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The Daily Dispatch: November 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], State of affairs in Knoxville. (search)
22. --Last night eighteen shells were thrown into the city between 12 and 2 o'clock. Ten buildings were struck, but no person injured. The fire on Sumter continued heavy during the night. One white man and two negroes were killed in the fort yesterday. [Fifth Dispatch.] Charleston, Nov. 22. --There has been no firing on the city to-day. It is reported that battery Simpkins succeeded in silencing the enemy's gun last night. Several eight-inch and one one-hundred-pound Parrott shells were picked up in the city to-day. A spirited fight between the enemy's batteries, Gregg and Wagner, and our batteries. Bee and Simpkins, together with Forts Moultrie and Johnson, took place this afternoon. Glegg opened heavily on Moultrie and Wagner on Johnson. Our fire, particularly from Simpkins, was remarkably accurate, compelling the enemy to leave their guns at every fire. The contest closed at dark. The firing on Sumter continues heavy. Since the present bombardment