Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-10-27

Extract frsz ths Diarg ef az EnglisH 06fecT
PTssszt wiit fls CoHfsdegats Army.
Frsm BlsskwsedH HssazIas, September. 1851
Jnas 20 (Saturdag) Armed with letters 81
introduction hon tke Sscrs'syy sf War, fsT
Generals Lss sHd LongstTeet, l LETT Richmond
at6A n, te jsin tho Virginia army. was se-
eeusauicd 81 s sergeant Of the signal curRs,
rers b. ny kiks fIiszs Nsjor n rEis, fer tha
purpose Of assisting me ia getting sR.
We teck the trGin As far as CalBsPsr, AID az
rived there A. $50 P a., sltsr having changed
cars st GoT3enEViiie, near vhish Rlsss os-
served an 0RsIRous pile of exeeileat riaea ret
ling IL the eFsa air. Tkese bad bean captured
st ChsssslloIsville; bat the CsHiodoTstes hava
already sueh superintendent stock Of Tiaea
that, apparently, they caH afford to let iA-z
sFoil The weather vas suite es1l after the Tain
Of last sight The country through whisk va
passed had been in the eRemy's kaBGs lsst yesr,
and wss eFseaated By th1z alisr the batt,sp be-
fore Richmond; bat q. that tiae It was nsr their
ONstoH 70 bssu, destEey sHs d5vss sts-evsTy
thi1g looked green sEd ses1tlsl, SAD did zet Ia
lbe least give ous the ices OF 8 hot country.
il his lata 6sriag rad. the Federal 9easTal
stancmaa erossss this railroad, aud destroyed a
snssll p5rtisR af It, burned fsW buildings, aza
penc:rstcd 90 Wih.u three niles o. RiehzieRdi
bUt ae and his DsR we've in sEeh 2 harry that
they had not tine TO do uTeh sorioEs ksrm.
CulBePer was, uaiil Ave days ago, the Assd-
Quarters Of GsnE Lee ard L1Dgsueet bur sass
BiTelfs reeEpsuro Of Winchss-sT, the WAsl0
army had advanced vita TaPidity, sad it was
nv cbiaci t5 catch it uP a. quickly as possible
On arriving st CulpsFsr, my sergeant hsnded
ne ever 10 snotksr myrHidsn Si Msj3r Ssrlis,
Wlth orders rom that eficer to supply ne with
horse sn3 take me himsslf ts joiB Ec Law
lsy, who hsd passed through fer the szss par
rtre- ~ r-wralf sfren eave hcfOrn
serz ant Norris, ny sew shsPersB, is cousin
70 Efj0r Norris, snd is q capital icilsS. B.fsFs
iho war he vas gentleman Of Esod means il
Maryland, and was Ecsns,oHed % life Of lax
w. he EOW hves the lifs Of private soldier
w pe7foet esHtentaoRt, G1d Is utterly in5iEtr-
eHt e civiIizs:iCn ard ccmf1rt Although hs
vas unWul when / arrived sEd is was poariBz
with ram, be proposed that 30 shoaid start aI
oace-6P II. 1 aEreed ard We did a. 0ay
korsos bs3 bsih soTs backs, we're botA uEfed,
except On grass, aud mise was deficient Of
sbsa. They nevertheless travelled wsll, ssd We
rozsbsd hamlet called EcodVilo, fifteen nil5s
distant a. ? 30. We ksa great officially IE pro-
caTiHg shelter, hut ct length VIC OvsTeaEs the
inhes pitsity Of 3 native, who gave rs q iced Of
cSra for CuF horses, AID Blanket oH the door
for ourselves.
Jass 81 (suzdag) We got the hsrsa SIZED
wi h sonse delay, and after refreshing the ami
pals sita corn ami ourselves Wiia bacon, we
eff-o.sd . star. st IS A. NJ We experienced
c5usiaeItbs ficgisy II carrying nay smail ssd
dls-hsgs and kna5sack, on HccJEst Of the sIase
of err horses 5a Ks. Mine was Hct YsTy Sad,
but la OF Farus was IL 3 herha state We
brs not travelled more thar few miles Whsn
t5e LAT er aninal Cssi = shoe, which ts8k as an
hour 20 replace at village called Speryviils.
The eouRITy IS Tssily magnificent, bat as 1t has
suuBcrled rFO large aTiRles tsr two years, 1t Is
pow comp!stely cleaned ont. Il is slmost En-
aEliiFs.ec. and ne animals szs sTszi1E Fker5
there UEsi to be hundreds. AL lenses have
hes destroyed, and Hguberlsss isrTes huIAt,
the alimEeys alone lett standing. lEIs DIN Ult
10 depict aEd inPossi5s 70 oxaggsTsie sns sUHsr-
Jugs v liea this Psyl Of Hugiaia has andergo1s.
Bat lie raVsEea Of var have not been sble 70
destfsv the beauties Of ns,ure-the veTdsrs Is
charming, ths trysg magnificent, the Gentry In
sDleting, and tie Blus ness nouhtAlhB forA
the background.
