Posted on 12/11/2023 5:25:12 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
FORTRESS MONROE, Thursday, Dec. 10.
The Richmond Whig of Dec. 9 furnishes the following:
BRISTOL, Monday, Dec. 7.
Gen. LONGSTREET has raised the siege of Knoxville, in consequence of heavy reinforcements received by BURNSIDE.
On Friday night our forces fell back to Morristown, where a stand will probably be made. The work of putting the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad in running order will be pushed forward by Col. OWEN. Our loss at Knoxville was 600, principally in HOOD's division. Col. RUFF, of Georgia, was killed. Col. FISHER, of Mississippi, was seriously wounded. Capt. DUNN, of Gen. LONGSTREET's Staff, was wounded. An assault on the 29th failed in consequence of forged orders recalling Gen. ANDERSON's brigade.
DALTON, Ga., Tuesday, Dec. 8.
The enemy's cavalry appeared yesterday at Ringgold, but being attacked by our cavalry, under GRIGSBY, were driven a mile beyond town.
CHARLESTON, Tuesday, Dec. 8.
A brisk fire between Fort Moultre and Battery Gregg, opened this morning. The Yankees have ceased firing on Sumter. They are altering their batteries and intrenching Gregg eastward. Our monitor has timber-work around her sides to protect her from torpedoes. Our batteries keep up a slow fire upon the enemy's working parties. Slow fires are kept up between the enemy's batteries and ours.
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“forged orders recalling Gen. ANDERSON’s brigade.”
What!? I wonder how that came about!
Good question. I posted it as a query to my Twitter Civil War gang. I’ll let you know if I get an answer.
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