. East Tennessee and the civil war . The Siege of Knoxville. 509 of investment rested on the Holston one mile or moreabove the mouth of the French Broad, near and just aboveBoyds Ferry. This, it will be seen, by the accompanyingmap, left the waters of the Holston below that point toKnoxville, as well as the French Broad in its whole length,entirely open to navigation, both day and night. Thepickets of General Longstreet did not extend to the east-ern side of the Holston at all. The large territory lying inthe fork of the two streams was not occupied by Confederatesoldiers. It thus appears that
. East Tennessee and the civil war . The Siege of Knoxville. 509 of investment rested on the Holston one mile or moreabove the mouth of the French Broad, near and just aboveBoyds Ferry. This, it will be seen, by the accompanyingmap, left the waters of the Holston below that point toKnoxville, as well as the French Broad in its whole length,entirely open to navigation, both day and night. Thepickets of General Longstreet did not extend to the east-ern side of the Holston at all. The large territory lying inthe fork of the two streams was not occupied by Confederatesoldiers. It thus appears that there were no Confederatesoldiers to interfere with navigation on either bank of theriver between Bowmans Ferry and Knoxville.* Additional confirmation of the facts I have stated, isfurnished by the testimony of James Park, D. D., a nativeof Knoxville, and now residing in that place, a gentlemanof the highest worth and character. He states that theevening General Longstreet invested Knoxville, the lattertook supper with him in his
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