Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-09-18
Daily ppeal,
GEN. FORREST AND THE EyUuY--a gHgIrI
ING rVpww

DALTON, September % 1865
GEN. FORREST AND THE EyU1Y--s 1H8ILI-
ING EVENT.
Corrssu1rr r-rroa 1f tda gbstts1ocga Rob ID
i Hss the saying gfPhii1, of HecefG1- "
have sle1t soBulIy Tor Apiipater has been
awake The people of Georgia can now reposs
in the same conscious. security, fox the uHeor-
I QuaTsbla hrd ever victorious Forrest Is hey@l
/ standing proudly 5eGsut, q Iiviag bresEwster,
I between tiis.n sui o rsrse'o7s '1. It sre-as %
4 be the pscuHsJ provinces of this gsNsEt esvaieg
| 20 shield snd protect che people Of GaJFFis His
/ own S'Gts now 3essc-HE=3 lY Che unraloHed
! ;raa5 eff tLe lHv-7-r-His own b5ue is
Iisuzutad Of its beauty. s-i3 shurBs OF
ifs lrxurisut v7ralfh, bat he hz5 twice
! rescued .Io sacred s1H OF The EmpZ3
Stsfs nom the d1s1lasirg tread o. = zoe more ,ln-
u1iuc.ps5 and rcm-rEeleSs than even The sc
sUued Fsuisls or HPssia0S. A few months
since De saved the State from The IaVHges Of
Strait rud ris powerful gang Of thieves, aUt
now he gDDairz on 5ur borders aCsiu for SIM
ilGr uu-urse And right lzrtsoas.T Is he per-
forming rs mission. For sEvsuic1u Gays su1
rivhta bss De been with laa gHsHav-rruou-
.hsm-sTouEd tberI-fgE-irg Lserl- watching
tham-Ei'iuE lfeW-ast tiaTLgg them = fH
mon and l-rsaS orc now down 5ui exhausted
frcm inesssut labor. The iaz .eu days hsvs
! been ful II stir, incident, 6Sits;isH, heroic
/ daring and suffering
On EHgrsdsy last while Gen Forrest was at
( LsFsyette, be was ordered be Riugep'd7oT She
purpose of checking the cEarov reported 20 be
msrcbiHE in lgvgs f-rcs iu sbat Cirscu0n Pick
/ ing uB sb4ut f3ur hundred of bis command. he
| mzlched Of with 90 The p-0uptiU5s st his
ardent sli enthusiasts UsE-rs. Hare Pc f5uuj
Z Vancouver c7Tu-s e-ugis'51r Of seventeen
I thousand infantry ua3 esveirv. SEirmishinE
/ iulme5iztalv ccuueace5-Eau. Forrest lighting
I .heIa at every zlep az he slowly fell back. For
I two days dad ths unequal e-ufict continue.
| iud notwithstanding The 1ispsTity of numbers,
! the lees 1n either side vas H5ort eAo same
] Gero-al Forrest retired 20 Tunnel Hil. shout
/ '1ur c'clack, Fud In an b0uC th1 enemy hove
/ iu sight, when one OF the most gallant aud
/ thrilling incidents If tha WsE occurred. TIE
/ enc nv S sdvaEciug ea'u9u marched on, RIGHT
on and th5 cl5ad of 5us. and ths hugo psTB-
| DtarBsiia w1ilh lHey Displayed, made item
o1k indeed " terrible as au src1Y with Isnuars
On resciiuT +He sneZ af lie hil short pEuso
was pe-Geulti5, but sEiTUiEhsEs seug tarUEu
8ut on tho RICH. sud LETT, on they came. In
-varY s1aU5h, behind every Eu1.l and L8rzz.
and tree, could be 5Cen @ h.us c3at, silly, eru-
tioUs.y sra-siuE up Ifis a hungry wolt in aosrc5
of rs prey. Gen. Forrest l5Ta-si bis lruEty
gun AZ Tho uearess one. The snske from his
gun seemed only &c sLsspaTsts he irtuTa.ed
foe and 90 inspire them win anxiety either 70
capture or destroy tls 7msu but defsut squad
of Cunle5eEatcs, and ior SINS purpose a hundred
guus opened urGn hem. whsle e dozen Yen
KEGS rushed across A5 rsirOyd for the pur-
pose of getting sll closer As they. crolss5-
The track Gen F1TroSt locked still hrfh-r 71p
snd be sss couple rf Confederate soldiers
coming down ihs road unaware Of the au
preach a. srs enemy and Ihe immg isle dan
ger that surrounded Eheu. TIE imuu5enee OF
The Yankees ttst hsd crossed the railroad, and
Hs B.
