Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-27
VOL. XIV. NO. 33
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Terrific Baais--Fighiiag for Tiso Days. ceH-
fsderafs Loss 100 Killed and 400 b0andsa-
Federal Lass 2 600 Killed ana IS Many
More Wounded
From Confederats soldiers who escaped RON
the Post 2. the time it was taken. We galler
the following particulars. On the evening Of
Friday. the 7th i1st, the enemy cane in sigets
with sevea ganbnats and sixty-eizhiy transports,
aud commenced landing troops below the Post.
At daybEesk Eext morning they commenced
their breach Of the Post The gunb0ais adj
vanced to within range of our Ffs-pits and kept
up an ineessant shower Of shells untii 3 o'clock
Our troops then abandoned the pits and moved
% the flrti6cati0ns while the enemy kept up
theiI firing Of shells until nins- clock at nighs-
The eannouading ives resumed at daylight on
Sunday m0rniDg, and continued uatil I ocl7ez
before sny musksfrY engagement, except skir-
mishng From O'Clock until 4 O'Clock the
firing OF muskelry and cannon was ineessaut.
At this tine, according 70 she statements OF
tie Federal prisoners that we've taken, the tor5
was completely surrounded by between $1,000
and 40 coo men. while our force at the Post was
less thau four thousand. The thres large guns
We had were dismoUntsd by the enemy. ire I'D
the morning. and the guu6oats Fere thus ene-
bled to pass and completely invest the Ioft u
Is stated thst shTss charges were inade, 7ul me
truth IS that charge after charge was ma15 s.
different points and successfully resisted uutL
the ground al around the fort was covered Win
their dead and WOnnded. Altar orr guns were
dismounted and un5erviceab.e, our forces were
taken from the forf6eafions % prevent flank
movement, and the fight was kept up outside the
fort
Never did gala # band Of men fight hsrder
or longer, CT contest the battle more hs-csly than
the herees of the Post Of Arkansas. Hsd Nc
Culloeh's division AMI shs two regiments Of cav
airy resched them az any time on sunday after
noon, tbsy say they could have held the Post for
two days longer, and until further reinforcenen-s
cana. Our loss IN killed viii not exceed l5Js
the wounded shout double that number. Ils
loss Of the ensmy il killed sad wounded viii eZ-
csed four thousand. Some Of the snemY f5ughs
bravely and moved up to be moved doFu and
driven back.
Our men had fought for two days, their guns
were dismounts1; they were surrounded BY ten
times their number; the suu was settiug, and 10
rainforcements esms Further rssstaacs was
unavailing aud to save the lives OF tbs remain
der Of the pstrioic band, council Of officers
concluded to surrender. They had no means Of
fighting any longer, aud there was no ether re-
source Bstween two sud three hundEsd sus-
cseded in making thsir escape. Captain ~ A-
Martin, Of company ID, Sweets regiment, and
Mr. Pinkerston were among those who escaped
They drove of forty besves, Which tbs enemy
had captured and had il lot about mile from
the Post, and took two Of the enemy prisoners
The prisoners say that the resistance vas as
stubborn as men could make, ihst the G ufad-
crates fought ike heroes at bsy, and Of ir loss
was more than ten to one. They further state
that the object in taking the Post IS to come 0a
and take immediate possession Of Little Rock
The Post Of Arkansas mas fallen, but lis de-
fsnss viii form bright page in the history Of
the revolution Against ten times their NUM-
bers, and a part Of them outside Of their l0rHf
cations. the patriots rolled back the living
waves that rolled upon them, snd breasted the
surge that threatened to overwhaim them
They were not cong asred or beaten; they were
crushed beneath an overpowering force Histo-
ry viii DO them justice
Captain Aft Johnson and fly Of bis com
pany were taken with the other ConfsisTats
forcss.-Lihls Rock Democrat