Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-12


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SfQ. bays the ft,r. q si submit fae follow
iav a. nv ofsial r2srt 81 ths operations of ~
e9rps IN he balil.s n Stone river, ID font q
] afurirsegbo>o'
Oae Of ny brT ealas that of General Nancy
3 v-sRon eufuog, 7uiv IN front o. S-avaTt's creek
and. with ecarsiry brigade Hodef Gen. Vince Or
. wss bsl8 10 abssrya ion.
TIE sneurr made general frwefl move
MERTON tie 81 p 10 TIER immediat' if9ns and
4 4rsey were ord.red to r-trs slowly on ihais lin,
dsside7 hdapt or Stone fiver, short distsne'
rom MuFiEess5aro
o. re evening" o. th, - p my bdEsdes
sauk iheir tents and re,ired ih@ir bsggsge
'raius . b. Esaf, aad on TIE IA ,fri9g % the
% ,. they Esra paoal +. f.He r' ta't's.
A. th4 h-lga a'-s composing ths division OF
M.i Gau~r8i WilAars bed RIOS been engsged in
any hesv7 baul sine thai If SaiC7, l Vlaecd
Itteu In the 6rstE1s They eXf au iad from ihe
river rear ths intersection Of ibs Nashville
ruTup ks ald Railroad, so7th2a ~ se-o IS b. WI
ki1s5a piEa b the Trgne of FrsHkln resd. ID
lis.e irragulsr, bgt sikpiai 10 TIE top Eraply
Tie DIVISION Of n i1r Gan Cnsattzm WIS
ers as "a supp 1rl.rg tars- The iivi,ren 7f M j .
Cen MeCosu of Lieut. Sen Kirby 5miths
srnY c-raa. fgas il uroi8u7a.isu OF tast of II j
Ges. VVithefs oa tb. lafr. haging that Of M sio-
Gen e buru.. af Lieut. -G4a Fla d.-'- corps
as it7 supporting t7cs 81 ilr Gsa Bfesktn-
ridges division IS L.rur-(i-u Hsriee's corps
I c-npe7 ne .r1n 3 aa tr- et.t siia II rhe
rirsr, .u lhe ii-s + Msia~ Gea Widers GA the
right
.F 4 sae
fs1 hstk slowly a-3 t0ok their p.acs ia the
ice Ct bz'fi- .Fa 23-t
o he p ari=- ts.1v-r tl- position
Z st whiet ysed O. ofsr batas, be moved
up eeu.0n ha.jHz rs faeni heavily as b.
{ a3vsneed
ih7 cam .41ng Tss resp7a'e ro along cur
I me snd lh-'1e}fer ef lhe Imee1d.og c1uH-ct
W. sPee1iiF 1etsrm'lsd
On tee .7tt Of my liHs The 5kifH'lsht'g be-
I came very aeliv- AMI uY lslr b-ig.d7's font
I aIa- a. fe'2Ta nc' y aaEssa with i77 line
Z w5ieh vas 3-irg iarmet inims1Iatsiy before
hem thf lnany pfess-d torveri very heav-
~ with h'f1 arul-fT an7 lntAntry. an1 =
7aarp e1lt-r- arsaes ti which hs attempted
Hi'R serrrsi regtsneu7 80 90 take one of ny baf
Z e5-es ~ 51ult bar was TaDulssl ia the 'u0st
decisive m7naer
Ia tbis preliminary uus75 mtoy livss were
.os. 0D both sides /, wss, tram Is 7evHiiy, au
-' AaH.H az -aaa'-ttlel
5sy, and pF'pfrat our ir73ps fof 'h= w7rk Ha
fore them lw irhr f1l0Hing soon sser she
enemy So I'D sr5uud h-i ol77-se tres t5r The
night
O1iers " re i-sGsi By the general commend
icz t. stt2ca .a the m3miHg 81 dlybre8k Taa
attack was @ be- "a .'s by iHz extreme left, and
be whole He va ordered 20 swing around
rom LETT 10 right u1au nay Tig7t brigade as q
pivot M.j3r-G5nersl B eckinridse on the eI
30 g as-n D. 81 Al
enemy IN o5~eTvstian on that nInk.
