NOVEMBER 4, 1863:
The Skirmish
at Motley’s Ford. On the Little Tennessee River, fifty Confederates are killed
or drowned, and 40 are captured, including four officers.
General James Longstreet, C.S.A. moves on General Ambrose
Burnside U.S.A.’s works around Knoxville. A major rail hub, both Lincoln and Davis
consider control of Knoxville a major objective of the war. Longstreet
headquarters himself at Bleak House (now The Confederate Memorial Hall Museum).
