“Edward Dicey was an English author and journalist, on his trip to America he was the special correspondent of MACMILLAN'S MAGAZINE and the SPECTATOR. Portions of his American account appeared in the pages of these periodicals before being…
“During the latter part of 1861, this fiery Knoxville newspaper editor became so obnoxious to the confederates that he sought safety in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Being induced to come back to Knoxville he was arrested and…