A the appointed tma he baftls opened, s7i- /
'sEt'v 70 ihe surprise # Ire opposing army.
Mai GsI- 2fcCasn. vbp was aesing ua3ar the I
orders Of Lieut. Gen Hariee was upon them /
before they were prepared ioreceivs him. Hs 4
eapiuTei several bait-rfes and Que brigad.eT 1
genera, wounded sl1lher AMI drove three /
b1Rades-th9ss composing tie division Of Bdg I
Gen. J9tus'on--in confusion fore him,
Ha vas followed 'QgieSly by Maj-Gsn Gle 4
bugL7, SIS s1pF0rtias frcs who occupied the 4
sBees LETT vacant b. the fjTward movement nf
McCown. between ths ief. ai nay trout lime and !
heC1wn's rght 0lDoing him ia that spScs /
wss the second 6ivisi9a Of Msj Gen. NeCooks 4
eaFps. uudsr The mmanA 81 Brig Gen Jsf. \
G. Davis, 70 eanfrout ehieh he hsd to wheel 10
the right as tie gbt IF Gen AcC7oA's c1Tps 4
slightly refused CsbarHe's attsck, following 4
en- soea on thas Of MeCowa, caught the force ia
tt't-- -fA ttryAt-tif aii'i Aiir D
yigoT O. tha a7sault was 50 ia-lnae thai they
TOO. yieide1 sud wara driven.
AfJ 2r 0eneral "ithsIs ieit was opposed 70
ihe rlglt 90 Gen She-iden c1mnan1i1 the
ihifd and rsmaining division Of Gen MsCJok s
corFs Ihe eHeny's Ehi Ws5 strongly posted
Oh e ridge q rocks, Fl-a chssms intervening,
ana covered Wi.h d-nse growth of rough ce-
dars Baine advised OF tha attack he was to
exp he p roe couie't which E2s being
weevi 90 ligai, 10 was tully prepaIe1 t1r
the on.et avs ih's notice and the strength Of
ms pesiu-l.. enabled bin to offer stcoag resist
alse 10 Nliher', whose duty 4 was 10 move
aeZt
Co LON ~ao commanded Tie left brigade,
moved up viii nergy sul spirit to Tho sttae',
ne " as n0un tad, aud WAS succeeded By Col
ColtsTt I6- Enemy mst ths a Vance with
hrmness- bet was forced 20 yield An Rcce5-
son O. 'oree aii'd BIN T. recover his portion,
A. dits fsaI strength enabled BIN to hold It,
l.1iiaft alter q ant charge aad sharp ela-
O. MaJo. Gsaer.i CbsAtham,s division Of
ieo rear hne aughuf notwitastau1iny the
dii6sul'le7 q ias sr7uud. charged the position
with grs4. but tn enemy inrenehed
behind ~ rs s1i -avefed By the thisk woods
cenit 20 h-n vs anl Vaughn also was re-
pulsed. I,
This cei- l's{ of iims. aud Cie5ur0e'
{ fini-A plr lrssiuB y tflN- taaclol paint WHere
aeridan's ba'teries, still unmoved, bg wheeling
% s1e rghi, snh ade1 IS Colona- Vaughn was
speedily TccIgaHlzed and returned 70 the as
s. ui'' an9 "a cofJunelion with Colonel Colssrt,
Grove e tha position Tiih resistsss courage aud
energy and aiaoaga ther losses were very !
2e@Vys t9s enemy could not bear mp against the
'nset hs was disl'dged and driven with toe
'ess el the ny'ng oAtaions o. McCoek. 5 eerp9 ,
IT, tl,s ehafge t1s eorss Ct every ems o.
ne 1sil ara sieu e' sagha's brigade, except :
1ne ans tis horses Of ai TIE on ers Of ibe field
md st'H of ryery reginenf, excePs tgo, wsra h
fnel 4Ae 3ilgeae i9s5 also one third Of AZ T
= i1i-7a Al cap urea t"o ai 1ne enemy neld j
gus ID
re o"gsae e C'l b ltaigauit. which vas
m 5i.ieiy on sne right = ihff of Cal CpItsls
ollowed TIE moVemeHt o. the latter according ,