Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-01

huoais tonight can appeal 70 facts which Hlie
eyes nave ii essed aud 70 oh servaions common 70 at
who chose to make tkem vinGicstionn the Brute
bgtlsr once said, "of the truth Of history
1ut where ahall begin, or in what sequence shall
recount the sights which Ihave this day witnessed
derieksburg has been sacked and in part burned
Would to Heaven that not one stone had been left upon
snotnor rather than shonid nave been the Of
heaaish work, aa ID eyeryWhsrs discsrnable
HAD Satan in the eouuss Of He'll called together the
Wers spirits Of She damned and charged them pour
out upon this people the concentrated yisls Of heir
WRATH honestly believe less mischief would have 5eeu
cone by them than the Union restoring Yankees The
scene sckens sight aRd human language is inadequate
q cypress the amount and manner Of lhe injuries in
No single dwelling Office or oatbouse in the town
escaped their search and abuse. Where families
remained il was only to be insutsd by the ru6aaly
~ ~ p whose incentive 10 action II not battle cry, was
" booty and destruction" respectable gentle
man OF the town whose house had been plundered on
thursday night was awakened BY efforts made on
Friday night TO force it oten. Fastening at TO
admit them, rather than have bis portals destroyed, he
bidden prepare supper for the party.
On replying that bis provisions had all been destroyed
on the previous night the lesder Of the mpuden gang
Of theye., with pistol in hand seid % must aes for
myself that what you say is 80 Very we'll, said the
gentleman. "cJme on He did 80, and look ng at
put one room that night was enough for thieylng
Aankee- he said, % i am satisfied aud left The
~ 1hule sehuenish met &c erai Patrick Preston the
same day and having known hite when here military
governor, extended bis hand % him and asked for
much feeling. =" cannot taks you- hand The time l.
past for that nor viii protect your property, if you
can persuade the not to nure Your effects you
do 20 If not you must take the consequences" This
leads 10 the observation that The pisgng and want0n
destruction Of property not only permitted by
IN command, bu1 autho lied 10 other words, the
Yankee troops sacked the town their reward for
crossing the river.
wagons We're busy running all day, carrying of bedding
furniture, and whatever else they could bear away.
The damage TO the town can be estimated at seven
hundred and nifty thousand dollars aud this, think,
low agure. II one should question this he has but to
visit the town and the amount Of property actually
destroyed, and then contemplate the wanton abuse !
which everywhere meets the gaze. Nearly every door
in town has been broken, win from their
placs shutters wrsnched from the wells fencing pulled
down. scattered and burned beds ripped open and the
feathers straw as the may be- floors
streets and alleys mirror frames scattered here and
broken into thousand Fragments printing offices
pitched into p -four wasted every square and
Of the Streets the houses that left red, with shot
and shell through the sides and roofs books taken from
the libraries backs torn of and leaves flying every
directions childrens clothing and things r2ped
10 pieces ana scattered to the winds Provisions OF All
SORTS stolen and what could not be used destroyed
Dead Yankees lying in every part Of the town. aud
IN thick profusion in the Fair grounds
Every on sac IN the city forelby broken open
and their contents alstractsi far valuable,
and the rest consigned to the aamos Merchants books
Of accounts in every ms mulated, destroyed
carried oM The g,ave-stOnes. that for years have
silently marked the last resting place OF the dead, have
been nd hold Of with violent hands aud mutiated and
destroyed. The arms snd legs Of dead Yankees ehsl-
lo1ge he sight at every step. The walls cf houses
scribbled over with their wretehed yulgary aud OBJ
scenity and the houses in some instance turned into
stables and even used for purposes The sanctu
aries of the living God have been violated. hereifui
Fath8rin Heaven, what a recital and what people
We could go in recital, II 70 cd mini !
tam, but forbesr Our enemies provoked in all this
the vengeance, not Of man, but Of Jehovah. ,
On Friday they rioting with deyiish lust and
unbridisd license. On Saturday the bloody and fatal
battle e-6eld told he work of awful retribnton
Gently evoked and so signaly manifested The tale of
nood ano carnage was tuy fr1ShttuI Our men, [
shielded hy natural PrOvideptisl barriers in the
bands Of the Almighty, administered most terrible
chastisement to those iThO had outraged defed
God The work is done, and the almost emit Rppro-
priston Of he touses Of he town hospitals and the
further fact that many of their wounded had to be
cared for he streets where they have died and
their bodies still satisfy the belief
shock Of battle to them was appalling in the highest de-
gree. Fifteen thousand will net cover their loss-my
word for it.
have conyersed with citizens of intelligence and
from all the Information obtain there were at
least $1,000 Yankees in the town prepared engaged
the fight Saturday. It may have gone mp to rs 000
Every street running parallel with the river was lite
rally packed with the Yankees While on the sideW siks
OF the running at right angles with the river
many placed it deemed safe to put in such
position. Not only this the case but numerous
private lots full Of troops likewise. This be it
only ihsr right On their left they
had a force equally as larger if no larger
think there can be doubt that the officers would
have renewed the fight on Monday could tney have
gotten the men 70 the work, CT have relied upon them.
