Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-20
Fron soaeral Lees Army,


CULFEPER C. T.. Va Oct. l2, lSs3.--I viii take
moment srny moves along TO write you of the in.
cideHts Of he campaign up 10 thE writing Tee fer
ward movement on the part Of ths army Of Northern
Virginia began Thursday morning last At which time
Generals Anderson and Hath moves their divisions from
the vicinity Of Peytoh ford and Rapidan bridge where
they had b=en encampsd for ssme time past, up
70 and beyond Orange Court Hoass, the Foad
leading 90 Caves ford, and within two miles
Of that point where they encamPed for the
night and set 70 work Ia cooking ra0na for three days
The tran sporatiOn In excellent erdsr and the
were IN the an7st kind Of spirits The only drawback
20 the general ae SppeR Of the army the fact
tbas number OF men In each Of these divisions were
barefoated Thursaay evening everything was as;ir
and everybody wss ia clniecture as 10 what wa on foot
Az sn eary hoBr Sens Hill and Es went TO Gen. Lees
headcusrt6Ts aud had q long interview. kIidsy
i1E At early hour WlcoIs brigade wh ch had, TO
tins time been ing sill ia their camps, near Beunetts
Ford took up the line Of march, farnng ne rear Of A.
p His column. All cf these troops erossed the Rapi
dan esriy Friday morning rebel fashion oy WadHg, At
Caves ford, ana proceeded towards Aaison Court
H use At dawn, Rhodes division, which was In the
advance OF EveIs corps moved up 10 Orange Court
Heuso aud soon followed by Johnsons sud Early
dividona These troops moved scrosE ths river. at
Bannetts ford and thence o5ths squh uf Hiis corps
on tie dirt Tost 10 hAdk Court House,
Meanwhile tbs movement bad been 80 secretly con-
Quoted that tho enemy knew nothing Of our plans or
puTpo es We were sui keeping up show Of force In
front OF the0 The Rspidsn oy b1rni1g heavy camp
rsa aud BY keeping up sur regular Pieksi iorce IN
front And tbs better 70 conceal our advance We had
SO Hoved 70 keep Il concealed from the en-
envy from heir l0olouts on Ihorougniare mountain
END other elevated points Friday evening" about four
o'clock Stasr begsn sdvance, sad 50 moving as 70
swing his column around toward Culpepsr Cours Hsaxe
resting on Friday night far below ana beyond Md
ison Court House.
On Saturday, morning our infant-y were en- ykhe
move at dswa, AID crosssd tho kobiasoR river near
Criz ersvils and short time thereafter the cavalry
succaeded in fanking aud capturing the Whoe Of the
lzTh New YORK Infantry aud in getting possession
Of Th0rougbfars mountain, wnc2 had been the DAY De-
fore Yankees signal station. The possession 81 she
mountain enabled 10 watch the movements o. ne
ensunv while ours were GliH concealed from thsn.
l a. a1saH "a fnrr sr1e Ia
with the eucInYs cavaly JeIes City, point about
ten nile above Cupepcr Coart House. snd engaged
asm while our infantry passed around % tne lsit'
Tbs 1ug lasted Until after night, and during the en-
gage usnI the enemy tempted 80 take By charging
/ AoOrnans battery, bu; were sigualiy repulsed py
On saturday, morning the eaeny sent Buford sctoss
At Gerzasuia ford ID Rspiaaa, ter the purpose Of
following In Lees rear aud at tbs same tus TO hEI ass
him, but eeR Lee too old soldier 70 be eaugat
mapping Fitz Lee lad been left bshind to provide
arnst exactiy such contingency thia, and Baford
| soon "ielt hn," - M0rton's fora on the Rapdaai
Which fiz Lee droYe him and back sill as iai
/ 81 BrsodS station, where Buford tormed junction
with fitzpatrick, Who was iast then Tstirtng bsfcr'
/ Ssuart, who mad pretsed him down the Spsr
1 ryvHIe pike, ard by TIE Goardvine Cnurcl
rad kers the enemy made q stubborn re
ssfsnes briagug thslr infantry into ac;ion, bat
10 20; forward was the word with us, and back
ward for te enemy. uxt before night taey bsci
d crossed tae Rap Pshannoek river In this hsht ~
captured some three hundred prisOners and dfil
--.Laif wounded fen ilto our hands Our loss in th
hl =. s---ai is about seventy Avs in killed aa
yyouaded THUS TAR yOu vii! Tat '=l''iy nav
net been brought into play. Our motto, howesel,
siiu 0award aud there Is aay fight N The enemy, W
viii give he crushing def=a before the week close;
Oar troops SOCK possession 81 this place ABOUT tire
oe3cS yesterday Tue last Of the eneLaS's infsHir
retired through here shout one eiecS Oar ioTeIan
al loid by citizens, not discovered by tie ansia
1 untl asoul twelve O'Clock SateFdayi trom Wlc
tiraa until about tne hour o. Sandsy-at uhie
line tbsss train Of cars ieit here-Iney Worke
ike beaveFs aud succeeded Ia getting nenry all the
slorst aaa ilol &c hear captured lew frOm then
| uin satisfied mat iney never lad more tnan Aeve