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[1] ALS, RPB. John Williams and Nathaniel G. Taylor telegraphed on October 15: ``In the name of Christianity & humanity, in the name of God and Liberty, for the sake of their wives and children & every thing they hold sacred & dear on earth the loyal people of Tennessee appeal to you & implore you not to abandon them again to the merciless dominion of the Rebels by a withdrawal of the U.S. forces from upper East Tenn.'' (DLC-RTL).