Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-12-04

ARNT OF TEsErssEE.
No. /. - |. = u =. 1.

II is only With grsss jifisulty tEss letters ca
{ be written apd iJrwardei from a retse.tir
/ army. P1siponiHg for the present, therefor,
/ some pnTiiculam sn4 observations conceTuin
/ the late batlls on Missionary za. resuus "a
/ fhTstd Of my narrative, with the remark has
/ have sslsgrsphed yog regularly, IS ocsssio
/ seemed 70 require ii. Il may be shst The ne.
I ssges hsys noI reached yoG IN due sessen, as
Z Is reported the wires ere down Ct several piscs
I between Dslton sud Atlanta
But AsjaE Tilt0n, the excellent Gasrtsrmsste
IN Walkers division. has jast iHflTmed mo Tia
he had orders 20 put bss Hain IN motion o. th
read % Rssaea. and IS be has been bind euougl
90 give me trsnsDorasisu i0r my blsukets az,
valissl must stop short with my letter here
with ias rezark thGt this sudden sad uuexpeet
ed order Is en- illustration Of tie diEcUl.is
which be5et aE army ChrOnicjer whJ remain,
With The tr9s3s, and ssss sn3 jadges for himself
It is nov seven o'clock and niFhs Is upon us 81
with e m0athfgi Of hGlf-cookes beet, Bhddl.
my horse l0f Che weary march before rs.
REsACA, GORDON Co, Ga, Nov. %.
Returning 90 the narrative Of events alluded
70 above, / would take the reaisr with me t1
the eiess Of the bsslls Of Missionary udge
which was fought on wednesday lha 25;h inst
General Hardes, who commando the right
wing, had rspHlsed every attack OF the enemy,
lad inflicted heavy loss upon him, aud he aud
bis men were cJugrziu.ssinR themselves upon
their complete and brilliant victory when Gsa.
H, who had passed Co his lslt (the ssuier Of
the aImy,) discovered ihst ReyDc.dc' brigade Of
Hindmsn's division, oommaBsed b. Gen Pat
ton AndeTs0a, bad FiTsa way, and tauB a.
ell sho enemy tJ gst a lC9th1id upon she
moUHisin. Having datGased t5s f0sin his 'front.',
be Immediately ordered his let to f0zm into liaa
aeT5ss,,oT 81 right angles 90 tbs ndge, and 30
drive The inhuders fr0In bis hzuk. This oTdsT,
ike al others that be had given, Was carried ont
to The vssy lstto- By his brave command, thus
-sgu8iHg the enemy ia fo8t and 0n his Jeff
flank. HEd the SANS skill and energy bssn dis
played az other points on the hns further 30 the
left, ths C0HieterAtes Would NOS hsve been
driven from Missionary ridge R8yuciis' bri-
Eade is composed OF TIE 54.h and 63d FIFials
aud The 55th and 60.h North Caro-
hns toops, who have always done well hereto
fer8.
And hero lot me add, at the risk Of becoming
tedious, shat S.eVeuson's division, composed
wholly Of 'Vieksbwg troops, behaved VIII un-
surpassed vsllandg, These troops are Isunes-
sassas, Aiabamian5 and Gsorgisas GeH. GEa
milg's Georgia brigade never fought 30 vol
Tha fact hers stated should silence isTsV1f ihs
thcughless tongues shat hsve been ndicsliUg
aad naligning tie heroes vile fought a. Yisks-
5arg
After nizht get in, the whols arwy was with
drawn from Che ssst side of the Cticbsmtugs,
the trains hsyiug preceded j. the night before
Iha reads acre il bad condition, and there are
but three bnlg5s CTUr which -h8 troops e1uid
retire Bat tie enemy WIS ioo-ba1.y crippled,
e maks pursuits ouiy sEali detse meuE q cav
airy fsllcwsd On the road BY BI1s mills At
sts,ish rzhoas Gl hard hrlai aRi
4 -
pot, sud ne trsins sent fOfskTd. Some of tns
stores were shipped of by the Itilrsad; sae re-
mainder was destroys Ths army vas put II
motion by tFo clock at night on tbs read to
RizgFold, and Gen. Bragg aud Gen Hardee
leff ht daylight next morning The read WIS
bad as It could be- aEd out for The friendly light
sfpded By th8 moon ca thst aud toe preceding
night, the amy could n0t. bsvg effected is Co.
Thursday, tks25lh. Afsra fs;iguing march,
the army with iis long irsinS arrived st mag
geld daring the affo1u0on and might. Iha enc
ny hs6 thrown forward s mixed e9Iumu of
mounted iafsp-y, artillery and cavalry, which
Vas hara5siuz our rear guard, under command
Il GeR Gist considerably. At ola time, Gen.
