Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-27

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! Rsr.
Soon sitsr starting We got isto psss in II
+ s2uta mountsia, continuation, I believe, O
: the Bi1s kldge rarge, which s brokca By sh
!. Potomac a. HsrPfE's Ferry. TIE scsueTy throuzl
8 tia pass il very fze.
? Tss Hrss troops, aisngsida of whom va rose
belonged to JohnsOn's division ef E 7eiPs corss
Among tse1 | saw, fer ths Agst tine, the cris
bfa.ea ''ssQ1sWad brigeee,' forsaerly conRaar1
Cd By Jsskson.. Il sPpsarsuee tee rsn d Fs
li.s.s from olher Cosiodagate soldiez excess
perhaps, TIA tie bfgsis c1u.aias Iaeys sidsr1
mea snd feTsT boys. All (exeuPt, think, O..
} reg Bsai) sre FrgiaiGns. Az they have ne1r
/ always been on detached Gaiy, fsg Of ths1
ksssg General L0nRsiTeot except ey reputation
Members Of them ssksl no whether the gsne
"a, 10 font was Lo1gsreet, and Rtaa I sEss7ere,
ia tie affirmative, many Would rtiR on kuE
drsd yards n ordaf 20 tEke good look ct kis
Thi5 take 70 be s1 immense compliment from
azy aali;sr o. lorg Hsseh
a. P Il. firing becsn1e distinctly a1dible il
car fr5lt, but although It iacTesssd as ws pro
gEesss3, 1t uos SEEN 70 bs very heavy Z
sFy who Wss with as iusisie5 u9Jn tlsTs sslnq
"a pretty tidy buach Of b ne Bellies in or Des1
Gettysburg" asid he declared ghat he was il
their society hres days age
Aissr Psgsing J3haE5a's division, We ezEsa 70
Florida brigade, which is new IN Hills eor1s.
bat as il hs3 formerly served Under LonvE;fee,
the Tuen l.asw him wel S1ns Of them (sits-
the geRazal had passed called oRt % tteif esu.-
rEdes, ''Losk oUt foF work n1W, boys, for here's
the cid bclldeg azaiR"
ASP. n we began 70 Ecssk wounded u,sa
C3uing to Lae rear, and the number Of these
foou iEsraassd most rapidly, soEs hobsli1g
algne, 3ihsgs On Eirstchsrs esTTis1 BY ths smhu-
lsucs corps, sld others in the Ambulance way-
eC7; many Ct ths latter TeTs stripped nearly
uakad, aad displayed bad wounds Pais spec
! tgcls, so reyoliirg 30 q persca uuaeeustozsd 20
sach s. izhts. procucsd nc impression whatever
I uFOI the advancing troops, who esrsziuis %
Under hr- with the most perfect 1onehslaucs;
/ th5Y show n0 enthusiasm er exc itsmout. bat the
Ul9ss complete iu5a7-encs. This Is the eaaci
Of tHo years. almost uninterrupted E ShunE.
Wo now began 30 meet YaHkes F.i7g0ors
caBsing 70 ths rear in eo1siders5le uEnlcexs :
/ ElsEy st tEsm were wounded, has bhoF seemed
sirs&dy TO be on excellent terms with their esp
t0-s With SaO@ th = commenced swasP.ne
/ cars8sns t0ssccs, etc. Among then wss g
! PeERsylvaEia eolonsi q misefaBi. sbjses RON
I woHnd in bis face. In aRsws- % c question,
heard enc Of theR reusFk, wish lsugh, "Wsrs
| pretty nigh whipped already" We next came
/ TO g Confederate soldier carrying Yankee eCllr,
/ belonging, L thinh, % = Psuusylyania rsgir1sat
| which he told as he had jgst esBtured.
! A. 4:30 81 We came n sight Of Gettysburg
/ ssd j3iasd Gsa. Les End Gga Ill., who were
/ ca tue top Of 0ns Of the ridges Vhieh fern TIE
pseaiiar festure Of the eslatry ground Gsjtys-
| bsTg. Ws could see tbs enemy rstTo@snz Bp
| one Of ths opposite ridges, pursued by ths Con
/ fadsrates with load yells.
] TA8 position iato which tbs enemy had bean
| driven Wss evidently a strong ens. HIS right
/ appeared 20 rest on = camstsry, on the top Of a
| high ridge, 70 the right Of Gs4tysbaTg, IS We
/ lOOSs1 al il
/ Gsasgal Hill now came up snd told uls Sc had
/ bsen very uEwell Gll Gay, and IN fsct he lsSts
very delicate. He said he had two Of bis divis-
/ ions engaged, and had driven ths enemy icUr
mikes INTO Bis present position, capturing great
/ mary prisoners, some cannon, and s8u0 e0OIs
/ hs ssii, however that The Yankees had fought
wi,a det5zmjustiOn uuusual 10 shsm. Hs
pointed ous rztiway cutting, ia which they lad
I made good stand also, field in tbs eenlsr Of
which 30 ha5 seen man P.=at the rcgiIoltai
| color, round which the rsgi-lent h4d fought i1r
slms tins with much 0bsti5aCY, and wasa a,
isst It was obliged TstTeas the 20l1r-besIer re-
/ jitod last Of al, tarGinZ round every n0S ard
thea 70 shake bis At At tba atvsucng rebels.
