Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-20

Mississippi FELL fun ffty ssef In t51s+c ~ ~ ti c,
having by his gslantry and impetuous bravery won
1s sdnlu a2n Of bis regiment He was brave snd no
ole boy None knew him but 90 love him none named
ln but 20 praise He wHs The pride of bis fsir, and
d smother o. Panolas noble ohers upo1 Ee 81 ar Of
ner eountrys liberty. lie forms with Davis White and
Blankenslp quartette Of noble dead who viii bs I5r
y ls laVng reelected uujyiug credit upon
Farewell. brave PIANO iansl Farewell
soon after this last charge we discovered large body
d u the eHeHN 1anA.ng as Col. Martin as once fell
oack bearing 70 the left and soon after too posir5u ON
BILL from which point under the eve and orders of
Gen Hardee this brigade twice met and twice charged
the dsuSing party Col Martin hsroieaiIv and QaIsuti
.sau5 Lu5 CluHl' On the last charge the enemy were
routed with terrible loss and were driven in tba grast
panic ana CONFUSION under cover Of their guuboss Here
you see tle epemy We're, IN the Of three hours
three times success uy charged aud Bogeu's brigade
IN IT'S admirable dScipLH. 80 rapidly and sfsctivsI,
changed front and position, that tle enemy really
General Hsrd5e here gives 70 tb, BRIGADE and
its colonel commanding, the credit Of having
and hankmg party would have completely routed or1r
wesred and retrssug sodirrv out for tba timely as
vance o. TINS small body Of gallant The enemy
having now retired 10 the river, ordered hy
Gen Hardee to fan back thereby leaving fDe gsiri11
Ne mad selected from which to again attack he enemy
should he advance. Our brigade was now depIoved ~
protect the falling back OF our army to Corintb which we
did successfully Thus ended the two dav- battle This
brigade is composed Of the fo cyy1s -5 ,,Tts
les, and Ii mentioning each give you the aggregate who
were engaged from each and the number killed and
wounded from which You see what this brigade was
al o.
Les mere wiz tell you they nobly did. To show how
calling must have been the IRE various times through
out the day, would state that i've were wounded
aud Two Killed while nOby carrying forward the flag Of
the second Confederate regiment Once when it mad
fallen Col Martin picked up aud while calamity car
rying forwsr the staff as entirely suudered by six
pound cannon bal sooO, however il was wrapped and
tied and thus it was hidden from sglt only very few
moments.
I1s following is list of killed and wounded and the
lst Missouri, Col. Rich 4l5 men engaged, l33 killed
and wounded.
10th Arkansas Col T. D Merrick 330 men lngapsi
o. killed and wounded.
9Th Arkansas, Col. Dunlap, ss men engaged 1872 killed
I'd Confederate, Col. Martin, IaO men engaged. Isa
killed and wounded.
Had MS Battery ldiss) o. men engaged as Killed
Beltzhoovers Battery tLa) 50 men engaged, killed
and wounded
Hudsons battery, from Panola county, Mississippi
acted most gaIlAnty, and greatly distinguished itself
Capt Alfred Hudson ked in tie last charge, aud
never died better OF trBsr man. BE ornament
his State and county will be much missed
army Few men can I'LL his place Lieut. Ed. Walton
was slightly wounded and throughout be, well as
Lieut. Sweeney and Floyd, acted with great coOness
AMI bravery. Lieut. Sweeney to0k command upon
Capt Hudson being killed understand thar lst Lieut.
James L. HOols will be his successor gentleman who
stands high in his State as and lawyer and who
has earned for himself b as early in struggle the
character Of being fne officer and an efficient soldier
Col BetZhOOver and battery acted in the fight both
days. with their accustomed efficiency No brigade
acted more galisHtly than BOwen's, and did
effective service They know not how to tail. In each
Of their six brilliant and daring charges they emf
nenty successful did great service and reflected undy
ing credit upon it--t and IL commandment Certain
officers and acted gallautiy and efficiently that
too much cannot be said Of them Among these stand
ClusPicuou-lT Co.'s. kcn and ri oy, and Major Camp
belt 5ia0r Naugum. and Col. McCehee also Gels Dun
lap and NerTick CaDts Rel ald RaybUru of Fizs and
Capts. Bowen and Tay'or so Leuts Talbot Mobley,
Patterson Hill and Sergeant HenvoOd and private
A. Pass All these acted with the utmost gal
ianiFy Ana last but by no means lea 9 would
mention Adj D. S Donelssa, Of the ~ Confederate
regiment who becoming tired Of the use of the iueth-
cisnt sword, gathered up from the battle field Yankee
gun and accogemeuts aud Continued 20 hght most ga
ianuy and effectively throughout the whole two days
Sergt John n Brahan is also recolect-d as ore who
acted with cool courage aud determination But where
all acted SO CALAMITY ts hard 20 know who 90 mention
Thus ends the action Bowens brigade in the battle
Of Sach-whcL reflects lasting rdi upon Gen. Bowen
be who trained and disciplined the who opened
The fight with them, and upon Col John D. Martin, Of
your city, who so noby and gaanty sustained himself
az Sen. Bowen successor on the field Col Mar ia
galantry was conspicuous that am told he has been
almost Unanimously recommended by the generals m
commend for immediate promotion. / hope II may be
so, IS he IS a ins officer and p clever gentleman
Reporrs here say that Humphrey Marshall has taken
possession of Nashville. II 20 we may sooa regain the
sacred soil Of Tennessee.
The column Of the enemy between here and Hunts
vile il thirty thousand strong They have taken
possession Of Huntsville, Courtland, Tuscumbia, and
Florence and sunday last they burned the bridges
across Big B=s- creek and az Florence. No battle exc
peeted here soou-though f0ftifyiBg and in every
ssy sssyngthen-ng oar position
The light here gid 5a a tremendous ons-great
IN casualties great iu results The fate Of Couivd
araCy uangs upon 10. and the struggle at Fort Pg-
Feeling tEls how can strong and substantial mel remain
a, home Do al you 10 bring them out and Jet
every family be ab to say had representative either
al Coriuth or at FOrt Pillow.
Mississippi uobIy did her part in the last fight. Size
won new and UufatiHg laurels-so did T-uuess Let
them hurry their brave boys respectively 70 the
h-id And let aa DO part, and more tlau our pat
in rolling back this tide Of INFUSION.
have already rsspaassd upon your invaluable tira
and space too farso will subscribe myself as ever
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