The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . Confederate raider fled towards Virginia, but, wliilc endeavoring toform a new corps, was surprised at Greenville, in East Tennessee, byGeneral Gillem. Morgan, in the confusion, attempted his escape, buthe was intercepted and killed. Then the fortunes of war swayed to and fro. Burbridge, advancingto destroy the Confederate saltworks at Saltville, near Abingdon, wasdefeated on the 2d of October by G-eneral Breckinridge, and re-treated, leaving his dead and wounded on the field. To co
The story of a great nationOr, Our country's achievements, military, naval, political, and civil . Confederate raider fled towards Virginia, but, wliilc endeavoring toform a new corps, was surprised at Greenville, in East Tennessee, byGeneral Gillem. Morgan, in the confusion, attempted his escape, buthe was intercepted and killed. Then the fortunes of war swayed to and fro. Burbridge, advancingto destroy the Confederate saltworks at Saltville, near Abingdon, wasdefeated on the 2d of October by G-eneral Breckinridge, and re-treated, leaving his dead and wounded on the field. To counterbal-ance this reverse. General Gillem, on the 28th of October, attackedand completely routed a Confederate force under Yaughan andPalmer, capturing four hundred men and four guns ; but, while rejoic-ing over this victory, was in turn surprised at night by Breckinbridge,on the 13th of October, and utterly routed, losing his battery-train, andalmost all his arms. These were the minor operations of the war. The great movementin the West, was that made by General Sherman, simultaneously with-. PEISOK AND ESCAPE. (Page 91)3)
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