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

Rfng srSsr and the re sRzndsr were ia e11dien 20 Be
uEsd barFsa IN The moving os tToopE Twelve baTges
loaded ~iih fsrags audraiions were ssat noF e. The
last sE boats thst bOcksdsi one-haif 0f en-
got thre8gh IN 8 condition CO % oe ussd
Y Owing te the limited Huubsr of trsnsporia bal7W
ViclssHrE, Il was fund nscegsary TO ana CIR iias
LASS traFsl 70 Hsd Tunes La which ~ the ere itOs
asout ssTeniy Hiles from Bllksn's bind, eur sterling
1 poirt.
TIE ts,h army corps bsinr Ell thrOugbfo The Siisa.
s the 18Th could be gnt on bezri ths 5eo-s au
barscs EFsre pas aboard ana uloVsl 10 the f1at ~
Grand Calf en- the 2sth = April, TIE D.sa hs re yves
that the aavv should sa-ss the eal of ha enemy and
tbs troopt land uer cover Of the gunhoas si carry
] the place by storm.
kept It up fer thsn 70 hoars 10 i5e most s
n snnsr. From aE out ia the stream SD tie
guusoats WithR pistol ahst Of toe snsuy bate
fe u seoa became eviesal ses the gus Of he she
ny gors too elevated asd their for Gca str0ag
% BE- taken freq the water-sids. The Vhos nEs q
hills on that side were Known % 6a lined ia l1s piis
besides the fsld artillery eoll3 BE- DoVad % GuY pose
ton Hhsr8 10 could Be made ussfu 10 70 attempt
at landing This dotsrliusd ne % agai1 n1a ne eas-
Ry's hatlsres turn his position BY efaoling iaudlu
a. Rodney, or At Brutasbu-g- between dral llt zad
Ronesy. Aecorsingy, orders were IaInedirteiy given
tross ~ TO paint isgmsdistsy be on Grsud 6llf AZ
DARK tho gupboas agaE engaged tbe bstt=res- ana s
the ;rsnsgsris Tsn oy Feeeiyns ou We t9Fes shet
IN the pAsseg sHe these witheut inJ1ry = bad some
taas pr eygsiy ordered reconnaissance % poiut cp
poEs B7Einsb lrg, % asceail II pcssele, 0c par5oHs
"a he heigboTh0od ths character of ihs rad lsadmg
the highlands back ef BruiushurE Daring the night
lssraed from negro nan that there was good road
from BrEasbzrg 70 Port 6bEon, yAiea daterniasd ne
Tae work Of fsrrins ths troopa 10 Bruiaaburg -al
sammsDesd a. daylight IN the morning zoe sl51ats as
IA sosa e. ihe l3te army corps "ss ial7ea aAa e0Qa
draw thTeedsYs rHgaz tnpui m hayeF-lcts, tu0 veg
on were sA0Fed 60 efoss untA t1s troops were az
oyer9 taey were started on the road - PEt eason
dsereeS il matter OF vast iHperGus5 that TIE a-Eh-
/ lands sheuld b. reached 7ithout rssisfancs.
The l7:a esrps followed as rapidly as ii c50l be put
/ 7crprE hs river.
A5est o'oioek, On the LIST OF Nav. the advance Of
the snsHy was net eight miles fr51 Br7u-1urg en the
read 70 Pert Gibson. lie forced 10 fs back but
IS it dark hs was Eot pgrsusd iar UBtd dsyAgbE.
Harly on tie aering Of iAe Let, ut sl-, acc7apa
nlsS y Aelesfn OF ny n--i-i sA4 l"o.G cD l'--4
Win as eaFPs snssgiE ih8 enemy ADO iour mites
from Port Gbssz- a. tas point th= ROADS 5rlrhsd ia
eEsstly osPoait. directisns bob, however leading to
Port GibSsz- The saeuy had taken position en- Bora
brsRehas tsaH diTidzg ss he fs- back, ts pursu Ug
fSrcsB ThsHzturs o. taa ground I'm tEst part Of the
country ia such that very small fsres c7u rer5 The
progress Of usuch larger one for msag h5Hrs The
roads barrow, elevated r.lE Ess vita deep ana
mPs1srable ravizes on either side ol the rgt waEs
ths aiylsion Of Osts a7s, Of MeSisaa co't the
thrss forrler saeessded 10 driving ths enemy sln o
stoz to position bzsk toward fsrt G-5seH, saaly s
McClernaud who vas n'ih tbs ri-ht ia Bsrsos ssnt
rspeztsd EessaEss q me before tbe liya o ~Fln 90
send Logsn and Qdaoya divisions, ef Aofhersons 8
Ibsd bees On that as well IS al o.bsr paris Of he
fsd. and esuld not how they cauia be Hrd ihere
to adyEutsRe. However tho sdvGuoe al e.
