Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-12

/ 4CitNu hAO buo OAuci lIcDpSIs Vi hECieltAu
sssf joining in with little English.
! 'They f. ghi Oh Saturday always" said th,
Y due de ChsrIres, slluding to the rebels.
Gen. Mcclellan had been seated probably hal
1 an hour, cOnversing with Gen. Hriufz sman
when Gen. Hooker rode up from the extrem.
advanced line gained that morning. and as be
Wss dismountirg irom his horse Gen. McClellaI
\ rose from his sest, aud advancing, .hoCk him
warmly by the hand, sud congratulated him and
I his noble division il terms OF the highest praise
\ long conversation took place between them
II was plainly scem no !uItheT advance wss 70 b:
made that day, rs no troops were ordered up 70
| ;he front.
At little Of er J o'clock Gen Mcclellan
mounted bis horse and rode along :he lineS Of
his tToOps, hack aud forth, until ali the soldiers
had good opportunity Of seeing him. Napo-
leon lever WAS received by his enthusiastic
troops with greater mauifes alton OF delight than
was Mcclellan by hjs army, showing that he
possessed he confidence well ~ the hearts OF
his mer. They teel lha, they must oe vie o!i0us
under his guidance
Prisoners continued 10 bs hrough. III YsTy ias ;
We had captured nearly five hundred Tn
were immediately handed over TO the provost
marshal Young, 0f Gen. HOoker's division, who
sent them properly guarded to Heintzslman 5
headquarters, at SAYsge's station. Many Of
them were dressed in new clothes, captured ia
Casry's cSnp-s large supply having been ssu
Ia Cssey's division few days before the battle,
but had not been distributed ts the IGeU. The
result wSs hs: the eI.emy, who had besn nr4E-
il Z ieded, worn cut Aonsspun dTspad the:r
ivIms in Uur = ntsSl uniforms This vss the
cause 70! many seiiuus mistakes our men uIu--
tuna;e'y rnistakins them for our own.
iSCDENTs oF rHE FIELD.
ten S.Ski.s had several narrow ESCAPES; lie
Hs> Alwsys 10 be found in the thickesi OF tbe
dghi. Had those gfsd Senators who fdsed
e. coItin bis nomination bu. Witnessed the en-
,husUsn q MS troops when serving UuAeT hIu,
aud bis niliis'y qusliuca ion i-T The hi e. they
would do P4naIce until Ts-sl-cted
The rebels during the dght had theie sharp
shooters posted in Tres 70 pick 4 our riiosrs
= fact discOTs,ed 10 the early psrt OF the session
p07 ., these shaEprho0teIs had been wounded .
an lay dU9n n Tie foot cf trse a. General
Sickles Was riding iu ths wood, he took GeiDer-
a'e aim aud fFed, but fortunately missed bis
marx. Some Vi our men rushed st the wound
ed rebel, aud were Oh yut dispatching him with
their bt5ODe's when t'sn. Siekles ordered them
not to harm bin but take him prisoner.
As stood watching The regiments # Hook
ers division march Oh the ba.,le-li7ld,. rscOg-
UiEsd, marching at the head Of his company
Capt. Johnson, belonging to the 81 f4giHent
excelsior. Cspt Johnson wss ia the battle Of
Williamsburg, where he acted with 4Ee most
heroic eourHgs, and was wounded badly in the
left am by Mimic ball; - dangerously was be
wounded that the surgeons 1T one time Thought
that au amputA.iOn cf his arm would become
necessary to save his life. The wound, how
sye-, took iavJTstis turn, aud LIZ is nos IN =
las way OF recovering. Al the head Of hi'
c,mpsuy marched this gslIaut ofii er, lis band
eyed arm ing il sling. As he passed by
me sui;liag, sa Aid itom Gen. K-yss, who, with
his S.s i, WAS nu the opposite si1e Of the road,
rode up 10 Ia aud inquired the name Of she
wounded nj -eT / gave it 10 him he sxVaim-
o., liz is brave msn." II his country re-
yards her heroes, Capt JOhnSOu's name will
stand among the foremost.
Ths!e were msuy incidents Illustrating iully
the me,lie ct Cur men engaged in this Struggle.
Many = pliYs-e displayed deeds Of bravery
worthy Il record The officers bore theus Ives
well, and shared :he dangers in advance OF IheiT
men.
THE REBEL COEIMASDERs
The rebel generals commanding in this en-.
gaSement were Gens. Longstrect, Roger A.
