Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-23
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CANT0y. September l3. 1853
Lieutenant General Hsrdee. assisted by Alajor Gen.
Lee, reviewed 'Jseksons cavalry DIVISION at varnor
Mississippi, "Wednesday lsst Vernon Is ir side Of
The eaeays ices sabist cd by Geo Grant snd as thai
hero has specially orsrsd that all cavalry operating
west u sc A.sisppl railroad ave guerllss and viI be
trestod accCriaRly the Lieut 5eutrai ir Is feared
hss placed himself "A an AWKWARD dsmms Ha, too, is
one Of Grants gu=ss now. liable 20 terrible pains and
penalties. To gay the least Of it, n Haraee las kesn
very in7rudsnt Il was not expected that sueh DISH
inc troopers a. Jack on, Cosby Whitfield and their
men, could be restrained Itwss predicted tbst within
week ar st most tsn days from the publication Of
Giants order these daring men would dash into some
part Of Grant Iass sud make glerIss Of themselves
and SO Il haupssed u h0pes however, that Gsi
General Lee IN vow Of the iportaues Of ths position
10 which be was assignee would alsw hizss be
strained especially as bis act involved Gen Ferguson,
and IN fact si the cavalry ia Msss pli Bot liz loss
Of Gen Hzrdes to the legitimate service Of the Csnfsd
erscy Is most 5eplorabIe Il is disputed questi n
vTho her Gen. HzrIes carried bis iufautry c-mInsnd
with him gaa sism. Il viii have TO be decided by
Gralt DIS next oder. hold the opinion thst the pa
rolled men are not - implicated By hls uasd aotlon
thaI their exchange proper precautions are taken
as TO who commands them. hey may be saved TO the
legitimate service Tba foolish act which lead 10 hese
Per kites czHnot be 70 =rcsly repyobstsd, and it is
mere nonsense the part OF the admirers Of General
T rdee TO insist that The foolish act Grants that
Grant was a fool % iss-e Elch special order.
The review, however, In ITSELF was q magnificent
success The division, comprising three BrFsdss, all
newly armed Hiih most approved cavalry arms InCud-
ing ssbsrs guns OF the most effective patterns and pis.
tois, svsrytAIaE complete drawn up in Eutsble
Geld for inspection. A. precisely clock salute Of
thirteen guns tom Kings Missouri battery, announced
the GppreEeh Of the lieutenant general commanding,
accompanied b. MsiarGsn g. d Lee, chief Of cavalry
in Mississippi ana Brig Gen. ". IL Jackson, con-
murd.ng the #s0u each gsnersl being attended by
his siI most sodlsry aud gallant Csvsicsde, which
was received BY shouts from the division mCrs startag
20 tie troopers horses than the roar Of Capt King
reception sslvos. Gen. Jackson, assuming command
Of the division ordered tbs few svoHons necessary to
placing ths brssdes iu position for inspection which
being promptly and exactly executed tie lieutenant
general informed through Major Gen Lee that he
division was ready FOR review. The Inspection was
mi1ufs ard as Gen. Hsraee rode along front Of the
brave trooperH who With eyes flashing, drawn ssberB
giseniRg at a present, and c0iors gracefully inclined
toward Lin straightforward themselves Ia their saddles
FOR iuspecon 1t -s, indeed, glor8uz and beautiful
and imp ring spectacle the hueues Of which will add
weight to the blows which these gallant hursemen are
ever ready 10 shower the head Of the enezy. Tee
stcr Of -as review viii be told sIoquentIy than
I am u ling it around msRy camp FIRE.
After traver ing ihs entire ir1nL uucav nng bis fine
head aE each standard inclined itself salute toward
him he passed t the general aud Liz party dashed of
yay 70 the End passing around took position ia
front in the center Of the line, when Gen. Jackson still
the division, moved by in review, irst At
walk then r1r and finally in ful gall p, and this
closed the review Of Gen Jscksons cavalry division.
Gen Hardeo was no kind than just in the high
terms OF praise which be used in speaking q these
troops and ihsirofi1ers Gen Lee mere than sat
,sied while Gen Jackson almost belE.erous in As
grauds to Lls officers and for Tie honor done him
by SO noble AID manly exhibition Of dloiplns and sf
delency. B.