Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-16
FORESTS REGIMENT AT THEIR
OLD TRICKS AGAIN.
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EDrToRs APPEAL; A detachment of abcut
ninety meDgrom FIVE different companies, under
command Of L~ieutenant-C oloneI d. C. Kelley,
being ordered BY General F. C. Armstrong, on
the 25sh July. to proceed from MoultOn. Ala, to
tear up the railroad track and destroy the tele-
graph wires about miles west of Jopesboro,
which being successfully done, tho command
fell back to the mountains, some five miles, to
camp at night. The next morning we woke up
to find the Yankees in she rear and front of US,
on the hunt for the q secesh," who had destroyed
the road and telegraph the day before. The
Yanks before us were a little more than we could
handle. So after lodging them awhile, we fell
back a few miles, which brought us to a cross
roads, the Yankees in the rear numbering about
one hundred and ninety of the Sd Michigan, IN
der command Of Major Myer, had just passed
our track at right angles but a few moments
ahead. The old women wrung their hands and
avowed they had counted three hundred, aud ior
us 10 hide in the bushes, but not being Of the
hiding kind, we thanked them for their kind
eatreai les, and being in the rear, ne pushed on
after the 9 secesh hunters.p So, driving deep
cur spurs and pushing on our wearied steeds,
who had no breathing time for more than a mile,
we came upon their pickets, ava they went,
crying secesh is on US, and deeper went our
spurs to urge on cur steeds to the charge, which
was so calamity led by our leutenant- colonel,
as the shout Of charge was echoed from officer
to Office, away we went ia upon them as they
wle forming a line Of battle in the rear and
each end of Okslona church, and as they had
advantage Of position, no time was to be lost,
nc so ha M, tbop, haGora fbau fn.poa1
Forward, charge, was shouted from front to
rear Of column. Col. Kelley's horse dashed
forward-two Memphis boys, S%pootswood and
Halliday, close to his heels. Sergt Cochran,
commanding the Mcdonald Dragons, nobly
led the charge Of bis company. Tom Robbins
and the boys of the rear we're making for the
Yanks at the other end Of the church the hrst
boys were already mixed up with the foe. A
Dutch Yank shot st the colonel, missed-a mo-
uoent more gathered him by the collar behind,
exclaiming, DIN it, I reckon you'll halt
row" Both went 70 the gTouad together
scarcely had they touched, when the Dltchmau
In came Captains Ben Atkinson Of the May
Avengers, Lsaantree, CouleheT and Brooks,
with their squads Of companies present, shout
ing the charge and riding the foe down at every
point. Dashing through the broken ranks,
Capts Atkinson and LaTrantree were soon in
their rear. Twice they rallied and were broken;
steadily On we pressed after the dismGyed
Yanks, when up ONE a squad Of about thirty
not before in the fight, in fine order, armed with
Colts rifles. Our boys were now scattered
everywhere after the scattered foe. Sergt
Thurman called the Dragons to rally.
Sergeant Robbins headed a squad and moved
fsa~riessly up in the face of the enemy. First
Lieutenant Joyce, of the May Avengers, from
the rear with half a dozen. commenced In tones
of thunder to call for more companies than it
would lake 10 make two regiments. The Ysnks
thought it was time to get, and away they went,
with Atkinson and LsTantree at their heels for
about four miles. The colonel now rallied the
men left behind, as it was reported that Other
were approaching but we were left quiet
Of the field, having placed thirty OF the
enemy hOrs du combat, also capturing twenty
one horses, . number of fue guns and pistols,
lost but one man slightly wounded IN the
deshy part Of the thigh. Alter the fight was
over Surgeon W. T.. Pryor was on the ground
administered to the wants of the wounded
Yankees. A PARTICIPANT.