Pryor, Hill, Bronx, Howell Cobb, Rains, Huger,
and five others whose names / eJuid not learn.
STAGE AND FUUR HORSES Captured.
A small party of our men, accommodating,
met 40 omnibus drawn by four fine bay horses,
on the New Bddge road, going at speedy gait
toward Richmond, aud containing two officers.
Diving the horses were two ccntra Ands. Lieut..
Lee cried out 10 them to stop, but Ho attention
was paid to the summons, aud he ordered the
men to ire One OF the officers jumped out aud
made good his escape in the woods. The other
was shot as he had his head out of the window
urging the conlrsbands to go faster. The dri-
yer now held up, and Lieut. Lee m0uated the
box, FIRST placing the negroes on the inside, in
charge Of private Boyd, Tooth New \ ,rk. The
lieutenant brought thS stage safely within our
lines. As it made its appearance, emerging
from the wood on the Williamsburg road, where
but few hours ago the enemy were disputing
our advance, il created the most intense excite
nlent aud curiosity among men. Many
supposed it WAS sent down by cen. Mcclellan
from Richmond, NTH the news Of the CccuPa-
ton Of the city. Tne age is comparatively
new. In size aud shape il Is abOu. the sfzs OF
one of our BfoadWay stages, perhaps tIihle
lighter. From the TACT Of iIs being built by
e John Stephenson New IOIk " (psinted Oh the
panel on tue inside. | seriously doubt it John
5 las reueiYeI payment for it. Over the win
duTs, m the Vugsiir, " CUluntiI Hotel is
ptiute1.
YiIg BATTLE FIELD.
Ia company with Gen. Sickles, Col GcAhsm
Col Hsll and Lieut. Graham, | rode Uut Un thd
battlefield OH Sunday afternoon st tour q clock.
The scene witnessed here bartss all description
Cai.suns, with horses shot down in tlisil traces,
Aubu,auces, wagons. ese., etc, hled the i0Ad IN
front Of Czsey's camp. 1l1re WeFr about two
hundred OF cur wounded sii lyiEg wh=Is !heY
lsll on SJnlAy. Some Of them SPOKE kindly O'
"a. rsbsls, Saving Ih-y treated !hon very well.
Dead rebels =, we'll ss ouf 0wu men we've lring
ia every part OF the hsld aud wood. counted
df:y-seven dead ebeiE in front Of a .:aslC0lses
rebel ssS lying on the ground uasb.e 20 move ;
he was -hv; iG bOti legs. Oh each side Ot hin
lay some esd rebels. As We passed by, be
begged for Gods sake to take the d,A msu away
f.Gm aio. The stencil MAS iutOleFsble.
NUMBER oF GUNS LOsF.
We lost ~ gun, in the fight Of Saturday. Not
one Of them has been recovered. The rebels ran
\ ;rsin DOWN uesz Fair Oak Station aRd carried
away our e0mmiss sry stores, guns, etc. etc. to
4 chmOnd.
lie rebels destroy ei what they could uol con-
ysnienily carry away, including tbe ues tents OF
Casey ard CUuch's division.
The two contrAba ands captured with the stage
had left Richmond on Sunday moTning, with
patty Of gentlemen who hsd chartered the stage
to,tSke them cni 70 see the fgh'. They have
furnished the au.hoIiiisS with much information
relative :. tie number and movements Ui the
rebel force, which ID highly important. l. is not
implobabls that GeG Mcclellan still bis gen
erals, nill dine at Richmond on Sunday next.
| snelose you the list of The casualties, but
some dsys will olsPse before full and PeIisc!ly
correct list can be obtained.
sNof HgH ACCoITT CF TIE SUNDAY hAIILe-
8AILpONING.
On sunday :he battle vss Opsrel by OGr ieft
riog snd csuter coum, the latter under General
U-iu.s!emsn. Ills orders were irom GsU. Nc
Cleilin, to recover tbe lost ground al whatever
c,,., OF lie, even it sYefy man peIisbed. The
courageous ngbiirg 0i cur troops on Sunday,
y leu il shall have been detsilej, Nii sbuW
that lbs order Vf the commanding general was
carried tu, 70 the letter. Up 80 this writing,
our loss il billed and wounded will bot Isll short
Of from three fo foUr thousand meD. Among
tbsss w have large number OF CtfeefS killed.
The ifa Uf on: artillery Mss terrific Ia the ex-
treme At every discharge Of piece streets
,,-rs moved In their ranks" Inc bravery Of