Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-08
EnseressiaE facts ia Regard 10 the Battle OF
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The Richmond Dispatch presents the following state
ment Of facts in regard to tho late battle. which it oil.

The Richmond DisPateh presents the following state.
meut Of facts in regard to tho late battle. which it Oh
taius from sources m every resoeet trustaorshya
A smsh proportonof.o orr army only was engaged.
not more than $500 men faTihesti B riHide rafes his
own force engaged at 10000 i was certainly double
that figure. Burnside writes that Id lost but 5000 men
General Arnastead, Of the Confederate service, took the
precauti0n to counL the deed bodies left on the field by
the Yankees, and they were rsthe, more than 3.o06
This was on Tuesday, after the Yankees had employed
Two whole days IN burying L The lowest calculation.
staen, we mus have ki ed At least 600 of their men,
and til s may be what Burnside means when he saws his
loss was 5OQ0, The wounded ahar a battle, usua ly
stendsto the dead IN Inc P%rop0rtioll of five to on4, 50
tbat 20J0 Of TIE Yankees must have been wounded,
and their whole loss. exclusive Fl 1850 prisoner. nust
haze been 10000 men Any person who saw the field Of
battle and fredericksburg after the RETREAT, wonld
readily credit tbs Is innate. Al tae piece where Gem
eral Cobb was killed. within the nclosure of q stone
fence, q regiment Of his brigade was posted. IT
WIS assaulted b. s whole brfjade Of ~lrshnien,
WHO behaved with the most determined bravery, and
were repeatedly led to the assault Only four Of the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF General Cobb hinEelf-were
kllsd, and they killed more than fve hundred Of their
enemy, whose bodies were left on the field. IN Freaer.
iesspurg, aesoss ens Of the streets. the Yankess dag q
trench aad EFT beside 3 five hundred dead bodies piled
up 0uf informant had no doubt tlat they intended to-
make bteast work og these bodies- rs ther had placed
them on the edge Of the ditch and covered them v-itf,
dir, as if they had been logs. AL about the sfreats IL
every direction, dead b6diss Of the .Tsnkeeg were WING
in piles Of two, three, and as high IL 8 dozen. IA ne
porch of Mayor Slauehters h0uss, there were M Isss
thaa nY5 DEAD Yankees The mght Of the, battle. the
dry grass in 3 portion az the field teok IRE. and ms5v M
the Yankee wounded were burned. The exoIosi9a ~
theft cartridge boxes, a the hre reached them, aud the
shrisks Of Tie Sufferers, were heard an uieht lone bv
our piekets' Who adit not in their power to relieve
fhe Hufarers.
ahat me fa7Sees were greatly averse to the fight,
4Aa InAt ne eoWa g 0fg0gas 10 engage in It with
gLe@5 ulasaNy' y s9soiutsly eHrfs1l section of the
- RAica tona was pieeed upon an ennis
nenea which commanded 8 full RieiF Of the whole Yaos
kee army. Before tie G un8nade ljegan. IN thesr 1sr
they were Of course al busy fn Docking On he e5gssnc',
- shemy - eitinetsy saw aTge bodies Of men.
bsyopets, evidently f,rpinT fhemIato baftie IN ms
1lzA . eyS@sHn - g" me 3lhtTs ire on their own
gaan, alul tPsaea4 tney fa~ mem ridi-g after and IN.
= tnepl 70 Laltis idea had we OF the
Th6 bsttleao OF the Tar have bi.hiirto -
fhs woods The battle Of FredeTiekshrrr IL 80
pSsu tsstslss ~ ensut ID 2 clear;paee, which may be
taken iD at q single glance ii formed the rran5esf 49,
Drama ever wtnassss On his continent r. -ert$5gs
after nightfai, All the long line of are vvas ,fs1sis
miles around 4 vvss one Of the most s,fis,,s -
is possible to conceartl