Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-28
LATEST from GEN. FLGXD's
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We are eBcamped upon tie summit Of lhis
mountainous Of the highest of those giant
ranges which so distinctly marx the cccgFa ply
/ OF this section OF Virginia. OuT brigade, to-
/ gether with the 18th North Carolina and 14:h
! Georgia Tegimeats, occupy tbo plateau, while
/ white tents OF the Wise Legion dot the east
/ ern slope Of the mountain, about one mile dis
/ tabt. This spot is lovely one.--Fhe mean-
! tain breeZ5s are fresh and pure, while on every
hand, and to the full limit Of the human vision,
| is presented prospect of natural scenery more
| beautiful and imposing than the poets pen eI
| painters pencil can deineate.
! But this is the most that can be said in
| behalf OF this mountain pass, except that, nat
| uraliy, it presents strong defenses against the
| approaches Of an enemy. Few people int abit
| its slopes and projecting rFges, and but few
| foe farms dot the valleys below. The c0nse
| Quences are, that all kinds OF provisions for
/ man and beast are exceedingly scarce, and we
suffer for the want Of sucE supplies Butt do
/ not think we shall remain here long. Toe
enemy is crossing Gauley 10 large numbers, at
! Gauiey Bridge and CaTfaX Ferry, below us,
! and Hughes Ferry, above usher purpose
doubtless being to take Us both 10 our front
and rear. This movement viii probably Deces-
state our falling back fifteen miles further, TO
Meadow Bluff, BEYOND which point the enemy
cannot fans us. II they Gght us at either
place we shall whip them, unless their numbers
double ours.
We have now the addition Of Col Clark's
North Carolina, and Col Ec,or's Georgia reg
iments, two as hne bodies OF men, and com
manded by as brave NSs ehsienc ofiesrs as are
ia the sHTsSce. They arc greatly ch8Er.ued at
not being able 10 reach us in time for on fight
at Gauley, and when the tug OF another baltic
comes, they vii! not dislUuoF their gallant
States, whose sO8s they aTe, OF the glorious
cause they represent upon the field. These
coloaels both fought through jhe Mexican war
the former having been wounded six times.
The movement Of RoseDcTaEz, The other day,
IN getting away from Ice and 1ering, a-d pre-
cipitating his forces uDOn Us, was brilliant
one, and shows that officer 70 be far superior to
any OF his masters. He DO doubt expected,
however, 70 wipe us out in a single brush. and
return bis headquarters flushed with easy
victory; hut in this he was sadly disappointed,
and will have to take back with him Tea in
bis ear which will tickle anything but his
vanity.
Ibave read the northern telsgrsnlic account
Of our battle with RosencrauZ. / represents
that ge had five thousand men and sixteen
pieces Of artillery, when the truth 5 we he'd
only 1850 men and six pieces OF artillery, four
pieces Of which only were actively in the
fight all the time. These were Of the GUY Bat
terry from Goochlaud county, and were man
aged with great bravery and consummate skill.
The same account states the loss Of the enemy
to have been about 100 killed and wounded,
when the truth is that we have from a dozen
sources-from their own men and fCeGds-tha5
itwas rot less than from six to nine hundred
Indeed, reliable men who have passed through
their camp, put 1t down at a much higher fg-
ure. Certain it is, that If they lost but the
number stated by them they must have been
consummate towards 60 permit themselves to
be driven back four times with th5r guns ST.
lenced.
They state, further, that they silenced two
Of ear guns, and that oGT loss must have been
very heavy. The truth is they never touched
one OF eur guns, and only two Of their shots
touched our earthwOrks. They never killed q
man and only wounded seven. This they must
have known before they sent out their lying
telegram, because there was not & grave or a
drop Of biood to be found inside our lines.
IGey frankly admit that our fire upon them
was perfectly " terrific" and it certainly was.
they admit that Colonel Lytsli, "a ajs charge
upon our guns with bis Irish regiment, was
shot from sss horse and his men TeDuIssl
They admit, also, that Colonel Lowe was
killed . another charge, and that, finally. Col
McCOos, with his German brigade, was re.
that our IRE was terrible" Dat that their loss
was equally "terrjhc,2 OF they the greatest
towards that ever tgod a step 70 the sound Of
martial music.
Ol Wednesday and Thursday last, Rosen-
cTaEZ built new boats and threw some five
thousand Of his men across to this side Of
Gauley, his purpose doubtless being to form a
Junction with Gen Cox's forces, which will
come up fifteen miles from Gauiey Rrtage.
gf col JAS. q q. Az
'isli; y u @nicl 10 gaTeb upon as a this
point. About four Thousand Of this number
are now sRcamped at "AldersOn's,o twelve
miles distant, and the smoke from their camp
fires is plainly visible from our tents this even
ing.
Fer the short time I have been in the ser
vice, bave seen muca of the article We cal
war, in al its degrees of sunshine and Of
shadow. ihaVe seen the sick and the wound
ed, the dead and the dying. nave seen our
brave men marching along almoat impasssble
roads, and soaked by the most dreuchiHg rains.
have seen them sometimes hungry and thirsty,
and compelled to lie down az night unoc lie
naked earth for their beds and a single blanket
for their covering. All these things and more.
are the necessary Cunc0aitants Of war, and
never fail to touch the sympathie5 OF the iu-
man heart.
But that sight which has touched me most,
and which makes the blood Of our soldiers
burn hottest, is that Of the helpless familias Of
women and children who have been compelled
to fee pas u TO escape Tie vandalism ef the
scoundrels who are so wickediy Invading our
soil. These helpless people are compelled to
bundle up what little Of their chattle8 they can
carry with them on horses and in their hands,
and leaving their comfortable homes snd
property to the savage depredatOns OF the en-
smy, flee 10 the rear Of our lines for safety.
It is too bad, bat trust the day is not far dis
taHt when We shall be able to carry all these
evils OF this unholy war to the bones and
dresides Of those who have so sinfuliy pFo-
voked its horrors.
had designed giving you some Of the mel
dents OF the late battle aad a sketch Of camp
life, ous our movements are 50 buried last
now, aud my means Of writing so imperfect
that an compelled to defer them to a mare
convenient season. R II. G.
P. S.-Just as / close this letter orders are
issued to our forces to fall back to Meadow
Blum, distant fifteen miles. This is TO prevent
the enemy from getting in our rear, and to give
hin battle with ali his feEce in front.
You need not be surprised, therefore, to hear
Of another engagement IN this quarter in
Few days. The enemy 0atnumbeTs us heavily,
INT cur men are in good spirits, and with a
glorious cause to nerve our aim, and smiiing
providence to give Us the victory, We DO not
fear.