Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-18


msr Is busily engsFel IN the Reorganization. "a
fisang snd rsplsnishing toe ranks OF his Ieyi-
meuts. whiga aye -euctmped sieng the line of
the Orange and AleXandda railway, whence
they sil march 20 their positions on the Rap
Bannock, when this work Is c0usun lasted, tie
railway competed and bis cOmmssarist aud
uusrteralss terg dep Bartment efficiently At work.
The sbock Of the battle ofGstysburg was sueh,
and the NOV lments from Pennsylvania 50 rapid
ss o~disclucers The arrangement OF Meade g
army aud this, together with the nees lity for
TsinloIcements and supplies accounts Tor ihe
tar3iness of-his movements,
Speaking of the commissarist Of the Yankee
army. reminds me that HentieR shOUia - MADE
l of what must be most Gu iPabie mana cement 10
! that teDsrta1snt of cur army. II will be sc2rcs
IL believed that at this season OF year, IN this
ion at the country, denudsd. des8lata, and
robbed OF its labor ahere few hsif titled acres
had barely furnished q Bufhcissey Of wheat 70
ssYs the remsiHing inhabitants froR starvation,
even thst scant supply ia being impressed is
the stack, and GGnsHned IN the army here -
forage fer horses Is net change in The chief
of this department needed II Richmond is 20
be su jec.e1 to q siege, aud the supply Of sac
sistsRes stores dependent on such msasEsaent
as yoar eorrssP sPondent observes, bswsEs lest the
fate Of Vicksburg befall yop.
Correspondence Of he Riehmaad EVquirsrl
Army OF NeEraEas VIRGINIA
Aug st p 1853.
To report call quiet ia this army by no
means implies cen iitisn Of idleness sud mae
tivity. On the contrary, the troops are being
drilled aud inspected daily, and everything is
being dcne that premises TO promote the Of
icieney Of tha zasn for the prime object Of var
fighting.
The troops arajust now bang glasdssed By
the pEeseacs Of the psvmssters, vac are settling
sB with tken 70 tha h-st OF July. This, IS 5
Meter Of c7arss, gives gIess EaasfsetioRs the
only draw back is the fact that, ewing to the
patristisn8 Of the sesB.e st heIas, tbs mOheN
VII purchase 30 little. Let us hope thas C5A9
gEess, AZ its next session, VII either increase the
soldiers psy, or do something to improve the
currency.
A eour! Of iReairy is now in session IN the
army. TO invesigate the facts growing Ous Of
the loss sl the wagon trains containing the
sick s1d wounded, which fell into the hands Of
the enemy Hear GIssaeastle, Pa
Yesterday the chaplsins Of the second and
laird csrps held their regular nesting, and after
q very excellent sermon from Rev Tucker
Lscy, formerly Of Fredericksburg, zsst later
ssting Ta8eTts were msds, showing that high
state Of religions feslisg PerVades these two
corps. Gen. EWOl was present at the meet
ing, and manifested much interest in the PFC
csedings.
8.lee 80 mueE mas 0eeu Eald OF the tTeEtYs-
burg tights It nay, perhaps, EOt be sniss tn Say
that, frcH ia srmati0E recently obtained, I am
persssdui tRat neither The enemy 81 our OHa
side intended ts fight vi hsn .hey did. Ga the
contrary, both the enemy and our own men were
pushing % .aks Cssktown gap, vixen they s5l-
l.6ed with ear forces at Gettysburg sad oar
Te5Rs were falling back to the same psint.
sm further tod tbst the Pssitoa which - sue
cessfsly 3eiiad ear assaults on the ssesRd AMI
sird days, vas bot guarded with single gun
when We drove them througk and beyond the
t9wu Of Gsitysbu-g on the frst day.
Ia connection with thsse battles let me meu-
tioa, IS retuting the idea that heavy losses indi-
Gaze hard Sighting, the following: AZ ons time,
during Oh, seveiest Of the fight, Doles sad his
g lauE brigade fsuna themselves attacked in
rout and rear Qlickly disposiag of those in
front by da5hiag charge, D1lss caused his men
qu ckly e cbsHgs rent, aud, by mur6sTous
y0l.y, pat these TO hghi in Ike msuHsr aud al
sTith l1=s Of not over one huH3-ei ard ffty
killed sgG wounded. Il is believed that this
b-irade snd GoT5en's pat hers dH combat more
OF the enemy than they had men in their owu
ranks
The enemy have finished the railroad bridge
ovEr the Rspsshsunoek, snd also the Ws,erlon
bridge, aid are ruEung trsins this side of the
river Our PicEs are within q hundred ya-ds
5 ozch e-sar alternately shooting Al each other
au5 .ben iraliag
Ihs Ya3kes srmy is still lying 10 FsGquieF.
o. nT -as hF3 Of the Taii cay. It is rep 1rted 20
be EscsEly de~'orsl t1 asd rsErh weakened.