Copy of dispatch: Chattanooga, Tenn., to [Ambrose E.] Burnside, 1863 Nov. 29.

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Copy of dispatch: Chattanooga, Tenn., to [Ambrose E.] Burnside, 1863 Nov. 29.

Plans to crush Longstreet's forces; relief is on its way to Knoxville. Certified in penciled note of A.E. Burnside, Sept. 14, 1869.

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