Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-22

Capt Busle, and 0ttsrs. wounded; al belong
ing to the field snd staff. Col Garrett, COM
msBdiug an Alabama regimsht rEas killed 81
tbs bTssstW5rks; also, Cspt. Enauual, cAiee d
artillery far HeTbeTts brigade and promisiDg
young ofhoer.
For sbout five days after the siege comm msucsd
the troops we're allowed full rations. a, the eK-
piration Of that time they were gradually Ie.
dueed to the following amount Of food f0Uf
Ounces -four, four ounces bacon, enc and hsl
ounces rice, two oUaces peas (the latter not eat
sbs,) AID three OuRcs8 bugsr-nakiug tota'
of fourteen and half 0nnces Of food per day.
Fron he small number of eur forces it took
every nan to defend the lines, so thst the men
had no time Whatever ts rest. Occasionally Z
company would be permitted to 60 out to wash
their clothes, taking their arms with them, aud
receiving strict orders At the frst sound of mas
ketry to hurry back to their position. Whole
companies w0ald lie back Of the breastworks
for three weeks without leaving theH for
moment
i hal beoR provieurly kuown shat thu eaenv
wsrs audsImiaisg sur wefks particularly fls
fort on the i1medista left Of tha jackson road,
ssd occupied by the 81 Louisiana regiment, Of
Hsberts brigade At sb3ut half Bsst fOBT Y
ave on Vhursjsy, the % h Of JUus, a tsrri las
espL-5isfl lggls 1lto5, 1ECz-a ~ .iis E.a6iHg q
el the above H5ntionsd fort. Luckily, NEST sl
cur f5rcss occupying that line had withdraw n
20 an inner Ike Of istrenchmsuts, erected by
sur forces in anticipation of fhs fart being
blswn up, so that enly few msa were wsuBd-
ed by ths eIpiosisa. As s5en as tie fort was
destroyed, 8 celuma of tie enemy advanced, IS
if with tho intsntioR Of stsrmiag the line, but
were met By the 9th Missouri, under Gel Ed
gene Erwin. A desperate struggle for mastery
now took place. Gel. Erwin Was he first 10
ascend the PsraFst As S0sn 50 be hs2 msuEt-
ed, shst from the ensmy's shsrpshsOtsrs
pierced his heart, aad he fell dead. He was
grandson Of Henry Clay, and oHa Of the most
ardent supporters of Southern rights The
Oh Missouri, sHragsd at his destA, sHd aided
5y the Sd Louisiaaa, sprung on the dismantled
fsrt, and attsr saVsre eOmsa., drove the enemy
tran their position. Oar loss on this occasion
was heavy, being no less thsa sighty-six killed
and wounded The less Of the enemy was esti-
mated between three sad four hundred. They
we're severely punished in tasir Grst aftempt at
''slssgiHg up" eur works.
We now have to record an event Of 4 nest
melancholy HstuTes On the 27tA of June,
Bdg-Gsn. Creau, Of N.sssuri, was shot il the
seek by minnie bslL He fingered fer sbsut
an keHr, when be died He was sn aged zan,
beloved By all who knew him, fer his devotion
to ear cause, his intrepid vslor, sad his genial
and sBisbls quslitieg be was G. quiet and uRsg-
suEliNg mar; the msanest private in his GEM
maaS had free access to his presence, and he
was lesks5 upon by bis men, net as 9 general,
bat father to his brigade. Many noble sons Of
Missouri have fallen during this war, but none
Of her msrtyrs in ear way Of Independence viii
be spoken of in mere glowing terms, er more
deserved praise, tasn "ths old msa" who fell in
defense Of Yicksburg His wish was grstifsd-
he lived not 10 see Vieksburg fall
Daring the siege many instances Of daring
took place. Several times oar forces sailed cut,
iakEg prisoners. Amsng them were eRs Lieut.
Col. Cana, Of sn Illinois Tegimsut, with G geod
many sublltsrR officers ana Drivatss On the
22s Nay, the . Texas, Of Moere's brigade,
captured o stana Cf solors frdm the enemy il
tie ialoWing manner; Ths eg7ny charged up
tEe hiil toward eur works; as soon as they had
arrived about thirty yards fTo1a our line Of
bEgastw0Tks, tee c3l0r-bearsr Of the Yankee
regiment rushed forward aad planted the UGitsd
States GaE or the edge OF our works. Oae Of
the msE et the . Texas quickly iuhps5 eat Of
tse rife PITS shot the ssloT-sesrer, saa tslyiag
swsy the flag, returned to the lines Many
other instances of Individual har0ism occurred
daring the siege toe numerous TO narrate. Oar
forces buoyed~sg with the hope Of a speedy rs-
lief astsrmiRsd never 50 permit the enemy TO
ersss the line Of worsA. Repeated assursBcss
were gives to the men that sEccor would sosn
arrive. Courisrs arriving rom JOhasJsn brsagst
most exaggerated reports Of the strength OF tas
array UHder his cozamars-msny plseiug it as
high ss eighty thousand effective men.
