Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-20
From Middle Tennes.ee-BntIe Of Harris
vile

One Of the most disastrous events to the arms Of the
I AbOlitionists, and 1t The same time eventful and sueeess.
ful to our glorious fellows, was the attack on Hsrtsville.
Sumner county, Tennessee, on Sunday morning last.
This movement has been Contemplated for some tine bv
Gen. Morgan. and be only held himself in allegiance BY
reason of the want Of proper infantry troops. His
wishes were at length gratif d beyond measure by the
! celebrated Kentucky brigade Of Gen. Boyer w. Hansen
being thrown out as his Immediate support on Friday
last. We saw the gallant regiments OF this brigade de-
fling through town on that occasion, and several Of the
gallant men VIII. m we gaily bade goodbye in the furious
snow storm Of that day will never return.
On Saturday, Gen. Morgan chose the ID and 9th Ken
lucky 10 accompany him on the long and hazardous
march The other regiments were left behind, under
Gen. Hanson, to dispute any advances Of the enemy from
Nashville, which was strongly threatened in that direc-
hsr.
BY rapid msrahes, over frezen and snow clad ground
across q wide river aud surrounding obstacles, which, Ia
the usual risks Of war, would seem herculean, our troops
reneEed the assigned point early On Sunday morning.
The attack wss furious and desperate. Ksntueky's best
b!ood was up; Il was, in fact a pure Kentucky Sight,
aud right well did we show her strength and purity Of
blood Il was the misfortune Of the Cd Kentucky to
lose sLxfynve Ia Killed ana wounded. Among those
weFe Lieutenant Thomas Horn, Of Company A, and
l5eutenap's ], w. Rogers and Charles Il. Thomas, Of
the eolapany OF Captain Phil Lee. II CHANGED that we
knew and had knoTn for years, these two excellent and
gallant young men- BuT yester Jay we gave them our
hand and bid them gGodbye, and that, alas Is an eter-
nal ye ,terday-a farewell that synolymes forever.
Col Hunts noble regiment did not suffer SO severely.
It was IN the left in the engagement, and perhaps from
chat see0ent missed the Yankee fire. In the holly con
tested fight tbs regiment was led by Capt. MOTehead,
S5o bad i've h9-ses shot Under him. Col. Hunt, at the
time, @es acting 6 Brigqdiergsneral Of iofanfry. Il
need notb6 said that Thateyeg he did was characterized
by unusual gailantry.
The fruits Of this little attack aud sgrpris8 sum up
eighteen hundred prisoners three piecegof artillery, and
g large body Of wagons and supplies.
Yesterday our two regiments Tetu,n ned well clad, aud
they tore through the streets, meeting the admiration
and aFpSsussOf all the banners Of the abolition regi
ments that they bad p!ucked from them in the hour Of
battle on Sunday.
There Is nothing nev to report from the front, although
10 is far from quiet along the linsg. Our energetic and
vigil fnt cavalry commanders, WheeleF, Wharton and
Morgan, seem yieing with one another IN their efforts to /
harass the enemy. Not a day passes but there Is a brisk
skiriaish. The Abolitionists arc being rapidly hemmed
N, aud we trust the day for the deliversnce Of Nashville
Is E9t far distant. God speed is coming.
Sewers prisoners, ell officers, were brought in last
evening.
Our latest advlees from Nashville represent the Adolf
army IN S state Of greet Generalization The forces
connected with the army Of tne Cumberland, and scat
tered from Bowling Green to Nashyills, and around the
latter plaee, are estimated at sixty Thousand. i is not
thought, however, that there will be an advance move
ment until the river rises ard facilities for transportation
are increased A large gang Of bands are engaged rel
moving the obstruc. ions from tie Gumberland river I
below C!srkEViile. These were placed there iaat sum
mer by the CoRfedoraies.
Great dissatisfaction is expressed by the Aboliuonists
Stth General RosecrauZ, and it is supposed he viii be
peedHy removed to give place to General McCook- SO
hey 60.
The Abolition papers Of Nashville, OF the 0th, con,
ain a "rum0r thst q brigade Of their forces were at
acked by six thousand Confederates, under General
Johnston aud Morgan, on Sunday, at Hartsvile-thet