For they announced here and teegraphed to their
iourDalsbnt It Was no 60 Ihey themselves admitted
that 600 could not have ed position.
They left Monday, evidently alarmed lest Jackson,
aided BY Providence and high water should cut them
off. Their officers, who came over under flag Of
truce today, wonder why Gen. Lee did not fire upon
the town. To Us il is no wonder That pure and able
general desired neither Yankee blood life and with
far less reason did he wish involve slaughter of
Yankees with probaee destruction to the lives Of our
people and the certain destruction Of their property
His forbearance is eredsble 10 MS sagaoy and hu'
manity though the shelling would have enhanced the
victory resulted in the death Of thousands Of
and malignant Zoe.
The town, Of course locks dss0iate; not two
hundred citizens remained 1t IS to be regretted that
since the Yankees have ft Little or no effort has been
made to protect what htte Of property the theying
Yankees spared.
The town is left in most shamefully filthy condition
Some steps ought to be taken by generals to put
in better order There are not citizens enough left to
do it.
exiled Uni0nss returned among them Dr.. J. B. Gar
land About II A e N to-day by permission OF General
Lee flag of truce. with hundred men, with picks and
shoves came bury their dead and later in the day
trail of sixty came. But the work is not
yet finished and mus occupy good portion Of the day
tomorrow. There was also an exehange OF prisoners
Some 43 prisoners returned and many Of theirs
were probably sent over
Our exchanged prisoners say the Yankees are going
off as fast possible in the direction, they think Of
Aauia Creek Our pekets extended to the river, but
nome Of fber pckets are visible on the opposite bank
It is a fact beyond dispute, and one which be at
tested by citizens Of this place. that some of men
we're shot after havi surrendered Shall this conduct
60 unnOticedf
THURsoAY. Dec ls. Is62-Au quiet this morning
Not rumor or recort IN circulation
"a. M-There are nlw some i've hundred more Yam
KEGS the oppO shore TO overfor the purpose
Of fni hing the work Of burying the dead.
FRsDERIcKsBUsG, VA, December 10 ls62-Yester.
day sud the day before taken up in the arnisce
for the purpose Of exchanging prisoners and allowing
The Yankees to buiy their dead.
At first the Yankees sent over pa tyof one hundred
then sixty-fve On and finally, on the morning of the
second day. five hundred detailed for this sad and
to those engaged evidently disagreeable work. If
proof atheTed not only this but on every
ons fought during the and wherever the Yankees
nave shown themselves, had not been piled mOuntai r
bgn as to the otter Of all claim civilization the
,vav n which they performed the last offices for their
dead might take pOss bly, by SURPRISE but YanEee
character is so well develop and their civilization is
40 well undersoo that il viii take by rise
when informed that in buTyng their dead thsy sat shed
them in heels or heads upwards as wa most convent
emit lnueh after the manner Ia peace times, tf bury
ing dead cattle. And yet these wretehes seemed
horfed that their dead were in many ips anees left
nude having been stripped Of their clothing by the sol
dera and the battlefield punderers For myself, cH
passant must say thai this 10 most disgusting, and
vtbipR bnt crsdabe the tastes and eharaat-rs OF
those who can consent do such acts laying bare
those who have besn slain battle. Let hope that
n necessity induces to appropriate cioih
ing that thev will hereafter spare the under garments
fitting sErouds for the dead
Tbis ornfnp veritable son of the Emerald Isle who
=, js aid was Of tie party that the pre-
ious dav 20 bury the dead swan the river near AnoN
81 and came into our lines His Information was
neither extensive nor valuable PatIlcH hos.ses We
of the opinion that the Smelling was not over Upon
bsio QUESTIONED 90 his reasons Tor deserving ne gave
none other than that he was tired Of fighting, end
wanted employment coal miner, representing that
to be his occupation.
r, ,,.,v;ous letter I mentioned that we got about
one hundred thousand rounds Of cartridges From
accurate sources learn that we got at least double this
S1sonot besides some seven to sight thousand sRal
s-ro with knRusneks and cartridge boxes ia great pro
eraion There also found qaite number o. boxes
~ army bread7 crackers with barrels Of salt pork
ami picked beef Their luxuries they did not tus this
de this time evidently fearing that what Jackson id
- trre viz That he could whip any army that