Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-28
FRDERAL REPoRrsrRom Aaovs
Special Correspondence OF the Ntsouh Dsnoeratl
LAGRAHGR TRNN Nov 10 IS62


| LAGRANGE TENN, Nov. 10, 1862
/ For the last faur days there has been q perfect
stagnation in affairs here, not skirmish, not a
single scouting party, not even a rumor from
any direction The position of the army re-
mains about the same, except that Gen @ i'm
/ by's division has been detached from General
| Hsmt0n's column, and moved to Moscow.
twelve miles west Of this place, on the Memphis
and Charleston railroad, forming at present the
lett wing Of the army.
This move leaves gspof only shout thirty
seven miles between our srmes TO the wess-
ward, and places 3 Gordon Of armies along the
south line Of TsnHesses, in the following order
General Sherman, at Memphis; Gen QlimSy,
q. Moscow Geusral Mcpherson, at I4aGrange
and General Hamilton from Grand Juaction 10
CoTinth. The widest gaps are between Mem.
phis and Moscow ard for ten OF fifteen miles
west of Corinth, but the whole distance Of those
unoccupied spaces is secuted every day, and
communication Is open along the entire line
from Memphis to Pittsburg landing, about
hundred and twenty miles. This is the front If
the Army of the Tennessee, soon, it may be
hoped, to be called the Army Of the Mississippi
A few days ago the impression prevailed here
that Sherman would move out to form the left
wing ofthe army, but the disposition of Quimby's
division at MoseO Y, and the continual rival of
reinforcement., both here and at Memphis, looks
as though tbs wiSter campaign was to be prose
euted on grander scale than before suspected
With front as broad as the State of Missis-
sipPi the Federal army is poised, as it were, on
the northern boundary Of Dixie, gathering
strength for the descent. How soCn that will
be, nobody bat General Grant, il even he, can
tall
In front, our advance guard is now at Davis /
Mills, about six miles south of La Grange, all of
our forces having returned from Holly Springs
several days ago and, st leaving, It was neither
occupied by cur forces nor those Of tine enemy. |
The rebel font is at present behind the Tai |
Iahatchie river, about twenty miles south Of
Holly Springs. Their cavalry are said to be |
scouting the country along tho north side Of the ,
Tallahatchie, but will undoubtedly cross that !
river at the approach Of any considerable forcs |
The TslIahatchie, running from northeast 10 |
southwest, ard half across the State, will probs-
bly, be their frst line of resistance Prisoners
ard refugees report that the enemy has cannon |
plar led to command every ford on she river |
above Abbevlle but that they will only make
: resistance there ia order to gain time to fall
back to Grepsds. if they should be attacked
soon. The rebel camp runner IS that the grand /
battle is to be foeght at Grenada, if they don't
conclude TO fsll back to Jackson, Mrs Moth /
ing rsliable eaa be arrived at as to the number
Df the rsbel foTers Thero IS no doubt they
were Over-ostinased when they were figured at
aesy thousand at Holly Springs, and it Is proba-
Die they are over estimated now ct thirty thou
sand st Abbevilla
Stringent orders were issued day before
yesterday, prohibiting any person on any pre-
ext whatever from psss;ng to the south of
Wolf river. What the sudden stringency is for
s yet unknown. It cannot be to prevent the
'srrying of information TO the eaemv Of any
sudden movement, for defy the shrewdest
guesser, having full range Of the camp, to see
he slightest symptoms Of speedy move.