| From the Wilmington Journal |
| October 19, 1863 |
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| From East Tennessee -- Destruction of
Bridges, &c., &c. |
| Lynchburg, Oct. 18th, 1863 |
| Reliable information was
received this afternoon that the enemy who are advancing this side of
Bristol has reached East Tennessee. On yesterday they destroyed five
bridges on the Virginia & Tennessee Road, between Abingdon and
Bristol, threw one engine from the track at Bristol, tore up over four
miles of track, burnt the cross ties and bent the iron, and burnt two
engines and five cars laden with salt belonging to the East
Tennessee & Virginia Road. Our cavalry now occupy Bristol. The
Yankees reported, before leaving Bristol, that Gen. Buckner's forces
occupied Knoxville, which is believed to be the cause of their falling
back. |
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