Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-01-29

broken line aer0ss the open feld to o skirt Of woods, d
ecty IN front Of their position, Col Vaughan gave he
Command change front forward fvst coapHRy FIRST
battalion the movement speedily cuted and thc
brigade moved ii solid line the enemy's flank See
ing this he q~icis s6aud lned his position and hed
. rough tee wociR eading from the WA amsou 70 lhe
Nashviil. pike Col. Vaughan again changed ont 70
pa sue him and tu him aff, engaging him he weut
along on hi. own right flank.
Halt way be v'een these pixies we encountered
ano her force Of toe enemy engaging the command Of
5gaa er t4enersi Wood which .et us no alternative but
to Hght tnl- force, aud Keep him rom overpowerng
Wood, aud BY driving him to continue the retreat Of
those we had started pursue and cut on W. drove
him opeH field and dirt road 10 acoher field
he only one between ard the Nashville pike where
large train Of their wagons were standing n front Of
which ey had rallied and FORMED q line Of battle. AT
this moment right flank was threatened by large
force II the enemy and ou' brigade was tod by Colonel
Vaughan that could only carry point by stu
driviDgthi force the Nashville pike, which w0uid
force those threatening our flank 10 retire a.so Our
brigade readily responded to ke order Of The Colonel to
Taeye forward le gallant Major Dawson of the 18TH
SEEING the brok staff with the coors of his regiment
which had just fallen from The hands Of Standard bearer
Chas 9ainn VINO was kiied as he bore them aof, car
risd them his horse at the head Of his The
brigade on our left not carrying ont alignment and
our boys moved forward 80 quickly 10 70
be entirely Imported lighting force in our front and
our right haz alone. On right had had no
support at least mile here gain we succeeded n
driving them from two Of their guns aud up almost
the Nashville pike, when, account Of solitary
position, and tho evident certainty of being faRa
WHICH he'd oeen gained over the enemy up this time
can be appreciated by simple statement Of the posoa
extreme ef (hfcCoans divsou) resi- ed on the Salem
road Wheu last forced to retire we were At
the Nashville pike which shows The enemy TO have
oeen dlVen rom All that section Of country, between
he Salem and the TuUne road The lrune road and
be Wilkinson pike tie Wilkin pike and the Nashville
road
II the plan Of the battle as heretofore hal been an
nOune5d had bseu carried and had have stoned
when il reached near our center and a vigorous and
successive movement been made on the enemy's left
douhUHE up left di ri. right, the vauabe re-
suits Of |nat wssas It as-a great victory. would
alnest incsicaiab e.
Cur brigade lost ia this gA seven hundred and seven
in killed snd wounded larger number than any other
brigade Ia the army, neral Doue ons being h next
ID extent Of oss the norses o. ali tue hcers Of the
general deld and staff ezceps one, ard Of al the
ed oheers Of the regiments, except two, were killed
undec tAem.
The bsttery 1f Cast W. L Scott was not in Wednes.
day engagement because Of the difficulty in passing
artillery over the country through which we passed il
l1veyer engaged Friday and Saturday, aud did
noble work in diseoncerting tbs enemy the Nashville
pike.
Indeed oar brigade fought great portion Of the time
their regulars many regiments OF which were in
letters on the caps of ne oea1 designating their reg
mental rganzauons. The manner in which they fell I
back showed them to be well drilled soldiers. Many of
them ret ed by the ckvyard STEP firing at rs they
retreated SOMETIMES boys thought they had then
full retreat and would psrsne them with ayel They
would until taey cached their RESERVES and rallyiDr
their ors would present another line Of ba tie to
meet cs.n=. But even this yF0Ud dster
gallant soldiers who would meet their new lise and
breaking it, cause a repetition Of successive falling
backs and new ornstons until IL would deteriorste into
comFlste eteat OF else by their meeting strong REIN
OreeHlents which would compel to retr-, in which
sve1t they slwey's failed 20 follow
Oar brigade comm snder Col a. }. Vaughan sjr-, won
nperishabe is.ureis IN the battle a native Of Yir-
Sina and citizen Of Mississippi, he has fro the be-
ginning been With the old 18Th Tennessee This is his
ourth big battle in all of which he has displayed the
nigh Htsmitary tai6nh derived from bis thorough mill
Ia education received the Virginia Military inst-
ute A man wi but the single ambition serve his
country his most ability be is the Idle Of bis own
qnd q wi the avn
1t viii atify your many aemphis friends to learn
hat Capt. Frank B. Rogers, aid-de-caup, and Capt,
su themselves DY their bravery snd coolaess on
he field. Capt Rogers had hor.e killed under him.
