Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-25
EsaPsrEass Operations Of EOddy's Csaa-
EaHad 8aa sf Ehe Hassf BariaE and Bril-
liant Eea1s OF she war.

Special CorrssPondanco OF the Confsdsraey.l
HEADQUARTERS, FERRELL's BATTERY, I
Near Cherokee, Ala, June 10Th, 1853.
MEssRs. EDITORS; have Just returned frsu
q E,cst Interesting and successfai scout around
Corinth On Wednesday last the I0th inst ]
received orders to move ny battery to ths front
immediaialy moved down to Cherokee, 3 rail
road depot thirty miles east Of C7yiRsh, where I
fosEd Colonel koddy, with his Old rsgigent
Celonel Patterssz's regiment and CsBt Juiaa's
battalion, all in readiness fer someihng ~
did not knew ihan what. But I was seoa made
acquainted with tie status ef affairs and the
sssiEa. I learned thgt tie sneay, five OF SIX
hundred strong, oscu5isd Glendale, sts.ion On
the Memphis aad Charleston railroad, sboat six
miles east Of Corinth, end that tksir pieksts
were en-. as far as BurRsvillo, another staten
hTs Eliies east Of Glendale.
Early the next moraiHg we were sn the
march in the following order Lieut-Col. War
rsa, with three companies of Gel. Patterson's
raFimsut, and Cspt. JuheE's battalion to SID
P0rt my battery, vas ordered TO move doWa
upon BurRsviils, drive in the picksts Of the en-
sny, draw ont the force st Glendale, and hold
them in check ct Yellow creek, eleven miles east
Of Corinth. Aajsr Newssm, ia esuuana Of
Col Rodd7's regiment, (ths gallant Col Bill
Jeansen being quita sick. was to get in rear Of
tha enemy, provided We drew them out. Whiis
Col Patterson, with the balance sf his ey7n reg
iEasat and threa companies Of Gel Rod5y's,
WAS tc make circuit Tsund COrinth
ColsBel Warren prsmPtly exceeded bis psrt
Of tbs progfamao. Ee drove ia their piekass
at SUrcsri'l5, aud sooR occupied the place
leaving mT battery in q strong position ct Ygl-
lew creek; but h8 failed to draw TIE YanFs eat
of ihsir iJrtidesEcas, consequently Haior New
SOM had &c " lie and wait " for something to
tHrn up" ouly diverting their attsntion fem
the Eovenen'5 Of Colonsl Patterson, who soon
succeeded in resching the Mobile sud Ohio rail
read, ct Cypress creek, eight miles uorih Of
Csrnth. lie there burned two fne bridges and
sboat two or three hundred yards Of trestlo-
WsIk, and tore us the railroad in several Places
lie ais3 surprised Federal celenel il his eamB.
captured bin8, ono captain, thIoa prvalss, thirt7
mules and horses, and enc sWagoR loaded with
c.s-hing, hats, etc, for bis reginspt Altar
wards bo csptared seven Rsiori0us tories. whe
we're then sRdeavoriRg to reach Coriuth, TO give
tbe enemy information Of his wheresbsa.s.
The captive colonel is Wm. P KeRsrick, 8
maze familiar TO EennesseEBs, q man Of axtga-
siye izhueucs aud Rotsrious for bis hostility to
tha Southern Celt5derhey. He was once q csu-
diuats for Congress in Tennessee. and capss
near being elected. he hsd just received q con-
saiggion 70 raise regiment for the Federal army
ana had nearly succeeded in getting it sp eft
ths tima Of his capture. Hs was then en- route
foE Hamburg TO C6rinth, with uniforms for
his ueH. His caPtr.s viii doubtless break us
ais TeEimeHt, as no other man can keep tksua t.
CetRer Ibi5 he himself admits The name Of
tas cgptrred captain is Bobaneon, wso is re-
Esrasd as the grsatost pest and most dangerous
man ts Ourcsuss in shat whole sastiau Of ceuu-
try. lie is noted for his extreme cruelty TO sur
loyalciU asd ihs fsziiss Of Southern sci.
alfrs. ia tact the same may DO sAid of sll the
1avea WHO were caPtgred on that expedition.
Captain B0laanoa fought dssPsra.sly, encouu-
teriDs oar gallant Captain Gasrgo in q haad 10
hand tgat, friHE his pistol at him several times
cisse enougs % burR his faca with the powder
But he hadt5 surresder st last
Col. 2. then returned TO Cherokee. having
made tue circuit Of one hundred and thirly
ml6E ia two days and half, without losing a
zaan or horse. Ta5 Whsle affair was well
plaaned and mos. admirably executed, aH5 re-
fleets great credit upon tho sagseity and szerey
OF oar highly esteemed aud mach beloved
CSlsnal, p d. Roddy, tkaa whom q bsttsr,
oraEsr and uaoIo popular efficlr does not exist
by the way hear that he is now a brigsdier.
d9 eughs 70 ksvs been long since He has
ssne IS muck for tss Csufsderzcy, according %
.he Jaeans plscad in his hands, IS any man in
Is and it is certainly gratifying to bis friends,
1aPacislly 10 the citizens Of North Alabama, ts
ina taat cur Talers are beginning 70 appreciate
lis services
most important fact forge. to ussutisa in
Is BroRer ceHnectisu. While northwest OF Cor
nth, Coi9uel Patterson 1eesive3 about sae hun-
ired Tennessee recrEits, who s1s new actually
q camps. AS we were returning, we heard of
company Of YasEsss scouting sn e different
oa2 Captain Dick johnson, "a brother Of The
,oloDei,) was ordered in pursuit, and succeeded
n capturing four Of shem. Everything is now
luiss. Msj9r Forrest, a brother sf the general
S here with rs, saa intends organiziaE ragi-
nsnt for tAis comnaad. There is ne daubt as
o his success, as he is universally popular as
,sRuoAsn and an officer.