Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-26

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CULPEPER c. H., Va, Nov. 9, 1862.
EDITORS APPEAL: One event succeeds an.
other in such rapid succession, that it puzzles the
sWiftest Of US to keep pace Herewith. To-day
EAds me in the dear little batde-scsrred city Of
OulpePer and though ii row has rough and
an uncouth exterior. It doubly endears itself to
one conscious Of what this place is and what Il
has endured The past two years The patriotism
Of the men in embracing cur cause Immediately,
and the unparalleled nObleness Of the ladies in
their care and soothing attention to our sick and
wounded soldiers, has given CulpePer such a
name that heneeforth its bare mention will
Ewsksn a thrill of pleasure, pride and thanks
giving in many heart. To-day, as the solemn
tones of tbs church bells esll the few faithful
ssntinsls to the house of God, mere glance at
shs dresses Of the dear matrons show that the
angel Of death has spread his dark wings over
the portals Of thsir hesrthstones, rendering their
hesrts sad, lonely End 5reary, for on some dis
taAt and ensznaEined field lies bleeching the
honss Of fhsir dsrlngSons, husbands, s,or brothers.
This bereavement renders Their hearts suseepti-
be Of suffering, and the thousands Of invalids
who kGve St different periods bsen sent here for
hospital attention can testify to the efficiency of
their care.
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the usual amount of YDmors Of as vsfious kinds
As the stripes On Jossph's cost. Being used to
the rstrcfrade. eerzwhshn policy the prevailing
opinion Vas thatA "ehsngs Of bsss'' wss necss-
EaTy; q hsITy pressure OF the Yankees causing
that necessity. Got adapted 10 invasion no one
noV expected ssy resnlt frsm our Maryland
rlid save the capture Of Hsrpers Ferry, If we
may except the fright gfvsn to Abes minions on
the sordsrp, Ihe reesisblshment of our lines
on the Potomac vas 6 wise move, eyen4hough
We gained notAing but the vast amount Of sub
sistenoe In the Valley. We lived well, rested and
drilled in q convenient country, and also proved
70 the world cur ability of freeing our country from
the vsndal touch when allowed 10 Eseet thea on
fair folds The advshtsgs, however which the
sBsmys nEFy gives them over US, renders it
Necessary that We should condense our lines
somewhat this winter, or lay ourselves subject
TO the reveTses experiezced last winter The
hsTculean efSrts made By the enemy last suu-
nsT 10 saa efoat an iTefistible arrsY of STEEL |
els6s by winter, which they boast will blow us
miles inland, deveopes = determination which !
We must checkmate; hence Richmond, Charles /
tor, Savannah and Mobile viii be the centrifugal |
penis for a test of metal Therefore. though /
I do not FsOfess pTescenee, my vision is that we
sBll back IRON the Potomac for good reasons /
which tbs energy, for whom it was done, viii |
fad out son enoue4. Wo had 40 excellent /
time for oes march the heavens overhead IN |
obsoHred By single cloud, the genial rays Of
the Sun 6Htiug with a golden hue ihe autumna |
foliage, while the tail smoky peaks of the Blue
RiiR looked in the distance ike eTumbling
columns Of Of some ancient Gfant castle, grim
and Golense. But the indefatigable industry Of
Firz5uians has Obvisted al difficulty Of ascent
and descsnt By sod roads, and perched in their
Hsrial esstlsE. they seemed literally monafchs OF
ali they s&veyed. And il was in some Of these
lofg cifs aHd rugged glens that cur cavalry
brought forth from thsir hiding places soms
dsTilict soldiers of Jsekson's command who had
taken refuge there from Yankee bombs. How
truly could they sing:
.Roek Of ages cen for me,
LET ne hide myself in thee
While we were effsctipg our passage of the
mountains, il must not be inferred that the enc
ny vsa perfectly Idle. By no means, for they
cane fsrth from their hiding places like owls IN
search Of mice, 10 see if they could not gain
anotheE Of their splendid victories " by falling
upon a few broken down strsgPlers. They
made their appearance east OF the Blue Ridge,
making demonstrations from Centerville and
Manassas toward Wsuenton Junction. But the
indomilahle, snd almost omniFresent Jackson
uncovered bis 'front.', to the astonishment Of the
enemy, and an engagement ensued, in which the
svu rdeeessful Jackson gained a victory, as
Eiste6 By Stewards csv2lry-the fruits Of which,
howevsr like that Of Port Republic, he did not
rsss Finding himself unable to cope with the
whole corps of Burnside, which was rapidly
bsiuR brought against him, he dexteTously with
drew. The heavy firing of artillery on the 9th
and Yth indicated an engagement somewhere in
the vicinity Of WoOdyiHe, the result Of which
have not learned.
Fhe great number" Of eonscripts which
wrote you were on the road, destined for this
brigade, have arrived at last, though considers
blT decreased in number. being only some one
hundnod snd twenty We have had no CON-
nsgioned officer at home rec uiting for them for
several months, and if cur district is that nearly
fhiuned Of soldiers, we had far better LET the
puny, siekly ones alone, for they will die if sent
here, certain. Major Inge, noble fellow, made
an effort to form the nucleus Of & battalion of
the one hundred and twenty, but failed from
some reason unknown TO me. He has every at
-ibute Of a good officer and ] regret he failed
d. bis efforts, for battalion commanded by him
would render essential service 70 the ConfedeFa-
ey, sYsc If they were conseripts
Though there is an eagerness and zsal on the
part Of our troops one in the least obserVant can
ses q palpable difference now, viewed as they
were Eve months ago. Then, when the motto
was g forward" every step grew elastic, and
every soul WAS bOuysns with anticipation but
now the case is different, though near All admit
the necessity for our retTogrsde. This is easily
accounted for, for it Is known feature IN the
Southern nature 70 De exceedingly impulsiYe,
Jealous and eager to excel Unchecked by au-
ihority, their zeal knows no bounds-neither
would they stop this side Of eternity but in the
midst Of their glory, impose any restraint upon
their impetucsiiy. and II Immediately grows irk-
sozne and grievOUs 70 be borne. Hence, while
We yield 10 the wisdom Of our generals, there is
q latent desire TO once sgsin turn our faces
RorthwsTd, and hear the magic word " for
lard "
". L. Duff Of Calhoun county, captain of
ihe Magnolia Guards" company K, l7th
Mississippi regiment, has been promoted major
Of his regiment, vice Z, W Upshaw, Of Mar
shsl, resigned. This appointment suits every
man in the regiment He is young man, and
was captain Of the company that rendered such
signal service TO us IN the affair at Balls Bluff,
IN which his company checked the advance Of
seven companies Of the enemy's skiTmisheTs.
lie deserved the appointment, and we are proud
that ne obtained it, which he did from seniority,
Eis noble company having re-enlisted and re-or-
gsnlsed last winter snoer the re-enlistment bill.
As FOR officers now, cur regiment viii challenge
any For colonel, we have W. d Holder, as fine
aud brave gentleman Is ever met tBe foe, who
'7zas severely wounded At Malvern II Il while
eamea