Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-12

! NAY lasb two years longer. Lst us not grow
, weary ia tbe good eausg Oar friends are dy
ing, eur kindred suffering, our sisters b-iae in
suited, and svery cherished hops being lsid low
5ySa Svandal foe; let rs rally with fresh ardol
and imbetucsity under the banner Of Dizie-
each one resolving to outiyht the other, It'll we
conquer sn honorable peace. SI3aA.
EXPLOITS or sgsaGAw.
We make the following interesting extract re-
spseting the exploits Of Gen. Morgan, from q
fortbcomng psuphlet, entitled '' West Point aad
PoliticA'tfsnerals' - The writer, after express.
ing bis convictions Of the high plsce which she
ultimate verdict of tue military world vill as
SIGN in history 70 Stsnewal JscLs0n, Price ead
II Morgan, ssys:
By ihs verdict Of the miliiarv world, is meant
/ tho conclusion ct which impartial stud Gus aud
Iexperiencad military msn in other countries
finally arrive, affar possessing themselves cara
fully Of fseis-afEsr obtaining correct ecsouuts
Of the real achievements of leader-of the fea-
lures and nature Of the e0uutry in which he
epeTated-of the length aud date Of his
maches-ef ths extent, nature and condition
fof his ferees--of the force, condition, position
and movements of his adverssTies, and Of the
difficulties no or tbey had TO encounter.
This verdict Is IN no wire Affected by the
] temporary popularity acqsiFsd through such
! causes as the patriotic, grateful, or interested
enthusissm Of editors in their leaders, or Of cor
! Respondents and members Of a mili-srF family
ia their letters proc aiming generals, wbile,stiil
untriad. ike Pope, he 4" Frestast eouamagder OF
! sessing " the most brilliant gslaxy of milifsry
! genius t9e world has ever witnessed " and fail
/ ing into eestacies over % ehsneas Of bsse" aud
% mastery retreafs" -
We now have Morgan, whose exploits throw
( fsr into the shade those of Nation Sumter and
Of every other leader OF irregular cavalry on
authenticated record That is TO say, that be-
ginning with a snail body Of horse faised By
himself land with the forces which he subse-
quently raised, mounted and armed constantly
sbstractsd from hiF command ) be has captured
more than fourteen thousand prisoners. Not
merely detached companies, stores and baggage
mot merely teamsters, quariermssters' men,
and idisTs accompanying them, bns frequently
soldiers, in superior numbers, with the Edvan-
tage of position, and after desperate and san-
culinary conflict.
n brief capturing more prisoners, infietng
more loss of life, and destroy more hostile
property, than all the Confederate cavalry esst
OF the Mississippi river, aud al the Fedefsl
cavalry pat together since the beginning Of the
wsF.
This statement may appear sFong. Iutt IS
peyeTtbless, true one, as the reader may verify
b7Tefsrence to accompanying facts and fguTes.
Il implies 10 disparegenent Of the exploits Of
such officers as Forrest, Stuart Vau Dsru.
WhaEton or Wheeler. I: Is net Eaat they have
done less, but that Morgan he's done more.
VS. now proceed to extract tie note appended
hy eha author in justification Of this seemingly
bod assertion:
NOTE.
Nor is Morgan q mere partisan lea55T In
& h-t+ nd
operating hundreds Of milas svsY frem sunp0rt
ia the midst Of over2helmipg forces whose
strength was multiplied by r. irosds aud tela-
graphs, he never but tn'iee rad iFbt t9rcad
upon him sud his operations, independent of
the less they Inflicted on tho eRo1ly, evidence
high strategic design snd secured strategic re-
suits Of great importance 'o oar m2ir armies
Il IL not proposed in this n0te 70 give the nu-
nieIOUs romantic ard interesting irebientg con-
neeted with his exploits and in posses ion Of the
writer. These, in some future commuricati3u,
VIII be laid, n frBlhsr detail, before tbs reader
Il is only here intended 70 call sileuiion to
faw hald hu. snggestiYe facts illustrative Of q
portion Of his remarkable career.
Previous to jolly oh 1852, Ms-gaa bad nc
qFjred nearly as much celebrity as he erjays ct
present By two sncaessiTe generals, ct least,
re seems 20 have been appraeiated--Ey General
Hardse. who is understood 20 have eafly recon-
tL-z-t'lt LAT ~ 1tttiA sc 4ttAtl@ al
and By Gen BesWegard, who authorized him 20
selact his own officers.