While these events were trsnspirizg at the
sreastworEs ar6und the town, t5e enemy were
not Idle en- the peninsula opposite. One ,seU-
stsRt stream Of mortar shells was poured into
the devoted city, the enemy exhi6idRg 8 re-
ssement OF cruelty in throwing their shells st
The hospitals particularly, aware that the mes
wha were now well and hearty were perfectly
Indifferent to the storm Of shot and s5ell poared
like hsil upen them. They Cred into buildings
en- which the yellow flag waved, killing azd
wsundiag several ef the inmstes Whether
Gen. Pemberton offered any reEsonstrapcs at
heir doing SO, has not been sseortsnesd. If ke
did, Hs regard WAS made ts ais complaint Tbs
Weaen ane children remaining in tsHA sstfsred
severely, as less than three having been killed
azd twelve wounded during tks siege Ia
spite Of WhieA, with all the Eeroisn that cAsr-
hctsrises our Southern wsRsR, those remaining
well declared their willingness to ran the risk
Of bsisg killed rather than losa Vieksbarg
Ameng the ladies' woUade3 ara Ars. Hazard,
Mrs. G. ". Pstus Mrs. II. u. CisusRts Mrs.
u sjer 7. B. Read, Miss Lucy Rawlings aHd
Miss Maggie CoSk, the most Of these ladies' bs-
irg well kaoWn ia the Sats OF Mississippi Ths
6iUs on tie city was net marked vith the sane
and precision observed on the frsnt
Of eur krs2stWsIks, the mortar shells falling ia
every direction ever the tsWH, as if no BsrtieU-
lar object was aimsd a. After the surrender
of the tswn tas Yankee artillery OFF ssrs slated
that the m9rtsr sRd PsTrott guas opposite the
city were manned By fresh troops, snd were
placed there for double purposs-drst, ts an
Boy rs in the city, and 70 practice themselves 10
that arm Of the service, and gave thst as their
excuse for ear hospitals hsviaE besu strHck 90
sltsR. The saeny's sharpshaoters were all
splendid shsts, and after the first fsw days of
the siege it wss very dangerous thing fer any
sEs TO lsOk over the brsastWorks. Sc accurately
did they aim, aad in saeh numbers, that
hat placed sn a stick ssd held above the fort
for t7e minutes was pierced By fifteen MIME
balls
On the 29.h of June the enemy saeeesdsd in
blowing up the same portion Of our hHe sgain.
We lost several msn Of the 81 Lsuisiaas lron
the explosion. The enemy however, mads no
attempt - charge the work, being apparently
with tAs occupation OF enc .pertsR Of
the rUised fOrt.
Tremendous cznnans5ing esntiauo3 aariRg
the Ftmaiuisg few days sf toe siege, with but
httls damage 10 the Csafsseratas. Tho msR
were slEin geed spirits, szd appeared satisfied
Is live en- tie mssgTe allowance Of rstions given
tssm, rather ths8 yield the city they hsd d.
fss3s5 CALAMITY fer SO long period. Net
nurmur was hssra sa0ag then-sl were ia
spired with the greatest snthusissm and deve-
ton TO their cause, sRd the word ''surreHdsr''
vas never broaehed anong them. Five or six
days Previsus ts the surrender of he city mule
meat" was tried and fouRd Of goos quality-tke
zeat being equal to the haest vepissn, and was
literally eaten by the soldiers aRd citizens alike.
An attempt was Haade by eur forces to coUu-
tsTniHs she ensny, but the sitszPt signslly
failed, as from the position Of the ensmy's works
they could not bs mined
On Friday merHiug, the Sd Of July, Gsssrsl
Pombsrtan sent out flag OF truce, aud q shoTt
time stterwayd himself and Bngadier-e esneral
Bowen were seen l9svisg our lines As seoE IS
they left the works the men esHj jscsured that toe
object Of his going to Grant ia ps!sen Was ts
treat for surrender OF the city. There was
seen coDsiderabis excitement observed sgsng
toe soldiers, not one Of whom favored such a