Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-07
TuR aTvLR-PARTHeEPAYEON OF
IenDEaLSH DaVa ION.

research after facts by others As q ISIS Tor me huper'
stueiurs Of correct history. ~ giving a detailed sc.
count Of that portion Of The arny whose o. erations
cine in rediately under my observation. Gen. Lid
5eIrs Division, Of Walker reserve corps, Of which /
" tie. va organic d with an especial view to the heavy
clash OF arms that was go soon to ensue. For this puT-
pose, a select brigade Glen. walthaErs) from P ks
corps, and ne 0Gen Liddelr0 from Hnrs rps, was
detpc ed, and placed 81 Q i-ckamauga station, about the
2 Ii o. 3u ust las under cmmand Of B igAdierG n.
srsi LlddsL known ana designated AS he reserve divis.
len. army q Tsonsss-e. Being perfect IN every thing
that gives character 10 a soldier. much was expected Of
this command when the occasion srose tort trial Of
arms-movin- IN CO junction with the ma n columns Of
be army, the division lett the station on The 7ta pstt
for Lafayette, from whence, sfe' marching and onun-
-er arching for the spsee Of a week, the line Of march
was taken directly 70 the scene Of action On the eve
mig Of the second day, Friday 18th INST, me enemy
was found to be strongly posted at the crossing Of the
.--a-. nine miles west Of Rlnggol1. To dislodge him
wss s5sulu,si5 necess ry, before the army eoud sd
vsue further 70 arack the enemy on the following cay
For tbs purpose Bigsder General e G Walthalrs
b4na. Of Mis.issippians, wss thrown forward, sup
Dor ed by LiddalIs brig de, under command Of Col D.
c. Glvan, "a Arkansas.
II n Few monenas time, the brigade Of Wslthsll, in
line Of hattie beaded by ts chief wss ia motion, with
AAAaN az ~ AA3A-H A3A aN-A-N.-N 80 - 'RNa
The rapid movement at this poia. left no alternative to
the stubborn resistance by the enemy save retreat, To
have .pposed longer the serrisd ranks and imp tuous
valarof the Misslssippiaua, would have been Instant cap
turs OK total annJhilaflon Tbe bridge, Aexsnier's
was carried aud he enemy routed bu not until a hun
dred and I've gallant MssissiDpisus wers mAde to bite
the dust On retiring, the enemy had tassu the pre-
caution to tszr up the plsuks, thereby preventing pur-
SUIT This "a WIS immediately reported by Gen
wal'bsl to his ium-dizA clmm1ndsr, who forthwith
set the command motion for -yr0u's ford. one and q
hair r1es farther down. In a short time this p'acswRs
reached sa g pa-age sF-cted without res stance. Day
gbt next mnraing 18Th INST, ( und US agziu 10 notion,
forcing be enemy A CHAM, while quietly resting
10 line Of battle, and cutting wit wi ,he pr We Wiz
giuia troop fling by, e brisk skirmish was heard abou
one mile 10 our right In a short time we heard thst
FoE-st had encountered tue snemyand fud ng him toe
strongly msssod had asked for infantry support he
tors and wilson's b]Hgadvs, of WAX RS corps, were
0rdsrrd b his support. but ere many moments reports
came rapidly back that these hTlgsdes were hlnked,
and the most OF them probably captured To retrieve
th- hour Waltha rs and GJvsu's ~brgsdss were ordered
to.form line and march 10 the conflict L would have
made the heat Of the most calous 10 right knigLdy
deeds rejoice n ses the admirable style aud execution Of
this order to face death In his stronghold. As forward
rang along tie lines, brave impulses beat ready re-
spon e. @ou the whiz Of the minies and whid or
the gr pc and canister announced the Opening o.
the bloody drama Straight f wari, through th.nly
st1ded woods and open hsIds, rushsd iississippisns
and Arkausilns II sslsslDpi felt that Arkansas was 10
her Ief. and Arkansas knew that Mississippi was 70 her
right The center Of McCook's and Cdttendens corp,
under Thomas, trenb'e ed aud gave wsv before the rush
Of here invincibls veterans. By this four batteries bad
fallen into the hands Of Walthslrs msn. but the no sss
OF all but one piece having besa killed, be was able TO
save bat one cannon. Gavzn. too. we learned, had
passed over some Every nerve was stru G to It's high
est pitch with patriotic ezcitsment, aud atiuned to the
b~rsatbiugs Of vic DRY. The extensive lines Of the enemy
were seen n motion to turn WslthslTs right Govan's
brigade had been forced to retire, and orders were sent
for WalthaI 70 fall back and form on Govau, while
Cheafeam's division engaged them For a short time
this was one Il the mest bloody snd unequal engage.
merits Of the war Wsltbau and Govan each lost heav-
lily in both officers and men But the encounter was not
vis-out It's results. It agssR e2empHaed the hitherto
Illustrated vsor and iu%trepidity Of the troops engaged,
snd showed that such troops led by officers like Wal
thsu and Govan, can accomplish anything vfhi1 the
boundary of r-ason. From the large uum,er Of urs.
