Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-23

the rebs.s. WITH the exception Of tbs eTtilleTy
the line was 10 quiet and composed Gs If II
camp, or Rs were three Of our high priVHtel
WhoR ] saw sitting iH clastar to the left 81
Lisut. CalieEder's battery making entries IN
! their diaries. Three pr Eat0 soldiers, under Gre
entering in diaries, in plain, egible ehiIogEsphy
the events of the day, is = spectacle eulY seen Ia
siis army ef She unisa. It's one Of The sights
which causes one 70 reflect. sad which win long
retain hold upon bis memory.
/ Tha opVE2tioss OF the day, en- Con 8h6Tmsl' 8
| part, began by sn attack en- ais right By Col
! Leemis' brigade Of EWiag's division upon the
enemy pested behir4 the railroad bank at Glass
station. The attack WAS made as ten s'cloek,
aud resulted in repulse Of The hgade, after a
short fght, SO weakly made and Sc ssriy dropped
thas iinagias it was intended to dsvslop Tho en-
envy and his strength fer fhs bencEt ef tho ar
iiliery on the hil, which hegsa TO pour upon lhs
enemy very destructive Gre Of shells, which
exploded above tAem ia handsome style Csi.
! Ls0nis Fsssllod hia trosps sftsr they hAd fully
drawn the Ere Of The enemy, and awaited far.
! tier Developments on the left.
/ find myself using the pTonoun Of the ego
tist rather oftener than is msdest perhaps; but
the history Of the fst events Of this battle must
necessarily be msstsrg of personal observation
-Aad that must hs my spolegy. Ga going 70
the Isfl Of the ridge I iOuHd gathered together
huel9 VILE Jh14 Ak4Als DiG1s L. GlIhu SID
LightbHrn, watching tbs reinfoTeement by Gen
Cerse's command Of three regiments of General
LighthuTa's brigade, which had sueegoded IN ef.
fecdgg lOdgmeHt On Taruel hill and upon
which the enemy WAS still at work on Fors
Buekner GeH. baiF pointed eui ths situation
to me, reHarking, When We take eRe hill Il
loBks as if there was nRsthor 10 be taken -
But, after m5nent's pause and silent obser-
Vation Of Fannel ALL, he added, 'Hhsa we've
got that VOL be dsns." don't knew that
Gen. Blair thought we sheuld be repuisea but I
imsgined be did when &c made the last renxfk
&eR. Corse, with his esamand, mounted tho
ALL ia good style, and reached the crest without
sny difficulty or oppoEtiss, as Gel Jones had
slss succeeded in doing for yea mast under
stand that Fort Bdckner was net bsilt iinmo-
dlately On the edge of the hiL That is, you
reached the top and ihe plateau bsfoEe yOu got
under the krs Of the fJTt, but the moment you
begaE to meve over the plateau tie fire Of he
aaemy was likely TO open en- ysu. Gen. Csrgo,
taxing command, fsf1Hsd the whole fsrcs under
the crest of tao ALL, his sBa immediate COM
msnd on the right, with Col. Jones three regi-
nents-ths 37ih and 39sh Ohio and psrs sf tho
4ih FiTginia-sn ths left Il was just eleven
o'clock when tremendous Yolley from the one-
mr. TeYaslsd the TACT, patent Oaly Is COED Eeia
glasses, thai Corss hgd marched over the crest,
was on the plateau, and was chargizg On Fort
Baakner The opening chorus was well worthy
TO be the prsloEus of the days drama, for It hAd
al tho merit oi brevity and bTiskness. Itlsstsd
but ten minutes. The men fell back under The
crest Of the hill, but thsy Ieft their desd and
wounded ID the snsmy'B rife pits. AS tAey 70
treated Lisus. Calender opened upon the pur
suing enemy, who Appeared in heavy f0Tes, AID
covered tina retreat so well that the enemy were
unable to pursue TO The crest OF tho bill.
This column had hardly fallen back 70 its pc
sihon when from the righE again appeared ca
L9oHis' brigade. pushing steseily and rapidly
8ersss sons cpsn fields in 3 psTsistant AID
ssronger pttacz'up0n the railroad bauk ut this
s,at.sn. The enemy gave hin warm Ieeep-
len II from; but one OF his regiments appear
ing upon their lels flank, and Lieuts. Calender
and Hyca opening cn tEan from thoir right,
th5y tailed 70 stand tie assault, and hastily
abandoning It hsd I'd the nil 20 Fort Buckner.
Our msn were seen in permanent occupation Of
tho bank, ard from It continued to sfe ca the
reiFeaiipg fsbels until The last Ona iOand sRiBiy
behind tie mud walls Of FJr: Buckner.