the o77ii that surrounded the Two Eouleisgata
soldiers GrpT1alluEs wac more thSn G5ccrsl
Forrest gaUa stE-d. Hastily calling Co bis
side I've OF his escort, be tod them his I'M
Jr-LIl-- 7n.-,9r- uE5s ae rescued. ard l,lE
-hz Iusg.lus -gua. -la- had crossed ths road
must he CA Urv1. WITH co1iHpss n-d SELF
possession rus with @ loud and c5soriug shout
no ordered bis little Eqaad TO The charge. In
be midst 9i De" non lsi shat rGiusj upcu
% lzut soldier ana Hizr-Hsz1.eJ gentleman,
MsI J. J. S.rauEe, uE5z bis zpr=zsaBcs upon
.He ground, and lr-i-ue It E's duty l5 b5 at tEs
sIda oi his general, win whom be had been in
q hundred Sights solitary aad a-0Be he rushed
with IGN u.EE speed 20 tBe a5e 0f the intrepid
Fo-resl. On The FusN but fearless sgHsd
jssiisd, squirting .hsr steel8 INTO a head eng
gsIlcP il was a moment of E11iziFg sus-
uense- Tho spectacle vas Sublime, snj ssca msn
as35 his bTeslR i1 awe, IS the waFinE elements
came together, Every man forgot bis or n dan
ger E5e soldier Et0Cps1 over bis mUsset, or
leaned upon hs horse absorbed in fLc seaEa.
Dressed il a hugo auslsT, Gen Forrest as he
dashed On il lEs j57es purpose, looked IKE
spirit OF tho Internal word. There vas sud
Zen pause lH=n their heads were lurtaiDed in
by the #Iea.hinE smoke of their own guns. The
Yankees were s5sn re-restiug bsck scr0ss the
rosd end the Confederate 50siiars resgusf from
iesIh. From tho hillside 3 v0liey Of masEratTF
was new poured upon lbs small squkd. Hav-
ing sCcgmp plIste1 .h5lT purpose, they turned 70
Teirest, but three ni his ss7eu were wounded A
ball struck GgB Eguest near The spine, within
au inch Of th5 wound le received 90 Shieh, in
fietng q psiltul but not dangerous wound
While two Of bis escort we're wounded, one in
The back of the hss1, the other iu the aTn
From tlis point iha enemy fell back IN the
direction Of lafayette or Chattanooga. Ger.
Forrest turned upon their rear, aud harassed
then st every si6p. The mail rider was shot
from bis horse and tho msil captured z boy
about fourteen years old, pTec1ciOus little Ts5-
cal, was also captured. lie says be Is q news
ag5ntiu tt5 FeIsTa, army that he s Southern
born, once hvedi Mississippi, that lis mother
lives iL Atlanta, AMI that che writes 70 bin
through Federal prisoners as they PASS through
A.isu,s. She CuEhE TO be watched. regret
that the name hss NOS been furnished for pub
.Hcsiou.
While in pursuit Of the Yankees On sunday
Cen Forrest stumbled upon q part of his com
mzDd, ire Brigade of Gen Peggam, vino were
rejoicing 10 q victory oyeE the enemy. achieved
the day before. The enemy attacked Gen. Pc
gIsm a. L1sths tal yard eiEht miles from Ruc-
geld. Gen. Pegram made gallant fight not
WilHstal5Irg they slL1CEed Hm, sud had great
lg superior uUmbera, he killed ten ard sound
sd about lhaTiy, and had only one killed. ard
Hr# F.. n
lbis battle occurred stands The magnificent
residence of H. L9aJhs, 8eis a man Of wealth
and He house is filed with every luxury but
the family had gone The piano was silent, the
splendid inuiaIe looked out Of place, .he chick
aus crOwed with long melancholy drRul This
,yeepuse willows looked Ike f5st00ns Of mourn
inc sIIp5sd Uf ali Ag possessed, leaving be
Eud Ais property. Eis home, his household
y4e.l- &c s.1Est 90 have S-ued 70 endure al
.hues bFs Eu5-i.s.1a 20 scasss Ia.s and pass
"a auz 10 exile and t8 poverty Ruined Aui ur-
aor-guefabia ..a.Ff1t--zucb is Fsr
IJUaa up-n tire snEc.0uz psrcl 9f this cora-
madIoU5 residence -hs5 tho deed sf ti.e previous
dsy's baltic 'ai3-aO b C5ule5lrste AID FsGo-
Tsl-sids hy silo. Verify Death i5 the common
lsveler. T1e men that era7p'5d with each other
the day before H5-e sleeping on the Fame bed.
How strangely dad each e0uuteuaEce contrast
some lo. Ied sc0UlTg ard defiant while
others HliI eyes vice 4.5lti il6I alO a A9fe5b
and PLACID smile, seemed % be looking 70
Heaven As we gsB8d upon the slumDsTsTs We
rtntmbgfed t-e ap0s T0DhG which has been
made a thousand t.m-E sad ueVsE ansEegsd.
TEL as ys dead all l.lo o. ysln pity dis
C.oss tho segIs., vtst g .5 ye are and We must
BGauiy 5li
The crisis is eliminating, sHi you need not
be 5iHpGge1 20 hear If q big battle Guy -hour
Tie enemy Is coucsntrRH7= s north oi LaFsy-
o.sa and U.l in I'D probability give battle ID. Is
te" Gays ald DC viii Sc scsl5 0f Gsfhege snd
blood. Burnside is is said aII moVs down tine
road iIon haOIYills o. D. alton. R5seorans fnsy
possioly ei-lasTor % prevent = 81. "a. until Burn
SIDE gets in supporting datalc she'll kszp
gOu l9v.ses gi nlav5u,-..a-.
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