Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-30

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/ ceni campaign il Nor.hetn Virginia. From the
{ reformation in our reach We MAKE up hasty
snd imperfect narrative.
Il would appear 10 have been Gen. Lees plan
TO send 4 ? Hli's corps by route west OF the
Orspge aad AlexsndFis railroad 20 MANASSAS
irusiiol. there 70 cut If Mesde's retreat, while
Eaen'8 corps followed on tho right flank Of tho
reiraatiug enemy and would be reaey to iSii
sp0n his rear Then he should Be brought to ;
ssnd In fm!heTauce Of this plsn, Hi ieis
Madison comfy GA OF about the u.st-l ana
moved toward Speuyvills; On the same day
F-gaA crosssd The Rspiasn St 6Aeeosn ioId. Al
tEis pisca occurred the ETst cavalry hght, ~
which we drove the enemy back, but nos = lll-
ous sueisininr considerable loss. Hale Eewtsn
and other gallant cficais leil.
Meade having apparently seen through tie
designs Of Gen. Lee began lis r8srsat simHis-
re3nsiv with our advance, and bavigg tbs beae-
[ Is sf the railroad and moving on 3 diract iine
& Is no mstisr Of surprise that he managed to
hrUs'rats them.
Oa Sunday, HamptoD's cavalry, under the
inimeEsta command of Smart. moving il as
vance Of Ewell's corps, reachod CsipepeT Court
Unuga. and, moving sl0pg the railroad, eIicaau-
tered tho eihmy 81 BHniz station. The battle
soag place on t6e farm Of Jonn Minor Bolts,
one Of the charges of cur cavalry being made
through bis front yard. We msy here remark
navy individual Of whom tue Government OF
she Confederate Slatey stand IN such fear, had
been raiqiausiy respected by the Yankees
hn. the couniry aTound was iilsie better thsn
wilderness, his fences ana crops we're untouehea.
Rat tbat Sunday night wrought q change ia Its
condition. Three thousand ConledeTats cavalFy
bavcuheked there stteg tie battle, and fed their
horses n his corn-hold. The uexs morning there
we're very few fence rails and very little cerH
a.- II 80, u -
building kigh taoif hros, "Piis o. b5ys, hey are
n.tIing but id cid UnioH rails" BJtts came
down Monday m0ining aid sid he Wouid lie
TO gel q Certificate OF ihe quantty OF corn used
ana lsis burned Hs Uas dsHi ssd very cava-
ieriv, and told That ne hEd no time te attend to
such matters
Monday eur cavalry came up with The enemy
at J fers0n, on the r0sd from Cuipepsr Court
"a use 70 Warranion. There ga obstinate Ggdt
took place which resulted IL the eHonY being
driven across Hsdgsmsns river e WaHenton
springs, rom which plscs the enemy were alsO
driven sitter battle. In each of these battles
we taek Eeveral hundred prisoners. EwHlts
CONS having changed Us iine Of march, reached
" srraut9n 0u Tuesday morning HsadB's army
vss al EEis time across tao RaeDahsuugck, snd
believed 20 have hated - Wagsnton junction
and between that point and Caf!sts station. Two
thousand c4yalry were senE down from w sTren-
On arriving near Ehs latter piscs, Tues lay eve
Mug, sheY .ourd the enemy wero moving heavy
columns Of infsntry along tho railroad towards
Manassas and -tRoY, thereupOn, ImmacIstsiy
turned 70 TstIacs their steps towards Warren
ton, but on reschine z road, when crossed thejr
route. leading from WaTranton junction 10 Az-
asssss, they found that tho enemy wsTs also
moving iBautTy in large mssses along thls Toat.
They sers trus completely hemmod in Night
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tramp OF The enemy's infantry and the runbe
Of their artillery sounded right IN front of them
q =nersi S5usgt Withdrew his little force into c
thicse. Of old hdd pines, hoping that the enemy
would pass bim by unn0uced, and leave his r0s0
TO Warrenton clear TIE enemy were moving
SO nesr our position that every word Of com
man3 and even ordipsry conversation could be
be disaactly beard By Us.
