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The Daily Dispatch: September 25, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
the time he left. This morning a cavalry force was sent down to that village, but has not returned up to this time. Headq's Upper East Tennessee, Zollicoffer, Sept. 18.--10 P. M. It was my intention to reach Bristol tonight in time to mail the foregoing communication in time to reach you on Sunday; but, alas! tery behaved nobly, and to them, to Corse's brigade, and the 16th Georgia battalion of cavalry. is due the credit of having repulsed the enemy at the battle of Zollicoffer. 9 P. M. Since the above, our forces have returned from the pursuit, failing to overtake the fast fleeing enemy. They were asked by a citizen whether who attacked us to-day is only the advance guard, and that they have fallen back on their reserve, and the battle will come off in a few days. O. K. Zollicoffer, Tenn, Sept. 21st, 12 M. I have just seen the Knoxville Bulletin, of the 15th inst. It is published by J. B. G. Kinsloe, Brownlow's old foreman. It contain
The Daily Dispatch: September 26, 1863., [Electronic resource], One hundred and Seventy-five dollars reward. (search)
rdonsville last night at 9 o'clock, that about 200 Yankees came to Bristol yesterday morning and reported that they had repulsed an attack by our forces made on them at Blountsville the day before, and that our men had all again fallen back to Zollicoffer. From my knowledge of the situation, it is possible that a small portion of our forces attacked them at Blountsville and afterwards retired to Zollicoffer. It is reported that one piece of Davidson's Lynchburg battery was disabled and taken they had repulsed an attack by our forces made on them at Blountsville the day before, and that our men had all again fallen back to Zollicoffer. From my knowledge of the situation, it is possible that a small portion of our forces attacked them at Blountsville and afterwards retired to Zollicoffer. It is reported that one piece of Davidson's Lynchburg battery was disabled and taken in the fight; also, that Blountsville was burned. As the cars are leaving, I have no more time. O. K.
The Daily Dispatch: October 1, 1863., [Electronic resource], Runaway (search)
ody of our forces held Zollicoffer and Carter's Depot previous to Wednesday last. On that day the forces at Carter's Depot or Watauga bridge were ordered to fall back to Zollicoffer, which they did. The enemy then took possession of Carter's and held it until late Saturday evening, when they burned the depot and the bridge, which is several hundred yards long and fifty or sixty feet high, and evacuated the place, retiring in the direction of Knoxville. Early Sunday morning our forces at Zollicoffer moved forward in pursuit, and Jonesboro' was occupied by our cavalry last night.--The affair at Blountsville on Tuesday last is represented to have been well contested on the part of our forces, numbering only some 600 or 700 in all. Three pieces of Davidson's Lynchburg battery was engaged, and behaved gallantly, and it is confidently asserted that if they had been properly supported they would have reported the enemy, numbering 2,500 or 3,000. The Court-House and all the best buildings
The Daily Dispatch: October 17, 1863., [Electronic resource], Latest from Europe. (search)
0th. Our men fought gallantly, defeating and inflicting severe loss on the enemy.--Our loss in the engagement, 50 killed and two hundred wounded. Apprehensive of a flank movement, our force withdrew to Henderson's, ten miles east of Greenville. Another engagement took place there, and at Rheatown on Sunday, in which our forces fought desperately, cutting their way through four regiments of the enemy, who, supported by artillery, had succeeded in reaching our rear. Our men fell back to Zollicoffer until the Yankees, heavily reinforced, advanced upon them, when they were withdrawn to Bristol. "Our loss in both days' fights is estimated at 300 killed and wounded. Numbers of the wounded fell into the hands of the enemy. Capt. Battle and several others, wounded at Rheatown, have arrived here. The Union men of East Tennessee say the Yankee loss is estimated at 1,200 killed and wounded. "On Wednesday night the enemy arrived at Bristol, and are reported to have advanced toward
The Daily Dispatch: October 24, 1863., [Electronic resource], The late campaign in East Tennessee. (search)
