Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-21
LETTER RReH N0ETm mEasES>,
AFPPH.

The Ratd Hpss saRissarp-Ths Battls Of Ifsl,
i5ivsT-9ez. Forrest Ezfsrs TsnassEes-g De.
sfruoti8u af he Ecnshis aRd CksTlestss Rad.
road--A kaid AeeT &eHsphis.
spsesA CorrssPondssss Of the hsobls EveEinr Esys1
CAMP Sssr-HoLLY sPRIBss, Dsassabsf-e -
IN my last lei g infofi1sf rsT- -rfEI lees ssv-
Rlry was PFePsFiEg FOR 81 expedition Rorthwars
Sgme dslRy attended Gpr departure. owing 10
hiSa water However, We crossed the Talls-
hstcms on the dFss Of this mOHtb sf:sr extern
pOr.Eing q rude hIidge, taking the Ripley road,
and in few hsuTs same up0R the YsHkss pick
ots, and shsFtly afterwards upon q sn oil force
that bad, deBbtless, been thrown out 10 watch
oar movements. The advance OF Gen FerEussn
(Gen Lee with the rest OF the command having
turned eH on the Ssus.ury rosd) sees pat them
to hizAt, and We enterad Ripley on g full run.
the Yankees, absut Eve hundred arong, sitg
three pieces Of artillery, having pTudently re-
tired on The hrst iniimaa0n Of our approach
Away we weBS in iHN gslOp stieg thsm and
soon came up 10 their rear guard, who, as soon
IS they saw Us, woElS discharge thsif pieces
and be of agslE, and in this way the sasss was
kept up, car advance driving them 10 within
ssves miles Of PosahsRtss, 1Ehsfe it vas undsr-
stSod they had a largo foTcs Of infantry sta.
toned. Late IN the eveHing The advance was
called in, and the brigsde moved back 9 few
miles toak road leading to Salisbury, aud
biveuarked for the night In this running Eght
thrss Yankees were ki1ls3 sR1 several wounded.
By The break Of asy sozt morning the whole
command was on the move sgain toward sauls-
bury, meeting wIfh ne opposition until We c. me
vithin abeut fnur miles of the place. whom 8
small f5Tee Of XsBkees impyuds1tiy exhibited
themselves, bUs IN 3 few nofieuts we're 80 panic.
stricken thai they absolutely knocked sacasthsr
,f th ir horses IN their hurry 10 get away, aad
several go03 boss fell ini9 cur hanis- WaeR
10 arrived at Salisbury re foaed the Elaes
evacuated, captured . fe8 boxes Of dry goods,
principally foE ladies use, which were immsdi-
aiely couhsested, and the "bOys" proese6ed 20
supply themselves itblhdies' sL9es, kid gloves,
lsess ard znsay other srlalss inei6sRt 70 female
wardrobe, At WhioA "sWeeshs RS and Hiyes'
W,ll doubtless b made 10 rejoice. We halted
for the RiEht hsro, and early next msTGing were
sgsin en- she Eovs. Whio We gefs al saRls.
bury which Is q station ca tbs Memphis sad
Charleston rsilTeaA, it 10 proper 70 state, a
g0Odly portion of tae command sThEsed them
selves 3 greater psTsioa OF the Hight tearing Hp
the track ana EsRk;1g bsahres Of th5 ties Of tho
FAilros5, while othefs warmed themselves by the
blsss.oi baTniHg bridges.
Where cur destiRslion wss after We left sauls-
bury, no oRs knew, and II was even dif5oalt 70
guess, Cen. Lee having way Of soEeealing
things; AID as ae has the confidence o. his COM
manu. k4tF aEh 40 QauhtA4A=at OAh aEu ways
ready to 80 wAsgs be leads. 81 psspizxiEs we're
he movements to the Yankees, thas = fsW Lours
before Wo reached Salisbury ssDsIdershls forsS
Of their infantry and cavalry passed thTsBEa IN
a harry to reach Poeahontss, anticipating an
attack at that point.
Oar wGy from salisbury led through planta-
liens aud by roads, aud sarly in the day tho ad-
vsnce, esnsisiing Of Gel. Ress' bTigsde and Col.
MeCulloeh's brigade, OF Sen Chalmers' diVis-
ion, where in font Of MOseeW, small toWn On
the Memphis ans Charleston TaiiIsAa, where the
enemy have sonslTusled ras pits snd have a
stosksde fort; and here a very hAndssms little
light sssarred. The enemy, uPoH eur sppreEsh,
had thrown Two regiments Of ssYAlry aerosB
Wolf river, which runs near the t8Wa, and had
and Termed in liEe Of battle to re-
ssiye as.
A single bidgs erssses Welt river At this
peiut, and beyond Il were thsiF sloeksdo warks
and fortifsasioAs. They brought ever with
them also sense artillery Gen. Lss, after taking
q survey Of ihs hsld, formed his troops, eoBsis-
ting Of the brigadss OF Rsss and MeCHlleoh,
ssth Of whish are sn1AH. At ths word, Coleusl
Piasons lSt Aissisdppi regiment, OF Rosa
brigade, ebasged ia qsiuRn On. theis bsrses, fol-
laWea by the 5Lh Texas, Of the sans brigade,
yhs hsd disneantsd aad wsrs advancing o1
foob in ran. So impslu0us Was the shsrge
that the Yankees, after few discharges, gave
way IN ihe widest CsaiUsisH, leayiag their
horses behind, aud thoso she s0nld not oEoss
size bYidse t0ek 10 ths water, whieh was deep
aud RiIy, where tnay were indis rimiasss.y
slot, sad many ssulsa cat 81 the mud sna
made pT.soaeIs, whte gFeat number whs were
wounded IL me slrsaEa were dreWsed CelOLal
AieCal.seks oIigsee, IA tbs' meantime, were
psarng heavy a,e iHto iasm.
As ihe YAnkets had bsea reinfcFos1 By
Hates's bns aas Of ssvAlEy, and Lad soasid-
sfAbis f0gos OF iaiGRiIy N theiE iarhheanons,
Gsa Lee ordered our troops back. prsferring nes
to saoEi6ee sis men m eiIAFgs sysI the blidgs,
winch WAs wpil pIotsOtsd By artillery. In tAei