Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-21

aiLdsI esESI ei ths sn9kes tho enemy advanced
along ths whole Line snd in many places ap
/ preached withia ten feet Of our works. on
brave fellows were wide awake, and spsBiaa
/ upon them with "bgck esd balP' drove them
4 back IA confusion, great member of .bem beiDe
4 Jeff dead IN the difchss Que ollirs diTisio1
aEd brigade were ordered 10 shargs the pssi-
2 tien OF tbs lst Mlssissippi and the 49th Aisbsms
4 ana b. tAs FeFg physical pressure Of nussbers
some Of taem got WitAu the works, but I'll tb0sa
I were imns5iately killed. Every regiment did
t1is 6u-y n9blT, but this was tbs main attack.
A'tsr SHARP contest sf TIVE hours tae enemy
reEe sTerygasIe rePalsed aad WiihdreW TO thsir
Old hns, but heavy skiralishiag was kept uF
most Of the dey.
l After tsi3 repulss GeR. Baaks sent 70 flag Of
/ trace to bury his aesd, whieh remsintd exposed
besT7ez1 Tire lines For thTos days. At the sR6 Of
hat tine Gen Gardzsr sent lag ts Bsnlss, re-
/ qEestiPg fhat he weu,2 remaFe tksm. Banks
replied thst he had 40 dead tssgc Gen Gardaer
I taea desired Gen. Bsais ts seaa Dag to Gen.
Anger and request him e bury fha dead Of his
diTisisn, which lay IN irUnt cf the lss sr5 20 =
AageE replied that Ae dis ret tlink he has any
deaa there, bat he Woald grant q eessation ef
hostlifies to ascertain. Accordingly parties
were detailed TO pass the dead bodies ever tl
the Yankees, saa two hundred snd sixFy-odd
were removed froa this portion Of the works,
aad with then gna wounded MAJ, who had been
lying lheIe thres days without water, and was
Hy Fi@wn from hezd 10 feet. Il vas sarEisea
thst Bsnks was unwilling ihat bis nea shsud
Wlt1ess the carnage which lad been c0zamittsd
fuI n that were the case he saly made matters
YWoTse by this delay, for mush cxssparad)n was
manifested s. the gighs Of the wcap1od ncu,
and great many were heard te say thss if that
was ss0 way the wounded were to be treated
they wanted to Be cat Of tho army A great
nasAy Of TIE dead must have psrished dur;eg
the thraa days Interval Ia front Of Jshas5s.
Steaaman, szd elsewhere nose were barred, s1d
the bodies oil the slsia could BE- sesa fraz tho
bre2stwCTks on the day ef ths surrender, twenty
six Gays after the SCAT
Dur.ag the rest Of the mo2th there was hsavy
sEirRl.Iaiag daily, With constant frisg night and
dsy irom tho gan aEd ms-tsr beats, and the
works wega generally draWa elsse to our lice,
which, i r1sY here be remarked was abcrt thrss
miles a. aItsH', asS il the eaase ssns three
isur'hs Of p nile fron the river Bsttcrles o.
Parsott guus had basG erected Eercss tas river,
which were weltsssved BY the Uu;tsd s1atas
regulars, eHd maintained csstiaglus and vegy
eH stsve FIRE aPoz ear river batteries, disabling
EazRy sf the gaas. On the land side 2 formida-
BE battery of ssveHtseH 6. 9 and I0iuch CO.
lum5iad5 was established $50 PAGES fssm cur
exsrecle right, one Of seven guEs in fropt Of
Gen Besia's esstrs, one Of six guns in front Of
the lst Mississippi, on the Jzckson road, and
seven guys and uoYsars were planted In frent Of
Col S-eadasn. Frsu These Srs wss Eais-
.aiHsd day Ra5 night, doing but little damage
to our meH, sut as toe siege e5udausd, m7ss Of
our a-dlisry was sisablsd, only a5oE. fifteen
pieces remaining uaiajugoa at the sims Of sur-
render.
During 'hs.sisge Of SIX week5, from AaY 9Th
to JAY ! ia inclusive, tha enemy Isuag have fred
irSss fi.y 20 seventy Eve fhsusaad Shot and
shell, yet net laore than twenty 6va asn were
killed by. these prsjsctiles Thay ha3 worse
dangers than these 70 csa;oad agsinss, bHt
against taom al tkey fsugbt Ike her es, aad did
;tsir cu.Y eAseTfEllY. Several buildings wsrs
burned 5ytRs ens5sy's shails, arnsug which vas
the mill, entsiliHg ai1si ef two CT three tksu-
sand 5sssals Of cora.
