Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-04

at sex M taa raar, and possibly Eucessd in ralsls
ne siege PessssioH q FcssharE a. ihat TINE would
havs ena5ed ne 20 have turlsd upon JoiLust1n end
driven hlm um the stsia Hnd pesstsa myself u 80
hs rai'roaas aad aetieai military hi9hWayt tans
TgUb ebes. and ihs haiors the season was tc1 Ter
owned f1r can lpatsfi1g In ihls larinde would
have saved G,Faransut eltlz laFa 7pili7rcsraania
nsfh nsedad q Hhfr aa.l laa-ly t.s Eoops Laela,
not hsgs w1tCed iu q rTgurze8 with the ssm- gal
sesvaF . unnecessary, ist tleg dd sisr ths'f fAl-
orders Yrsne losd fora r-neru assaug On ths Whole
lius to e9mneeee q 10 = - on tbs 22L Az re eorps
BE- 20 iaersnog between them ia zasysusuf Of ssaut
tTompty p tae holr dssg ssd ths three arulT corps
-ad tsssn opI1.ua1eius p1stion near AlcPtsrso1s
Efoui and uu which co1ll see aII ths sdBcf1r saI
1las from LIS saraz sna art of Sharruans ana Ne
CleIasEd- port on of tle Commands 0f each succsedsd
iu plantrg fher as on the outr slopes 1s TIE ens-
wYF hesi1uE. ana Hlai1ialrg tlen theirs Until uirbE
Each eu-gs had ussy more men thsa csu.d 1osihy so
ssi u ths assa1lt over tuch grO11d Gt1rvaHod be
tween theR and the euemT. Aers men osuid only
sVad b clza e brsakina through ths eueuT line,
sEireme % .hs part of s the troop5 pt me e1eu5
1usfio- teo ssro1g, botd ua1Tfay ard srif alg.
70 Be taken n that way ~ every P9iHt asssuiteds
s0s % shcE al he l5rts bs Earzs coald csTsr The
as railed regret 81 say with muea loss on our
cgBAfeucs Of iae troops IN t1uir abty 30 utinstsly
succeed,
~ troops raeeee,isd fn sutarin9 any Of ts susuys
slst rfy meni lows volunteer and s11as eleven pr
yates ~ tts sd1i8 rsEu-af or thszs none refzrued
aEcePt Eha sergeant sud possibly a-ensn. Tl- " "a
eutsred by hpi. from ta posf0H con give us pra-
tesi sdvn age uulsss oths1a - s sight a1d n ef &c
werr carried aud hsla - the aa1l= time
About i-.si Erec-igsd q dls1ssea from hs046unana.
that he lard pressed az ssvsrsl Points 90 rsp5 q
which directed hn 70 rriHf0rcs points hsrd pressed
from such tr1uus be had hat EFsra not engaged
thsn rode round 70 Slerau s1d had 8 rsacas there
WAla received second els atca from A,eClsrn'nd
stGtag positively sud lasqulTocsly tha ne vs. ln pos
se zcu o. and held, fvo a the euemys forts ilat the
American sg was thsu vav.rg over then. AID asking
me 70 have 5la-aaa and Mephersou make q diversion
iu l.s f.vur THIS dspatch TEiousd TO Sherman. uho
ia ard ate o-dersd renewal of ths asrEul sn his
MIN 20 order -p A. tllr % p assstane and started
iruulsE'ay 20 ihs position bad iust lsfi on MePher-
s7i line 20 convey 70 a.m tae iufgrm7tiau from Ne
Cenald bE tlis sst dspalchi tast De migli ura tie
diversion quest. a. B-iofs raachilg NcPnsu1E met
neseure. VITA thiri dispatch ron Hc 5.srnszd Of
which ibs fol0Wias j. elPy
EE1BcRs t3rH ARMY cons II THE FIEID. 3
Nsnr Yck,burE, Mss, BIay 2A
GEyERAEs yYsha,e Fsiued the snsmys sntrsrsh
lenis 81 several POINTS bat are brought % E3aud-
basssa-t word 70 Macarthur 70 rsinfrae M a he Gin
Of his e1mmand thit B1iut
IoHs A. Rc-LEHN4sD, Nzi-GsR. CoumandlnE
Asi Ci-l. Q. s. Grant
p B-Ih have received your dispatsb Nv troops are
all engaged, ard cannot withdraw any % rsufoios
othsrs. HCG
Tssp -saa ooeupisd bv ne during r-oss Of he alna
q u
Want Wss gong on i1 'ont Of me IL b army u1rps
thaH believed ii possible fnr the commander Of &C. 10
hsve. IoouId NOT see bis possession q flri,
csssty Tor reIuforcsu1sns, represented in his
patches no 70 be tEl- when ] lsnf. which was be-
tween Q ~ sud I p y aud j eyBrsssad iaubts u
their corrsctuass which donbt the facts subseauenfI
but 800 late. ooH6rmed At tie time could not dlsTs-
gard his reiterated stemsnrs Tor they might be poszi
bly, rus and th8t 10 possible opportunity 0f carrying
the eu0mys stronghold sh0u Be allowed % sscape
through iAHit ot mi1sl ordered Quimbya division,
which vas al ef AlcPaoBons corps then present but
fur 5r gadas report % Me9lsTnaad and not 6ed hi
OF the order showed bis dspatchss to Mcpherson.
