| From the Richmond Sentinel |
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| November 9, 1863 |
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| From the Atlanta Register, Nov. 4 |
| Today our railway trains probably cross
the Hiwassee at Charleston, and then will run as far as Loudon, 28
miles from Knoxville -- thanks to Major Wallace, President of the East
Tennessee & Georgia railroad, and to the indefatigable Captain
Winston, of the Sappers and Miners. We have quite possession of
Loudon, and during the day we shall know what the enemy is doing
beyond. The impression prevails that the Federals have fallen back to
Knoxville. |
| According to our latest advices, there
were Federal forces at Carter's depot, 20 miles below Bristol, only
occasionally their scouting parties reach Zollicoffer. From the
Watauga to Knoxville, about 90 miles, the Federals roam at will.
Within the current week we shall hear that all Yankee forces in
northern East Tennessee have been forced back on Knoxville. Stevenson
goes up from the South and some one else comes down from the North,
and Burnside may be crushed between the upper and nether millstones. |
| The question arises, how far this double
acting flank movement of Gen. Bragg will relieve him from the pressure
of overwhelming numbers at Chattanooga. If Stevenson be successful,
how long will Thomas' communication with Murfreesboro' and Nashville
be uninterrupted? Will Stevenson and the co-operating forces in East
Tennessee move across the mountains by way of Sparta? or how far will
Thomas permit Burnside to provide for his own safety? will he not seek
to relieve him? |
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