Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-25
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vr5n sts cAarisIssn oesIisrl
The eneEay's poslsien IN Eszs Of Es1xVill
4 was IS sttonE elmesl as natSTs could have Gse
Il Ior g1afsininx az asSzalt q msia;ziaiEE
fteee. Many ef The soriifcs.ions hsd bee
efecssa BY fhs Conie1eIzsss, eaiargsd By n
leseEsls, ard improved by he addiiioa o. ever
iceneeivabls means af dssnss. Plkes standby
st an angls CT forty I've degrees, Taaay e in
5als The daring ssoTn1ef, a3d telegraph wire
stretched knee high sn The edge IF ditchss, &
t7ip hirn as be elamb9red en-, and osaeF ingozi
eus deyiccs had been prepared IN aniiriRssion 9
this en- ezFaRey now At hand. Stiii, she kedeFS..
were sifnd and alarmed. ~ our Piekess 90
vancsd bg day the whols HsHkes lns va
Fthfcwn ints sonrzetlon, u sy nignl, Instantly
the heriz N vas lighted By burning buildings
ta reveal, If pcgsible, The direction Of the appse
hsndsd asnsrstrGtien. Between the lgIh an.
ESD, upwards Of thirty dwellings, with thsi
i coatenss, ncst Of them hslongizg 70 SeulhegI
I eifiasuE. Wers thus eanEEmsd. Daring he nigh
Of tfss 7Ofh sensi5erasie eannons sding took pses
! from ear bsttsri4s en- the lsfa, provoking th'
fTs Of what wss known a. tbs Gay eirset bat
! ssry IN the tswn, bnt as Il wEs aise9EsEea thsi
ouT shots were tAkiHg effect spsng tho rssi'
deaees, the prastiss soon ceased
on ths sIss CEet Dam, Of Lo1gstEcas's
EaE, wkie ztsnding by sac SIDE ct his shiefs IVES
sfcunde1 ih sks shigh By ana Of The Federal
skaxp sAooters. Oar camps here were sls Titain
easy range Of stay zhots, although protected by
/ \ erert Of hills Ia fert. Maleg Aamphriss, 81
the Rslmet.o shsRp-EhooteTs, wllils sitting lnaeE
! his tsut ay barely escaped xssnd- 4ze BAL
Eazs;ng within i've izekss 81 BIZ b. q sad en-
isrlng tke gEeund few feet bsyeza. Piekas
firing 6uIisg this sims was sharp and pIelrsssed,
ogr hzss haVisg hssn saysEess nssriy 20 The
edge 81 tassa. AsnaRE khe kiiledia tsia sGtees;
Il al
sa1svaoy Of Tho Eazptsz legion. Hating srsPs
eui 81 the riRs pit iH wkish tlsy were ssesnssed,
snd gore toward lew yards, he wss sspiea by
ems si he enemy 3 EssEKsHsen snd shet tar3ash
| the Lody. Eis comIades bgsnehs the Pr,stfaie
| farm hack ts ths shsltsE, and tAere tbe dying
saas tsli hen be hR1 fcughi his last hxAt, sHs
1 weals sson be In tbs pFegsRcs Of bis MsksT He
bade tksza 70 reEind BIS f-ieads a. home that 30
hal onae4Tored to do his duiy like faithful
solder, snd bad fallen st Ais pest. Ihea asking
his e. tain 70 pray f9E hinl, the little party knss
10 thO narrow pit, snd VITA heads uncovered sl6
teaIful eyes,thcGe rough EszweTR zen uRitsd in
the solsusn izyocasisn that asoendea to tie LsIa
ef Hssls. Tbs prs. .'eE pIessds1 the departing
soul bat few ssements, snd She Pulseless elay
sf he dead solSisr mss then al that fsnaissd on
eartk Of the ioa-heErts1 sergeant save tears
fer his loss, tks cypress and wilsH for his grave
and hou-age 81 his memory
Gan. Wheeler. With his divisions Of c1v4lry,
occusied the extreme lCft ef cur line Jenkins
cor1s tie eoDter, and heLREs' tAs right, she
CsTolinisrs IA beth aITisiers being neAEsss tie
town. IL is = iset worthy q nots hsEe, that
thrssghtrf tho a15vealent the bTiesass hem
S5rsh Csrolfaa, unser KsEghaw asd Bsatsoa,
have enc or tbs ssnef, iayszisbly keld the post
Of kehor 10 o0sh the ssvEuse and T-syeSl, vixen
ever tse ensHiy was expected 70 attack Speak.
fog of cavalry. i is Efatfsi4g 50 cbsesFe the
k.Ed fsaling ihss exssis 5st'ysen tAis ara O. the
serrics ard shs iaisssry, Ihs Weslsrn herse-
asa bsasae sslsshvd 60 cEr meEi beasuss, ss
ihsy ssias tasys siways fought wei, whlle iAs
iee.lng wss rssifgscsssd 5y tie iEian!gy on t1S
gFoane thss ihe saysiry, whsn disuoas'ed, SCI.
a IS bsRFsly Is i ihsy had been sefa isr ihs
wGk. ssse
Tisozghsvs shs esnpaiga the feTcs Of Gen.
fSkefler ira b.ss 0. grit sstis salies < L iaF
f.res. hath IN fGoli!is.iAg eur mHvsTasaiS shc
washing those of The Enemy. D4ehifg se0as
tbs eouutry. has s.zg eaee.e ID u EscEIing
ls-gs auaouEs cf fe1ages cattle, Psrk slae sh0sp
!1r sls army. On s.. uEdsy, ihs CAST, ere Il
his kauaas casgGasd CJglle Gl wages ,ssl an
ms. ntsoi cshef q sclss, hvs faadiss psifs OF
shsss ana paskszss Of hats. Passe Wseeis.
censrous, furr.4 oyef 10 t1n infsUsTy.