an active diversion t=ir part % hold much force
ia their irouts O. pos is The version wss prop;y
mortality sl fuH itty per cens without adYEncilg eur
position or giving O. 1ihs advantages
Abolt s-5s r. d. received AeCIsrnands fourth dis
patch, aa f-lolvs
HrsDqUARrEEs IorH ARsT CoBFs
Nay - ls53
GENEHGLs hsvs rsesivsi your dispatch IN regard to
Gen QllHby'- division ami Cen McArthur's Evisioa.
AZ soon EE hey srIfvs g' press the sHa-y With al
possibls Epssa ana 6o15F nos ] viii fsr5s ny vzy
-hrauEa- have .cs- no grauld. sly Iusn are ia rfs
PITS ia tha rear Several prisoners have bssu taken
vho ultimate thss tAe vsar s-r8Eg A: tk.s m0usnI
jess A. 8Ic5LrRyAyB,
Hsi,r. Gen. CpumaaiIus
afaior General q. 8. Gra1l Dgpzrrlnel- e shs Ten
The ssaut Of this dsy proved tasq-atyo Of the sol.
disrT nt this sruy- without eatrs ueae-4 and Tifl
% heavy -oss thers rss no zarmuruz OF comp -sfu1s
% fa s-i1T no faaz back, nor oEher ev1znce Of de-
Af-r he fsIars Of the z2I sstsrui8sd uuon q req
uar siege Hbs troops Bow being falT awake 20 tie
necessity cf This worked az gently sud ciIesrfsIiv
'1e 81 Of Juy when Al Wa sooui sssdy for hus a.
sul-.
T1srs wss great scarcity OF engineer oia-ers IN te
5esuriag, but under the skfsi srrpsriuteudsuce Of
5sps b. 2 Prime. Of gbs engineer eorpt. LIsut-Col
wilson, Of my sfsa s1d Cs1t o. B. Comacek. o. the
engineer c1r1s VITO Joined this cammaud daring tbe
e. a1T1 " HrH1fa
snnb.g any division of ths army hsrssrrer 30 eouduct
'eEs with e'ardsrhh.s hk ia the sbssncs Of regular
Boz -il=sr ficsrs-,
on the sruosn of ths 90 of July. letter wa re-
,eivsd from LeGteusut General ssmbsrton, command
as tA7 C1nie15ras ioree a. Fckshufg Proposing En
lrlis.ica, and tie arpsiutmeut 81 isson-rs %
orange tras fer The 5apsiu a'on Of lh.plala Vhe
sorresp poldaucs, copies or which are befsEIl trans
nirre1 resu' d u The surrendered tss civ gud ri-
son Of Y.ckswE az 10 ocl0ek A u. July sch ls53 On
be f5avins terms The entire garrison ufiears sud
2, To be plrlled take uB ars EFsias The
nited asataa unti ezeozused BY tine proper auihori
ss 9ces ana men eae1 70 be furnished with parole,
gus BY hrl officers tn b. allowed Or err sld--arus
lEd private baggage, aud the Held, saf and cavalry
officers hose sacn the rank Ead die 90 be SLOWED
their eva stores sufficient 20 iasf tlem beyond our
lues tae necessary coosrs utensils for preparing
.heH f1odi and fuLrty Wagous % transport such
articles could not Fs be osrred Ihess tarmsI re-
ssudsd favorable tl the Government thau an M
,ondlioual sur erd-r Is saved Us ths transportation
lt 4em N1ltl- which af tlat time would have been
very dieut owing % ths limited aul1unt % river
sfi1 hand, and the Deasa 20 susiating
hem 10 leftour srmy frss operate against Jshn-
ton. who was threaisaiBg us from tba direction Of
Issks0n and our river transpOrtzisn 90 ussd ~
ne movement Of troops 20 any point the eZigsncy of
deem it proper to srats bsr- IN order 81 the cor
espoadsncs may b. fully ulIerse9d, that sftar nv
nswsr % Gen Fsmbe-t0as letter Of ths m0rninE o.
