Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-21
FRoM CHEsTERFIELD.

them to any which has been heretofore ex-
tended.
FROM CHESTERFIELD.
We understand thai the enemy withdrew all
their white Ysnkess from Sen BeAuregsrd's
front in Chsstsrisld Tuesday night, and substi-
tuted negro Yankees ia their stead. Yesterday
morning our piekets over there were surprised
when day dRWned, to find themselves confront
ed by soldiers purely Of African scent. Be it
SO. If the elegant, refined and fastidious But
Ter desires TO achieve the reputation of q war
rior with such troops, it is mot in our power to
prevent biTB, however much we may object
Bat when the actual conflict does come, it will
be ssd day for those sable sons of Mars, and
their buTly leader too, If he should take the field
LATER-DEsPERATE FIGHTNG-THE EEEs,Y
CHARGE AND TAKE a PORTION OF CUR
BREAsTwORKs
The above account was written at Eve P. 81,
yesterday afternoon, when comparative suiet
had prevailed along our lines for two hours OF
more, and II was the general impression that The
fighting had ceased tor the day. In this, cur
troops were mistaken, f0T j. Was hscertained be-
fore dark that the enemy bad massed q very
hesVy force on our lsft-especially on the City
Point and Prince Gsorgs CoRTt House road.
at sunset the enemy charged our batteries
commAnding these roads, coming up in line Of
battle Elk a7d seven columns deep. The brunt
OF the assault was sustained By the 26.h and
/ 49Ih regiments, of Wiss's brigade. and Ssurdi-
want battery Of four guns.
Three furious assaults were made, the enemy
/ coming up with yell, and making the most de-
teTmined efforts to carry the works Oar troops
received then with terrific volley each time,
sending The columns back, broken and discom-
TIED. The fourth assault WAS msdesby such
overwhelming numbers that our forces found Il.
4 fmunzgIhe IN raefeN
PEELED 10 give Wsy. The enemy HoH poured
ever our works in streams, captured three Of
cur pieces, and turning the guns on our men,
opened upon them gn eEflAding. fire, which
] caused thsra to leave precipitstely. Tne guns
! captured belenged TO Stusdivants battery, aud
We regret to hear that Captain Sturdivant him
( self was eap;uTed, snd two of his lsutenants
Wousded, hoth Of whom fell iBto the enemy s
| BANDS. Ihs gallsnt manner il which this bat
/ ley was fougat Gp 20 tie lsst moment, Is the
theme d pIalse on every tongue All pr1saut
/ with whom we have c0nversed, say that Ctpt
SsurdiVant and his men stood up msnfully 20
/ their work. ard the last discharge Wss made by
| Capt Sturiivaat almost solitary and Glone.
Ths city was filed with TEmOrs last night re-
| gsrdiny the killed aid wounded, bat ss NO
| could get nothing authentic regarding names,
We foTbeaT to give them. It is generally cen
ceded that Capt Ssurdivsnt wss captured, and
also Major Butte Of the Petersburg city bsstsl-
ion. We shall certainly receive more definite
information durihg today.
/ The position gained by the enemy IS a most
| important one Oar generals are fully aware of
this, and We shall undoubtedly have hot werk
b day.
Officers in the fsld yesterday estimate the
| number Of the enemy actually seen fronting
different portions of our line, at from ten 70
twelve thoGssnd. Il is believed that this is only
the advance column, and hatGTant has nearly
his entire army on this side of the river. Thirty
odd transports assembled James river with troops
| yesterday.
Twenty-thTee prisoners brought in last night,
belonging chiefly to the I4sth New York regi-
! ment, all concur in the statement that Baldy
Smiths entire army corps (the lSth) is on this
| side OF the river again. Other prisoners, taken
4 yesterday morning, state that they belong to
BurDsides corps.
| FIGHT ON THE BAXTER ROAD-THE ENEMY
/ REPULsED.
An officer engaged furnished US at : late hour
last night with brief account of an engage
ment which occurred on the Baxter road yester-
osy, about three miles from this city. Il seems
that the enemy appeared on this road, near the
residences of Col. Avery, about u O'Clock. I'm
msdistely in front Of battery No. IS, was sta
toned tie Macon (Gs) light artillery, Capt c.
| W. Slater, supported by = portion of the 34lh
Virginia regiment, Wiss's brigade The enemy
showed himself At once, driving in our pickets
and planting battery ia front of our works
with which be opened furious cAnnonsde. He
was promptly and CALAMITY responded to by ihS
Macon artillery. This FIRE WAS maintained fol
two hours, whom the enemy charged our works
but after arriving within two hundred yards o.
the Notifications, Wss repulsed with consideTa
bic loss. The artillery sent round after round
Of shell and canister into thsir ranks with gres
fsPidity and accuracy, and the work becoming
too warm for them, they broke and hed in con
fusion.
They wsra pursued by the S4th for some dis
tEnce, who poured several CALLING volleya intt
their ranks
Among the dead left on the field in front o
.his battery, was Col Ejx, Of New York, VIII
seemed to have been i'm ;tly killed by can
ister shot in the breast.
About sundown the enemy entirely disap
pesrsd from this portion OF cur lines, and re
turned TO the left.