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September 6, 1863
The Nashville Daily Union
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
A Union officer's letter from Poe's Tavern near Chattanooga reports capturing rebel prisoners from the 35th Tennessee Regiment under Col. B.J. Hill, widespread Confederate desertions depleting regiments, and loyal East Tennessean Castor enlisting 50 men for the Union cause.
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We have been shown a private letter dated at "Poe's Tavern, 14 miles N. E. of Chattanooga, Aug. 29," from an officer of Gen. Hazen's command, in which it is stated that a number of rebel prisoners was captured there, the most of them of the 35th Tennessee, Col. B. J. Hill. The writer adds:
"Deserters come in every day in large numbers, and I was informed by two who left a few days since, that on the 19th inst., Hill's regiment only numbered 80 men; on the following day it numbered only 64. They also state that all the Tennessee Regiments are becoming depleted equally as rapidly, besides Kentucky and Texas regiments."
He says also—
"A loyal man by the name of Castor is now organizing a company of East Tennesseans, and has enlisted about fifty from this neighborhood."
Good for the East Tennessee loyalists. They are glad to have an opportunity to strike for their own redemption.
"Deserters come in every day in large numbers, and I was informed by two who left a few days since, that on the 19th inst., Hill's regiment only numbered 80 men; on the following day it numbered only 64. They also state that all the Tennessee Regiments are becoming depleted equally as rapidly, besides Kentucky and Texas regiments."
He says also—
"A loyal man by the name of Castor is now organizing a company of East Tennesseans, and has enlisted about fifty from this neighborhood."
Good for the East Tennessee loyalists. They are glad to have an opportunity to strike for their own redemption.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Military Action
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Rebel Prisoners
Deserters
35th Tennessee
Confederate Depletion
East Tennessee Loyalists
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Hazen
Col. B. J. Hill
Castor
Where did it happen?
Poe's Tavern, 14 Miles N. E. Of Chattanooga
Story Details
Key Persons
Gen. Hazen
Col. B. J. Hill
Castor
Location
Poe's Tavern, 14 Miles N. E. Of Chattanooga
Event Date
Aug. 29
Story Details
Union forces capture rebel prisoners from the 35th Tennessee; deserters report rapid depletion of Confederate regiments including Hill's from 80 to 64 men; loyalist Castor enlists 50 East Tennesseans.