Wheeler
’s
1863 SEQUATCHIE
VALLEY RAID
A Union army trapped in southeastern Tennessee
faced starvation with only one tenuous line of resupply
remaining to it. And Confederate opponents were
determined to eliminate this last path of deliverance.By Arnold Blumberg
During the evening of September 20,1863,
the following message reached Washing-
ton and was given to the president of the
United States: “We have met with a serious
disaster; extent not yet ascertained. Enemy
overwhelmed us, drove our right, pierced
our center, and scattered troops every-CWQ-Sum16 Wheeler's Raid_Layout 1 4/20/16 5:17 PM Page 54