Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-05-09
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i correspondent writes us from Corinth, under
date OF to 81 inst, giving inc following further
particulars Of General a. S. Johnston's death,
which we publish. though 4 little cut OF date
Near the camp st which wutears the quarters
Of Gen. Breckenridge, where, yesterday, I heard
some interesting particulars Of the death Of the
lste General Sidney Johnston, which happened
uUder the eye IF nay informant
B2won's brigade had lately come 10 tho battle
field BY forced marches fTJm Iu-Na, against
which .ha enemy had made q TENT o. sdvauciug,
and stood halted under the brow II q hull, IL
rauce OF d large noay Of tls enemy under Gen.
Prentiss, rested IT tine ravine aud on the hill be-
yCGd. The eEany's line at THIS point had Just
been reinforced by heavy columns, which had
couutermeTched frUm Their Jeff, where they had
essayed in vain to turn our right 1t was Bow
ems brigade which had confronted this rein
forcing column there, and likewise counter
marching ss they did, now again stood before
it, augmented greatly by the junction with
PrpuGss.
/ seems thar sur CsliiH5 6t this point, before
the arrival OF Bowen, must have been compelled
TO fall back before tho vastly superior force of
the enemy General Johnson riding up in tho
rear of the center OF the brigade, which was oc-
cupied BY the 9h Arkansas regiment, asked &
6t7 Of that regiment 70 give way end allow him
10 pass. Facing r1e brigade, the light Of attic
iyatei victory usamiuE in his evesr while q smile
frightened every feature OF his noble face, with
G. gracctrl wave of the hand, in which be held g
TN cup, ne asked wha: regiment gha5 VAST
Being told, be Immediately said: "Sol5iers Of
the 9Th Arkansas, get ready for Is charge / want
yOu t~00ah-pick men to show Genera! Bragg and
General Hardsa what you ear dc. Soldiers
are you ready p To the enthusiastic response
Of the regiment IN the affirmative. h. gave the
ordsr slowly and distinctly " Forward. com
m~On-time, march 2' Ten steps brought the Ier,-
meut 20 the top of tho hill, when still riding in
front ofit, lie ordered dOubls-qJick With q shout
that Tesounded through the woods aud above
the din of battle, tho regiment responded, sn6
feseTyIug its own, rushed EDWARDS into ID FIRE Of
the enemy, that in less thsu a minute. struck
down over eighty Of its msn desd and wounded,
without taitering foE g moment az any time. IN
I'll e disappeared ACROSS the Tsvine aud over the
hill lately occupied by the enemy driving him
before II like a flock Of Pigeous8 taking hin IL
the wing and Cling the woods with his killed
aud crippled Sixty Of me eHel1y'5 dead were
counted in the space % eighty yards o. q Tavtas
up which they he'd t5rcug@i together IL them
Eight.
As the regiment reached road runuiug along
the top of the bin from which they started. Can
eTal Johnston, soon after having given the or
der % " double quick wheeled his horse and
sgain asking a hie 20 make way rode to the rear
It is presumed that tho CALLING IRE which vac
po1ra5 upon the regiment as it commenced
tie descent of the hill General Johnston received
L;s 0rsli-wouud General Breckenridge vas
standing uesI By wlth lis stat, and Witnessed
the charge and tho Generals return without SUP |
posing Tor & moment that he was u eli igirrsd. !
so calmly jid the grand old hero meet his g}ori- !
Gus fate. twin be observed that he appealed,
when ordering 5he charge. in behalf Of elders, IN |
that feeling, doubtless, Of psrent modesty which
had led him 70 fear thu; IncOnsiderats criticism
Eal weakened the influence which BE- might 9th
erwiss have claimed for himself, instead Of for |
Generals Bragg and tiagcao. YAE0O.