Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-10
TsE BATTLE OF wEoCHEsTEE.
I'm .scrgrns O, ,ss EsqsHe By Gen. sasrfs',
Gen. Shields has written tho following letter
10 a friend in Washington, giving an informal
account Of the battle;


/ 10 friend ia Washington, giving an lni3I ma
/ sr.ouus Of tHe battle:
..
HEADS t-' .l,sr r ve 5Tar-b 56 l-f5
1900 l., 800
give 20" ''i'i a,No. a,No','. .s " o. -
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.i l.-7 -'n "'..' ''..' ,. o--,,,-i.
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.'- ,. 80, r. ,.as ,.sasssary n
l1 IIDs.5 'Los- 20 -, ST.ar.fvs - f.I
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.a,A LaF.-y 10 '''e-'S'T' y" ,l.v 80 ''9
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ar az, liE'1 DO % 81 E'.-,.-,' -, - a. 49,
" 'lgn7''s'' va t.5 -la' II -
-'l' iLr is-ri s"-a-,l' O...t - 81 W..
'ls.l-5i'' % cur 80 80 f-..,.. 49,,
i 1ue-- CA '-' 80 .--L y. - 80,
''a. wv" - .I7 '@0 .'e.. ~ g.r,orriiis
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-La NOV s'-'5'' ,,,;,. M, tra fnbab
e.' .s'"'' ''- '... - ~, - ,.rr,,r;.
..-,'.N' sun u. 49, ,l.-+ r,,- ,r,-,, ba5 iafr
'"',.- " ''. ''S --..,7 b,,t d, a,y'rar,,.,.ls
! al'- o. d. g: -, was si.S9aIiz,.d 4
- ,-''' - .;r ef~--,als ana 7i,in,5
( = 80
dob M, tI,- sF-.-ooop Of the l21
A.. ''' -, tls- tEs fovyn was almost
s7 ,tt.,.r.5 ,,,- r,iolyafs and drove than,
r,. ~ ;,,,.-..ssl.I r-. 3...f,n Il he
I..,,..v,ar fa r. rrr.a .b.z1 for
-. b.f-.., therefore ordered forward
s-.7 a. -r-,.a Fl i-, front between Win
-...- "a .fs s7er.v 7 orIv Iar Them see
-..1 .,...,. ,,s ;-,f,,'try +,.o b.tta-
-5.. A. arrfI..rr aud q small iaFce Of cavalry
.,l,I h.. ,,,i.,r as the whole f0.ce left 10 g4sr-
~, --.... ,l,o .Isa. II fff,I. skfrn7,.l
,..,i,.rr willie Ti3airv ihe ,rti .al. IN ro-i-
t,..,' ,,gy Pm K hv a fragment IF a shell
-,1.1a f.,l,, ,,., ann ato,e Ire elbow. iriliTed
-,r..s.-.5a- .,a .f-rr4acI ,re otherwise TO such
.....x.e. that I have .s.n ,rrsuar- oyersiucs
r l.,,.-..,...l r,atiro, ,s.para ions for any
....,,..v. fF.t -.fa4f ,f..l.~ that lirit or fha
...v- ,n..r.rg Tvrder cover of fle night. l
.-l..l ..r -.f-r. btIys.Ta iKfmbaIl's) ofi.l,. up
. $500 ....sfff7r, fl, advance mashed Urygr'.
t,r.r L-fl.rf.s having them placed in a strong
..--f.,, 20. s,.r74-t he infantry nIqrrd Sui
..,s5,'. bri,.ia on Gufa fsuks 10 nrevent sur
--... mi H.. Le,r mn a.rl, +gan he nq turned
-.EFs.rf lr,ll.- ir,-aae In reserve fo ol,srs.-
.,.rl.+ sr, nnf..e that MIGHT be assaed ia front
g., s.ss ....f.u [ sysira3 and .zr-s.tad the emo.
