THE WAR IN TENNESSEE: Guerrilla Operations in East Tennessee; CAPTURE OF BRAGG’S FORAGE TRAIN (11/6/1863)

New York Times - Times Machine ^ | 11/6/1863

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CINCINNATI, Thursday, Nov. 5.

A dispatch from Knoxville, dated the 4th inst., says:

East Tennessee is once more clear of rebels, with the exception of guerrillas, who hover around our wagon trains and infest our mail routes above.

The fight at Roan Springs resulted in the rout of the rebels. We lost 17 killed and 52 wounded.

Col. GARRARD pursued the rebels beyond Kingsport.

The situation is satisfactory, the weather is fine, and the troops are in good spirits.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Wednesday, Nov. 4.

Major FITZGIBBON, of the Fourteenth Michigan cavalry, with 120 men, met at Lawrence, being fifty miles beyond Columbia, the combined forces of COOK, KIRK, WILLIAMS and SCOTT, numbering 400 rebel cavalry, yesterday, and after four very desperate charges, resulting in a loss to the rebels of eight killed, seven wounded and twenty-four prisoners, the rebels retreated.

None on the Federal side were killed. Three were wounded.

Maj. FITZGIBBON had a horse killed under him.

Among the rebel prisoners are one Captain and two Lieutenants.

A fleet of boats arrived here yesterday.

There is eight feet of water in the river on the shoals.

WASHINGTON, Thursday, Nov. 5.

Maj.-Gen. THOMAS officially communicates to Maj.-Gen. HALLECK, under date of Chattanooga, 4th instant, that Maj. FITZGIBBON; of the Thirteenth Michigan infantry, overtook the combined guerrilla forces of COOPER, KIRK, WILLIAMS and SCOTT, numbering 400, on the morning of the 3d instant, at Lawrenceburgh, thirty-five miles south of Columbia, and, after a severe hand-to-hand fight, defeated them, with the loss on his part of three men wounded and eight horses killed. The rebel loss was eight killed, and seven wounded, and twenty-four prisoners, among the latter one Captain and two Lieutenants. Gen. BRAGG's forage train, sent up the Lookout Valley, in front of his position, was captured.

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