 o'clock that night, he ordered
the rctroat to Campbell west of the
railroad station, at which place he or.
iercd me TO assume command of the
advance line of battle TO intercept Gen.
Longstrect's advance. After the battle,
Nov. 10, he ordered the retreat TO
Knoxville, where the army arrived at
daylight Nov. IT. 1868
Capt. f. NJ. Poe, Engineer IN Chief
of the Army of the OHIO. consisting Of
the Twenty and Ninth Corps,
assigned the troops their respective po-
Iitions on the line Of defense around
Knoxville, the Second and Third Di-
visions, Twenty Corps, on the
north of the city, from the railroad to
the TLnncssec river. Upon this line Of
defense was the fort on Temperance
Hill, occupied by the cath Ind. and
the Elgin CTll.) batteries. The Ninth
Corps was on the west and southwest
of the city, while Col. Sanders dis
mounted infantry were on the south
their left resting on the right Of Fort
Sanders; Lieut.. ). N. Benjamin's Reguf
lar battery, U. S.Art., to Fort Sanders;
Mai. Rsemcr's battery OL) TO the fort
: on College Hill east Of Fort Sanders;
which completed the Investment ofthe
city south 10 the river. These two
forts were situated on the eminences
, south of Run No. 2, and were formida-
ole structures for military defense,
/ commanding all the approaches of the
t south to the city of Knoxville.
IL was in the advance, and TO tho
! right of Fort Sanders, that Gen. Long
r streets advance attacked Ger. Sand
I er's forces on the 18Th and 10Th OF
November, in which assault Gen.
Sanders was killed. His forces was
then reinforced by Col. Ferrcro's Bri'
A gade, consisting Of the 10th N. Y, the
89th Pa, ard the 25th Mass, of the
!. Ninth Corps, and Col. Ferrero, with
7 the rank of Brigadier-General, was
! assigned TO tho command of the con
!, solidated division by order Of Gen
IS Burside.
!. still seemed to have been considered
y by Gen Burnside as general roust
70 about on the line of defense. At n
m, November 2S, was ordered to re
10 port in person to his headquarters
!; After asccrtaining the condition ant
I, vigilance of lines, their ability t.
,. resist an assault, he Informed me that
he had received unofficial information
y that Gen. Grant had repulscd Gen
IS Bragg's army at Chattanooga, and Gen
e Sherman, with his command, was en-
n rout for Knoxville; that if Genera
~ Longstreet was not already informed
10 of the result he would soon be, ant
ne would surely attack Knoxville befor
a Gen. Sherman could arrive. The con
q versation turned upon the probabl
Ill point of attack, and Gen. Burnsid
& & strongly asserted it would be at tn
-, river, either north or south of the city
n. that Fort Sanders being the mos
T. available for Gen. LOngstreet to COR
n n centratc his forces upon, it most like
d. ly would be the point Of attack, an
ed tn. fort must be reinforced, and ths
he had some doubts of the prophet
of trusting so important comman
-, to so young an officer as Lieut., Benj'
min.
then ventured the query whetht
he had any regular officer in his arm,
,e with experience in the field in con
NHe mand Of artillery, to relieve Lieu
OF Benjamin. It being decided that Ma
Roemer could not be relieved from th
fort on College Hill, Immediately ea
nd of Fort Sanders, was then lnstructe
to report the military situation to Ge
m. Julius White, of the Second Divisio
N, Twenty third Corps. The intervie
ny was then adjourned to 2 p. m, wit
% ie the request that Gen, White be presen
at At 2 pm. Gen. White was unable
Dr. be present and Gen. Burnside then i!
~ formed me he had reinforced Fo
nix Sanders with one section each fro
of Mai. Roemer's and Berkley's batterie
nd leaving my friend, Lieut., Benjamin,
command. He then proceeded to Civ
nd me full instructions for commander
the infantry forces in case of an a
Id. tack; that Capt, Lee of the U, s. Arm
uf. should command the reserve iniantr
mhinh ahnnld iinnnrf the fort ON III