Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-09

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In our issue Of Saturday we had but hurried
account Of the previous dave fght on Bsyou
Pierre, IN front Of Port Since then we
have been able to gather some additional partie-
ulaTs Of the engagement in which Gen. Bowen
| and command acted so gallantly. Oar force in
/ The fight was composed Of TTacey's Green 8,
Baldwin's, and the old brigade Of Gen BoweL
At aboat twelve o'clock on Thursday nigbf n e
skirmishiug commenced several miles from Port
Gibson Gen. Green conducting It on our side
with his Missourisns. Early on Friday mo-ning
the enemy appeared in force, when the other
brigades Except Baldwins) moved up and took
psrt in the fray. After several hours fighting
the enemy fell back short distance, when they
were heavily reinforced, and came a. Us again.
sending torrents Of iron hail and I'D into cur
Tsnks. Oar men maintained their position for
hours, moving down the Yankees. but were
finally forced to fall back en- account of the
greatly superior force brought against them,
and the scarcity of ammunition. Ths trains,
8oupdsd seld5ess who eeaAl Walk, ana sFerF-
thing connected With the Government was or
dered across Bayou Pierre bridge preparatory to
evacualing Port Gibson. Late in the afternoon
everything was across when the railroad and
suspension bridges between Grand Gulf and
Port Gibson, the wire suspension and wooden
bridges on the Port Gibson aud Viel1sburg road
spanning big and little Bayou PieTres, and the
two bridges on the Rocky spring road, one near
and the other at Grudstone ford, nine miles
from Pert Gibson, were burned by our troops
The enemy Immediately moved forward aud al
vaneed into Port Gibson, when the most Of our
troops moved around to the Grand Gulf road.
All day Saturday there was SONS little skir-
mishing going on, but the Yankees seemed to
be making preparations for crossing where the
bridges were burned. Saturday night they
commenced lsndiDg troops above Bayou Pierre,
some few miles below Grand Gulf when it soon
became evident that place, too, must be aban
doned. At eleven o'clock Saturday night an
order to this effect, wssissued by General Bowen,
and at two O'Clock on Saturday morning the
guns, Eve Ia number, were spiked, the shall
placed in the magazines and then blown up,
tearing the gun carriages TO atoms and dis
mounting the guus The troops moved m the !
road on Sunday t5ws d Big Black, where they /
still rsm2in, and in which vicinity the Yankees !
viii find an army, when they advance, that will /
render their campaign in Mississippi as disas. /
trous IS that of Mcclellan in front OF Richmond 4
We have rot been able TO ascertain even the /
probsble loss on Friday. It was heavy on both |
sides, and quite a number of our men were
tsken prisoners. Nearly one whole compsny,
(the Yszoo Pickets of the 46.h Mississippi, were
surrounded while skirmishing, and taken
Baldwin's brigade, which arrived in the fore
considerably. Very feIg of the wounded, except
those who could walk, escaped from Port Gibson.
The Virginia battery lost four guns, two disabled
and two surrounded and cut off, three esis-
sons, FIVE men killed, elevsu wounded. and
nineteen missing. The 18th Louisiana, Colonel
lost twenty five men in killed aud
wounded. Lieut. Parsons, an excellent officer,
was killed Adjat. A. L. McFee, of the 3lst
Louisiana, IS missing. The loss in the regi-
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suffered severely, but we could not learn the
loss or names. Col. Garrett, of the Doth Ala
bams, is reported badly wounded, Major Pick
srmsD, killed. and Col Hunley severely wound
Cd in the thigh.
The following is list of the casualties in the
Virginia battery, Captain j. W. Johnston, st
The battle of Bayou Pierre on Friday last:
Killed. First Lieutenant PailIip Peters,
Second Lieutenant William P Douthal First
Sergeapt David Laips Privetes Wm. Couch
aud Frederick G. Noel.
Wounded; Sixth Sergeant James L. Burks,
slightly in forearm; sixth Corporal Joseph W.
Levren, slightly, in knee; eleventh Corporal J.
J Smith, severely fra7tured in thigh, left in the
hands Of the enemy Prvates J Jas. FL. Dolman,
mortslly, through left lung, in hands Of the
anemy Geo. W. Lsips, slightly, in foresrm
Vim A. msThsm, fractured in forearm; Samuel ,
q Mathews, slightly, in face; Martin Preb-
bic, confusion IN the foot Frederick Phillips,
severely, in hand and abdomen, in hands of the
enemy; Charles T. Shelton. slightly, in hand
George L. Hennett slightly, in thigh. !
Missing fate rot known, but supposed 20 be
prisoners: 21 Lieut Wm. H Noryrove, 81 !
sergeant Thos L. Sales, 81 Cornoral james NJ
IoeEck; Clement Brizsndine, Jno Brics Juo !
J Crawford, VIM. J. Dolmsn, james 3. Dye, !
Thomas L. Falls, Jas G Fails, John Fortune,
John l. Irvine, James ". johnson, Benjamin !
2 Lester, Geo. " Obenchain, Robert L Pow
IT, Lindsay Henneit and Peter Shenk
Reorganization Killed 3; wounped l. miss
ng 15 There were engaged one hundred ard !
ixteen men, six guns. Total loss thirty five 4
aen, four guos--ono tVvelve poundeT Napoleon, !
ne six pouader smooth bore, disabled, and two Z
welvs pOunder hOwitzsrs, which were sur
oUnded and cut off; three c2issons and ffty. !
hree horses were also lost