Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-07

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trouble OF planting flag thereon has honor CO.
! ierred on it lor doing nothing There were NJ
u less than SIX batteries captured in the battle
y Gaiues Mills, yet not one of our regiments ca
Z lay positive claim to any one single ptfe for a
+ are contested property. Some Of the ,th hfi
sissippi claim the beautiful brass pieces 5o
admired, and officers say when they arrived
front young man named Cassidy jumped upo
2 one OF the horses, and wished to drive them G
+ or turn them on the enemy, but was not a
e lowed. The 5sh Texas, after hard fighting
D found itself before battery and cleared it, bu
Z yet some other regiment claimed t. Geol
J gia regiment Of Hoods brigade claims one
, | Wilcox's brigade claims another, and so it is
they all fight for them, yet aOHe can lay postiv
, individual claim to any! Yet all enjoy the jok
and laugh right heartily over the danger of cap
ture and chat around camp-fres right merrily
never counting the danger, but only desirin.
new occasions to distinguish themselves
Money was found quite abundantly among
the slain. Some men, in interring the dead, offer
searched the pockets, ETC.. one man finding no
less than $3.50 in gold another fshed out o
some old clothes not less than $500 another
$1,000 in Federal notes Watches, both golC
and silver, were found among the spOis, one
lucky individual having not less than six chr0
nometeTs ticking in his pocket at one time. As
general thing, more money was found upon
the dead on the field than on any other of which
| we have heard.
Clothing in abundance was scattered about
and immense piles of new uniforms were found
untouched. Our men seemed to take great de-
| light IN assuming Federal officers uniforms, and
strutted about seTio comically, much to the
| amusement of dusty powder-be -begrimmed youths
who sat lolling and smoking in the shade. Ev-
cry conceivable article Of clothing was found in
\ these divisional camps, and came quite aprOpOs
to our needy soldieTy, scores Of whom took a
/ cool bath, and changed old for new underclOth-
ing, many articles being of costly material and
/ quite unique
! The amount of ammunition found was eonsid-
| cradle, and proved of very superior quality and
manufacture. The exact amount captured we
| have not yet ascertained, but from the immense
! piles of boxes scattered through the camps, we
Ee0Ijeeture that the enemy had laid in quite an
unusual supply, expecting to use it. doubtless,
| upon our devoted men, and so they Yould, did
our troops stand, as they do, at long tguz,D
and not come to close quarters"
THE CANNON AND ARMS CAPTURED
in this battle were numerous and Of very supe.
riOr workmanship. The twenty-six pieces We re
the most beautiful we have ever seen, while i'm
! mense piles of guns could be seen ON every
hsnd-many scarcely having the manufacturer s
" finish even tarnished. The enemy seemed
quite willing to throw them away on the slight
est prete1t, dozens being found with loads still
undischarged. The number of small arms cap
| tured, we understand, was not less than Il 600,
of every csllibre and every make.
THR FEDERAL WOUNDED
were collected together; and formed very large
field hospital. The courtyard Of a farm house
was selected, and scores could be seen reclining
on the grass, and expert surgeons operating with
much skill and zeal By mutual agreement sur
geOns are not considered prisoners Of war,
hence at the close of the late battle many Fed
eTal surgeons remained behind, and their ser
vices seemed very much appreciated by the men.
As many as could be were conveyed TO town
and attended to, good conveyance being furnish
! ed, and much care manifested for their welfare
TIE GALLANT DEAD-CoL WHEAT.
Among the many heroic spirits who sacrificed
| their lives on the altar Of our country in the
dreadful but glorious, struggle at " Gaines
| Mills on Friday, June 9th, we would partieu-
| laTly mention the name of the immortal Wheat,
| Of Wheat's battali0n-the master-spirit Of that
| heroic band, who, from the dawn of our strug-
| Gle until the present, has always been found in
| the van guard battling manfully for our lives,
| liberties and homes At Manassas, the name of
| Wheat became historical in our annals, for as
| long as that victory shall remain known to fame,
so long viii the name Of Robert Wheat be
Wheat desired nothing more than to secure his
own beloved South, and to Be in active service
was his chief delight Joining Jackson IN the
Valley, and winning imperishsble fame, this
gallant man fought all through that srduous but
algloriOus campaign, and while leading the
small remnant of his once numerous battalion
70 the charge, at Gaines Mills, was mortally
shot in the head: Bury me on the field,
boys, said he, and placidly expired May he
rest in peace.
RESULTS.
It is impossible to get correct returns of the
| killed and wounded Our loss is probably not
/ 2000 at the highest calculation. The Federal
less is estimated at 10000 killed, wounded and
! prisoners, if not more. The following items we
| have from FeatheTstone's brigade;
The casualties in the 12sh regiment Mississp-
\ pi volunteers, Featherstone's brigade, Long
/ streets division, commanded by Maj. W. II
/ Lilly, are IS follows: Maj w. II. Lilly, wound
ed early in the mornings action, while leading
| the regiment in the first charge. In the morn
| ing engagement this regiment lost u killed, 6S
wounded, and missing. Number taken into
! the field, officers, non-cOmmissOned officers and
/ priyates, 397. In the evening engagement,
/ (Capt S. b. Thomas commanding regiment }
/ the loss was was killed, IS wounded and lS
missing Number of officers and pTivGtes taken
| into battle, 30S. The regiment thus lost l55
killed, wounded and missing d uriDg the day
out of 3S7 men.
The above is as near correct SIS it is possible
to ascertain, as several reported missing have
been found killed. and others wounded
The l9sh Mississippi volunteers lost 81 killed
and $50 wounded out of 52l that went into &C
ton ia the morning.
The 2d Mississippi battalion lost 106 killed
and Wounded out Of 234 taken into action in
the morning
ENGAGEMENT AT COAL HARBOR.
In the fight on Friday, Johnson's battery, of
this city, occupied an exposed position on the
Coal Harbor road, about one mile from Coal
Harbor, and was subjected to q fire remarkable
for lis accuracy, which, as an eyewitness In
forms Us, the command encountered without
hinching Capt johnson was conspicuous for
his bravery throughout the period in which his
battery was engaged, and our informant says
that not an inch Of ground would have been
yielded while man remained to serve the guns,
had not Gen. Lee, observing the deadly effect
OF the enemyis fire, ordered them to withdraw
from the contest. The casualties both IN men
and horses, were heavy.
Among the sad incidents Of the battle may be
mentioned the death of Lieut.. w. Eugene Web
ster, of Maryland, chief executive ofii;er of the
arsenal, who was acting as aid to Gen Rodes
He fell in the thickest Of the fight, while gal
lantly cheering on a regiment His body was
brought to the city on Saturday. Lieut. w
was a relative of Gen. Lee.
We regret to learn that Major I. S. Skinner,
1st North Carolina, was killed in the engage
meut On Thursday evening, in the attack On tbs
Federal intrenchments.
AT GARNETT's FARM.
About eleven o'clock Saturday, Capt. Moody's
battery opened fire upon the intrenehments Of
the enemy located Just beyond Garuett's farm.
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and meanwhile body of infantry, consisting
of The 7th and 6th Georgia regiments, moved up
under cover of the FIRE from the field pieces.
The 9Th, in advance charged across 8 ravine
and up bill, beyond which the Yankee in
trenchmsnts lay. They gained the FIRST line Of
works ard took possession OF them, but, it is
proper to state this was unoeeupied at the time