In May, 1862, with one hundred and sixty
h0Tsa, he made the fifEs Tsde that had been made
within the enemY's lines p5neFGtpg as for as
Cave City, dsstg0yiuE Gen Dumout's trains
fepeatsdly. and eoDtinuiDg within those hues
for thirty days. As portion Of the results up
to that time obtained (July 4, 1862, Ggure ovsr
/ 900 pisousrs.
Oa July 4. 1862 hsslsft Kuoxvills-witl SO
uuuntod men and two hpwiizsrs, viz; 0ae
Texas sqnsdron. oae battalion, comnsnjed by
Col HaRt, OF GeoTgIa one TegimsRf. com
msn1ad BY AiS broiher-in-lsw, Col. Dake. who
shared with biga 10 the orgarizsion Of bis forces
ard in the planning anle-ecUfian of fkis opera
tieus On the 7th july Tesehed Sparta (l0l
miles); l0.h July, rescted end for6ed The Cum
berlan5 river Cover 100 miles further) ha,ted
for two hours, and. marching al night, sur
pulsed TompkiasvilIe a. day-break Hore be
captured hsjag jordan, With his csysiry bet
talon, 400 men) also AGO ride7 aud destroyed
hall a million dollars weTth Of stores. The gal
liant Col Hunt was mo- ally HaDndei. At tvo
P. H., on the same day, pushed on to Glasgow,
captured a company Of cavalry, 800 stand If
srms, and destroyed ose million dollars Ctstorps
On ihs l2ih July marched ct deyb-sak for
Lebsnon, ct BearWsllah tapped the telegraph
and aseeTtaiae9 the disposition ef the epeuy's
I - q n
niles from Lebanon) met skiru1is he'd VI aud
in pursit Of the enemy, entered Lebanon e a.
n Jaly 70 h. csp.ured Col. Johnson aud $50
Federais, 5G00 stand 0i arms and the teleCra aii
opefator. DESTROYED hers. 8t the l1Test assi-
usste. fsaF nsiiiicn dollars worth Of stores, bs-
side hospital huildiags, etc. Lebanon was Sac
ehjef depot-fcr ffe quota OF Ken ueZy troops
rcaed at / P. NJ, through Sgar g1ed q
hacksgiile (twenty-eight niies) wa7te an-
nled and wounded 15shJuly, at "a n was
kwelve miles from Ffsnkort, me7ching By Hsr-
radsburg sud Lawreneeburg. A. A M, ge
tired TO Shrieks' ferry, swan henrucsY river,
aond reached Midway csptred telsgrash opera
for and ascsriains3 deposition Of eHemy's
forces. From 8 600 to 10 600 meu ct Cyathians,
aud Paris. undsr General Fuel, sdIpsantgene-
raj Il FrsnkfaFt, aad uRees General Wegd, com
msndiug forces in Kentucky, at Lexington
Morgan discovered tnst MS exaes lsses was
known. also that ne haa left Versailes that
noFniag, marching on Goorgetewn, and that
larga forces were eonveygigg 20 surTouad and
eat him off By telegrams ia the name f taie
srranb onsratsr aud of tha two generals. be took
he rather questionable liberty Of sr3eriTg tiase
Federsl forces where he wanted them taus viT-
tueli7 and tFeaseHably taklHg eamIaane OF the
eaen1y's forces. Moved the same afternoon 70
GeorVetoTn. capturing. 81 Midway, and By
dstsehment as inc s.a1aP.ss sto1e'
prisoners. Ga July 17th, demanded surrender
of Paris. cut roads end bridges, end abaDt sua-
set. with one company 80 men itfioaslg o9oge
s. 5ickels st Lsxiagson where we're - Feast,
Eve thouasnd rnen. and duTing tie aigiit ieay
inc Paris on Bis figh', reaehsss end atsesed
0ynihiaas, July 1872, abeai noou killing aod
weraaing. By he eaaIay's report. one hu1a5ed
ard pinetY-faUr noell,
n t,qa.hisps, fifty-fau7 miles from Cinonrssi.
,rere from enc thusand feo huHsIa5 10 ose
ihoussnd Eve HUNDRED Fa3erala, coasisng OF
| Mstcaits Kenucky Iegimset. Class Ono bst
terry, with one Napoleon gen, oae heaiGezY aac
one Ohio regiment Of infaniry, Crossed tho