Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-30
VOL. XIII, NO. 292

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numerous IS the list of the Killed and wounded which
, nave forwarded to you viii show Aponc tbose vrb7
were Tyo nded were Capt in Hendriclson
9th New York State militia and CAPTAIN HART ss.is{
ant s1rgeon-gsneral to General Tvler
Reynolds corps advanced the dense fog haa lift
ed itself from the river banks ard about nine reor5
the enemy's infantry engaged The opposing
columns had fairly got to work when the eb srri-r
commeneed paying upon through the fog Tbs
shot were all aimed at random. however and reduced
out bttie effect. NotWiths aHdiBg the 80 OBJ
se0red the rebel ar rts Ike pt up the cannOnGde
several hours and, peal after peal rang through the
arr the effect was terribly sublime The IRE
turned BY our bate les 10 gallant style and for hours
nothlng Dat me deafeniug roar Of artillery coEld be
heard on all sides. Up 20 noon when the fog cleared
on and the baoonists enabled to get glance at
no enemy works the nght was artillery one, and
productive OF no very lmyOrI result either side
As soon as the sunshine showed ITSELF however The
iany were brought into play ani the work commenced
in real earnest Generals Mead and Gibbons divisions
encountered the right Of Gen. A p Hills command
and Lougstreets veterans.
The fight ragged furiously during the entire iay ard
oar troops suffered terribly from the enemys artIisry
The enemy were posted behind hi in great str.,rtb
and at Que time it seemed Impossible dsodgs them
Ab0at noon Gen Gbbon wa relieved by Gen D3ubie-
/ days command Gen Mead who was fgHtipg against
superior odds also reinforced by Gen St0aenans
command which had the effect Of checking the rebels
and driving thrm back short distance II in the
midst Of this struggle that Gen. Gbbon wounded
and partially disabled. he kept the field however dur
ing The remainder OF the day and many laurss by
brlliaa5 eonduct Gen MeCellan's Endorsement Of
GooOn aash and ability has been folly borne out by
the result Of the days fighting During be afternoon
Gen Newtons division mp the left of the
center wneu the rlng which had ceased in that part IF
the Held, broke out again with redoubled fury Our
troops were here exposed to plunging fire from the
enemy artillery, which W25 posted on the naghEorng
hills, and for short time the Union soldiers vvers
OppOEed t. destructive fire Our artillery feurnad the
6rs with deadly eject and imunortaiz thamselves bv
/ their accuracy Of aim and uuvvaveTing courage.
The right, consisting Of the 7h and 9Th corps under
Gen Sumner earned i7nparisbabla honor a1d 50 ~
List OF the killed and wounded will testify h- laurels
were won at a fearful cost The action on the right
commenced about ten ocock- and ragged f1ou.fy all
Gsy long Ihs enemy occupied the woods and hills in
the t OF the city, and IL point Of advantage the Odds
was decidedly in their favor TITO courage the Uni5n
troops nBboudned however ard every inch Of the
gIounu was noty contested II soon became evident
that the first ridge # hills which the enemy was
posted be hind earthwors could be carried except
a. he lont OF the Dayonet, and accordingly Gen. sum
ner ordered Frencbs division to chags upon the tats-
/ ries Gen. Howards division acted 4 support and
the troops sprang forward 70 obey the order with much
enthusiasm. By this time the atmosphere was clear e1-
eept from the smoke Of artillery aud good view could
be had Of the rebel position and the country adjoining
Il was a grand sight to see that devoted column.
Seeking the bubble reputation cen at the 1annons
mouth.
/ Steadily they marched across the plan and never
fsltered until they within dozen yards Of the
from the rebel infantry who were posted behns stone
" II For few moments the heal Of the column ex-
hibtng some confusion but quickly forming into line,
hey retired baek 70 raYine within muset shot OF the
enemy. Here the Union troops reinforced by
fresh body Of infantry, who advanced the asstGnce
o. ther comrades IN splendid style Notwithstanding
large gaps made 10 their ranks at every step TIE
renforcemens having arrived end the line Of assault
oelng Fgan formed the order Double Gu OK, y it'll
fixed bayonets was given, and more the eoluFln
| advanced to dislodge the rebel artillery.
