Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-04

Hnil naar ght kst without fartbsr damage 10 him
Daring that evening IleaTnsd hat Gen johnston,
soon a. be bad satisfied himself that Jacks % be
attacked had ordsrsd Pemserton- pgremptoriiy 30.
z march ont from chs dTeeou of Yeksbu1g and atiack
our Awaiting myself Of this Information lrru1e-
cistey ssued o~dsss 81 bcCsrnana snd Bir cf She.
usns cors 70 fsee their troops tsward b ton with
( ferent road, eonvergns near Bolton These tsoopa
were adlirsbiy loea.sd FOR suoA move. hePhsrsoa
was 0rdeHsd 10 reir es his steps early IN th8 morning
n tbe Ash On ihe Oii1ion road sherman was fi IN
Jscks0n destroy ths rsiroaas, bridges factories
shopA a-ssn-ls. and everything valuable tor tte
suPpoft Of ihe enemy. Tbs was accomplished In the
Olthe sfsn9oa Of tAe 18th proceeded ~ fyr vrsEs
I ss Clinton, thfough which piaos MePhersors corps
ion, Of ElsCsrEsds c0rBs. Vlic had soVg ID a. day
0a the sAr1s read, 10 Within oua and haf m88 OF
B9.toa- % rsseaisg ~ ten ~ 4sl5 P NJ sr9frsd
7 fieCieFnzrd to move ht eqlnna nd cary rae neEt
] rsara ag toward Edwsrds Es isa msrching 80 10
feel she ry 81 be enoouniersd hin. bat aot bring
on eenarat engAgs usat unies5 ns was conddart be
abba defs1t Aim; sad sso . srdsr Blair o move
with his-
About aclaek On ne Hsrlos Of tAs l6ts t7g5 rasn
enRlsyas the 1aeEsoz and Vicks5urg raHroas. who
had Rgzssd taTsush Psbsrteas ary t= nigh bsfsre,
wsrs sro1s sAs % ny heasqHaFtfTs Thay stated Pen
bsrion force 70 consist o. EbsEt eighty glsnsih
taa ostfeTel Or artillery ana nat tae whole iofee Ws
etsmRied By tha enemy at Ebout fqgty tvs tloassnd
men. From them Elss lsarnsd ,tas po-l.ions being
oar resr. ] had dstermi1sd y issre one division q
shernsns corps 0na day longer IN Jks0n bat is iB-
fJrnat % asterunsd 10 briRg his entire coatsnd
up once aadI aocorlingy dIgpseksd h.sn af so A.
Z ii 70 asys win ell possible spsed uniH BE- c ras uB
with the nan force nea- Boltoa ny dosteh rsactes
him at 7:lo NJ, and his advance division vas 10 Eo-
ti5n IN hear from that uae. dispatch saEt
70 BslF, a. the sane tine t. push forward hs division
10 toe direction Of Edwards station Wth al. o-shle
dispatch. Nee srEEnd directed 90 eslabiEh com
szuuil sti5u 55tesn Blair aad Ossrsus ~ bis carpa
aad keep twp moving ths ferner - tins suPpa q hs
iaits- gtheTson was erasred frETErd AZ j45 A n,
to iuin EcC sr md ani Liout Col Yssn of 70 staff
wa sent forvs srd % communieats tha af rra len
csved and With verbal nst uctons 20 lcCern md
] nf rCate of hfa a fHEf
for t1e advance and arriving The crossing % tie
Vcksburr and jackson railroad with the -aE7 f-eHl
RsFsa nd 20 Bolton found ksDhersou's ssvazee s7a
hs pioneer e0rls gagged ia rebuilding buiEa she
fa-mer road Ihat had been Destroyed By TIE csys ~
Of OstsrhaU5 divsen that bad gone INTO B1itoa the
night before. Fhs train Of Havsy division az ha H.
and bl 5ckad up thu road from further azvzncs on tue
Ygss5urg read srisrsa AL qusrtermatsFs md FaE
onnaster te draw thsr teams 10 ems side ana make
for the passage OF troops HePher5an br ugh
ap this road Passing 70 the fronr, fsaud HOFsys
division Of he 18Th army ssr3f II halt v,h skrm
bringing the troops into lice ready for Bntfls sud
MD bave brought on aEeHeRt al say moment
narrow ridge, bis f6it rast-g on hight whers fhs
read makes > sharp turn te. the lsfb aD1roachiuF
Fiezaoq5E. Tie top OF The dgs and the PFecP-
itona hillside TO fac let Of Sac road covered b.