I General II Ii ssid Be ielt quite sorry when ne
/ saw this gslant Ysuks9 meet bis doom.
General Eweil bad CONS up q. 3 30 Ga ths en-
omy's right win part Of bis corps, ald en-
I glsied bis discomftuTe
G aaral Rsyaslda, ons Of the best Yankee
/ generals, was reported killed While we we're
/ sslk1g 9 Message arrived from Gsneral s EcI,
requesting Hill to press ihs enemy IN lrcgt.
while be performed the same opsTstisn On h5
right. The pressure was sceordiuEly applied IN
= mild degree, bat the snesy were too strongly
posted, ard it was too late in tho evening for =
regular attack
'rss town of Gettysburg was now oecapied
by Ew-l, and was fall Of Yszks5 dead aud
weasdrd
Iefmba3 uD sTss il the most commsudiEE
place e sul2 fha, sad could form pretty good
general idss of tls en5uy's % ition, although,
the TOPS Of shs ridges hsing covered with pine
woods, it wss very dfisIls to see 4nytbiHg Of
tBe troops concealed II hem
The fixing eesssd about dark, a. which iiEe
rode back wish Gen Llagstess and bis STAFF .o
his headquarters at CasAts6n, q h.t'e vli.a-s
eight miles from Gettysburg. At that time
troops were pouring along the rezds aud were
being marched toward the position tasy are t.
occupy tomorrow.
l.. the fghs to-day nssTly 8 GOO prisoners had
bcaa taken, and ten cgrs. Aaclt 20 coo nsn
I1sst have been on ths tiId On sae Confederate
zi5e. The enemy had i've corps d'aTmes er-
eegcd. All the prisoners belong, thiuk, 70 the
Is: and l1.h esTPs This Says rerz is called
"brisk iittle seurry, sad eli anticipate 8 "eig
battle" 90 morrow.
observed taa5 ths srlilsEymen IN eAegya cf
lhs horses Dig themselves li'tls holes kse graves
throwing uD the sa3fh-st tAe uppsc cad Tzsy
enscsres Themselves ia thsse holes whsn Hua5r
Ere.
Al supper this evening Gsn. L1ugstTeet spoke
of ito e. euv's position es being very fsraIdA-
bis" lie also sad t5a. th9y would d0gaI.s3s
ialrsnch shenl elves strongly dariHg th5'uisht.
TIE CtlE csicers spoke OF shs ba,tls IS a Ger
iEia.y, ard shs usivsrss feeling il tie crsy was
ens Of profeund couie@ps for a. enemy Rhsm
lhoT have beaten 90 constantly, and under 60
nauy Disadvantages.
Ju'y 2 (TBaTsaay) We al gos ~ a. $50
81 and oie3kiss.sd q Htsls before tsEliral
LsHioy insisted or riding, uotwishs isB ling S
illness. C2gtaist - and l Wlg5 Ia a dicEra
for horses, sUt I was accommodated ay Nj
CLARK, (5i sis s4Ae), 7Fh'o tbs stout Au-uiza
was % Hn.sd ty A-JJg Wal-ol.
Gel S3rgsli (ths Aus.ri2n) and / arrived a.
A n az the sane commanding p0sitios W. wore
On yesterday, sH1 Is.iubsd up a lfea, IL e1a-
pagy with Captain Sehgeibort, Of lhs PrEssiaa
army.
Juss below rs were seated Ganersls Lss, Hin,
L01gsI-cet. s.d HIsd, IN e5nsul;ai5r-.Ls tw5
latter IS igtiug tteir deliberations by lhs 'yaiy
American custom of s5hjatiag sticks. General
Hsth was also present; Ia Ess w0ua3ed . IL
10 ID yesterday, aud although not allowed 70
command bis brigade be is5isis ugo1 co ing 6,
the led
At7AM 7 rods over part OF the ground with
Gen LOagslreei, and ssW hica disbosInT Nc
Laws division for to-day's igbt. Fac eusay
occupied SERIES Of high ridges, the tops e
which were covered with tysss, but shs iutelye1-
ing valleys bet97eea thsir ridges sad oars ws-e
mostly open, aud partly under euldyatj5a- The
csme6-ry was On their right, and lhsir left sp
paared 20 rest upon high rocky hiil. 1Bs enc
my's forces, hieh were new supposed to com
pTlse nearly the whole Potomac army, wsrs con-
csnIated ins0 q space sppaseaay Lot more ihsn
a couple Of miles IN longsa.
The Confsderates enclosed them in = sort Of
semieirele, aud tao extreme extent OF our posi-
ton must haVs been fEea i've to six miles a
least ERell was en- our lefts his headquarters