...THE OHIO, Knoxville, December 7, 1863. " Major-general WT Sherman, Commanding, etc. : " GENERAL—I desire to express to you and your command my most...necessary for operations in this section; and inasmuch as General Grant has weakened the force immediately with him in order to relieve us, thereby rendering...

...left he received the following letter : KNOXVILLE, December 1th, 1863. To MAJOR-GENERAL SHERMAN : I desire to express to you and your command my most...coming to our relief during the siege of Knoxville, and am satisfied your approach served to raise the siege. • " AE BURNSIDE, Major-General. " General Sherman...

...the following communication : "КЯОХТПАЖ, Deo. 7, 1S68. "To J/ii jfir- General Shfrman: " I desire to express to you and your command my most...promptness in coming to our relief during the siege of Knoxvillc, and I am satisfied that vour approach served to raise the siege. The emergency having passed,...

...of the 3d. LE, December 1th, 1863. '"To MAJOR-GENERAL SHERMAN : "'I desire to express to you and to your command my most hearty thanks and gratitude for...during the siege of Knoxville, and I am satisfied that your approach served to raise the siege. The emergency having passed, I do not deem, for the present,...

...communication : " KicoivniE, December 7, 1863. " To Major-General SHERMAN : "I desire to express to you and to your command my most hearty thanks and gratitude for...during the siege of Knoxville, and I am satisfied that your approach served to raise the siege. The emergency having passed, I do not deem, for the present,...

...services of his brother officer in relieving the besieged forces at Knoxville. " I desire," he said, " to express to you and your command my most hearty...during the siege of Knoxville, and I am satisfied that your approach served to raise the siege. The emergency having passed, I do not deem, for the present,...

...services of his brother officer in relieving the besieged forces at Knoxville. " I desire," he said, " to express to you and your command my most hearty...during the siege of Knoxville, and I am satisfied that your approach served to raise the siege. The emergency having passed, I do not deem, for the present,...

...The emergency having passed, I do not deem, for the present, any other portion of your command than the corps of General Granger necessary for operations in this section ; and, inasmuch as General Grant has weakened the forces immediately with him in order to relieve us, thereby rendering...

...move in, Sherman put his own command in mo* Major- General WT SHERMAN, commanding, etc. GENERAL : I desire to express to you and your command, my most...for operations in this section ; and, inasmuch as General Grant has weakened the force immediately with him, in order to relieve us, thereby rendering...

...communication : " EXOXTILLB, Dtccmber 7, 1583. "To Major-General SHEBMAN : "I desire to express to yon and to your command my most hearty thanks and gratitude for...during the siege of Knoxville, and I am satisfied that your approach served to raise the siege. The emergency having passed, I do not deem, for the present,...