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The Daily Dispatch: December 30, 1863., [Electronic resource], Restress of the Confederate from Knoxville-- of artillery (search)
f the Federal cavalry arrived at London. A few hundred Tennessean, under Gen. Vaughn and Col. Rucker, (of Island No.10 memory,) made a brief stand, but being overpowered by the superior numbers were compelled to retreat, and the town once more fell into Federal hands. Our long wagon trains were now hastily set in motion, and on the night of the second moved around Knoxville, and traveled several miles on the Morristown turnpike, at which point they subsequently halted and awaited orders. Burnside meanwhile was firing signal guns to notify the advancing Federal that he still remained in possession of Knoxville, and would hold out until their arrival. Under these circumstances nothing remained for Gen. Longstreet to do but to quietly remove his army, and transfer his base to a point where he could threaten Knoxville from the opposite side of the town, and establish communication with Bristol, Lynchburg and Richmond. These intentions were known to President Davis in advance, and if I