Our situRtion WAS extremely criticals any &c
cidont-lhe accidental discharge sf q pistol
would Rave disclosed our position, and then in
yiew of the overwhelming force of the enemy,
nothing awaited rs but destruction or surrender
Stuart gave his 0fhe8r5 and men 70 Understand
that surrender was not 10 be thought Of bat that
tie enemy was to be fought TO the last. A
council OF war having been called, il was rs-
solved as the best thing that eonid be done IN
der the circumstances, to desert the nine pieces
Of horse artillery. and for the cavalry in Six
columns to eadsag0r 70 cut tbeir way through
the enemy Bu. after aome ref eti0n Stuart re-
solves not to sbaIdon his artillery, and struck
upon davive tar informing Gen. Lee who was
at W. enton, CT his situation He csiied Tor
t4rfe 1iunte7Ts 10 undertake dasusTa Q enter.
prise. Crochet Eddins, OF his city, and two
o.her young men Immediately stepped torth a
un1eraze any thing their General might o. aer.
SusTt ordered them to pui on infantry knsp-
sacks, and, shOUdering muskss TO advance ia
IN fea fall fnn 4
column and. crossing it, TO make their way to
Warent0n, and say 70 Gen. Lee that he was
surrounded, and he "must send some of his
people to help him ont" Eidins and bis Eve
gallant comrades 0heyed orders, and reached
WaTrenton 10 safety.
The last division Of the enemy halted and
bivouacked opposite Stuart aud within one
hu1crse snd fifty yards Of his pesiioa--so close
that We could near the Yankees pouring out oats
tn iced their A9rses. During the Digat tive Of
Msado'5 staff struggled into our lines and were
taken prisoners. Oae Of taem-s gay youag
fel0w-aaid to Ssusrt, can right GanGTal, re
sap with yeu tO-nignt-You dine with Us t0moT- !
row." intimatiug that Stuart would, By that time,
be s prisoner.
Al daylight Wednesday morning Stuart Wss
inforned by ths cracking Of cur skiTmishers'
nuBlEsts lhai Leo hsd received his message, and |
vas sanjng "some Of iliB rooPlaT TO help hina. /
Aa Al6 &ANal E1tik E-AnltE aFfEelt-u lllb enc"
my's attention, SrCsFt from tho rssr, opened
On them uitA grape end canis.rr. Tbs enemy
we're much disofdezed bg the eapaonRde from 90
expected guartsT, aad, taking sagauisee the
confusion, Stuart imbeYed up bis guns, aud,
Wiih cavalry and artillery dashed through tire
hostile ranks and rsjoaed General Lee. The
enemy suffered a loss uf 0Go hUHdTed and eighty
Iii Ell Ia tins sfz.T.
That evening HIPS corps reached BFist0e
-aa ad
point. What sppea-ed 70 be q small f0rce o.
the snengF was discovered behind long bank
meni oi she railroad, sad tS0 5rigades ei Hsth's
corps we're ordered % dale5ge them. Then iol-
lowed tbe battle Of Brist9s, which hss already
been mentioned in ihese e0ignias. What aP-
pea.ed to be tIlhing i0Ice OF tte enemy turned
0es 50 Be two lull army corps lying 10 ambush
20 gohble up say ineansidogaie origa5cs that
might atian Bi 70 disie0Ee them. Al hou-s eL-
Ledmant convinced opr men that 3 formidable
'oFca r as iB heir front, and hey Withdrew. We
hs3 three or four hundred men killed and
wounded in the fight Tia enerny admit Sc
were loss bui they lett but few Of th0ir dead
upon the field. Before tae msiA body Of ear
sfmy could got up the battle as ever That
night oar men were drawn up in line Of battle,
bui when ihe day broke on Thuad6y morning
tlss euoIry was goue, Our forcas folowss them
as far &c Manassas junction, and, resting heIe a
day, began 8 otsogiade moYsaent s9lvard ths
RanuahaanoGg. Our csysiTy, on tAnfsday,
crossed Bul rua mountain, and msde q Tecan-
ncissanes as far as Ceutsrville, where ihey were
/ driven back by tire enemy 3 inlau3ry
Thus ended fhis famous r4iTeat and pursuit.
/ Or army returned 30 Ii Kappa aa3ock, hav
/ inz lost 10 ihe campsieu saoat ono thousand
men KILLED, wounded and prisopeIs, and having
| tssen nsor two th0usand prisoners OF the enc
uv's Iuas 10 killed and gouadsd We hays 20
/ means si making an estimate During ne pur-
sait our troops never made ever t0elye mics
/ day The rssuits of the eampzien are important
! We took q Ia ge number Of prisoners ana horses,
/ asesIlancd Mesde's army 70 consist of not more
/ tbsa ffly thousand infantry, Destroyed the Tsil
read from Mauessas to RapPshe1nock staten,
no f5a-orsl a8sdes headquarters from the
1 Rs.i fsa 10 fhe R8ppahannoek