Being SUNDAY, We ne. absut thirty negroes
eoi1z 20 ehsrsh, wonderfully Emsrtly dressed,
come (soth male ead femaie) u3iHg on hsrse-
back ssG others IN EBg1Rsi bUt bar. Aeuis ia
farazs re that Two yeass go We shsvid have
Iuasbsfas tEem By haaers7s
- -o-a hs1an i0 catch BB Witk the SICK ard
broken d0TE iasa ei tss army, Bat Est iB esest
numbers. lost g. tsan we're well sksG
AfteT egos-izE pap IN the BIle ridge raHga,
ne reaehed Front Royal st 5P n, and wers
Row in tie wel-kn8Wn Shenandoah valiey-tho
sesne ct Jaekson's celebrated campaigns. Front
Royal is pretty httis FIscs, SD was The lhsa-
tsr OF eBe OF the earliest hghtE in the war, which
was eoRHoneed by Maryland rsgiusenE et
CcafsaeEsGes, who, IS hr. Norris Observed
iua5ssa On 10" Federal regiment from the
san-e STATE, and whipped it sadly" Since
thst tins the village has changed hsnds"csE-
trHusiy, and VSs visited by the FedeTals
eHly lev says previous TO RTsifs rapid sd
vance ten days age
Alter imHesse ToUbls we proeureo : feed Of
c5rG ter the horses, End to Mr.. Norris aE52n-
ishmont, was iupE3sEt enough to get fe0d fcT
ourselves BY sPPeaiIRg 10 ske kind feelings Of
two gssd looking female citizens OF Frozt
RQyai, Whe, during our supper entertained rs
by stsTIos OF the manner they annoyed the
NerthsrE soldiers by dissgrsssBls allusi5Rs To
IS ,onewaI. Jaekzsn."
yYs started again st 6s3e, ard creased tive
hraEesag OF tke 6sslga1oah river, e hroai szd
repia suesm. B5.b he railway and csnisgs
blldEes having besn destroyed, We had to i5Id
Is; sad as the wa.ar was C8eP, we were snly
iuss Gsie 60 ace mPlISh the passage Tho sol
diers, OF whom there were a Humbsr wita Us,
toc K q thair tgousgrs and he'd their rifles and
am Huaitisn shove thair heads.
Soon sfterWsId or korssu bscaRe very leg
weary; fer slthoagh the weather had boeH eeOl,
the Ioa3s WoTs HBddy snd hard uFsa them
Ate30 EB came up VITA PsBesr's dlvisjoR,
snearnpad on ta5 sides Of hills, Illuminated With
inRurerabls camp arss, which locked very pie
=, --ssEus. After passing through Gbsut two
-. sisT,uaes we begged for shsi5ST in the
~ Ia If 6 W A.scs. We turEsd eur hsr5es
ma 4 fisi3 and fo-Sd car Esy loil moti lE1dIi-
gus after forty-six Ei.ss gido at & foe. gsss.
Soneweu jackson Is esAsisgred & a, guar
ismigcd Ia dis e1UEtTy.
yEas -, (H0ndsg) We started withsut
lood or corn a. $50 a II end s05n bscsTss en-
tangled with Pen6or's division os Its hss Of
.nsTsh, which delayed Is COED desl. My poor
sluts Of hsrs0 alss took tAis Opportunity 81
.sapossibis 70 rePises, all the blseksmiths shops
having been pressed By ths tro0Ps.
Tbs soldiers Of this division are q remarkably
6 ne body OF msR, aad look qEito seasoned and
ready for any work. GAcir clothing IS service
sblo 60 slso are their boots; bat tbeTs is the
usual Sttsr abserce OF gRitsrmity ss to coleT ard
shape ei ttoir gagEants Ead hats gray Of sll
shades, AID brown elot ing, with fel5 hats, pre-
dominate Iao CanfodeTste troops Rrs How e.
tneiy armed with exccleat rifles, mostly Ea-
f-lis WhuR hey first turned cat, they were
ia the habit oi wearing Numerous reviewers SAD
Bowie Knives. Gen LES IL said 70 have Eai.diy
+ marked 6 aiemen, l tbink y0a wlll ina al
Es6eld rifs, bayCz act and sixty ToUHds Of ana
n,snislon, as mueh as yea esn ecnvenieaty
,.arrg ia he way Of arms - They laughed and
tto5eht they knew better; kUt the six-shOotsTs
aud bowie knives grsdEAly disappeared, sRd
now noHe are 70 be seen aLaoug the intsnt1y.
The artillery hSises srs Ia poor condition, and
onlv ret three poUnds of cora day. Ihe sIsil-
iery Is Of all kInds-P sTrotts, EaPoleons, raed
M suoosh boTes, al shapes and sizes most Of
tbem tear tao letiers U. s showing that thsy
have changed masters.
pha ccl6ls Of she regiments differ trom the
bl,ls b,it.e-daas 1 saw With BTagg's sTEsy. Ihsy
sle eeaerauy red, Wilh blue s.. Andrews
e showiug the atsrs. This paItsTa u ssid 10
~ sea invented by General Joseph h. Jehs-
ave g. 81 liable % be mistRkeR fer Yam