oners captured. we lesrued hat the : oops in Walrha,rs
immadi to f ont were regulars. 5h infantry, Who admit.
ted the Irresistible onset OF the wi-sissiDDians. AZ this
place the ground was . O ally st-ewn with the enery's
dead. nd tha small arms before hsl- 4 ght were if hi in
line Of ha'He here they lay. On belpg with ravn. we
marched 10 CheatEam's right, 10 prevent it beirg turred
where We again a tpeke5 the enemy with eonsidersb's
loss HfTF corps having by his time 6 NJ reached
The battle fsId au5 formed ia the rear Of he troops on
gagged were orde ed fr Yard to relieve the front line
IN q few moments Major General Glebmpe's division.
Of hat corrs, in = style worthy Of their reputsb e char
setter, engaged the enc ny, and. 81 one Of Tho most deaf
eniug rosrs Of small arms and artillery di lodged bin
HR..HH-ar. a-.r-- ML.-.M. nH- til ri
burpe, making nine brgldss, where two had before
cont-nded In his days fgbt four field officers our Of
ssn. IN walthars brigade were placed a0rs d. sgm5a
10 company officers snd enlisted men tho loss VS.. un
prso= dsutst GivzD also lost heavy At IN early
hour o. the morning OF the next day, the 21fh. the d.
vision Of LiddeI wa marched - ne left brt before &c.
line was established was faced about s'd uarched TO
the extreme rig { o. The amy which position f. held
in the front line, until the close Of tho battla, being twice
engaged, with largely .uperior numbers each time. IT.
rbe after sncssemzn+ late Sunday eyeuinF, the divis-
on was ordered TO move fI ward, sfaek the enemy.
and fske posses ion OF the msin Chattanooga road. on
~hch the enemy linz rested. Jsckson's brgsds, ct
Ch~a' hgm's division, WIS on Govans immediate len
and Forrest was to protect Walthars right Before
reaching The 70 d, firing was hssrd to the lrh. and a G
turo-d 0ut. Jackson's brigade -eounts-ed the enemy
behind bis brssssW0rks. AMI VIA checked. Wanhah
HA. " H4A aAaHaANNA ~ 1--WE AH- ""A ~ sun ]
dred yards scrosa the road, in an ope as,d, where,
by di-srti1h Of the division commander they lay down
and awaited he op ming OF cur batteries. We were
uov far ahead Of he leh and exposed 10 the snrmy's
fire from bresstworhs which ran ut right angle with the
roa4 In avery short time On emilia i-g FIRE from righf
and left and a direct FIRE from our immediate fro 4, war
O sn-d on "a. Seeing our position perfectly u-ien-bIr
he enemy commenced 10 close IN on 10th fsnEs n
our front. and would have captured Inc entire division I
had not The prudence Of our Commands ordered a re.
trsat As Il wa- three officers and n few men, were an.
lively cut of and captured Al this piece the enemy
grape and canister were terrific Yst. am th--s mis-
t'lss OK death, 90 was necessary for the preservation 1. Z
he two bugades to retire. o. reaching the woods q
few hundred yards IN rear, the line vss hated. reformed
aud took posiu1n for he night
On reviewing The casualties ia walt5alrs brigade de.
tween $50 and 500 IL " d seen that the command had
suffered 20 such IN sEtsnt, hat 3 conso ldaron n regi
ments was absolutely necessary Ont 0f ten Geld Off
Gers eight were KILLED ami wounded. leaving but twr
IN command for the NEXT day. Fortu atsiy The enemy
had been badly whi-p.L and du ing the Night retired,
leaving Us ia u~uiisputed possession Of the battle field.
VII his killed and wounded It is due the troops O.
Lddsffs division to say that they we're during the en-
tire ensag nent So The front line. and from the begin.
ming to the end we're exposed to the heaviest Of fires
from the enemys fo-rc--masssd to prevent being cut Of
from .ha @ altanoog. road and amid lt 81 TODD to
their posts ika 4ea, freed from sslashnts 81, battling for
home and country But shove all, and high shove th-
highest. stood WaithaL the Chevalier yard, on the
ughLdrectng his men with acOoluess and determination
characteristics o. the patriot soldier, and worthy Of the
STATE and troops he 30 nooly represents. Always with
bis troops, encouraging them By word and decd. he has
Inspired them with a confidence that could carry them 10
the lannon's mouth. His qualification and fines for
comms1d bRs been e1emplded in camp ard on the
dsid, TO such an extent that all oonoeds 70 us directions
ard i1in in giving him credit as the rising ~brgsdler. In
truth bis element seems to be where the bullets are
thiekest and bis delight where dsngsr rerelE. The
white plume Of Hny Of Navsrrs WAS cot more dis
ductive on the field Of carnage than was the manly
bearing and clear voice Of Walthsl and the Frenchman
ives not more proud Of his leader than the Nlssisslppian
Of bis. PARTICIPANT