Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-26
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Prem the Natehez CogrisF, l6ta inStl
We have been permitted to uaks TIE fsllswine
extracts frsEa q private letter, writes siuca The
lats fights above US, On ths Louisiana SIDE;
JUNE 9th, l363.-Dsar Mother A wounded
nsaa from ear company Is going 70 start h9me "a
opportunity 10 wrts. IWr9te 70 brother, from
hsa s scout through Tansss parish, and bed
jast rsisiEsd tha compsny yssterday-sue day
TOO lste for = hght, which cur battalion had with
the Ysnkse esYalry-complstely r3u.IHg them
an3 chasing them ct full spsed, fer three miles
Eilisg eight sud cspturing tTeHty-dvB, besides
/ q qsod muHy horses and arms. Colonel Hsrgis
was highly compliment for The charge, and has
seer given command Of sl tho cavalry ia Tbs
aiVisisa-in sther words, he IS nov GciEg-5Tig.
adler.
We have here, u1der CONFUSED Of earessi
Taylor, ssosl - shouaard troops, assdy
Texas. GsRoFal Welksr's brigade fsHght 81
reutiRF ihe saeUy and driving them % thsr
bsets With great less. Our less vas, IsUppose
aaous eze huRdrsd killed sad wounded
Ard new mas. tell you tAe nssf horrible
circumstance to ny knewlsdEa tha, has occur.
red during tsis whole war. Y9u have ne aoa5.
heard that the Ya9ks were aruiEg tha negroes
as9 making ssldisra Of ths1, I have Eevsl
believed this.vntl now, VIXEN there "a 10 longer
rssm tsdau}tit Oar army fouad Of ths bend
many negroes. mon, wonsn aa8 chilarsn-she
men aeifafmed, armed apd r~esalarly ofgaaizsd
ists rsgiuoats; and when I tell Tou that son'
/ clsimed 10 have hsleagaS to the Ilth Louisiana
yop viii sq9 that sur enemies sTs Eeing into this
Infamous business with no spzfing hands.
in tho fgAt yesterday, seer we had completely
roatsd iAe Yankees, ard they were in fsl re-
tTsGt e thor heats, Uur Esa il pu-slds of tseEl
encountered q negro fagias1t VIE, seeing Ga
defsat of The YANKEES, and afraid 50 Eght them.
selves, in1seafstgly tkrrw d8wR thair ara5 nd
raH teWard car naa FOR prssocd0a; 9 peer
wretch was sAst; othsrs few toward tha river
Fursu9d by orr men, who sos bshigs tie leyte
aad eak0f reach Of tse gGn5oats. aRd cenhHuaa
tho slaagktsr VITA ga unsparing hasd. iho no
I ersrs saoisg themselves aa5irely deserted BIZ taa
/ Ysnkess, was Esd taken % The basis, telliEg
tss blacks 20 sfEst il sUt" fsszhs Desperately y.
As car tTebps hsd the advantage. and the 10
| erses vera entirely eat eli ron retreat by The
river, fhe slaughter auang lhe negroes was tr-
ribs. have been seld BIZ macy 10 were en-
! eqqed IN i, that The sssuni Yves literally COW
cred visa then. We have captured ereai
many. Unfortunately, their 0hcsrs (1aukeas)
oil msnaee3 TO eseaRs.
TIE TsRsas cavalry captured O company O
negroes on Lake S. joseph, who were coa.
Rlandad BY 3 Yankee csptsia. TIE captain Tai
caught By Frank jones, who hsd his pistol %
his bead 20 sheet him. bus the scamp beg red 50
hard fer bis life, that Flank aaystbaugs be tries
IS sleel bis heart egsiaat him. yet ho was oslir8d
ts spare him. Flo vas taken e 81 Joseph.
whore he was identified by .he ladiss as the ras
cal whe had robbsd their h9msE aud tlraaa one1
them with almost every evil. so was started
to Monroe, guarded BY three men.