.eutenant-Celone Msgevney OF the t34th Tennessee,
ed his regiment with great sp rt and judmsnt Capt
R. F. Laaer, after the fan Of Col Morgan and Major
Jois, led the old h with great gsilantry. Capt John
Doneis0n of the l5i severely wounded et the
sead Of hs company in the thckes OF the fight Capt
dorartYi though not over the wound he received
It Richmond, led his company through all Of the
light Adjutsni Stoysll, Captains SoneEe Marsh Pat
icS, Nheato1, and ala OF the l54 officers wer=
and IL their Usaal dashiDg style Young Zip Webb
sd his clothes completely rddlsd with balls. ambert
frezeyan Only sixteen years Of sge though wounded
AIRY in the action, persisted in4hghng t ont. must
top these personal notices if go on would in jus
iee have extend them too far TO anit Of space in
your columns Many an officer and soldier viii think
us coDduc merted much not's those have mem
ioned- cqneeda T. but am compelled by my knowl-
dge of the Inauds a urnal, forego what Fould
'e pleasant TO 'ae and gratifying to them.
Teers be qu-sti lhat the # our army
20 @u,feeshoro' w=s die ated nv >ou d noiey Ehat
the suei # the army itself there is queB
ion The p5veTs o. nd Irauee Of ths roan had bssn
u y tested For eight fsy and nIZht th y hai been
lire Of hatto, eithef act ~ gagged con-tan5y
ubieet b heevy drcs Of the eBs7ys ertl ary III
icyances cf almost cons uuous firu shing away from
heir tents Uio'f f th-ir auksts thr1771 # lc en-
agem-ns with owed " about one. 10 irth Of
as time aud hrse fou- IS Of shat ii ne dTen he'd By
onstsn rn, Il '7o I'D have oeen hs ley enly OF
uieidai general 20 have doHa otaerw thsH rsirs
when Geaezsl Bagg d. I. matt rs yot Whether or
ios Rsaecrauz retiring st thu time, the evi
len 20 th7 cOn-rarF Tis posses ed Of
tropg positions we're busiy engaged on he day before
q securely intrsneajng item aed t2e pros were
ha- ths next da0 h. 1o1ld osen Upan cur d ont
nd tlsea men al Of his batteries eecarely posted.
v4iea it v0hla have bae7 lly TO us ateYnps To
axe and which could not nave taken even hsi we
e peratsly clarged s. EN-, WAl= wogld not e ID
au.t With Just eisn aron anT source upon any of
Tr militsry mo7emants, ! must exp my contempt
ths gbess with vhie many Of the ,ers for ths
res in e5 cosy a5srtpents frea frou re pevls and
iessitude Of oid ife ind ge their PsaebdHt for
7itiss nE each SID every movement tha5 is m Do By
be srmy, clsulor ng f5f onvart movements VI en-
ard UoveiDents are nTrlctcabls sud denounoing
eats when they denan6ed by prueent reg rd for
be crcnmzaiefs turcound pg Tee army its-lf is %
lst exponens of he saoreami 81 c its leaders Whea
C oths msy reDeat IFS lsmor; bat whsa IL Is
a isf d you may rest assurt all is ghi @.