Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-08-03

PoTs0nns," Of the Charleston CoHTisr, IS q
matter sf justice to the cavalry branch sf TIE
aervics, manteHs ths fsiIswiag ia ais last let
ter
Il Has toe frsqa emily been the case duTiHg
this war tsst we have more preHptlg bestowed
blame tkzz praise. Whs!e orrauzatians, rot
less thau individuals, have f5r nc ether Tssssa
tksa BscaEse everybody says so" bssH
5ToEgbs under hrs ban Of pablo ceHsure, asd
thsa has follsWed rieicEle, severity aHs 6isrs-
sute. None coEls mBra kEeadlv witLia Tie scORe
Of these sggsesiisns than The cavalry Of the
roUutTy, YET w venture to say 10 portisR OF sEr
Cszfeeerats sslSiers have beoa snFaged ia mora
trying or ardsous duties, thslg these who hsvo
steea upsn oar outBssts and sssrdsd the frsnt
and rear Of oar arnies THey hsvs bees re.
vilsd far csWardice aid naetioa, fer running
before the eHsHsy. and sgeUssa eff bsiEg sEsszg
the tri5EtsTY causes Of every reFsTae Wkek
va have ssffsre9 bat il is fsrgsttaz that
The very life ef he cavalry Esaa is One ealeula-
tad 70 dsRoEslzs kiza. Hs is pat ia Lha vaz to
gatck, te Hsrn, TO encsEHter the daHgeUE ef
surprises and szbusssaes, 10 receive the 6rst
Ere Of the snaHy. Ez& thea ts fall back ana
give The slsrn. Il is ast expected of kiE, ia
sll cases, that he shall stand his groand and
fEbt sVFsri6T iorca; bu; That he will retreat
qsieky and give the tiainEs ef tke visatts ta the
EtFsager lise Of Infantry, By Wkich he is sEp-
FoEtss. I5s eject Of tbis open tie people hss
bsea to Tester 80 Ill fs6ndod p7sj55iee sgsinst
the cavalry, which sksFs itself BRasF whatever
circsnstAscss dEty Ray be Rerfs.@sd--whieh
Eslsoz2 recognizes auy geos - "esmiRs est Of
SaEaFstb," asa However valEa5ls The service,
Plsess tks aessr in tbs dark background Of
every event
Ia this ssszsctisn ths writer wovld Fssark,
tAst daTizg tks present siege ef 5uT city the ser
visss Of he eayslry sBFssf to hags bssa utterly
ignored. It is Eet tsa lsts, hsw6ger, 10 raetify
the srrer, aHa to state tk2t Tscaatly whaR Gaaa-
HaEoed and CslqEiss stacked tka sssHy on
Jsass islas5, ba-tslisH Of SsEth Carolina cav
airy, uzSer Gel RsbeTt j. Jsfsrs, porfsrEes 20
iz,ignifeaat part. ia sWsePisg tie weeds Of ths
negroes, diving thsFa late tbs marsh asd esE-
trisstng t. The success ef ths eeeasisa. Daring
the whs!s sf this tins they were exposed 20 a
zErdsTeEs Ere from the guAksats Of tia anszy,
enbrasizg probably zst lsss thsn ffteez or
twenty pisces -fsrtuRatsly without injury
Wkile this vas going aH Sea. Hsge03 ksa e
azTew escape. A shell struck The gTsEud ssaT
the feet Of bis heFss, asd, exploding, covered
heth snirasl and rider With Sirt WitheEt ap-
paaring in the least disturbed TIE general ceoIy
isFzss to An sfiesr whs Hss stsR3izg HeBr, aEd
remarked with his Psesljar saag fTeid, ''Csl.l
sEsl, ths sRsmy Are well this zasEAing," AID
tksn resumed bis conversation.
CRpt. E3wEyds Of sss cavalry, whess con-
BaEy Was ia liGs Gs skrHisksIs. slss ksS 3 RsT-
rev esssps. While risisg tATsUgh the weeds a
EegTs fred q. him freHz & zsysTt, nst mere tkzE
tsp feet sistRat Tks ball passed by, ssd ihs
black attempted ts fix his sayoast fer ths pRr-
pe5e sf rushlnE On the Csptsia. Bat tss latter
Tss Tee cuick far Aisz ass, spsrrinE ais heras
feTwars, est him sEee er twice win his sabre,
theH drawing his revolver Eras. Five 2ut 81
the SIX charges tssk eject in The nsal su3
shspi9eT Of TIE rascal, but be sade no sign Of
yisldiEg sRd as saeh BAH struck him weEld
szly criEee and eLslaia, "Oh-s, Oh-e!' At
tbs jsHeiHrs, Lieut.. DAVID Danszlsr rode up
aEd shss the Hsgro tbTosEh the asad with a
berssuaAHs pistol
CsIszol Jsffs19s- has a siulilaT advsatBTe. A
black sprsRg frsn bshiUS tree, ard takipg de-
liberRte aim, 3Ted ais rfs, sxclaiaAisg as ks did
Sc % New I've yea d--a yeu.' Finding /
that he bad Ini3sss, he tkTsw deyVz tss gun,
dreBPea on his knees, aad rsisiEg bis hands, /
implored, For G5d's sake, mater, dsR't Kill
me-sez't Kill ne;" bat ssidiar standing
Hear by blew his braiRs ont.
DstsednsHts ef he sams cavalry Isgi3eRt
hsvs been 3sipg duty On Merrs leland during the /
bezbardmesS ss csurizrs hstweeR Batteries |
Gregg AID Wagner. ssme idss sf ths danger /
sf this position and the oecssioEsl fsrceaass Of
the Era aey be esnvsya8 by tho s5steBlsnt tkst
the esVTisrs wsrs sent At intervals OF one AHE-
ares aRS 6tty yards apart wits tae same dis
saich, so tsat IN ease sns sksula BE killed, tha
sthsr EiEAi got safely to his journeys esd. {
Daring lie sssssls en- Saturday aizat, PaTtioE /
Of ths detachment aot sR sutY Voluntarily toek
thsiT phases behind the WsTks, and, it is said, I
IsReht hrsvely in raBaliiug the enemy.
L lisa pleasure 70 put oar vArioss commands
in their FTcPsT places dNring these hoRTH of
peril, ihsugh act always practicable at .he simai
snd If hereafter the participants ia engsgsRsRts
viii pTeBp.ly furnish the desired iHforRatisR,
iRstsas Of leaving its discovery to ehsnce there
need Be ne esmpisiBt Of FaTtiality, oraissisa OF
eTreT. PERsoNNE.