Bragg ordered the wagons toward tle Tssr % be
moved out el the read and parked, with view,
& Is said, Of hsvi3g item bsrnt rather than lct
hem fall into the hands Of our enemies. Gen
aist was repeatedly pressed back against the
wagons, but ho managed h9aiy, with tie aid Of
bis brave command. { Walkers divisioB) 10 save
.bem all. At one tine, the enemy got in BE-
.weea him sud ihB NAN column, bat be t0ok
road and thus escaped des rucHen
Fsigasou's bsiiSy Of four guns,
70 Walkers division, wss captured
The horses were in very bad e8ndiiion, and uu-
abie 30 keep up with lhs column; hence ths dis
sster. The greater part Of the men and horses
escaped You viii b. est1ulshed 10 hear ihst
the horses in ths artillery service, tae most I'M
pOT,ani IA the whole army, are the most neg
.ec.s5--a fact, how ever, which qaarsermaslerl,
ald eve1 artile-stS, seem Incapable Of compra-
5en6iug The loss OF tie battery occurred soon.
sGsr dark aud nos far from R.ngg0Id. The
rsius we're broughtous lhrse miles this side Of
7iu grold and too teams fed, while the army oe
luBied The Dsss Just outside the town. Three
Of the 18th Sou.h Cstoiina, acting ss
special gusrd 10 Fsrgas0n's battery, wsTs -
1sFsed and many Of the msn iakua prisoners.
November 27-The train8 WsTa nov pat
"a 'front.' and directed 20 take q leis hand
-osd te Dalton, psssiag near CatoGsa springs
They moved - uijAigh iTooPs a. daylight
oil0wiHE the direction Of the railroad By Ten
col bill, 30 az b cover The tTaiss Reads VERY
bad fer some miles; the teams OvslE5rkad, AID
Suffering f0T forage and rogt. 1 ssH 8 mule lie
l3v7n when ghs harness wEs removed and 20 as
.oundiy 20 slssp in two minutes as an infant.
md ihss while hua6Tads Of wagons snd then
,sn1s Of msn were marching by within l4--
sacss Ct REara it Has'e-t
CJIsbUrno was infresie1 with the command or
.he rear guard today Walkers division hsViug
5ean relieved The Federal pursuing eolumE,
sumbsTinE, d Is estimated about 10 600 meR Of
II arms, ssssHlipg aim beiolein Tssshed Tunnel
lHl The column consisted Of picked troops
Tho moved rapidly snd fought gallanlly; bus
glshurns suecesdsd in restraining them when
sver he encountered thsui But they were be
coming quite iToubles0mS SO b Smbuscdd5d
hem by concealing his fossss, ineluliuR biz ST.
.llery, unHl the enemy get wiihih f5W PAGES
Df his guns when they poured Erapa and eanis-
.or into them with the most destructive effect
Tie read was filed with GER aesd aud wound
3D. Our infantry theR sprung l0rwsId from
.haig covert on etheT side Of the T0ad sHd litsr-
ally moved sEom down by their well dirss.ed
shet Ths eneray fed IN confusion, leaving go
pFissners aad shrse Gags (the lsttsr taken BY
The sriillarists, J ia cur hands, and h0E 1000 -
1900 killed and wounded in the rsad. The Fed
erals keBt Al sresDsclful distaHeo lEsm Pat Gle
bu--e after fhst, aaa were Eve h8ars marching
one ralo on our Taez
a urisonsr, taken ear RiHggoTld, reports thai
OstCThEug, q 6hsIIl4n > eeffas p N Command
~ tbs pursuing CO Rma. He says tbas Oslsr-
hsus crossed the Chiekamauga sn a hastily con
struetsd bridge, and that GIzut vas buildius a
vide, substantial mllisaTy bridge Ct r "a Hon :
fard, By which 30 cross over bis whole srst,
and tbst he intended 70 make s s'ean sgsea
Of the Cons9dersies. 4hi5 ast ncaiovoE Eaant, Che
beaten hero Of Shiloh vii find more difeali
thsn he i1agises
The trains reached Dalton iu the asterao0a
sad were parked and sbe teams fed Tho troops
arrived soon the eater snd went into camps. IL
Wss jest al ihis point where rzy fEugal neal was
being prepared hnd The fsBt paBgraph Of this
rambling letter was being indissd, ;hsi an aTls-
came llT ihe trains % noVs on 10 kasaea, The
roads to this place sra pEoly good, though 81
most impossible in pisces, Several Wsgo8a
WeFs lost aud COED mapy Hales killed % tie