Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-12
The Defeat ef EHe{sy-8GcEaI Report af
General HToFE.
HEADQUARTERS IN TIE FIELD,
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! GENERAL: J have tl0 heucr to report that
/ after "a. I1r5- e .h1 enemy through Cole csmg
/ EyIacUre, sHl BooDeviI., sEiTnisbiag wish his
: rc1T 81. sEo 6i..zuce, he vas 5c cd TO make g
4 stand at E=-ri.,s crossing Of Salt Fork, point
/ eight miles souihHest Of Arrow R1ez, end sb5Ui
Z Tie came distance from Easha'i. and ccn-
d sr crd Diminishing E be at six o'clock on the
evening Of the l2,b, in the midst Of & cold,
driving rs.n. We fought him ss long as We
could see and lsy down on our aTms il the rain
during the night
st three o'clock this moruing I det-ehed
Lieut-C-l L-z,ar, with about uIEs hundred
srza- 9th o-dzr5 10 move 20 the south, Avoiding
the route Of he enemy, and intercept him, il
possible .t Marshall, and bring on au engage
msnt. ahile FOL owed him (ibe enemy with
the bs.znes Of ny command The result was
as fr5 hoDsd; LieEt.-Col. LazcaT drove II The
advance Of the eHeuy, and an sugassment co1-
msuCed g sig6t O'Clock, A. NJ. Ire enemy bsd
posse siaB # tll lgrd on my arrival, and cheek
90 ny e5varcc fora few moments, bat by HHsk-
ing tour 10 be leftI found enc Of tlg1e
-sc-sirgs and gained position ia thsiT rear, on
Ire bauS Of the creek along Wlich they were
formed. They sccn gave wey, and brgke
through she dense imber AID trI-h which ioE
4 a ui'r ard q halt tiEgcd TIE borders 'Ci tbs
creek By tlr1r ing fpFos thTcuEa iasir CEN
i .zr tFair f0rc-8 were divided, part being driven
/ esst toward Arrow Rock. end part, under sa0!eg,
/ 60 lie MOTT wesl-b0th bodies pursued By our
! yi-ta,isBs t7aaps.
! vns uisinioysned when I reported 70 ycu by
I telegraph o-dsy 'A=t the cCsDy's artillery Rad
I roau ceDta-C1. We got bic best gUn, Gu iroa
! 10 8uB1dcy parrot, ozigiEsilY n BledSee's bat
.aETr bat Eo succeeded n getting awsy wish one
( U.Hce, brass poUntc-, (Eiucs capiIyed.) that
rls es2tuTed sl Springfield, on the S5h Of JaE-
usry.
Ian enable 70 give yen correct account Of
The killed end wounded Ours, Including al
lur loses from Cole Camp 20 the plses End ihe
f7tt Cf sa-l-y. sill mot JEceed thirty. OF TIC
snsmY 7 su cfic'eliy advised tbs. fay-tbfes
deed -sVs been found in he brush, eud seventy
! wounded. who hsFe been left 81 the hospitals
here, ard 81 tfs he1sas on the road IN the vieiR
1 itv. Tley lost . considerable number in he
| 5iFarert stacks we hsvs made on the march
a. Merills aa fouad sixteen dead in the meIR
fFr after che skirrlish. - Lsmine crossing theJ
lott uire killed.
We have late1 nHmbsr Of prisoners, srt
.i,ay ere camigr ia hoUrly A portion Of tbei
D rain ws- cspiurd. ihink they are efsctuill
broker ug, ard I shall rot give them time
rally OF c5rceutat8. The pursuit snd tghiiDi
has bsfa done Ly the II. S If and Z. NJ. n
. car ouly point to the result Of thsir efforts a
si.a b--s commentary on ttair ga.lsntry and eT
51rqnes. FoI the past thTes days they have io
LEVIED and engaged ibe enemy hight and dsy
. s- he rsis. ui.tlut suheiztznCe, except t5l
ga.haIe5 by tho vayside, or protection from th
The sasny numbered nearly two hcusan
: ual My ON f.rCl was soeas sixteen huE
Al an carly dsy win make more fan n
{ port.
I sm, voIy truly,
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