ne so We had peusunal Interview on tbs ruQiscl OF
he pifuisiisl.
The Psrouiars and incidents fhs siege vii be sou.
siued In ibe reports of divcn and e1rps uomrnsndsrH
y I a rara Har
brought Toward durinz the siege la edition 20 Il
ssullsn divisou and 4our regiments previously or,
red fral Memphis, 5uhs end Kin5siIs divisions of I
be ioia ariny carpa aad arsgned Ms Gen. O. @ wash
lrne TO coumaci cf the same. On The Ilfh sf Jane
laj Gen Z. J Hefron.s division. from tha department
Z ile asiour alI75q and en- the l4ih. Two divisions
the 9lh army corps Ma Gen } g. Parke commaad-
lg. aTrlTsd FdE ncroa IN ny farcs ensblsd me 70
aske TIE laves-usRE most campisss. sad e. TIE same
us ef ne large reserve 20 Wsch the MOVEMENTS ct
ohn-ion- Huuon's div zion was pot iuto position on
be- eZtrehs tf south OF TIE city, aud Laumans dlvs
% was placed between Heron ami MsCtsrnand :
luiths sad kunbas divisions Eud Par-vs corps wens
sut % Halnss hiuE Tha place 1 had ftrt aad
3 the isui side sHd every Preparation made
Esisi heavy feTcs. jahusloa crossed BIg
aek fiVer with u1rou Of his force and agsrvthiB-
ID dcatcd fhat Dc would make sttsec sb0ut he rh
Juns. Oar position frout % YckshnrE having !.
us ds strong against s0rs frur aaa eueusv a.
q works we're aganst an assault pHesd 2faior Gen
h1rmau in Command q Al ths troops de.lEaatsd 10
5hinst yohnsioa- in addition TO tha Of ainss biuh
as one diVison frou each Of rhs 18th 18Th s6f III
nay corps, uaa 4 ursua division. Johnston hcvrsv-
lot attacking i D. tarEnined % attsck hin the NO
snt cEsburs was ia our pesa assl3n, and accoringy
iHhed sherman thz' should sEsm mHEs an sssaul.
Veks5urg % fa7 ight the h. sud Or ha 30 have
supales of al desorBtns Fusdy 20 move % reesip
order, IT tia assault should Pr We suooess his I
eparatGns were lmInediaely made, and wien the :
hcs sur eu6c-cd on he Al Two days sa-Hsr than j 4 I
id hzed ilr the attack, Sherman was found raa5y Z
id moved af with force ssssi BY th- r. O
au1ec q t1otn Sc Eta and 18Th arly corps ana q at
,essat Investing Jackson, whsrs Joh0ston has uads ,
sad.
In hs march from Briusurg o. Fieks3urF covering
period Of twenty dEyH before supplies could ba Oh Z
iaed frem Governments stores, only uFs days ons a
ere Issued and three days u these were izken in -
i~a-sse<s a the start Far8 soon eNhsuseis al @
her suhsfslsues vTss oFtained from The en1nff II
rough which passed 7 he march was esn5u1snsea a
ithoul wagons. except such could Be aiessf ru
roa q the country The country was sbundsBFlv
pplied win caru. bacou, beef and mutton -
sops enl1yea ezcsli9nt aealta and no army ever ap-
ared b stter spirit or felt u0rs cons ls5tf q s,
II ace2TtaRcs with PreYions fnstruc5i1us Nsor rr a
D = A.Euribut starred Coi. fnow h- qIisr s,rel, O
~ a reH na o.