dense forest and uHdsrFrswth. To the Hght 5f
t1s road the timber extends shsrs distance down
ths hil!, and theH opens into cultivated hsiss on
gentle slope aud into valley extending for cousd
z ernhie distance. o. the read and int1 the wooded
ragins sud bsid+ Bovsy's diyion was dispasad for
ihs attack. MPhsrE51z two dlvsGnall u bis corps
sh hiIu on the march nom Alhken's bend Cntu Ran
som bgats arrived that day, slssr the bzstls were
ths0w1 10 rhe right % the rosd. properly sDsaa- ts
sneuy's rear ButI would not permit a. alasE to
I he Commenced BY troops until I could hear from
AcOleFnlud who was advancing with four divisions
Two OF th-En on ad nieEeeltaB the Jackson ruEd-
abaut ils from whsre the troops above described
were PLACED and about the center sf the mys line,
tAa other i've divisions on road su north an1 nearly
the ssms distance of.
s5ou head from 5feC ernand through the members
o. his star snd my own whomI had sent 70 him early
I'm rh. sk. a..
bic r8uts oi lniea9n he two E1i bali miles
distant. sent several successive messages 30 him %
push forward with al rapdity. There haf been con
-inueHs hriHs between Hoveys skiruaish-rs Eud The
rebel advance which By II 0'clo K, grew a-o bstts
For sostDe this division bore tho 0run Of she
e. but finding the enemy too strong FER theE the
Instance OF H3vey directed first one and then see
aud br zajg from Cr8ckers division 10 re res him
All ihis tins Logsn's division was working upou the
eFruy len and rsar and weakened his front attack
'T7sl wonderfully. Tns troops here Oeposrg evi.
e1lt.y iar 0uinnulbsrsd ours Expecting McClurBand
aevsr felt doubt o. the result Hs did not arrive
however until the enemy hsd tcsn driven from the
1-iu sIt-t te-f1b-s contest ef hourss WITH heavy
ie77 "i Ete wounded and prs7ners, spa nufnbar of
7i-1=s uf artillery II ives f0una sf-sr that be
Ficss51rg road after following the riigs H 7outhery
drec ion for Ebout nile and % where Go Interested
rHe cf be Bayuaud roads turns sIrost ts a. ives.
down ne hil and across the va ey Ia hgh Logon was
operating on -ths rear Of the ensug One br5-7a or
lI1Esns dvisisu had. uneonscs1s 81 tsis important
sCt penetrated na4rT O. l1is r 81, and Compelled the
Zoe retreat TO prevent capture. Ag Was much uf Dis
4 l1rg ana L7rtngs division Of Hia cLt Of
besides the prs9ners cap arsd On the csll Of HoTsy
io- ul0cs renforssmsnt5, jlst bsfsrs tie r0ut of
lne enemy commenced, ordsrs1 &ePhs-sos 70
move Wnat troops BE could by l5-t hanz
sro1nd 20 the ensmys frsaf Tsogan rode up az t1is
time aud told ms that HavsE e5ud maks
an thsr dash st tbs enemy he c0uid cone uD frJm
usoTe be theu was and esuurs the greater Bart Of h7r
f0rca Immediately rode forTgrd and fouud the troops
tAst h4d oeen 50 gsan y ENGAGED foT 80 many hours
W1trzTu from thsir advszcsd position, ID were di-
irg tnsir cgrt7idRe boxes. directed then an
dsp1ica and push forward sooa p7ssbia exp aim
iss to them the position o. Leraas division Proeeed
~ 1A Ia ihs I2rFaIa sKpfc.iHE every a2at @ see
ths enemy. aad rsschnE wsat hsd been bic line dis
co 7ersa be vas reirsEting Arriving Al the Raymond
rosa sa" % ny LETT asa On the naZt ridge column
Of troop. which proved % b Cars division AMI BE.
Csuae with Is in person and q The Left Of Czrr o.
tsrhaus division sa0u Eftsryaud appeared with Bis
that tha enemy fH fl retreat aad 10 push ~ with
al basic. rha situation was sssa explained. after
which ordered Carr to pursue vita Ell speed to Biscs
river 1nd across % II be could ani 20 Ofsrhsus fol-
low Some Cf MeasFsaus troops marched SD eaFazsd
re enemy IA asy Lhey "srs fafisu7d snd gave tdo
r'Aa 70 Carr y no continued She purs1 Rnii after da,
G7Pturiag trsnof cars loaded with csnaissarF and
ORDINANCES SO e. ana other property.