PkeFsaa's corps (I0Ran dlFi,ieB) srriv1 -szr
baigass Brig. Gen. J. +. suih, eoaiuSniag % 21e
left to tAe assistss-e Of 0stsrllsus.
BY tbs iaaicissa disposition Dsds cf this hrisaje.
under the immediate supervision Cf klHhuraou ard
L0Eaa Postion was obtaael giving an advan-
tsge WaieA s7an arPv7 the snsy from tHai oa o. tae
asld, 20 make farther s-ud soaih Of Rsyo1
The enemy was here repul-sd with heavy loss in
killed, wounded ard p-isonsEs- The reBusa 20 til eu.
WAS Buru-d toward Port bison but HEht closing iu,
saa tbs enemy srg the sPpst slcs Of aao hos stad,
the trSsps slept ups1 their erais uHtti aayl gbt
Ia ths ssrung il was found taat the enemy si re-
treatsd across Bayou Pierre the Crzad Gull r0sd,
aud brgsde Of LSssns division % dynrt be
sites len while l5stinH brnge bei1 H. across
Bayos Pi-rra iHamsiistsly a. PJrs Gibson Thi hrtSa
was eoupeted. eight miles Taarelsi by 1leEhsrs1u's
corps tie north fsrk Of Bsysu Pierre, thsf
Oraged, snd the advance Of th-s curps c3uI-auc-t
passing ever lt st O'Clock Tie .1---9yi -7orsiHg
On the Sd ths snsmy was pursued 20 Hz3Eiu5orf.s
ferry viii slight ski HlishiRg IA day, curing ieh
took gate RHns5r OF prisoners mostly 5.fass-srs
Finding ihas Grand Gulf had bssu ovssaatsd, sad
that the advance Of HJ fssces was already ass1 miles
out frFm there q on tle rOad tor, t4ey would have
take 20 reEch fessbu-g JEcEEon or cay Iutaras
ate p5ist en- the raErs1 between .a' f7v7 --c4 -o
esesrt q cavalry df cen twenty u u went
70 the Gulf myself, and made tue arv grange
burgh To Grand Gulf
IN moving frerl NuiSen's bond .sa 15.- s-a7 corps
sj..Gen. Ny. 7. sherman coma .nels Wa ii 90 be
-9ing from VekabsrE the azsstzuc- oE Che 7-1a5-
Calf fercss, Idirse;Ed Sherman 90 make d4mausst.
lion en- HziAss AZ aad 10 nahe 81 tho ss79 possible.
From ilf7rmsOs ssC5 received Irgla pr sgHeTa lap-
tured tAis ruse succas.isi aauarah y-
Il had been my intention mp tO the tiue Of crossing
tbs Mississipp river, collect mP Iorc.s at Grsni
Gulf and get haui Cd supply OF srovfs iozs and
ordnancs stores before Hiovug aud in tds mssutias
% detaeh an army corps 10 cooperate with Ganeral
Banks on Port Hudson and effect junction Of our
forces.
About this tine 7 received letter from Gen Banks
giving bis position west Of The Mississippi river and
stating that be c0uld BaEoH Boas- by he I0a
Of Msy hat By the reduction Of Port Hudsoa be could
jsiu with u 900 men.
leaned about the same time thst troops were 5.
pscted Jsskson from the sou hern cities VITA Sea
BeaHregsrd in comnsnd. To delay Unit the lQ.h ef
the accession Of u 600 uen would not l-aVe nae res-
tTely 50 strong a. 10 move promgfg v--h yaa bad.
