Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-25

q distance OF tWonty-slx Elllea, and on the ne1l
/ day reached Front Regal, on this (wsst) side Of
I the Bias Ridge, tWepty-three miles from Little
WsshngtoE, having mEae fOrly-Rins uilss iH
ths two deys. Five days before our arrival 81
Front Royal, General jenkins, who was STA
/ tianoa az hidaleteWR, twelve miles seath ol
/ WiaolesloT, on the Valley pike. had csretally
Eicketad tho roads on tbs side Of the ridge lead
ing from Ffsat Roysl to WinchestsI, snd, in
csassqReHea Of this wise pTecsulen, Aliir0y
knew nothing Of our arrival ct Front RayaL
The ol3 desFOs sud outlaw was snioyieg him
self freely ia opgTessiug Wemen aaa children
ans old aaR Of this section, when suddenly sad
unexpectedly re slapped ID and interrupted his
ecngenial oecupatsE.
AZ Front Royal sur corps split ists three
pats. RAedss division Eoving rapidly TO tho
right Of Winchester, pszgsS through MiIweos
70 Es-Tyvlls, and tken swung rCsna toward
As5.aal lbgrg. Tbs 8bieet sf this movement was
as o1ca je izTest Winchester on tss NeTta, ard
20 prcvest rsintorcsHlents resehiBg Ailroy ira2
Hsgpsr'z Tsrry As shoHiag how EitsIly ig-
zozsnt the 1szkees were Of 0ur appTsschi
may uoHi9z that a friend Of mine, wEa lives
psar Bsrryvills, tells Rss thst ha saw party OF
Yankees Walkipg leisgraly down the rosd te
ihat place, ard that bsf5rs they had Estten 0Gt
Of siga. Rhcdss skiTHisbsrl pas-sd through ais
ysre, going ia the same direction, and tia. Gea.
tsea1s t'o him Ha eEp2gtsd 20 capSure lac
t-as-. fsrss5 st Bsuvvill5
r-e9 Frert hsral GtE. JthnSioR'G divisish
zloTcs s'racsiy Ua iha Pike toward Wiackestsr,
szsanaisE Die Ina to tas right, &c hsRaared tee
tou1.
Gen. Early's division. 70 which wa are st-
tacta5, aovs1 % tie left, szlsre9 BE Valley
PEe a. Newlswn, azd Prsssiss tewsrd Wia-
cztctsr srsse the Yankees ous sf Karnstsws
ana into Winchester. We eantiNusi the Bur
szil = yVitzin two ssilsz Of tks town
IAas j, viii be sson that Rhadss wSg Asrth of
Nlnchabar, Jslnsaz s0aih and see. 5f It, whjio
sur aivisiiu stretched fron tbs Valley pike eH
tla ssUif to tie. RsnEsy road On the nsTthwest
If 81. iEs rss2s had koeR sscKrsls cossd the
whole Teekes fsree would have sees ceupslled
t. rs1NSds. IL tks tows.
Tie tsWn vas strongly fsrti6sd, and if the
4ssEsss had fought esuragseusly (wbieh they
did not de- we ceuld rot kava taken tssir
verks without saEsriug great siazehtor. They
were eight thscEszd 5srszg, azd -ksd t77outy-
.hrae splendid pieces sf artillery.
IL was TItl great d.IicUlty we aeud fad for
our frDs a Fos;slor. IN a level Witk the YERl-a0
forts, ass We spSEt tho whole ef Ssssrasy ma
ucuFeTine about the hlls. On Sunday evening,
after ome sslay, We (ths artillery sf Esgly's
a.visis1) soak ps'itio2 Ga hill hsswssa the
hsmzsy road sad the AsrtiRsbUrE pike, twelve
hzzrrts ysT3s frsm lha EgsreBt Yankee fort
.
feet 3ilanee observed ugtl everything wss il
r r7eslHcsE for the attack Os the prscsRcerted
signal esizg given we opened twoRiy guns On
tie searsss Werk Of fke ausmy, siiozcing ita
gusE iua'disteiy. This Ere Of ear artillery
30 lztEisa'sd the YaEtes iafaHtry, tkst vixen
sur trsoFs charged they t3sk the frat fsrtiscs-
ties slasFt wiihoai rssjstsacs. Night sew
es1ziRg or prevented eur fsrtAsr advance tbat
night. We lad saptErs3 very commanding /
Rosinsa wish ahe less q ere horse IL eur sGttal |
len killed sad enc Han wouE3sd-th7t msa |
vas agssL I received a dssh wound IN my |
s5 ans, So slight iLsl il is nearly Wel already
yo.oa9l Jones bsttElisR, which cecEpie3 3 p1- 4
lioa on Osr laia suEsrsd bat little mere taaz /
ne did, aaj the infantry les. bit very few mtn. /
The si5uato7 Of tao Yankees was aew utterly I
7sP1lesz, fer in the morlinE We should have /
o-s tle0 10 PISCES with eur artillery They /
s7r1c'Etfa tEsir dagger. and a'tamRted during /
a3 as -- . cut ihsir way osi ieGTiHg all thair 1
ysal, U g5E tFsi1E, sranasca stsEas, eic. As 4
asa as Ua ascamo aware shst thay were lsavisg /
z1-f wsrss sur troops cls5s3 ia spon their re-
Taatilg calu1ss, esptgriHg, kslisYs, nearly 4
III Of then. 1 hays nysslf seer ssversl thou- 4
and Of iho prissHer- end hesr Of Utkers Nil \
or is said ts hsv8 ossspea in gitzsu's dreEs.