Posted on 01/30/2024 6:09:50 AM PST by Homer_J_Simpson
CINCINNATI, Friday, Jan. 29.
The Knoxville correspondent of the Gazette under date of Jan. 22, says:
Our entire force crossed the Holstein at Strawberry Plains, and fell back to a new position.
Our loss of stores at Strawberry Plains was quite severe. Several caissons were blown up. About 200 stragglers were picked up by the rebels.
After crossing the Holstein, our troops burnt the bridge, and everything else likely to fall into the hands of the enemy, including a considerable amount of new clothing.
On the 22d the rebels and our sharpshooters were skirmishing across the river, six miles above Knoxville.
The movements of the enemy are not clearly understood. It is supposed that LONGSTREET will besiege Knoxville, Men have been put to work on the fortifications, and new batteries put into position.
LONGSTREET has a strong and well-fortified position at Bull's Gap, whence he can throw forces into the valley on either side with great facility.
Matters will not remain long in their present condition.
CINCINNATI, Friday, Jan. 29.
The correspondent of the Gazette, writing from Knoxville on the 20th instant, says:
On Friday last our cavalry, under Gen. STURGES, advanced in the direction of Dan bridge, forty miles from Knoxville, and on Saturday morning we drove the enemy's videttes out of that village.
A portion of our infantry, under Gen. PARKS, also moved up, but learning that the enemy were in full force beyond Danbridge, they fell back to their former position.
On Sunday morning the enemy, seeing that we had drawn back our cavalry as far as possible, made a desperate attack on our lines with HOOD's and BUSHROD JOHNSON's Divisions, led by the Hampton Cavalry.
Observing the desperate determination of the enemy, Gen. STURGES ordered Col. MCCOOK, commanding a division of ELLIOTT's Cavalry,
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Important from Knoxville: Details of Longstreet’s Formidable Advance – 3
From Kentucky: Election of Gov. Bramlette to the U.S. Senate – 3
From the South: Affairs in Virginia – 3
The Army of the Potomac: Postponement of Executions – 3
From Fortress Monroe: a Female Rebel Sent Through the Lines – 3
From Washington: Introduction of a Bill to Tax Gold Operations – 4
Editorial: Longstreet Before Knoxville – Military Prospects in East Tennessee – 4
Editorial: The Future Sectional Equilibrium – 4-5
Strife Among Brethren – 5
Reception of Gen. Rosecrans at St. Louis – 5
Longstreet’s Knoxville campaign was a dud. He never did well with an independent command.
While in my Civil War obsession (great grandfather was called to DC by SecWar Stanton to run the Lincoln Assassination investigation and wrote about it afterwards), I picked up a number of autobiographies of central figures. Of all the books I read, Longstreet’s was one of my favorites, next only to Joshua Chamberlain’s books. And ggf’s, of course.
From Manassas To Appomattox : Memoirs Of The Civil War In America by General James Longstreet
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