Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-11
FEnu ~tsENTuCKT.

CasF AT.laN. NEAR U1gbEyEsI.I- NEr
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EDITORS ArrEAL. As you seldom hear from
this portion Of kentucky, and especially the
fnt Mississippi regiment have presumed as
much as 60 give you small sketch as to how
things "gas' along with us mp here.
The health Of our troops ct ths points daily
improving, and from ;hs great consumption Of
beef etc, one would Be I'D to believe that as,n-
liar victory TO that of Bal Eaa could easily be
repeated by the hardy braves %. the gallant
first regiment of Mississippi volunteers, COM
manded by the noble aud generous John II. 81
mouton, Of Itawamby- than whom none have
been more anxious 20 meet their enemies and
if we cannot claim large conquests, nor don the
laureLs gathered up from TINS on that ba-ile field,
we hatter ourselves So much as 90 believe that
there has already been much done for Our cause
IN this part of our country, and that we have
only TO meet tine Zoe 90 be able O. do tle same.
We speak thus, because gEe utmost confidence
Is Ie1osel lu oar gallant leaders, al of whom
are true blue Nssissippiaus, from Jrig2dier gen
e-al 90 msi5r. which fact alone is enough 20 IS az
rant the seemingly b0assing assertion
You have long since heard 0t our continued
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GreenvilIe, and thence TO this place, where moth
ing was let- of the many reported Linc5LHi.es
save the footprints ia the sand with here and
tle-s Tie picked bones Of the well known ami
nal. -rh5 CO.'S with also scattered "5eds Of
straw, showing, al Es passed along, that there
once was temporarily abiding aaere some kind of
tribe not So much noted for being isUaipus as
for the capacity they had OF not being there ~ hen
we arrived Since Est memorable tramp we
have tried .hem by remaining stationary but no
attack uasI.r than q mm0Tei threat now and
then has come upCD Hs.
We have around il this vicinity quite an as
soTluent OF troops some might say we had
masked regiments, as they are Cleamped al
around Ia these woods on different sides. not BOO
distant, however, for the big gan 90 iLnmel-
aas.y bring Eether-AIssssip3Iaus Tennessee
ans, Te1sE5 Aisbamisus and keH,uaidaus- iu
the capacity OF wei ulppei soldiers Of imam
try, cavalry and artillery, an - a- these are
so quis- aud orderly that even Che tuou natives
cannot GeiB calling them gentlemen soldiers.
i Is thought here lsf tie State i gradually
growing right Some few q tie old folks ere
IN quite a dilemma, as they A-ye E1ia 2ne to
two s0Hs I'm both armies They seem 10 b. 0l
the opinion now, as winter nzs como, that those
10 lle southern army viii fare the boe a5 least
ia cold Hssthe-
We have u5 reliable Intelligence Of there being
any kedera-s WORTH speaking Of near here at
this time, aud the strongest rallor now afOat is
that the citizens la the vicinity, sJl-s ei them
AZ least aze getting alarmed al tLe reported
legiOus of the enemy coming towards lheE
homes and f1e-sijes. Why do they doubt the
bravcst and best men they could send outi VIII
not tleir bodies have to be uampled over, and
the heart cease 70 belt within the same, ere the
sound of q cannon can be heard by them To
such would sag, o, ye OF little faith, come
90 see us as We retire o. our peaceful SAUNDERS.
within our little, white cuttagea, uHdisHETbei boy
visions Of such terror as that. 20 ot4-r news
- present, except the thousands 0t gt0uniless
umors incident 10 a campaign. As occurs, I
viii write More anon WATT