ments Of the enemy also mpsed % iaa C1lrss pur
sHe}. While lying az HswklEs0u's u cry. Wait1e
wagons, supplies, and sherulans coras w1iel bad
coHle forward in the lleaniialss eeaa9Hstfs ions
were msde, EucceSEfHlly, I believe, 90 InElcs tbs
aaemy 70 think thai route and The enc by Hairs
Eerry aboTe were objects OF much E0dcitu-s 20 me,
RECON- ssangss gre made 10 the west SIDE of tHs BIZ
Black TO withn six miles Of Wgrreuz0u- o tls 7tb OF
Nay an advance was ordsTed stPhe sons cores keep
Ing the road nearest Black 20 Rocky SnruFs Nc
J-Tnsnd's sorps keeping ths ridge rosd from Willow
Springs, snd sherman following with his corps divided
en- the two rosds AL he ferries wsrs oseiy guarded
until oar troops HsTe Wall alvanced- In was ly lue
0n here huE The Black river as closely - r0sbT-
with AoGlsrnsHds sud SherAaus CORPS and get t5em
20 the railros4 a. sshe place otlFeeu EiHa sta
tou ard Bolton NcPhprssn was 70 move br-yvag r.
Uhea ts Eaymoud and from tbsnes inso-Ja aeks0n de-
sHoyiss ths raToad telegraph pabhc stores etc, End
PusA west rsjoin the msia forUa. Osdsrs were 7su
70 4ePhsrson aceo diGgiY. Sleumsn was moved f5r /
ward en- the Edwards station raad, crossing Ecurtean
Mila creek ct DiOn's plantation; NcC-er5srf was I
moved ths creek further west sending ous
division Of his corps BY ths Bsldwins Ferry read a, Tar
- the river Al ths crossing OF Feurt5sl 81 aClsek
beth AcCleTnand and Shsrraaa hsd uslisrt5,s skir
mishing wish he enemy TO set possession Of the
crossing
NuPhsrson met ths enemy near Rsynoud, tsvo b-i-
gades strong. under Gregg and W1SaF, on tts same
day engaged him and AFT several hours hard Hsh.Hs
drove h1a back with heavy loss tl Killed wounded
and prisoners Many threw dowa tleg srus aud ds-
serted.
Ny position at this dine was with shermsn's corps
some seven miles west o. Raymond ald about Sire cen
Oa ths night Of the l2th Of Nav, after orders had
been given for the eorps Or Mclhrlsnd and sherman
10 march toward tie raj road by parsIsi r5s3s-fds
former In the direction Of Edward station and tbs lat
Ter % Polht on me railroao 0eiT en- 1rls statou
and Beon-ths order was changed AID boh were di-
rected to move 10 sard Baym0
This was in Consequence Of the enemy having re-
treated toward Jacks5h after bis def az Bay1onI
and Of information that rsinforcenr-dts were daily sr
riviHg At Jackson and thas Gen dee E8haston was Z
hourly expected there 10 taks csnmsud in person 4
therefore, determined make sure Of that plaes aud
esve no snsmy in my rear,
Mcpherson moved On the 18Th 20 Clinton, DESTROYED I
hs railroad and telegraph, snd captured import
sat dispatches from Heneral Feul5sreu &c Gen GreEE
who had commanded the day before en- tb- battfs-f
raymond Shsrman moved 10 a parallel P0a.ti1s on the
Mississippi spu 6 and jackson rosd. nsGlprusHd
moved 20 a position near Raymond
The next day sherman ald MsPhsrson moved thelr
iHtlrs forces toward Jackson Tho sin fs torrents
81 the night before, and cOatnusd ahQut noon Of
nat day, EazziDg the roads ct first slippery znd then
niry. Misunderstanding the trOeps m1ruhsd Ia excel
sni order without Struggling aud IN ths be- OF spii5
s5out fourteen iie, and gsged the enemy about 10
'eloek n nsar jackson. AeOisrnan oceupisd Ci1t0u
With sEe division, Mississippi Springs wlth another;
Raymond vita third, and bad his fourth division aud
siairs division Of sherman's corps, WIKI sagou trsin
tl in The rear near New Auburn, while rhUr
VIA one srigads o. nia a sision of ef1issos corps
Fss moTfaF tQVzard Raynond tina Utca road lt Was
rot the inteAton 10 move these forces a ueerar jack
9n suf 70 havs them ID a posigou wheru they would
houa prove more obstinate than there seemed reason
o expect
TRe sRaIay marched OFT The bulk Of bis force On ths
Jnton road, aud eagaged 2ePbersaus corps about two
md half alss from tas city. sua force Of Erii-
cry and Infantry took strong p1sttion n fs1t o.
shormRny sbUul tae elstanco sal. by dssermin
nar .- --r ...r.- h.