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The Daily Dispatch: September 22, 1863., [Electronic resource], A Glance at the condition of Affairs in East Tennessee . (search)
A Glance at the condition of Affairs in East Tennessee.
The Chattanooga Rebel has the following article on the situation in East Tennessee:
The Federal designs for the occupation of East Tennessee are beginning to be developed.
The welEast Tennessee are beginning to be developed.
The well-concerted and deliberate programme so long in preparation is already partially unfolded.
It is evidently the design of Ge rce of negroes impressed from the farmers of Kentucky and Tennessee, he will proceed to construct new roads and extend old on The project for a military highway through Kentucky to East Tennessee is substantially the same as that entertained by Presi ion of Mississippi, and the entire States of Kentucky and Tennessee.
His projects for the holding of Tennessee may be defeatTennessee may be defeated.
There are two certain ways in which that defeat may be accomplished.
First, by the main strength of Bragg's arm , Ala., and from that point to penetrate the heart of Middle Tennessee, in the rear of the Federal army, destroying the Nash
The situation in East Tennessee.
--Gen. Bragg seems to us to have a grand opportunity of immortalizing himself, and doing signal service to his country.
He is said to have a force fully equal, if not superior, to that of Rosecrans, and the ope rmy of Rosecrans — should either disperse it by a great battle, or hem it in and surround it — he will at once liberate Tennessee and Kentucky, and thereby add one hundred thousand fresh troops to the banners of the Confederacy.
It is true that he ersary, if, as he says, he has been largely reinforced.
The defeat of Rosecrans would not only secure Kentucky and Tennessee, and prevent the enemy from invading Virginia and cutting off the supply of salt, but it would be the death blow to Gra P. S.--Since the above was written the intelligence published in another column informs us that the great struggle for Tennessee has begun.
A battle commenced on Saturday on the Chickamauga river, a small stream running for about 20 miles along th
From East Tennessee.
Zollicoffer, Sept. 20, 1863. To General S. Cooper:
The enemy made a demonstration in force on us here to-day, and were repulsed.
My cavalry followed them to Blountsville, six miles from here.
Their force engaged to-day are believed to have been not less than two thousand--all mounted — and six pieces of artillery.
Five other regiments are reported between Jonesboro' and Watauga bridge, but they had not engaged my force at the latter place late this afternoon. (Signed,) Samuel Jones, Major General.
[Zollicoffer is a station on the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad, eleven miles from Bristol.
Jonesboro' is thirty-two miles from Bristol.
The distance from Bristol to Knoxville is 130 miles.]