Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-26

z right to szy cf the geneEAl IL -shief, as be ha
{ said Of 50 many OF his subordinatss, shat hsr
% was fatal sEzor, gigantic blundsr, Whicl
a has delayed our decisive campaign. oven wit
e ell drant's splendid suososs forced from fortuu'
= since, at least six months, and prevented th,
: cspture Of Mobile and Charleston for sone tin,
/ to cone.
( TIE ASSAULT on KEoxVIEIE--YksKER &C
SoUEF OF TIE eALLAKTRx OF TIE cox.
EEDzRATEs.
q Ihe Hew York papers contain long account
4 Of ths sssauls naado by portion OF Gen. Lsug-
i fsfress . 1ercs en- KnoxviIls Tao night had
/ been very cold, and Al dawn nsxs msrnlag the
CeaieceEates We1e sssn advancing In three linss
, TO tho assault. A heavy artillery Ere was in.
. saedistaly opened upon thsn. BesEite the
storm ef canister vhieh hoWlsd GROUND tksm ca
came the rebsl hosis, with brigade froni, slowly
pouring ever th9 railresa eat, amer oaieksniag
!, in notson IS the ground presented less sbsgrae.
tiens, Entil the lAss emerging from ths nearest
timber, thsy broke iasO
TIE CHANGE.
Across Ghe open space which inssrvsnsd BE-
tween tbs timber AID ihs fort, and which R'es
crossed vita legs and tho EtumbS of fsled tsss,
they new eSSls At imTeta0us spesS Te1 frat
check wa5 given when the foremost Of tho
: column stumbled over q line Of Telegraph wire,
which had been stretched through tho low brush
and eoiled frsn stump 70 stump on. of ordinary
view. As they halted here msmeniayily, eDs
iallisg eTsT another, uatil the Gauss Of ths ob-
lsk7cesioa was discoFsrss, cur batteries n Sac
f0Et had full play, sHd BeriAnin, Buckley, and
Roaner poured in sAeir Eoazds quick and fast,
Thils tie intzntTy Of FsIrUro kePs ua gallisg
Sre with nsnszelry. Tie ssaDrasurss Of tho fsTF
and tAe Whels line OF TIC psTapes blsEsd 81 ones
with sischaTses. SsIl tie Esbels pressed o.,
ihsir kzsfIo-nBgs ef res, with cross Of blue,
fostizg dsSAniiy kbsVe their Assss, over Tie
ssIEis6 lines Of baycness. Rallying over the
temporary osstTussien, leaping tie stuE1ps and
lsks and pushing through the 5rnsk, they WeTo
within pis;sl-shos Of tie fort. Cur nan, during
tee last few minutes, had received orders to re-
serve their ERE una: esck could single cut MS
target at close range, whilo Bsajamin trsbls-
sh0ttea his guns and Buckley loaded With bis
terrible eanistc{
TIE REPgLSE, RsCT AEO RETREAT.
And now tegssbeT al IaEacAsd ferta. Tho ef-
fest wss tenifc. Broken Ia their hDe, few Of
tie n-ure desperate Of the rebels spYsng int the
dIten clsmbere& up the g,seis, and elraoss side
/ By side with tho asg Of Ihs Union, plaHssd The
banner Of treason. Bat, confused, FsniesiTieken,
.be rear ef the eslunu gays way and Tstreated
down the hill others, again, afraid 70 sdvanes
OF re.irs in the fsee Of what was certain DEATH |
and appalled, by the hesps Of slain which strswsa
the field threW down their sr1as and Surrendered /
The most despeTste-end = gallant band they 1
were-rsnaiued fast BY their efEeeIs, who val /
iantly kept tbs lesd TO the very fsrt its5lf and 1
following them s. they jumped into the di:eh /
attempted te scale the glscis, cash % reesiys his
death wound Es his head appeared above the
Parsset
A captain Ia words which weula sound oddly |
ss SO thrilling momeRt, and in language mere i
fsreibls than polite, demanded the surrender OF /
tie garrison as he pRshes his body tArough oRs
Of the enhFssures and faes3 the veTy maxEle Of /
she caansr. His znswer was The discharge Of
tae piecs, when, rent limb from limb, his man.
glad eelpsc. OF Whas was left of it, was hurled
Outward into the air. His scmrades, still lurk.
ing around the corners Of the trench, osssyin2
BY every means to get within the work, were
nov subjected t. the fre Of hand grensdss.
which Lisat Sorj amin erlenPagizsd By eating
ebert his inses, wEich be lit, when be tsssei the
shels evsr tbs edge Of the psTspss. Bstiisd OF
every peint, aAs 6nding themselves unsupported
By tho rest Of the charging eslann, thsy SUI
rendered and were hauled Witkin tae fort, Though
not until tho trench was piled with the dead and
dying.
