Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-17

to every one that the great battle which to deed
the fate Of that city was near at hand.
On the . h the enemy attacked cur right on the WI
iamsbnTg road about two miles on the CITY side OF III
battlefield of Seven Pines. The skrmish sever
and the advantage remained with the enemy.
The Lincoln government having become alarmed b.
the victory Of Jackson at Port Republic recalled Nc
DOwell from Fredericksburg TO protect the Fedora
capital This left Gen Jackson free to wheel down BY
rapid movement the best Of The war, the enemy
right and enabled generals to take the offensive in
stead of standing siege they would otherwise hay
bsen forced to do.
On the 18th Gen Jackson arrived at Ashland, and tn
Dext morning moved in the direction Of the enemy
right at Mschanicsville. It was calculated that h'
would arrive at that place in time to cooperate will
Gen A Hill, who crossed the Chickahominy at tn
Meadow Bridges at clock, P NJ on the 26ths to be
gin the attack on the enemy.
The results and details of the battle Of this and th
succeeding six days too perfectly known to ever
Southern reader require particular mention at thi
day The enemy was driven suecessively from Mechan
cksviles EllysOns Mill Cold Harbor Savage Station
Fazzes Farm and Malvern Hill, and, but for the tire
mendous rains Of the night succeeding the last battle
the beaten and ceDorazed remnant of his army woulC
rave been sut to pieces driven into the river the
next day He lied from Malvern Hill during the night
and before daylight the rain, which continued through
out the day Wednesday had rendered the roads mpas
sable tof artillery The enemy admitted loss Of thirty
battles.
With the defeat of Mcclellan active operations ceased
Tor time in Virginia, but ed on with vigor
lne mississippi snd in Southern TeuasEssa. The Cen
federate ram Arkansas immortalized her by fight
ing Whole uock OF Yankee in front Of Nicksburg
tnougG IKE her iustrous prototype she was aftewerd
blown up by her commandaRt In the latter part Of this
month tie ensmy abandoned the ege Of the heroic
months
In the beginning Of ugust the eneuy another
large army in Northern Virginia and put in command
OF 1t one General Pope. Pope came to the command
with great sound of trumpets and issued an Infamous
order 70 his sodiery which gained him memorable nOto
General Jackson met this Braggsrt at Cedar Greek,
IN Culpeper, the 9th of August and beat him IN
pitched battle, killing and wounding between three
four thousand of his men, and taking Eve hundred pris-
oners From this time forward Pope's history is too
well known to require repetition. Mcclellan and
Burnside both recalled to bis assistance but to lit
tie purpose as neral Lee, the 29th and 30th Of Au
gust met and defeated their combined forces in tive
culinary battles on the already historic fields Of Manas
On the latter day GenersKirby Smith beat the enc
my at Richmond, Kentucky, killing and Wounding a
thousand and taking several thousand prisoners
On the 4h of September Gen Lee leaving his right
Arlington Hghts which had retreated the shattered
army Of Pope crossed the Potomac into Maryland.
Ontte IA Of September, General AcO elan ha ing
resumed Command of the Yankee army, cane up with
division Cf oar forces At B5Onshoro. Culinary
battle ensusd in hch Wa were outuumbersd and
driven back. On the sans day znersls Jackson and
p H''l havtsg AIKEN Harpers Ferry. the capture Of
which had been ths prme object Of the iuvs'i Of
Mary and General Lee prepared 70 IecrNss into Vir
gins. But Mcclellan 16dent in his umb r. pressed
on bis columns aud on the II General gave him
ostte e at Antietsm General A. P Hill, by forced
marches from II rpers Ferry, up in time - take
part in this engagement and the dey. The enemy
GAINS z victory, but The BEST evidence If any were
army crpp e. is found in tie fact that did
the tght on the succeeding dzy, snd .he It per-
u ed Gene 81 Les 70 recccss he Potomac Hths1t
attem7t TO obs5rnct him The p-etenss Of ctory
this occasion cost Mcclellan his command, aud very
properly. 7 he was victorious be fhauld have sd-
ssno7d on he beaten Coz federates snd re ped the
fruits o. vie but his be could not be brought to
DO by ali The whipping and sp1rring Of the Yankee
IRE a. government aud the eore they deposed hi u
fr fnf hav
shephe town by General A. p. Il Il ard driven back
YiEh teri BIZ slaughter For than a month the
hostile armies confronted one another near Winchester
Jur hg IN time oar troops were recupsra ing, after
re tohs OF the t6o most srduous campaigns known in
iistsry.
ghs scene of active hostiities again thifts to the
SOUTHWEST. On the 80 Of October General Van Dom
.ttscked Rosecra at Coriath and was disastrO1sly
leie2sd This defeat d ssster in tsef doubiy
O. as 1t hasiened the conclusion OF the eutocs cam
's;ga. from which SO much bsd been anticipated.
