Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-05-11
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From the Kew orlsaBsfday5]
Or correspondent at Baton R~ougs-sB6 US
the following details of the reeoat brilliant ex-
plot Of Col. GrisTson's cavalry:
BATON ROUGE, Nay 8, 1868.
Hardly has the marvellous SUCCESS of General
Banks along the Tecbo sent q thrill Of glaRdess
through every loyal bosom, giving a quicSsning
impulse 10 the brave defenders Of orr glorious
old UniSn and its Constitution, Whsn another
victory sounds forth its joy-pesl to all the loyal
in the land. Iilihois has claFped sands vita
Massachusetts and Nav York on the rsdssmad
soil Of Lsaisisns. Eot esntsnt wish the deeds
wbscA aavs a3ds3 n@ay sass = fake. ard So
raorts ;zsd the noble seldisrY ef the Northwest
upsa theiT native soil, this Sparts Of Aersss h4s
now sent her gallant sous 10 The Southwest
rssping glory at avery step of thoir progress
until thay reached tho Federal lines
It carried oaa's thoughts quickly back 70 oldsn
daYs % Witasss the entrance of these way aud
wsryycrn veterans into Baton Rouge yesterday
zerning, the second dsy Of Nay.
The tT,smpAsl procession of Rome's great
eoDquerors, the glad hearted Greeks threnging
the way with banners to the temples Of victory,
although splendid 70 the eye, sad led By sweet
est music, were far less significant Of nobls
deeds, than this arpFeteudiaE arrival Of men
from Tennessee ts join the department Of the
They are rot raw iroaps. Thay have Done
Whist eaIv veterans could do. Out eff the three
ragiusasts fesrssertsd Yearly ali tie men h0ve
been ia shs service for eighteen maRths. The
expedition was carried out By the 6sh IlliRois
cavalry, Liout-CoL Loemis commanding the
7th Illinois csvsiry, Gel. Edward Prinea and
he % Iowa eaFslry, Colonel Edward Hatch.
There wars aiss sir oisess Of artillery dive
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l8fes visa ardsr ecn sd af Col GfieFsoA. Of
the 9th Illinois re2imsas
It appears that The erDsaitien was planned
some time since By Col. Griersoa, aud submistsd
to Gsn. Grant. Thsss trosps were Etssi3Rsd at
LsGrazgs, . town in Fayette county, in tbs
southwestern corner of Tennessee.
LsGrnnrs is on the Memphis sud Chsrlsssoz
railroad, Sly 1ilss east Of Memphis, and three
Riles wet sf the junction Of the Mississippi
Central and Memphis and Charleston railroad.
The design Of this expedition Compensated
the distraction Of the lines Of Communication
bstween the army of the West and Gsnsral
Brags's array in Middle Tennessee. Disers-
tieHary Powsr was given Colonel GrisTson to
nlove in any direction, after reaching Newtea,
Misaissippi, which he might deem necessary for
tbs safety OF his command and the success Of
the expedition. Other trooas were sent out
FROM LaGrange, Memphis and Corinth, st the
sane time this forcs started, in order to eresie
. diversion of the snsny's attention.
At daybrsak of the 18th of April, IN accord
snee with orders from General Grant, Colonel
Grisrson marched his command out of L.
GRANGE, taking 3 read directly s0ath, and halt
ing At night On The plantstien Of 8 III. Davis,
AVs niles north of Ripley, in Marshall county,
Mississippi Two gueriIlas were captured
here By tho 9TH IiliRsis. The 9th Illinois Tegi-
ment teok the road to Salem, q little to ths west,
where they captured thee nssn. On the morn
ing Of the Is b, tbs column moved to Ripley,
whence the ID Iowa regiment went in g souih-
eassfYly direction, to cross the Tallahatchia
she7s New Albany. A battalion Of the 9TH
Illinois went south to New Albany, and found
tie bridge over the Talishatchie partially torn
ap end a man firing il
The main column advancsd directly toward
New Albany, and crossed the river two miles
above the place, for5ing it without difficulty.
The 9th and 9TH Illinois crossing together At
this eoint, moved out four miles and cneamped
for the night.
Il reinsd very hard during al the night Of
the ISsh, rendering 1t uncomfortable FOR the nan.
A good cause, however, and hardy frames, long
used TO the PriVatioRs Of s. soldiers life, ren-
dersd sais q verg aiTal discomfort.
Scouts were s8nt put IN the night to Nav Al
hany and to the esst TO communicate with Col
Hstch. Of ths u diva.
Early on shs 19.h instant tia column moved
forward into F5ntoioc county, and reached the
town Of Pentotee 81 about Eve o'clock ia fhe af-
iernoon. TIE adiance dashed through ths
town, aud selszed| ons some y~uarillss, killing
one, wounding one and eaptuTiaC several.
Ferr HUNDRED bushfis Of oats, and q mail rom
tho post ofies was destroyed 10 the place. Pass
i3g throngh and IS miles beyond ihis town,
the nen hiVouaekad fer tho night on the plants-
ton Of M Dossat
mbaea8zt mo<aing he reveiile sousdsd at TWO
o'elock4 Within an hours nna a6erwari MAJ
joT La9, with sbon. enc hundred And ssventx-
Of the isass effective aan, together ~itb
z~isorers, wsis sent bsck 20 LaGrange.
Dc rs ordered to send q single scout west TO
cu lsgfsph wires iieaT Oxford.
main force c0stinged ssuthNarl, passing
a town Of Hopstos, and hslsing fertile night
1s . lariR ten milss beyond It.
ion tho 2lst, Colone Ell Hatch was senI with his
,tazHand on the Columbus road. withIordsrs 20
sessroy az much Of the Mosile and Ohip 1aiT0ad
y possible 70 take Columbus, if posl ible; and