As ths main body gave way aud fsll back the
cafsage snsag theS was fearful Their disUy-
degsd line ct lengta disappeared within tie TIM
Der, while wild hugs went up from cur vic
isreus beys. A few siTsgg'iDg shots sTeUH3
the sngis CT tRe fort and ia the lrsnehs1, min
glsd with the hesTtTsndirg noAas Of The w0Und-
Cd aRd dying, and tbs fight "ss over. The
grand esssnlt had been made ssd Tepalssd; the
atcrming party which had advanced 30 lately IN
ali the pride and sen6denes Of veterans had NET
sa ensmy their egzAl at last, and was now
scattered mob IN Tie woods beyond. In short,
KRoxYills 1ss still onrs
TRgcE-BURIAL OF THE DxAD.
Aud now, hsw sudden he transformation Of
lnAn from fend 70 angel. The Rgenising cries
Of tho Soanded and dying aallsd out the bsiisr
feelings Of hamsnily, aud on the very spot
whore, an koar before, the eonbstssss were
struggling in deadly strife, they nav com
mingled in tie eEcss Of chETity. Tbs wounded
Ia the trenches were ETss relieved By Captain
sWinsc0s aud Lieut.. Begj 8hs went 70
.heir immediate assistance with esn.ssns Of
water and liquor. The 1ench presented a
ebsssly sight, with nsrgled bodies and pools
Of bloed, while the fsld beyond was streUn
With tho same terrible objects Colonsis BJwe1 ,
and Ezbceek, Of Gea Po.tetis staff, s9on after
made thar appearance with formal dag Of
Tuss, and passed cut uPen the Kizgston OF
Louaon read, nRtil haltod by the enemy's skiE-
mish liEe. They were met, after brief delay,
by Gel Ssueil, Of GeR. LongsIsss's stah, whsa
cegssli,R Of hostlihes Yas agreed upon, to
lGss until > P. IL, to permit tks return Of tbs
dead who EaEe lying slong our lines, s8A tie
exchange of the W0aRded.
Ihe fcllowiEg is s copy OF the letter which
led to ths essa5Iishnsnt Ct the truce
HksBQgARTERs, EIKrH AnaT CoRrA !
KRoSvtls, hast 1ssRsssse. EoV. 29, lss3.
Msjor Gen MsLSHs or ether cfasers CsnaanzinE the
Cssisdersts tsrees sa KDgston reed;
GEsHs4L; undeg Instructions from Msi3g-
Gen. BarEside, esnnausing the army of the ]
Ohio, address you shis coHmunieatisH for the {
purposs Of ofsriag cessation Of hsstlities for
safI saRt tims ts arrange Tor ths renewal Of your
wosaded lyisg il front Of NJ lines. LisEteR-
ant Gel Bower, A. a. g., ths bsarer CT this csm
uunication, is sUshorizea to make such arrange
nsAis for this purpose IS may be agreed uPsn. /
Ysur oesdisss ssgYsRs. L
RoBKRr :. POTTER,
BEigRdisr gsEsTsl Commanding
Tho smbulaasss froz beth sides now net on
the neusESl ground, aud ths dead Wers carried
back to ths Tebel line, Whsre they Hsrs buried l
by then late esIsradss. The etssEs coailapgled,
from generals Iowa TO lsutsagnts, and SO alss | :
aid ths soldiers, until thsir sliesrs ordered them
back to theiT respective places. Nearly han : !
arad ef the rebel Eouaded had bssn carried in l
to the city and cared fer a. the hospital Of the
sla corps. By direction OF DR.. Rldor Cur am
bulsnaea, with sonaa Of those ST the rebels
driven By Unien soldiers, went back into the s
city. obtained such Of the woanded IS were not j
St te be held as prisoners Of wa, and delivered !
shsm on the dividing line, who're eur Rmbu-
bsing exchanged in tara-wsas !
within the rebsl Inns end obtained or wounded -
Sc much delay ensusd Ia doing al this thsl the \
truce was extended beyond ssyea o'clock, the
opposing oficsrs stil TeaaiaiHg together, ekat-
ting in tie most sgfeaahls manner upon every
topic which suggested Itself. Finally the iast !.
wounded Unicn soldier was setAined. ths last
ambulance returned within eur works, tae on I.
GERS Of the eonssndiag azny who had mGtusIy >
found sad greeted nany cid friends and class
mates, shook hands with The utmost eordiahiy
and parted. Ia f-~ nsinuses the Hgiug Of the !
piekeis inaieeted ihe rssunptisn OF hcskilisios.
i may hs well.