The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 31, In Three Parts. Part 3, Correspondence, etc. Page: 36
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36 KY., SW. VA., 'I'NN..N. S1S. N.I Al.A., ANI) N. GA. [CHAP. XLIII.
[Inclosure.]
LOUDON, \oniember 3, 1863.
Maj. Gen. J. G. PARKE :
The enemy were in some trepidation during General Sanders'
operations on Little Tennessee. They were in line of battle just
back of Loudon most of the (lday on the 1st illstant. I presume there
is no considerable force of the enemy on the east side of Littl, Te'il-
iessee. I further believe that they would evacuILte London if ityv
serious movement were made in the directioll 1of tI(,i' rre;1r.
JULIUS WHITE,
Brigade ier- General.
CUMBERLAND GAP, TNovember 3, 1863.
General BURNSIDE:
A scout learns from fugitive citizens that the main body of the
rebel force, supposed to be approaching Tazewell, is on the road lead-
ing from Mulberry Gap to Tazewell, 12 miles from Tazewell, and
that a smaller force is on the road leading from Mulberry Gap to
Powell's River bridge, in the vicinity of rebel camp. None of these
citizens have seen the force, but depend upon rumor. I have 1!95
cavalry with Lieutenant Spencer's train and between the train and
Tazewell.
W. C. LEMERT,
Colonel, Commanding.
HEADQUARTERS FIRST DIVISION, CAVALRY CORPS,
Mlaryville, .no)ve.mlber 3, 1863-8 p. m.
[Maj. Gen. JOHN G. PARKE:]
( ENERAL : My scouts to withill i miles of Morganton did not meet
any rebels and heard of none on this side the river excepting a report
of a small party on the Niles' Ferry road; there were none in the
vicinity of Unitia this noon. The party is still out there, all(l report
they hear a rumor of a force crossing. As the rumor says 15,000, I
do not credit it. All quiet through the day.
A citizen, said to be reliable, who was arrested b(y the reels at
Sweet Water and( made h is escape and crosse(l the river last night
andl left there this morning, says that Steveson Ihas l)(bee at Sweet
Water some time, but moved up toward Loudon; says tLheir force is
from 10,000 to 13,000, with which they expect to ca;ptiur' Knoxville.
He professes to have overheard a conversation between Vaughn uand
others to the effect that their force in East Tennessee was overrated,
and hlad been diminishe(l by re-enforcing Bragg, but that they could
get Cheatllam and Breckinridge if they needed them. He also says
that lihe learned of their intention to cross 1,400 men to-day with four
days' rations, who are to go up as far as Morristown and see what is
there.
Captain Elms has just ret turned from Unitia, where lie went yes-
ter(lay and stai(d last night at Louisville. He did not fil any enemy
in or near Unitia to-dlay, but heard that t ,w regiments of cavalry and
one of infantry had crossed at Morganton this morning, and were
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