Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-22
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ENNAH N-NAN4H~aaNANr = u = ANEEAA4 aPEbAA
NeRTH MISSISSIPPI, Dsoenbsr 5, 1863.
Heavy rains before allEdSd to swsileS the
TsllRhstchis ct New Albany. A attempt 70
bridge Y sevs-tbs-Slssgh wsick WE also
swimming, failed, The next dsy, ths 3oth, the
old bridge was repaired and an emergency
bridge constructed over he slough, a marvel
lous pisss of aysbitsesurs in It's way, (plsnnsd
By ard constructed uader the supervision Of
Capt, McFaIlAHI), and the expedition preceded
On the morning Of tAs LIST inst
Tho advances Of he enemy Was met about fve
miles south Of Ripley. Gen, Ferguson was or
dsTsd to move en- them and Whip tAem, which
be did very handsomely. They dss5sa through
Ripley at 3 fall run, with their artillery in front
The people Of Ripley wera frantic with delight
Woaen were On ihsir kasss, screaming with sx-
uliation as cur brave fellows dashed through
The tswn in pursuit It was The fIst ti2e they
hsd seem tao hated Yanksss ran. They nevsz
stopped zntil they reached Pscshoatzs. Gen.
Forrest asd Gel. Ross mevod 10 the left, kopiHg
. sat the yankees ss back Of Ripley, but tAsy
Yerc TOO asst.
The ssnzaEd was agsia concentrated and
moved On salisbury, which was found evaeu-
stsa. las ears lefs were burned tegsthnr with
The dspOis, and SEMI suffer ss0rss, which we're
too late il getting On the aaTS, fell into tbs
hands Of sar boys. Gen. Forrest made = night
march for BsIivar, where he intended sTossing
the Hsscfne. The men vera bssy all night
lsariEg Ata burning the Railroad. During the
day a heavy Yankee movement occurred sast-
ward. Probably ten Thousand troops, with ar
tllsTy, passed, znd, aftsr sur occupation Of the
town, : train OF cars sams within a mile Of the
advance, AID early in she meraing aevsd en- ibs
teWn ia ssasiasrsble ferss. As we had done all
we Hazisd at sEzlsbary, and Fasasd Forrest
ever The read, which was the main effect Of the
expedition, eur army fsl back slowly IN hEs 81
battle until the wagon srsia was eat Of danger.
Fhsrs vas, u sslAyiag The sssmy, some very
pretty artillery practice. Lieut.. Thompson,
Gen. Fsrg1ssn's artillery oEeaT, planted two
shetB, enc Of which sismountod a qua, and the
sscond drove tie artillery from It's p9siti1R Ia
hot haste. There Wss Rlss some heavy skir.
aishizg in Ao 'front.' before dsy, in which Lieut.
Dodd, Of tbs ID Alabama, was killed by 3 vol
ley fTon 0ur OWE men.
Ths column new moved westward, q little
south Of parallel wish the rAitreAa, fse object
being 10 divert assentioa from Forrest. a fsint
Was made or Moscow ts enable Col SlszonB te
burn the bridge iAroe miles west ef thu tswE,
aad to burn Lafayette depot This was sIl ear
risd ext according to programme, bat incident
ss II occurred rsshsE an important aeli0n. Tive
regiments Of cavalry we're forBsd south of tho
rivsr, whom va drove ssrsss the bridge and into
WoH creek. They abandoned their hsrses on
shis aide Of he river, sons sixty Of which were
saPtz1ed sad mart sf the remainder killed. Ike
EaHkasB tlrnsd thsfr artillery upon them to
prevent tAsir falling iato our hands Eur loss
daring ths expedition is sixtasH hIleS and thirty
wounded, not including soma whosD hurts are
50 light as net to- take lhsz from dRty. Lieut.
Miller, Of the LIST MisEiasiPpi, and Caps Gaines,
MoCulloeh's s~5jatant, were killed. The men
tho 6ght st MosooW most gailsatly, aad
with the sKssPtisa Of Col Hovis' regiment, BE-
baEed most e~xoslleRsly. 1 think they would
have faken Tao toWa had not Sen. Lee called
than Of. Il esuld act have bsen taken with
81. ssnsiasrab4s loss Of lie. Col HOvis wss
sozsdsd in the leg, PEed6sing sent ssnfuslon
zmcEr his Eaz 2.