Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-25
InssaHces of EEeroisiu-'Fhe Battlefield
esur E0sseH.
From lie Knoxville Register, 18Th.

turn our right wing. At this iuneture Cheat
hams division, above mentioned, was moved
from the left to tho right of our lines, about ono
and : half miles. During sll this timo brisk
! fire Of artillery was kept up. Carnes' battery
was Immediately brought into action, which ad-
mirably served, did great execution. (This was
Jackson's battery 81 Columbus Ky.)
Chestham's division vas now eoout three
! fourths Of mile from the enemy and il line of
/ b title, Donelson's brigade being in advance
/ The ground between Us and the enamy was
/ broken, but without timber It was found
necessary to approach nearer the enemy FOR this
reason aud because Of the supeli5nty Of their
! guns Carnes was ordered to advance, and was
Ia this movement supported by Doneisou's brig
ado We advanced about one-fouTth Of a mile,
sad the enemy finding their position untensble
retired to another.
/ We again advanced a quarter Of a mile, to
/ the summit OF q preeipitous bluff, which the
/ battery of Carnes could not ascend Oar lines
were here reformed, and orders were received 70
/ sdvanee upon the enemy st double quick across
| fields uaobstructed, except by stone aud rail
! fences, With terrific yells aud unbroken front
We advanced upon the enemy, two batteries
DlAying upon Cheathams division, advancing
under this fire and en6laded by the batteries of
! the enemy. When within one hundred and fifty
yards Of the enemy they opened on us vi b
grape and canister When withiY eighty
yards they opened on us with musketry, and
now the fight became general About this time
Msney's brigade, with Donslson's, were sent
round to the enemy extreme left to capture 2
battery which had bean 50 destructive TO u.s.
The battery was tskea, and here the Yankee
General Jackaon fell This was half az hour
after the fight became general
cry inch OF ground was bravely contested
8ocanle known thas Jackson had fallen, and
the enemy retired, probsbly f9r this reason, but
more probably bscsuse they could not Withstand
tbs impetuous valor Of cur troops. About this
time, probably a little earlier, Ssewsrt's brigade
no7sd into action, in perfect order ana with
great coolness, The troops first engaged, worn
and weary, roshedfon with Stewards men, and
the rous on the left became general.
The enemy reformed their lines several times
but were no sooner restored than they we've bro
ken.
The fighting was kept up till night put an end
to the conflict. We had ihen driven the enemy
from three to five miles along the whole line Of
ths two armies
We formed our lines and remsined on the
ground during the night. Ga the morning OF
the 9th, believing it would be hazardous with
his weary troops to renew the conflict with
reinforced army of the enemy, General Bragg CT
Polk ordered our army back to Harrods0uTg.
We captured oil the artillery OF the enemy ex-
cept one battery, and unknown numbers and
qusntties OF ali descriptions Of small arms.
The loss OF th5 enemy IL killed and wounded
was enormous. The field of battle rss every
whers stTeWn with the killed, wounded and dy-
ing In places they were piled up on each
other
We retired in perfect order, each regiment and
brigade in proper position, to Camp Dick Rob
ins0n and lis vicinity, where cur army was con
ceuiratej.
Oar loss.in killed, wounded and missing viii
not reach 1850 Ths killed IN Cheathsm's d.
vision number 200 and about ,250 wounded.
This division suffered most.
| At half past o'clock On Monday morning
/ l 3th instant, Colonel Tyler left General Polk,
aud Of subsequent events be is of course not
sdvised.
Tenesseeans in this fierce conflict maintained
/ their aucient reputation dis,iI guished vsloT,
not only rnAintaing it, but winning new and i'm
/ perishabo lsurols. Tbs instances Of individual
| Valor occurring among shoIs troops in this
I bloody conflict would iiil volume.
| Polk Cbeaiham, Deaelsou, and ell our lead
/ ers, were everywhere seen cheering on our
troops wish ths reckless exposure Of their per
sons to the hottss! IRE of she enemy.
Gsnsral Withsrs' division UsS not in the 6ght
being in our rear, between US and Cen Kuby
/ Smith
We took on this Wednesdays fight about
1 500 prisoners.
AIDES Of General Cheatham's division were alone
engaged.
TROOPS ENGAGED
We cannot give, accurately, the number Of
regiments engaged nor thoir status The fol-
/ loving is the pest statement We can make just
now
! MANEY,s BRIGADE First Tennessee, Colo
! mel Fields; oh Tennessee. Lieutenant Colonel
/ Baford %7th TenDsssee Colonel Caldwell,
| (nol Bob J; 6sh Tennessee Cslonel Porter.
sTPwART's BRIGADE Fourth Tennessee
( Colonel Snahl; 9th Tennessee, Colonel Ysnsble;
I 33d Tennessee, Celonel Campbell 9th Texas,
! Colonel Garter.
DoNELsoN's B8IGADE -Eish h Tennessee,
/ Colonel Moore: I5.h Tenhesses, Colonel Tyler ;
/ I6 h Tennessee, Colonel Savage; 5Ist Teuaes-
sec, Colonel John Chester 33th Tennessee,
Colonel Carter.
Lieutenant. Colonel Patterson Of the first Ten
nessee, was killed
! Captain VIM Watering, w.s shot dead with
the eolors of Colonel Fylsl's regiment in his
i.auds, he color bearer, Mcfarland, hsying been
wounded second tine. Captain " is from
Menu phis where his family now reside. lie be-
loDged TO the Washington Rifles "
LieutenaHt sPitsleg, of the same company,
cemmsndirg the Swiss Rifles, Of The same regi-
He refused to be borne from the field. To the
solicitation of Colonel Tylsr he rephad, No,
Colonsl! Let me die on the field 1 know
must dis
Lieutsnant johnson, of Gsorgia, promotes ioi
galantry at Shiloi, was also killed
Lieutenant Ell Doyle, OF Memphis, is teaTed
to be mortslly wounded.
There were but few field officers injured.
COlonel Savage wss slightly wounded in the
lon .pd eli Haafar hptrra distisl guTsled him
self for soldieTly bearing and chiyaiFic conduct
His regiment probsbly lost more than any n
this (ChsathAm'h) division
The adjutsnt Of tho 5is!, Suliy we bsileve
WAS severely wounded. Ills bearing was hish hiy
commended.
The Texan regiment. Colonel Young, touzh
with that vsior which distinguishes Their isihef
at San Jseinto and the Alamo.
We esn give no details a. TO losses neT as
the conduct of regiments and bngsdes IN liar
, des's command. These VIII DO hereafter iaf
nished
The number Of the YAnkee army which tough
, us at Porryville was sIaied, by prisoners 20 p
from so 900 to 100 000 Our force did not e1
| ceed 1900
Ey Confseatons of hberal Berlin ana couf
X trY pspers are becoming more frequent the
ever in Germany. Tie cauSe assigned IN g
cases is the tons of the leading articles On q
present crisis, snd the criticisms on the sp sohs
% of the minis terra IN he House.