FrOm the Tn0eut III stOrmiog part left the ayire ND
% The time they reahed he fo-t ct the hills hey
exposed TO II no lest f. Of The eBs,uy The 5oucen-
t-ated e of Less arte-v and iufsnt,- "a ned urou
| The de ed head in a maurer truly tsTr f.. No
troops, hoWevsr dtcipned and brave could wi hstand
the shock and after suherrnc terribly q lr ,ers vrs
thrown into sorter snd brouaht to a sud Zen halt At
tbs junciure the c'ner Of the co uun gave wy and
fed in dsmay, but they wera aftsrw rds rallied a.
brought back second and th I'd attempt msds TO
dtoIEe ne IeneI a1ierssi bui In vain az d at e7ch
at the ranks Of the ming party grew IN uuer
and hi1ner sumUer now breught al hi aviisbls ar
u ll'o p y Fns TO sheI tn rebels OFT and from
that lime unit dark the Z cannon was lrcssaEt
| he reb ala wh1 ha1 bosn drv back short dsta1cs
dc ing the dy ret rned to her original position when
ght came, 70 that we were unab'e to dead.
severa. attempts were made to the bod du
the nIsht buJ the enemy OTeueI upon W b Ii ir in
iaut y and compelled Us desist. All our wounded
were vsd. A0vyever and such the dead as were
not " tn ml,k=t range on tba r he'll. we : brrisd
Among the wounded is Gen Meaghsr Of the Irish
brigade, aud Col Nugeut of the 69th New York volun
teers The latter is said be badly injured but will
probably recover. A large number of the officers Of
killed
The Center.
The Sd and 5th army corps, under Gen. Hooker
formed the center and perated with Summers column
during the battle. Gen. Burnside anxious thai
movement should be made early as poss bic, and
accordingly At he break Of day the troops commenced
to toward the eueny's earthwors The men were
full Of hope and confident Of success and they fled ot
OF the city IN splendid order. Ssirmishng commenced
shortly site daylight, and in short time afterward the
rebel artillery commenced playing upon US through the
fog. The firing was so inaccurate, however that
troops pad Dut its attention to IT, and kept pressing
on. regardless Of the deadly miss les which flying
through the air By and by artillery pouded ana
for hours most terrific cannonace WAS kef both
sides The enemy position was ef excee Strength
and app ared 10 be uyunerabls TO artillery nOtgith
standing our guns well handled At noon the infant
ry who had been waiting for fog 10 clear IT. advanced
for the purpose of sormng the enemys potion on the
hill Confident Of victory the troops marched steadily
To Tin eft of rha Int
rerou fire from the rebel remeR aided To the fury cf
! the eaunonsde compelled TO fall back with
heavy loss The attempt TO carry the rebel batteries
repeated again in the afternoon and the attacking
party strongly reinforced, started the double
quick" but he enemy, who also heavily reinforce T.
proved too much for ~ All along the line the battle
ragged with unusual ferc-Ress aud when night came it
was hard to say who were the victors. OF the killed
ana wounfed there We're proeao many on the side
of the rebels ours. No estimate can be
formed Of the loss in Hookers corps, but it pretty
heavy The firing Of musketry ceased abo 9 haifpass
five o'clock, but the rebels continued TO csnnorade TIE
city unit long after dark They evidently intend to
shell position in fredericksburg: but thus
far they have been unsuccessful.
The Result
Of days fight proYes conclusveIy enough that the
euemys position is Of great strength that it
Will iequre desperate effort on the part Of General
Burnside to drive him from his stroBghO d General
Franklin appears TO have been the only who has
effected any important result and tonorr w he nav
succeed in rning stonewa Jaesso1s position on the
MassapouaI. General Burnside is confident Of success
g. is busily engaged 0 making arrangement. for
Z
ing Of General D II. Hills command, and
much ankle Y il created az TO lis whereabouts It is
suppo ed by many that Hi has gone int reept Sge
who IS probably way TO Culpeper and by others
that he may be working around in our rear.
In addition to the officers already mentioned being
killed and wounded, learn the following amor
the unfortunate
Genensrs Jackson, of the Pennsylvania reserves and
Lieutenant Colonel Dickinson, United States srtl
lery, were both killed, Gems. Vnton Kmball, Csld-
we'll and Campbell were wounded but none Of them
seriously. Major Jennings Of the goth New York vol
uneers and Col Sinclair. of the Pennsy
are also among the wounded.
An the wounded being properly cared for and to-
night the surgeons indefagable in their efforts to
, / relieve the sufferers.
Movements Ia west Tennessee,
From the Memphis Bulletin.
We have information that large rebel force estims-
Ted at eight thousand strong eneamped eight nes