Generals Bra and Kirby Smith, who penetrated
mOst TO LOUSY lie, on ths 10th of October, suddenly
egan retreat toward Oumb srlsud gap, after tee
ormsr had been victoriors in the battle PeTyYile
'raggs has retreat hss been sscrbed the dsahec
los # the Kentuekians the Southern cause but the
es opinion seems to DO that he cut generated by
buell.
lnteres. wa attracted to the army of the Potomac
y daring bat spDarently fruitless r>ii maize by
ten. J. Z. b. Stuart into Pennsylvania. Hs made the
Mt re circuit Of McOleant army but IL accomplished
hing osysnd figotsuiag the German farmers out of
few horse The facts have yer b sen made public
General Lee having Withdrawn most Of his army to
be esst of the Blae R5ga, NcC elan who had followed
m to Warm on wsE supe seded in the command OF
as Yankee army by General A. e. Burnside who took
ommand th 9TH Of November, the snniVersary con-
scrated 20 the memory Cf Guy Fawkes
Mcclellan hav ng been 5epose1 because be would
OF advance, Burnside iPsO faoto, by tbs ccepsiOn
his psai ion stood c5mmttsd TO advance at once |
on sssumiog command he marched toward
fredericksburg, and hal he eros7ed tbs RapBahapnrck
once, he would have found DOthing there prevent
aking posse sion Of the town snd the nights subse
uently occupied by our forces. But be lest the golden
n-4rH Tr s@s-.. r. -.
o. arrive unit after q we ks DELAY. In the me4atfme |
General Lee had arrived the south bank Of the Rap
a7no and ected his position On the 1Iih Of De-
emheT General Burnside const ueted his bridges and
as permi ted 10 cross after Only much resistance
al bsen offered sudtcient to throw hi of his
uafd. On tie next day Burnside felt position from
ght to left vi mia art cry, and having shsd him
t by this Process and certain inf rmaion Viii sh
srived from an " intelligent o ed man." that our \
eake't point wis directly in hi front he the
g 4 tee 18th made his grand attack, which to
,stter tha Oonfsderste army and win Richmond but /
hi resulted in ihe bloodiess and most comolete re
use wh ch Is known in the history Of bait g. The
artcalars OF this erous Confederate victory are too
esn in the memory to 4uire reczpitustion. The /
le rema Ids god Of the series OF bsttles Tough
North Carolina aOout t1e same time General Smiths |
,port Of VIII ch We publish to-day.
These events included the in the E lst for ths
resent, but 1t has only opened in the West While we
rite this review, on the last day sf the year now i
lded, two storic battles of the first historic magn
lGe uslly being fought. In from of bur i
eesbeT5 snd tie other before Vieksburg The tele. /
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es actually joined. Since then a dead and en- mons
,ence prevail aod compelled to leave the re-
1T old
The eurtsn of time is now raised on a wider field |
at couds, shadows aud darkness rest upon it. We |
llY know that IN the drst six montbs Of the year
hich brgins to-day he Hnal trial cf bstt W Il be
ade Our means of resistance greater than ever |
sfore. Bat tue T b has million Of soldiers real |
ILL sctuai under arms ARd no conceivable acci-
snt csD NV event toe most gigantic co lsion of /
rec known since Leipslc snd Waterloo II we beat /
e new army Of the North Ike its PREDECESSOR the tri
nph is perm rnent and the war endeL II forces
e iaadeq1 to to successfu resistance the people OF
e South Bii suffer fate without parallel since the
.ys Of Rome. But whatever may eide u7 tn 8 much
can cay With certainty, that honor Is already sa1sd
'e have dons the thing that was ght Posterty
.nn9t say that tbs q gereration Of cows d., or
AT the desee adans OF W2sbington's emporsres Of
ampien'h friends and Of King Jshn's barons dis.
aced heir aneesty unworthy Of their gIori.
Is Inheritance.
Federal Command Sold.
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