The late campaign in East Tennessee. --Since the fight at Zollicoffer, some weeks ago, the department of East Tennessee has been placed under the command of Gen. Williams. He received the command near Bull's Gap. A correspondent of the Lynchburg Republican gives the following history of the campaign in East Tennessee since that time: This, of course, placed him in a very embarrassing position — more than a hundred miles from his base of supplies, and more than seventy-five miles from any infantry force to fall back upon, with a halt-organized cavalry force, hemmed in between the Mollichacky river on one side and an impassable mountain on the other, and liable at any time to be flanked on either side, it is altogether a miracle that he ever got out at all. At an early hour on Saturday morning, the 10th inst., a fight was opened in his front and all along the line. Several furious attacks were made by the enemy during the day and gallantly repulsed every time until 5
The Daily Dispatch: October 26, 1863., [Electronic resource], One hundred dollars reward. (search)
a pleasant one. As to its safety, there is but little or no question. So far as conveniences are concerned, we have forgotten all about them. Miscellaneous. Major General Burnside has written to the headquarters of the army details of his recent movements in East Tennessee. On the 10th instant the enemy was dislodged from a strong position at Blue Springs, and, fleeing precipitately, were pursued by cavalry under General Shackelford, who drove them entirely from the State. At Zollicoffer General Shackelford captured a fort, burned a long railroad bridge, and destroyed three locomotives and thirty-five cars. Our loss at Blue Springs and in the pursuit was about one hundred killed and wounded. From Charleston, on the 17th, it is reported that the new Yankee battery on James Island (?) is now forty feet high. Dahlgren had expressed his determination to try the iron-clads, and see if they would not "break up" the obstructions. Lieut. Eben White, of the 7th U. S. n
The Daily Dispatch: October 27, 1863., [Electronic resource], The late advance towards Abingdon. (search)
The late advance towards Abingdon. --The Bristol (Tenn.) Advocate gives us some further particulars of the second occupation of that place on the 15th ult. Writing on Thursday last, the editor says: The enemy advanced from Blountville on Thursday morning and entered Bristol at about 12 o'clock. The enemy from Zollicoffer formed a junction here about the same time and immediately pursued our retreating army in the direction of Abingdon. They only followed us some six miles, when Col. Witcher's cavalry met them and gave them battle. They thought they had run against a large army, and, alter exchanging some twenty or thirty shots from their artillery, retreated in this direction, saying that the rebels had been reinforced by at least 20,000 men. In this skirmish we killed three and wounded ten of their number. No casualties on our side. Had our forces then turned upon them, as they should have done, we could have killed and captured hundreds of their fleeing forces;
The Daily Dispatch: November 3, 1863., [Electronic resource], Railroads again in running order. (search)
Railroads again in running order. --The Va. & Tenn. Railroad is again in running order to Bristol. In two weeks Superintendent. Dodamead has rebuilt seven bridges and relaid seven miles of the road, which were destroyed by the Yankees. The East Tenn. & Va. Railroad is also to be put in order as far as Zollicoffer, Tenn.
The Daily Dispatch: March 28, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 6 (search)
The body of Rev. H R Swisher, drowned in the Holston river at Zollicoffer, Tenn., on the 30th December last, was found 25 miles below on Sunday, the 12th. it has been interred at Greensville, Tenn.
The Daily Dispatch: October 15, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
stitution is the extinction of slavery. From the Valley. Passengers from the Valley by last night's train report no news whatever from Sheridan. Every day, however, records some new development of his infernal actions. The iron works of John. T. Lewis, near Brown's gap, were destroyed by Sheridan's troops, and D. S. Lewis, a son of the proprietor, and all persons connected with the works, were taken prisoners. From Tennessee. The bridge across the Holston river at Zollicoffer, on the East Tennessee and Virginia railroad, is rebuilt, and our trains are crossing. At Carter's station, on the Watauga, the bridge is finished, and the trains passed over yesterday. At last accounts there were no enemy fifteen miles this side of Knoxville. Major Day had driven off a regiment of cavalry from Bull's gap. Flag of Truce. The Federal flag-of-truce boat New York, Major Mulford, has arrived at Varina with one hundred and sixty-eight commissioned offic
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