Monthly Archives: May 2019

Knoxville Dooms Burnside or East Tennessee Rescued by Sherman

Knoxville, was facing doom as far as General Ambrose Burnside was concerned, until General W.T. Sherman rescued East Tennessee. Burnside believed that Knoxville’s citizens were cheering his arrival, however the ovation was in appreciation for the returning Eastern Tennessee troopers … Continue reading

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