Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-11-03
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Special Dispatch 80 the Chicago TrHuueI
WASHIyGroN, October 27-The following ar,
Gen. Stones orders TO Col. Baker, which were
found in his hat after the corpse was taken from
the field. The second order was delivered after
the battle commenced, by Col Milton Co-sweIl,
of the Tammany regiment. Baker put 1t Ia bis
hat, without reading IL, Col Cogswea saylnr,
go ahead, colonel An hour atterward be fell
Both copies are saturated with blood, and rae
upper right hand corner of the paper, with one
word, was carried away by a bullet.
FIRST ORDER.
HEADQUARTERS CAMP or EDWARDS FrHEf
October ~. I-.. B
Col z. d. Baker Commander of Brigade:
COLONEL: In case of heavy firing in front Of
Hauison's Island. You viii advance the CaLior
MIA regiment of your brigade or retire the reg
mentsu under Colonies Lee and Doyens, now on
the Virginia side of the river, at your discretion,
assuming command ON arrival.
Very respectfully, colonel, your most oOedleut
servant, Signed CHNS- T.. STONE,
BHgadler-General Commanding.
SECOND ORDER.
HARRISON'S ISLAND, October y, ~
Col. K. d. Baker Commanding Brigade
COLONEL: l am informed that the force OF
the enemy is about four thousand, all told. ST
YOU can push them yUU may do SO, SO far as to
have a strong force near LeeSburg, if you can
keep them before you, avoiding their batteries.
II they pass though Leesburg, take the Gam
Springs road. You viii not follow far, but seize
the first good position TO cover the road. Ib-lI
design is 10 draw Us on, II they are obliged To zee
treat, as far as Goose Greek, where they can Doe
reinforced from Manassas, and have q strong Ho-
sition. Report frequently, So Jlat when day
are pushed, German can come on tAelI Hank-
CHls. p. STONE,
Brir.-Gen. Commanding.
The following order was received by Col. Bl-
ker, at ? o'clock P. NJ, OF Monday, on Harrison
Island, and opened By his permission by Qaar-
teTmaster Howe, acting a%diutaur, who took 70
copy
SIR: As you get your column in position,
make a dash at L~eesburg, and shoot down every
lawless depredator who may leave the ranks.
Gen. German is moving Upon the left. ! shall
take the right. ] expect TO be in LeesbHrE To-
might. LSignedl SToS
This last shows what implicit reliance EaS
placed ia the reconnaissance Of Sunday night
1t is believed that Gen. Stones prepatrra
movement towards Leesburg failed, or at lcssJ
postponed, the execution of a plan combining
a movement of the whole army towards Ma
nassas.
Special Dispatch 20 the Missouri Democrat
JEFFERSON CITY, October 2s-An important
| expedition has gone ont from here, the result Of
which J shall probably have for you Tomorrow
Look out for good news. The business Of the
post goes quietly on.
Gen. Prentiss has again left this time I am
not permitted to give his destination. Capt.
Binmore, Acknowledgement of bis STAFF has been
very busy with tie business OF the depaTE nant.
Gen. Wagner, chief of ordnance on Gen, Ere
mOnt's staff, has gone 90 st. Louis on important
business connected with his department
There are startling developments in store Tor
the public in regard TO the manner in which the
Western Department has been hampered in -is
branch of the service. The facts iu some III
stances are fughtlul.
There are two steamboats, with freight or dis
place on a sand bar below. Another arrived
this afternoon with two hundred mules.
From the Evansville Il1 Journal Oct
TRANsPoRTATION-Ninc. ear Iuads-of Ea--
ons and mules arrived here last Saturday, en-
route for Henderson. They are intended for the
3lst regiment, and VIII enable it TO move NINE
Idiately TO the interior of Kentucky. Iii, said
that the 43J viii take the place of tie Sls., at
Henderson.
The 42d regiment is now only waiing for
-Four or live wagons loaded with ezihs from
Tennessee and southern Kentucky passed
through Cincinnati day before yesterday gu their
way to Oxford, Ohio. They presented aEag
pithble appearance, aud waastrgs were taken
! for their. na=saITeiet.
Col. DeNilliers was not very fav0uIblr inn
pressed with the ladies of Richmond. lie says
many Of them visited the quarters of Inc prison.
ers, and spat at them through the window graf
ingS of the buildings where they Were confined