About the 29th or 30h Of Juno The garzisoH's
supply Of msat gavs cat whsa General Gard
usT ordered lks HElss t. b batchsrc5, sfssr as
csrsainiEg that tks men were willing ts eat
thsm. Tar ffsm shriskisg lrom this hardship,
tie men rsesivsd their unusual rations cheer
fully, sa5 declared thst they were proud 70 b
sbis Be szy that they hss been reduced to this
extremity Many CT tkem, as if in moekery sf
famine, caught rats and ate them, declaring
tha- hey we're better thsu squirrels
Al lbs semc time the sgrsTy Of ammunition
was Bseoming exhausted, and at the tins ef tAs
surrender there were oRlY tweHty rounds Of
cartridges lsf,, with small supply of artillery
auauaitien.
The ssrisbips, privaians and dangers Of the
situation were diversified By many exciting in
ci5ens. Oae day our Hes were rolliHe tan-
inch shells ever the ranrarss 10 expla5e against
ibe eusmy's works, which we're net more thsn
aiteen fec. OF when . rush was ms3s at eur
sreastwoiks by ahsut two hunSrsd sf he
enemy. I've companies ware hurried TO the
sp9t and hey were driven back. Of ssme six
teoH who lad gained the iaterisr Of eur wsrks,
every eus vas killed.
MisIng was resertsi to BY tAs enemy and az
ter the surrender they said that thsy ksI
cRaTge of thraa Thousand pounds Of powder al-
ready aid under tbs lswer river battery. This,
IN fact, consisting of single pivot gun, was
the key to the whole position, az It coananiei
0ota the rivar agi the land sppvoaehos, and
sgalBs5 tAis the hsavisst guns Of the enemy.
end their most vigorous Efforts by lsad and
vat5r wera directed Tasir sssry, however, is
s5meEhet don 5taa.
Bat if tie eaomy mined, the farris5a soua-
terEined, snl succeeded in blawizg up tae
Wsrzs IN front of tae lss Mississippi
ssns time between tke 20.h and the 30th Of
jane singular cIcumstsnca occurred one night
a5oBt eleven o'clock, after a hssvy FIRE The
water commenced raining aD stream, and IN
half an hour rose SIX feet. IN enc place abogt
twenty feet OF tie bluH disappeared, csying
awsy one Of our river batteries The roar Of |
ib5 water could be heard ike distaHt thaa5e-. !
II ihis wsrs an e2rthquake-srd it is difficult I
to give Hay other sEplanatisA--it nust kevs I
rolled UHheedeaiy away 50 far as tha enemy I
was concerned, for ne notice Of it has appeared /
ia any Of the Yaskse papers.
We are obliged to omit incidents generally. |
this brilliant soTtie and sBiking Of tse
snezoy-s ggps, bRt Gsraly romark that the story |
ssoat Banks csp.aring fifteen Brizsners oa that /
occasion, aa3 ssadiag them back, for when |
Gardner liberated a like number Of Yankee 1
prisoners, Is merely q Yankee romance-ins sh0rt ;
0 he.
On Tues3sy, July 7sh, salutes were fred from |
.ae eneny's batteries and gaaboass, aad loud 1
ehsafing was haatd Rlssg the sutire liRe aud l
aaEees whC Wsrs within c1pversiar dissaaea I
Of cur mss ted than that Vieksbarg ka1 fal- ]
leH That night ab0ui 10 o'clock, Gen. Gard |
Por summoned a couucil Of war, consisting Of /
Ser Bcs'a Gels. Stea5mss, Niles, Lyle ard |
shaiay. sRd Lisut-Coi. Marshal J Snita, who, |
without exception, decided tkst it wss imp1ssi- 1
bic to bold out ioRgsr. seRsi3eFiay that the pro-
visions OF tee EsTriSou vsrs exhausted the am 1
muoisien 8Imest entirely exps31ed, ana large
ProBaTisn ef the men sick, or from exhaustion
as Ht for duty. a comM anicatseA was sent te
i8ea- Banks stating WAIST had been heard frsm
The nzeIl, a5kiss fer eHisisl information as to
the truth Of the news, and stating if is were
true, that Gen, Gardner was ready te negotiate
tsrms Of surrender. Gen. Bsnbs- reply was re-
esived Just before day, enclosing latter from
Gen. Grant suReuneing ths fall Of Fieksbarg
Gan. Banks asked Gen. Gardner to appoint
ts arrange wish those On his part
the terms Of surrender. and Cols. Miles spd
Ssaadmaa sza Lisas Gel. Sniih were sppsinisd
Gen. BsHks demanled al uneondihcasl sur
render as in the frst iaztanea bnt ansllv ssfrasg
that eficar5 aud soldiers should Tetsiz Their pri-
vata property (in which negTses were not isslu-
1e5) A demand for g parole Of the garrison
was refused. Gen. Banks said he wsald grant
such terms with pleasure, but the erders Of the
Secretary Of War forbid it,
TIE surrender vas fixed to tske piscs at :
s'eloclr an the uornins of the OH At6 osol.cy I