The delay 10 the-sdvancs Of the troops Immediately
presenting frsnt IL lsry anda Infantry where it
Es impossible from the Eature Of the ground and tha
Was me baiila Or ORaaFi0ns liiii or baker1 Creek
WAS fought mainly hy 10 ey's dsvsion af Mc1eErani
corps, and Logss a Qui mbvs divisOusiths fart-f
commanded BY Brig. Gen r. a. CEeaker) Of McPhsr-
soa's corps
Baasom's brigais Of NsPhersoh's oorps oams On 20
ths deii where ihe main bste had Bssu faught iuas
disteiy aitsr the enemy Fad begun hts retreat
Word was sent 70 3 -rEla, us It9a of the result
Ct the days enTsgement with drechon' tarn his 4
cops t9Esgs Bridgeport AID to Blair - join hiiaa this
AZ daylight ca ths17lh. the pursuit was renewed.
with ae3}iernand corps ia the advances The enemy 4
was tend fs2gy pose aon bota sides Or the Black
Tiyar A. this point on ack rvsr the bius extend 10
-e waters dge % the west bank On the eat side Is
an ope1 euitF@-ed b0tto'a near e1s nils il Tysth, sur
ruuaded by bayou Of stsgaant Watsr from ave 10 i
ihr feet in depth, and from ten 20 twenty feet ia
Wish from tbs river above the railroad 10 the river be-
low Following the insids line Of his Bsvou the enemy
azu coustuc.sd riffs pt5 With the bayou % serve AZ
1itch on the outsds aud immediately Ia fcont OF thsm
Cars dyiien occupied the right ia Investing this place
and LAWYERS brigade The ii ght Of bis vir.0u Alter
few hours sssdiug LaEler discovered thnt by NOV.
ng PsFaan OF hla brigade under cover Of the riv-r
salisl te eoGtd 81 posiiisn from which that place
souId as successfully assauitsd aud ordsrsI charge
zee rdnglg. notwithstanding the level grausd over
~ ea PARTON 0f his troops had pass without cover
snd the great obsacs tbs diteh In frant OF he enc
nFs WORKS. tbs charge gsiaHtiy snd successfully
aade, ane n q lev minutes The snlirs gsrrisop vita
ie venteen pjccss OF arier, the trophies OF this
5rlia-t aud daring movement The enemy On the west !
Dsak of he river immodisteiy set IRE to the rarosd
1rlg1 ana rsrstd, thus cutting of Al ohanea Of eg
spe Tor any poFloa OF his forces remanHgon the ea
5u bank.
shsTnaa. By this time, had reached Brisgaport on
iaes river E50Ye- The only poutoan train with the
Eged ion with hiH. BY the morning Of the 18th
Be had crossed the river and r5ady 70 march on
Tainut HlLs McClsrnand and lEePhsrson built ist-
bridges d,rinE szs night and hai them ready for
,r3ssing their eom sands By g A. N. OF the 18th
Ths Tn-Teh was commenced b. -Shsrmau a. an early
-our by Bridgs o and Roks5uIz road ura.ng 70 he
gai wh=n vi hin three sid half Tiiss Of Ficks5urG
% get pousslsan of the Wainat wills and the Tazo8
7ver. IRIS VS. su6cessfuiF accomplished before the
sighi Of The 18Th. BePhsrsoR crossed Black river
iboye The Jacks al, and cam into the same road
with ShsrmHa, but to his He arrived after night
ai with his atTsaee 20 the piacs Whsrs Shsr-ian
arasd 90 ths uEht McCiarnand moved By the Jack.
on aud Ficksoufg road 70 Hount A bsnz and there
u ned % The laf s get iBto BadUin's ferry road By
his f1raa 81 tfs D
9ound thair strength would adult Of - te mo-n-
ug Of he l9k ths nyeata nt Of Nieksbgrg was Ensde
q complies e could ss By TIE forces under my COM
naad.
During the day thers was continuous skirnfht1g,
nj 4 was not slth0ut hops OF carrying ths enemy's
gsraE RELYING upsn the demeralz sion OK tho eBemy
d consequence Of Fepea ed defeats "a Ode of Wick
'urg 0rds rsS general asis a. ?. ~ this day
Zoe l5sh army caTpa from hayng arrived n front az