Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-19

hern The artillery ana ssz77ahoetsrs vas KEEP,
up anal after sunset Fhs sihsr two srfga55s
q Ger Esrly's divisioa, eomaazaad BIZ Bog.
GeTls. Gordon aai PsgIsm. we're held in position
o. this side Of tins river.
Ely sunset tbs many had attended bis lines,
m shs fern Of = hall msoE, 90 az 10 s~oVelops our
feFess saEirsly, bis right and LETT resting "a ras
river sbsve and bsloR. At lie Sans tiz8 be rad
foraacd thras iinss OF attack, one bshi1d shs
ether, TO assault sae works bald by Gen. Hays
AID tae right Of Msks's bnrs5e. The s1n
had Eszs dcwR When tsis terrible 0aaot vas
made. Although he odds Wsrs greatly against
n, ard We had saly bsaT pieces ct GrtIlsry en-
that side Of he river, sur nan received he sheCk
IS brave msE 0aiy DO. Ths L~saiBiszian8 6sGght
with 9 DESPERATION. Tks enemyis frost ins vas
torn to pisc9a aid scattered IN confusiaa. Berg
rainfsresd b. the sse7nd and third lines, the
sHsiaT again advanced uRsn ahe works, and, By
0ysrpcwsTing EzRhefs, Isspsa the works iAss
Tia ditch, and eals TO = hand-s0-hasd 6gbk.
Our brave asE, being thzs 50 grady out-
Eamlhsred, we're compelled 70 yield. some sGr-
rendered; osbsrs Tashsd % tie Poaiesa sad Is
caDed; soHs others, bsizg szt ef ham thas,
PlEugsd iuto river below and sBsa seross, q
fsE being drowned. Gen Hays escaped alter be
had Surrendered. CcloRsls Asn9Rhaa and Peck
swan the river. More thaa hslf this brigade
are missing. Tbs sxtsiss rigAt Of Gen. HSks'E
brigade foEEhs Wiih eqUsl VAlor, Ead shared 5
si0ilar fate. Ths possession Of lAs WEEKS ksld
By he L~auisianiERs gave ths easEy pozsssaiOz
Of the psnts0a bridge, and thas cat a GszsrGl
Hoke's brigade fssn Escape sxesPt By sHiE-
miEg. Our extreme night beiEg thrown bseE,
she brave C0lenei G0dWin, although surrounded
on all sidss, axesgs on the riverside, Ehn fought
en-, and whaR compelled e yisld grauaa % over
Whslmisg odds, fell back Htth q fsEcs Of shout
rmwnnfu arrn naa aElH rrewaurua tia auaurufa
srs, HRd refused ts surrender untl fighting was
use sss.
LisgLCoL Tas sad Msjsr York, Captains
Aeiehsrsou and Rsy End Lest. EsibaEe, Of tAs
6ta, with Capt Adams, Of t5s stsE, brsk5 sway
and esessed over the bridge in the carEHsss-
L,Guss. williams, Smith and FhzgsrGld, Of tns
54sti Brswa, ef tie 6tb; with 8 few sthaEs,
plunged mts the rysr snd awaz safely FvsF;
but uEfsrs17stsly, so8s sthers we're drsTEed.
Lisiit Col h JsRss, IT., of TIE 57th, ans CAPT
White Of the Sd, plunged IN % sWiHa, bat tie
ecldDsss Of the wassr eenPeiisd thsn to pa
back
The casualties in Cur briRs5s are sza1 Il
killed and wousdsd. AdjstzEt Eelsans, # ths
SIS, Eszz3sd "a arm sad side; Wu- Jsanssonr
CsPt Whiss's Company, wsuRdsS in taigh, Sc
VeTsly, BUS net zETtsiiT ssTgsass Crizmsn
Capt Eseks-'5 company, killed. Tie bEgada
is slmsst azziailetss. The Sab reginsnt hs,
SHY sas- eaplsia (PaschaJ) lsft, vigE fyo Lea
tenants, a1d a53ul 4 ssez Esa remaining IA'
REQUESTS ef tie brigade are Bea esLscted an.
der The esaLmaAd sf Lfsat Col Tate, 81 Eas 6sE
ERd attached to the Louisiana krigEde. Thssi
nav bamser sboat ire AEgsrsd aE1
ssY0aty-fge nsa. Ihis is q ssTisus disaster, s.
Er as eur fseings are cszcarasd, bat Is a5es as'
shake ogr hopes - to suaeess. Ta.s sad akzl
tssk plzcs il he presence Of aeseral Lee a.
EajJrGaR. EzEiy, VINO had aTivsd On this sid
the river.
The ioas of the szemy has besa Esd.ss. a,
the ground in hsRs Of car WsIkB VS. ht-raU.
covered wi h his dead. At Rid ,-kt on s-lIT
day night GsEarsl Les bag 70 tsU ssck D,
Ssaday uO-Bisg be tered the liss Of battle e
yend CaIPspsri b., alshsuga the enemy -.
LaEesd tns CUE a. Ksly's i9rd, AID e5mssiss
san hhsSss 10 fail back, wish a lsss Of Two kuR
dfso cen klisa, Weuedsd sad missing, yss -
LACK vas mads On rs By tAs i~nfaztrY. Ia II.
a~ttsrnsol tRs sEeay's cavalry attacked GsserE
WLc5x's bngNds, and wsEs bsdIy Gus ~. Oar
Ing Sunday nigas Gen Lee fall oaeE 10 his oil
PoEilsn, scUth Of tho RsBjdaR.
S-Liegssnsnts Morrison, LsasT, snd May.
Esrd, Of he 57.h, axe 81 sAfs.
JOHN PARIS,
ChsP,sis 5lta Regiment \. 9 T.