Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-11-22
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Correspondence of The I raofbarg Republican
o. Wednesday, the An inst, Col W Z.
J icksau, commanding 90 PoeahoI-as, dise0v-
aTsd thas the srsny we're pressing MIN il Tout,
and sfteg ssirluishing with Them on Wednesday
and Thursday be feli back ami took bis posi-
tion on THBysdsy rignt on the top Of D-oOD
uaountaiz, Ola the Tosd from Hunier8vilis 20
Ls7isbHTg twsnty-sigai miles ron sHe lsltsr.
On Thursday morning, Gen. kcnois re-
marched from LswisbuTg With his brigade to Bis
assistance, aHd encsRpsd that night st Spring
creek The naLt morning he marched a. o.
clock with part of bis command, Lieut. Col.
E jgay gvirg eaon detached with his battalion
and one pieeo of srlilieTY 10 guErd th5 old Tezd,
leading from HuB ter8vIlia to Lewisburg. Gen.
Echeis Joined Cl. Jsekson shout o'clsck On
Friday morning, and at once assumed CEN
rnaua Of the whole, lis force consisting Of the
y YirPiaia regiment. and $50 Virgins 5atial-
isn, under the commsnd of Col. Geo. s. PISTON,
the l9tl and 2Jth Virginia cavalry, chiefly dis
unauztsJ, under the e0mmand Of Cob ". ].
Jackson. ds "a b VHgin.a cavalry, -dismouHtli.
under lie command Of Col jas. Cseiranes and
sarts Of Caru. Cbesimans, JseksoR's and
lllrty batteries, pieces, usder command 9i
Msi We Mclaughlin in gll shout 1850 men.
The Jr1l forces consisted Of from seven 60
tea Eeglh. nts, with SO lssas eight piecss Of ar
dleEy, IN all between six and seven thoussnd
-HGn. AluE one haf were cavalry aad msur ted
infantry. uadeT 5ae command Of Briesdisr-Gen-
ss-l Aye.il. The whole being under tas com
lasad Of Maiar-Ganeral Kelley.
The engagement commenced abous 20 O'Clock,
the sncny advaneiug a battery Of SIX guns TO
within sboui d7e-e.ghts Of mile Of snd open.
iag aV1n ovr batteries. We replied with four
CUES, and alter z spirited artillery due, ne sue
essdod in forcing the enOmy TO timber u1 and
moYo &c galiop from the field. SiIirmishiug
continued si5n- tac whole line untii about 10
o'clock, when il was sscsrtsiEed tlas tie enemy
was sH1osvoring 60 turD our left flank. The 23d
Frgiais battalion, q pan OF the l9 .h Virgins
cavalry, three companies Of the 23t regiment
aa6 q squadron q the l4ih cavalry, were sent
an saccss siveiy 70 meet and cheek this flank
movement. The dgAling hsFe became nos au6
severe, cur msn ffst driving the enemy back.
bat the lattor being heavily reinfc- asd, pressed
rs back our men stU5bernly y.Tesf ing aad dis
putting thsir advance inch by inch for nearly
lhTee B0urs
Ia The msandIne the enemy agsin advaacod
his aatiory 30 the 'front.' and advancing their in-
lsnify, aiso made a furious assault upon oug
front, which slsO IN turn was foTced to give
back, bat uoi without hOtsy coniesting the
ground with both oar iutsssry and artillery. Ba-
ing nus 30 heavily pressed b0tA in irons SD on
the flank, nothing was left bus 70 retreat, viii b
was done st FIRST n good order, bringing All 0ur
artillery rom the field. Ths enemy seizing bis
advantage, pressed Us heavily with bis large
uouuted force and artillery, but without Gec0m-
plisaiag mGcb, except % throw sur rollesang
columns inso zome disorder
/ On reaching Falling Spring seventeen miles
I rom LsWisburg, information was recsivBd fac.
/ 10 enemy, under Bgig-95n D life, had resebe9
I ,aa .op sl Little SeWsll IN force as two O'clock
/ chat evening only eighteen miles rom Lewis
/ burg Iae alternative was now pressated r.
peslilg Lswisbalg tlal night, OF hsviap our "a
I Ifeal Intercepted. The ffsi was chosen. and
/ FdasY morning BY three o'elsak We yFars o.
artillery OF sgi1. 9ae piece. ihs csr-i-ge =
/ whlea being broken scwn on The retreat, had
! 5a leii by tlo way. Il wss, however, o5nessisd
and it is aeped wall escape tia vigiisncs OF til,
euemg
/ Cen. Dafie, with a foros estimated. a. ab8u
two thousaaa, entered LsWisburg the nek