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Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States., Chapter 23 : Bowling Green . (search)
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox, Chapter 33 : the East Tennessee campaign. (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864 (ed. Frank Moore), 1861 , November (search)
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 10. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 49 (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The battle of Chickamauga -letter from Captain W. N. Polk . (search)
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1, Chapter 27 : Chattanooga and the battle of Missionary Ridge (search)
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II :—the siege of Chattanooga . (search)
The Daily Dispatch: November 13, 1861., [Electronic resource], Military rank. (search)
From East Tennessee.
particulars of the burning of the bridges — the guard unarmed and tied — arrest of three of the incendiaries — excitement Among the citizens, &c. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 12.
--Five railroad bridges were burnt in East Tennessee on Friday night last by the Union men. Two of these were on the Georgia State Road, over Chicamoga creek, in Hamilton county; one on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad, over the Hiwassee river, in Bradley county. Five minutes after the guard passed through the latter bridge the structure was in flames, clearly showing that some rapid combustible material was used.
Two of the bridges on the East Tennessee and Virginia Railways were destroyed--one bridge was over Lick creek, in Greene county, and another over the Holston river, in Sullivan county.
The guard at Lick creek were unarmed and overwhelmed, and were tied and carried away, and kept off until some time during the day on Saturday.
Three men have been arrested w<