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The Daily Dispatch: September 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], Twenty five dollars reward. (search)
East Tennessee Maj. Gen. Jones is in command. There was brisk skirmishing on Monday, and on Tuesday evening two wounded Confederates and four Yankee prisoners were brought up from below Jonesboro' , where they were wounded and captured. From later intelligence, received by the Advocate, the following list of regiments at the Gap is obtained: The garrison consisted of four regiments, viz: 55th Ga., 64th Va., 62d and 64th North Carolina, a portion of Laden's artillery, Capt. Barnes's company, of Ga; also, Fain's Tennessee buttery, commanded by Lt. Conner. The enemy's force at the Gap was commanded by Gen. Burnside in person. He left the Gap on Friday with his and Gen. Shackelford's brigade for Knoxville, leaving only two regiments to guard the Gap, the 104th and 98th Ohio. Up to Saturday morning the enemy had made no move up the Virginia Valley outside of their picket lines. Only about 300 of our forces escaped, the larger portion of whom were of Col. Slemp's command.
The Daily Dispatch: September 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 3 (search)
plunder, &c. This statement was made to a gentleman of this place by an officer of high rank who came in from the outpost late this evening. From the fact that Burnside's forces are falling back in the vicinity of Limestone it would seem confirmatory of the statement, even had it come in the shape of a rumor; but, coming as it does, I feel satisfied that it must be correct — in fact, it is given the fullest credit here. The Yankees state (Burnside's forces) that they are going to evacuate for the present, but will come back in a few weeks and occupy. East Tennessee permanently. Burnside's forces commenced their retrograde movement on the lines about LiBurnside's forces commenced their retrograde movement on the lines about Limestone yesterday (Tuesday) morning, previous to which there was some pretty heavy skirmishing. We have news from Cumberland Gap to the effect that our forces there, under Gen. Frazer, to the number of 1,500, surrendered without firing a gun. They were composed of the 64th Virginia, Col. Slemp; a Florida and a Georgia regiment.