WAls this had been going On, Gen. Corse
was Eei1fc cHd b. portion. perhaps al, OF Gen.
Giles Smiths br:gsde, and the position vsegtaa
By him was iaen hlls3 b. tie lIla corps Of Gen
Howard, which sbeRS shia ilnlo double quicked
aereaB tho ridge a1d gent into position Ga .ha
LEFT extreme Gems. Cerse and Smith wero now
COMBINED forces, and Sen. LighibuTn, Who had
beon snxieualy watching the action, joined leo
porsoi; Of his brigade On the bill and assumed
command Of the whsle Rssaulting column. be
ordered Ghe movemsntto begiH imEcdistelY, and
: more desnsTate and bloedY sssault then the
former was made Tie eembai had no salient
point TO hs described. L was simply stoady
and slow advance Of the whole line to within
fsw dssen yards of the fort, occupying thres-
ausTte Of an hour, and then rapid retreat to
the former position at tho crest Of the hill, eay
ing the dead and wounded in the hands Of the
enemy, and between their outeT Tiao pits AID
Fort Backner. Gems. CoTse and Giles Smith,
seriously wounded, WeTs carried into the valley
In the rear--tho one to lose hie leg, and Tho 9th
AZ probably to die. The tell SHIN boys Of the
&. n Iowa suffered severely, and On gOisg to the
hospitsl in the valley below find thAt the Ger
mans of the 37th Ohio have fought well and
long Corse sHd Smith gone, the troops are re-
formed in a new Inns Of battle by LightbUfn
Gel. Waleot, of the 46.h Ohio, assumes com
Tnand of Corsas brigsae, snd, by eIders, the lipe
avs Down to rest and G6ait the attack Of the
enemy should be venture to make enc. He IS
vet betrays no sigma Of weakness or Of sufforing.
Hia osessiansl shouts Tsvsal ihRE he lies there,
ana II Is very evident be intends remaining on
tho defensive and is confident. AS yet thsTe
arc a. sigus Of bis being reinforced.
From this time-qaarter after twelVs, Was the
time of which this TepuIso took Plsee--until
hall-pRst one there q pause IN SheTman's bat
to- This he oseupieB in inditiDg nsssage to
Grant, and Ia preparing fer more detsTrsined as
sault Tho centef OF the line at Orchard knob
notes the tins by rapid and vigorous firing, Of
which have forgotten 10 esk an explanation,
and which emission leave 70 others TO supply.
I employed the time by examining the hospitals
In rear Of the lately SssazliiAg party, ana hnd-
ing 10 ny dlegast enly enc rebel, and net a sin-
ElS Eastern casualty to record But alas,
foand al the old leg hat, which was being used
ss an hospital, and in the side ~ the foot OF the
bill many brave heart that had grown suddenly
silsnt to the praises WEieh comrades were mEIr-
naring ovor them.
Ga leaving tie valley asd me hospitals I 70.
tRrRs1 to tho point On the right Of the ridge,
where Lieutenant Calleader's guns WeTs posted.
Here f5und that Col Lssmis' brigade had dis
dajning the protection Of the railroad bank,
rugked forward and was now skirmishing with
the snorny for The possession Of sn abrupt ledge
Of rocks, which, oatcf0pping irem tho sill side,
afJrde6 . secure position to an attasking col
uIRn At paint not nors than kfty yards fIom
Fsrt Bnckner, which, lst it be noticed, was rear
The crest Of the west aide of tie bill, up which
LooInis was now moving The brigade evensu-
ally gained possession Of this by half-Psst one
o'esck, when second brigade, Col. Matthias,
moved upon its left and rear. This brigade got
into pssitien Wihhout any serious skirmishiBg.
But while this feyee Was moving up, the enemy
had continued TO Ponr into LOOMS net cRly
continuous, ,theHgh hsTmless Gre Of ofmuskssry, bat
had devised and put into execution . system Of
warfare worthy Of the sacisnts. They begsR
throwing stones And ibis, toe, with sHsh an
effect, that they seaR grew to be IS great terror
to our boYs IS ganheais were topzlerly to the
! rebels. These stonss--kuge ia sise-pAgtly
| thrown down the mountain, would lssp ever the
su0u.tiDgF aad tau upsa our men with
| gTeB. fHco and dsing mich damage.
TIE msn st leugth, aHsbi0 to bear this Gre,
/ dsIasnded 10 be led against tho fort, and did
( Iueh forward, hat met with such heavy GTe
thst in their temporarily disOrdsrsd state they
wers snshls 10 stand il, aud breaking, tnrned
and hed snly the eelor-bssrer of enc CT the reg
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