Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

December 4.—General Longstreet raised the siege of Knoxville, and fell back to Morristown, Tenn., in consequence of the approach of heavy reinforcements to General Burnside, under General Granger, as well as the great victory around Chattanooga.—(Doc. 19.)

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