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

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L~EEsBURD, December s, 1861.
EDITORS trrE4L: Cold. biting winds from
thc North are howlfrg along the once green,
pheasant yaIies of Virginia-tbe woods bend and
moan IN the dark red sunlight Of morning,
wlile hin and mountain are h~5st-6pPed, and
stripped @. tie once luzuriaut foliage that decked
their yariegated and solemn brows. Dense
mists hang upon the rivers bed, winding along
an a silyery canopy far away from West 10 East.
which curls upon the morning SIM beams la
varied hues OF b]r.liancy and spIendor. Far
away from tie nights of Maryland, emerging
from the mists of morning, while. save the chal-
lepge ola farn gard chandelier the surroundings
slunber in the cold sunset gl0ries Of the country
in winter. Standing GA a rise iu the road, the
eve wanders over the frosty audscape-seutres
balthidden I'm the woods are seen from their
glanemg bayonets, watching the road and liver;
while, as the eve WandeTs eastward, columns
af smoke behind wooded knobs tel OF Federal
camps in Maryland. Covered ~aTmy-wag0u
ivaiiss are seen creeping along tie edge OF woods,
as now and then can be iain ty heard the drums
4of infantry or the Slight faint echo of the bUE.e-
cali Wrapped up iu nay blanket, win tie all
consoliug soldiers pipe turn down % ny
lane. full of philosophy aEl coLteni5a Thought
and suddenly. If not uucouseiou0iF, come q"
Truuueirs Wood, where Che EelefaIsts I'M
2= Baker landed from Harrison island auIng
H. ,f.- his OF the 18th and Z9h of October.
F,t-,to. BE wood. solitary and thoughtful, the
solaru Stiffness chilis my very mal1u" Once
! ,-,sltI down this path with hundreds pt otlei5
IN H. nm tide and riot Of battle, yeAIn- ana
luovsUi. and reckless. without q thought save
,sssiug one of g" mother, sweetheart SEd BONE
Tas.on came the lS.h Mississippi fellows, .aHEt-
mo and smoking. and Stumbling over brush
wood. % cursing. too, sometimes, llNe-iIg-hs-
hut AS hungry aud wicked-oo6iug ahl arieI-
mined. as ever . regiment was il-ng i' iAg
let ihev quickly formed INTO Int ei 'ttAfr --g
msging through tie wood. impatieHtiy kioeNeA
,y.r M fence in atwinkllHg, jumped INTO the
81 orap vith a terrific yell. ami Wl.h "a wilmer
,,y valIev. -slutcd the Yankees. ANA rushed i'
-. oHarel- with tae bayouet VINO c1H
t,rn.ttE4 eycitglnaHt and scenes of "a battle field
S,P .i+hosqb used ts IN some sort 'sou custom,
d. Iassburr will ever f5WaiH u-yl4eea on my
memory. even more 80 than BHl hlH' manassas,
ranv other field set how changed D atillh-,
Where IS tie accomplished and learned sc-ioo.-
-1,fa. my eompauiun. WHO va wont 30 walk
uab me over battle fields, or cual 81 mlanlght iy
b. sIeWipg rmters OF the campfire Where
& - .t,,- ,r-f-f.m. or a Joke
go ,. sr. ooaa. end while
muse tsus ltuelv aud sad. tne woods al"'Ila me
.iob d -Ne.anchaly requiem over ua soldiers
go "a it.-.-.1.s am. and wicked 500. l.
-t='5' ,-U wander inward
.r.3 h-eavtluaJ3, ald as q -.Hg.e lear .i.a.0
a'"h h5 '.-t' -i .-I,=,, fr sH ASA is I,i-
iA"1 }A' "e'''1 81 .Ea bosom az tbgi
an@ ossis "" ~. ra.rrfas mr f..r-
At-'s'-.s aN1J"e
lA,> anu si"l's - -r,r.. s f,l-,rs
iNtif way 'S Il. f. ai- -,-o..-eII.
flei' o. '''- N'-s"J - ,=a ,r-fH.E
sa.,.. ,,Lil. Dr,a-8 f.nucl.s.
p 49, -, .-..4 ft..aal 7r!- and
f,w L.i. Isl IF ..t thousand demons.
ihA'fsi i.f '1.l1. t.-
- I.r N5-.ts ol earth se here
ii -. a I..t-,. not "a .1..r. af
H's" a'i' '-.I - ..t .rrs.r Il
Seq -Ff.i prltruIiug IRON
go s.-,.s .f 5Ige cl,.t with
.ng g-..- -t.w11.t1v OF th. brave
-.sts ~ Rssys lr- i-eyr. Bray-ly
- F-f.7 2 Z els-...s rs were.
ties l-,~s 49, am tir.r river
-, ,rl.l,. yut NAV. tf.1 mute
'l'' ,-..t-.-ts In where RACED ii.a
.I-. .., an .fs. island. aa-iHe.
7 .,,f1 .a,-sL. ga ss9 havoc
-. s,lrFrors m the RANKS Of
" - e-.rt. r.-..,sr.s yglf .la
-. sr. -,i,osaf tie en-Uys
a.rsrt ooIors rslls. e.orrmrnls.
- L-5Lar bosts. -asfv sa,onets
= sL5ttsst -4nstr-ks IAN these. and many
gcaw.,t7ee at iE- sur-rI-. stl rema.u.
g'Hh : tLe ersr.a ami yiriqle4 TASTES OF sight
- ana .vuIr.iaus" but whsle seated
49, ,-r hank and mrdistiur Oh le many
oi " soldiers El. and vet Involuntary.
= 03 y he tricks Yankee uickets lasou l0
Inc aUuas-e shore. I eauua, bu.
~ - sneak of the hefoism ol f.a
.se modest damsauor. geuuiur
d ~ - heart. has won the admir4-
'' --tl, 4r under Evans. aIlu3e
= a. -. qouIy known Eaaa .,
l W. IN sueudent" ia one OF
..,,,a, les. since the war
80 -, --frs LILO has been "a nam
.,1 has S5.D ed eternal ven
a IN 7 -,.1r As au indie
fsi7 - z,,frft ms been my
J - a. - A. p bss beer l,aarI of in
- - r;fb +Iqt .alelr5faI ruer-
~ - - and f-nr-anl-nxrate hours
"a - os,-s,9,r aboB- ou his g1zy,
- n,ilas av-,v al 4 IIsner's Ferry Every
boL. and comerin Loudoun and Fairfax eoauaes
seem known to bim. While not q creek exist eu
I'M. riv,r but what be could tell YOU its extent
.leDih. width. and, IN fact, al about it. no one
m.ims To know ANYTHING about him precisely,
FOR r. Is here and there and everywhere iu . lsa
hours. vet silent and mysterious as GHeaL Dis lH-
dep.Ddept movemsats he always tuIusup.
81 In sneak when q fght is on hsH0. and
moro tban tIe4 Is aIUq.s Ia the thick 04 30 LLs
ysrtcgs E7ov rim If Cd. and well they may
Enfnp as lie is. d Liae Is far too old s0l1icr