On ThnHt5hY morning, the z4ta, car lines
hsviag bses ssia ldEiaeE a3saaes2 tAsu easoRs,
Eishik&n Isgizsns sssaye& e dive tee slials
force cetuuyinK he irest iEilonsh1ea.s trsm
tie posi.i (, Eui sasr shs:e sS.rmish shs
YANKEES ere sszplsssiy aAisPea sEcs, -saviHg
frsn ssvesty46ys t0 sgsty RnaeEsEs, sssiass
their killed Ia cur kAtaf. A1ssg the latter vas
A6jzisAt Nsble and seVsrsi iisuisnkEss- Aaong
ths wsua2sd was AsIo ByiEg.oas whsseieg Wss
sabseausnliy ssspotsieS.
The!e was aeM lttls eF ne shsp9e iE the PIC.
rrtroue until she E5rRTpg OF saturday, ths ssh.
The hi lTe ever ths HiSsssco TIveR o. Charles
ton, on t6s TailIsaS, below a., had bssn s5rFied
away by s iIashasi toe ueopA e rogta to as
from B-Rgs. consisting OF twc eTigsdsss GR9sr
Generals Bushrsa Jehassn and GgGsis, WsEs
thus necessarily hiadrsd; Ransom, Who, with his
serarsnd, Wns hourly expesied trsE the dirse-
ten Of EogsTsville, hsd not appeared, Whiea
added "a TIA geaalsl misfortune resulting fTeEz
seIaT ses eshcr cs-ses; hundreds Of thS Risn
were bSzefsoted, and des isats Of blankets, and
thHs conpaTa.ively lost to the service.
Ia tritlk matters sppsaTad 70 havo arrived at
stand still LsRgssTess hsd pushed his lines
,s,rwsrd on beth sizes Of the river, as far as il
wa ,rutspt to 90 So withsus PIcveking gen
s,sl saeazsmant. Every FrePalesioa had been
aade f0E 81 stack, Wnsnevef tns pfositfoSs
-,,ar-apt shoald aEr.ye, ana esnsaltation afssr
.rassultsfioa wns bad hstWesn the division and
brirsse commanders as 30 the manner Of assault
v.b,ab woial4 essHre EaeSesz With the least possi
a. risk Inf faiprs and sacrifice OF life. Still
tbs-. aYnears 10 have bsen ne deiaite sshame
5srised Taon. Gen. jenkins, anxiSas TO attack
:, bis frcrt. pgOcsss5 70 break the enony's lie
.f,intlsachrenis thEFs, sHa push vigorously
iste tbs town sR9 toward khs rear 81 ths power
~ E,rts on tas left Bat this Elsr s7a ethess,
.ftsr discussion, WeEs abandoned, saa las Gays
Al .hs sisEs wore hultlsssiy ca; 14s sISnG
v-syl-s "a Ia Fodssals ware bageeass both to
a.. T'oagstrset sl,s 8 bis msn, Thsl1.ter re
S,sr.kared tes wsE the sOsaes OF Getsyssurg,
rvle he csnsmkns seT-i=-chisf, Wilh al fas sief-
iirg coarses. bis azxisty 10 wsn sueesss, aad Ga
nestsssciols nsis ef AghtiRg, was esnn9s
49, Il sn axsrene, in taking stsp wnleh n
vslvsd 50 much Of uzcsrssinsy SID psabASisssis-
Esvsyshslsss. delay wss dangerous. ASsssy
r.infcrcsmenss had stayssAi rem 0aaftsneega %
tse Fsiisf Of Bar1sise, aRa the EedeIsl eaYaEy
wcrs nalSlng havoc en- tho Taitcaa 0eisN q,
AID siifeeieninz LaU1oA- captured ssAiist
flca GFAnf 70 BaEnsids tAIew tnto sSt aeacs
aisnatehss ordering Burnside TO hel& eot 30 me
jsss rnsIaent, and stating thsE TIVE eslunlns were
marching up-sRe on sash gids Of ne nver.
/ More than al, Bragg had been sefeated st his
Eionsry ridge, sni was falling back 70 Dalton j
ssses5ier,v hut ono resource y 81 left us--either
/ :, zsala 3 ryefnps effort TO capture knoxtiils CT
/ IA chsuQs 5ur lass fr0m LouaOD 70 ssuns point
I norta Of Knoxvills ln he railroad approaching
tie opposite dirsstisa-
! As & step preliminary ts the lAB q the ally,
I Il wss eeterninsd 10 ssssu lt FsTt sanesTs cr
/ Loaaea. This Is q large sgnaEs saEthHszk, On
Al irnnsass kif5 70 ths lsEt sf the mAin rcae, By
which we had arTiyaa Preparations for the
i sasvsnsss vert Il pEogrssp tsy nearly week
4 T'foeps Rers thEeSsn asfosi ths river 20 make
4 densens1asions Oh The Federal lines and bssss-
Il rina here: BEd sigvsn IDS gaaS, afksr mzsh
a,iAeaity, we1o GET into posifoE a. . psiHkvhe
thev fully ceaalaasSss tiso work % Re attacked.
4 Recopncissa1ca & Fort 3snders 80 iar as
arAssieahls usssr ths ciIeaHlsianess, were made,
aui Il xas IspsTse2 hsst Here was Es dltisuiSy
u tss pssy to prevent is szpsues. sslAs fIsOTs
susesssss eish; es1ers FsPesled thzA Il Ess
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