,,.,,. a.t...l. nov. rr,rr.irg. NV advance bri
,,.. ,o. r.., miles from rIe own. lf. tirl.ets
sf,- r.-.,sr,s q rri.5 further lor thg turn
..-g. r.s t7,i.. ~, -.rss1urr
s5.rt.- -.r.o.I, Ia tie morning I sent fer
,ge-4 rr,.. fs...r- fs Trr0ru.f-cr The front and
-..-- ....i......- ,.r .T..a..sr Tfevr4,,r-n.5
- .-.- So, 81. ,,..-.,r 10, s5-'l- svrsr.t
ss... F.... p. r.--..r,- ir.fs..i. ard arrllrrv.
-.. h. .-;. +s-.. -sB -sr.rs #,.-7Ifer and com.
- -'-.y On TsT.s -..l, was va. hen.
~. ,r-s,r nn,r rgs,i-- the report concluded
.Ts r,.I,sa, ...7I1 rot he In f-.pt nogs=blv. or
e.. 80 ., az gy-,.y t-,n the man, sody OF
-tsr-t.I srr.v Ia .H5- o3iufsu ]. too. b-gau
~, - -.-,r,...l. .ba- T,.,s3n ygas ro5
..- o., f ...-,..- 5 s,,.5 a r-s, Cen
+f.-e.,-s eft 7cr yVa.birrt1n His staff
-.g;.-rs ,rlr. 5.r-r..s =. f,Ia, NJ same dgy. by
- 5 g..r+.---iIrs
~ ~. --s r.,,.,.,,,v- hoyy-va- [ had q,
as-1 ,r..E 7 .r4ff.ad 1,7 rr..tgriar. NV whole
- ......t-r..5 s,. A.. ,rar.rej' n, ,U1rort
-s,t.rl,. 5-.-,1. ,yb-,l, ,g,s lvsrca ,iIaus-
f1,f 10 I,o1 "a coma IN,
LIZ. f.-.. Lr,-r.- ms. b,lt the enemy sim COM
r-s f-,,-rr o., s3r.;fI,- 5,, +r., ,y..,F- tbat ir
-.T.T. -, ..g,;-,,s.e II I ordered a nor
=. ~ H., .--.1-,- f.r,sv5 r., gr,.r. ti.a and mn
- rr, r.. .Fer-r..s ff.a, bar..r f., show
tl...-..r-o- NJ ,,i7,,.e4 ba+ts-y gf-er ba.,erv
~ 80, ..-,y -. The c.n..~ and IN, t5ri
49, nv sr,sf.orrr ~.s-ar..T and tf.-s CON.
- -...r .r.-.+ n ,..-..lr f. .-a sa-e. Noon,
- E 5.. q d, ..-i-.,,,7,3 # i-,f.-,tr,. ID, ,..-ry "a
Ice f.,'I. aud r.i s5s.iI nat
al ,.si,.f, r.. done ,,,-r..l- and sr.-nFf,{ly
- h-;-a. -st n b,, Gonna ,a..,--7ar.fs
nom the Other b'-aae7. ne 1.e o. o.L .a5.'-'ly
"7s 5" close ana ossaa--.'e ti.7- = iiae' N"''t
ln Their ranks Inc It7u- was ,-e cap 'o-y o.
'1sIf guns on 'le lei. anu 1i-- i'.l'Hs DASA ol
their Jag on the center i"us P-acuE mem 10 p
position 10 be routed ny genera. a..AcA, "ilsh
~. = .--,l.t ~, gr,fy-.r fhar1 I'm g.oIt from the
hz-d
possession of the fed oi battle, t"o guns ana
Jour caisons, three hundred PRISONERS ana ABOUT
one 1 @ =, ~. :. ~ '',. ,enart -l' cannot ovos,.
ono hundred me"; wounded, two hundred au-
thiriy-,ugae- The e1eng 5 h.el and wounded
rzcred one Thousand. The lnla1.sants OF the
aaisc nt villages carea them O. th-J homes as
th-s were removed nom lie n7l1 OF battle
Houses between the battlefield end Slres0uTg'
and even far beyond have since pren nilga with
tie dead and dying OF tAe -Ay. "Tsyes nave
been discovered 'srTrmoFea from me road, whore
'ne inhabitants oi lla country buried l'em as
they died. Gen Banks d" ms pursuit Of Tie