Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-17


A Rebel view 81 she UAattaHssga ViutsFy
TJuasr the bead 0l Another Great Battle, ),
the New York Rei5s, Ben Woods "Peaea' or
gan, thus diseouIsss sf lho vioioEy a CAatsa
HOogs:
! Ansshor ssstle has been fought, and fortuns
/ peTehes on the Fsdarzl standard. The msdas
dispatch Of Gsn. Gfsut TO the DepaTlHeat d
/ Washington may be seeePted as tAe truth. IL
very lnodssty gives essaTsass Of the ttath. he
4 has gained q triumph for fhs Federal arn1s, and
1 a5out faishad Gen Brbxton BrsgE, personally
/ The result is net unexpected. Tbs FodoTak
I hsvo two great generals ia shat bstlls-9su.
Grant Asd Gss. Brsgg. II he hTst skilifully
tuEsud . sdvsafsge the mistake Of bis adveFss-
( ~ the LATER invited defeat BY these mistakes.
{ TIE country, thor, Issy 6eucr6talats itself ng
/ less that ths Federal array bss aTGat, iaan
thss the CoHisGerstss beast ct Bragg. Fer
undg5 bs89iy, If tho eAIil ef tbs ore bad sg. par
| italy Cenpassea success, the iscsmFetsnay Of
tie other vas csTisiz 10 make that success eom-
plsse New, since the doughty Bngg bss 50
B.sfig rBized tss eaBss Of bis people, grobably
III. } Jsfs-Son DAVIS viii relieve him Of bis eonl-
msud Hi5 star has lssg bsen paHrg, and At
last bas gene dewn IN dissatcr snd gloon 10
viii he beard x 70 iaeTe ds-jag ihs VA; Ia, IS
flashed. aRd Ggsns was bis t2i8aer.
TIE battle wss scrzswha- Of an inBroVisa-
hsaf faRd q very good psrf3rlznee Il has been
Tee Federal eoumAHeer did uet design AZ at
taek as 80 eariy date, f5F 5is srmy was E3t 70
very good od1eeHdisioR But Bragg faist error in
sessehiag LoEgStgset's corps pToEaisss great ad
vaRtsee. if net great victory. afslst iEa-
yrovsd ths czanee, and achieved both. ue he's
driver. the enamy on LseRoas IEoun tain, which
allows uniussrruBbed EtiloaS e0nHsuuicAUsa
vita CbatsanoogR 3 he has forced tHa SHeUy' re-
irsas, With tie ever attendant demoTslEal8u, II
net disorFanizstion. L3rgstFeof i8 H1ssseed,
snd Burnside probably relieved, and haAily 70
tLs8s ssay - added the capture Of great nam
Ser Of prisoners, artillery ED 1uUrl5as Of war
C5EIi Gsu Grsns follow ap this blCs7, is would
shake the C0nfsdeTaey TO its esEter Bal - /
here are fasits Of eud1rsnee in sDEsssak, 50 Z
there are limiis 10 ths capacity o. Gsn. Grant 10
imRTovs his vic.sry. Hs ID de6cisat ia csVslTy, 1
fosd azd trEnsDertatioR, without whish he can
not UuTsne bis rstreah1g f57 isT any distance.
Soldiers mast eat Is well IS figEt AID she better
they are fed the better they hgbE and ths coaa- I
nisssriat department. of The army cf the Cas- 2
berland is not yst ia q oOAditiaR 70 furnish the
EseesssFy food.
To victeryis iupoTtant. Ths rspefs, haw- /
ever. that Bcsgg's army has been r8Utsd must 4
he takou eKa g7sno sails. A well siseiDliEsd 4
army is rsToly T5utsd. It nay bo boa.sn. its 4
eslunsns broken, but il sooR kEds . rallying 4
psint. RoseerzyS' center was broken st Chick l
amaags; his army was beaten, but i was BOT
reuted We $50 doubt that L0Bgstrse!'B eoFps I
Is ia any danger. Bragg has probably retEeaisd I
towards Daltoa, hrs right wing covering Cieye- /
land. Team, between which puiEss tnoTe Is rail !
road eammuricatioa. Tie same rsad extends /
towards Loudon which is L3Bsstrsot's base OF /
oporsdons. He can no doubt efscs jaEcton /
with tho main srsy Il hia own danger er |
Prsgg's necessities shall dsmsBs il, sNd With |
hat Gecrssioa 70 hiB force BTsgs, cr Hcc-e i.6sy
e new c5m1sasder, viii prePsCe Tor sa9t2eT g1a- |
a.at II, however, = fzHk movement OF oher-
s1au shall have severed Llngsus8Ss from
Bfrgr's sYuaY, he viii raise the siege Of Knox. I
Vile and rsWest tbrsUgh East Tennessee 20 Yr-
etnia. We repeat, ais eozmana Is in ne dan
ger.
How this defeat nay sfscl the CSnfsdsraey IS
determined By ths past Il is bst another bat
Sic fought and lest, to be followed b. others %
be lost or woR. Il Is many Thousands OF brave
mss, Wenen and ehIdTe1 will NOUN he less Ct
those .hoy loved. Il is another red Bp0s on the
map to mark where battle was tought is az
other red stain en- the page Of our history which
nothing can ever wash cut It may be O step
nssrsT sublggstoa-is is G sep iaESheF from re-
uBion