Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-24

over he breasfHorks with his own aud the 9Osh
mississippi, for the purpose Of d~isiodging thsn
Right CALAMITY and well was the work accom-
Eshad, SO pYecipitats wss their retreat, shat the
hillside was blue with tbsir bodies lefs behind
and several stands Of colors we're shot rom tie
hapds Of the STANDARD bearers, and lelt amor gst
thar dead end wounded
Oar beyz geFe inbilsns, sud, with lond shouts,
demanded 10 be led afser The flying fos. Bat
tho purposes Of our leaders did not allow il, and
We rsmrined ia tho works. Ths eherT were 3
ling time making up lheir minds 70 charge us
4 third tire. MeanWhile. their batteries, not
less than twenty pieces, postsd CT The ridges be-
fore mentioned, Kept up 5 MOST Tremendous ard
deadly enfszde fire uron rs, occasionally tbfo1-
ing q aheil into the very bitches. One shsli
hurst In the trenches Of Gen. Tackef's brigade,
which was supporting us and Aboat hfy PAGES
in oar rear, killing Ave men, and wsaSding
aeven others, two Of them r~iorfslly. The e1zr-
sctsr Of this artillery firing msY Be judged from
the fact that one sgee, justin TeEr OF our Eorzss
reeesvsd SIX sbcfs. About three O'Clock, P. n,
tbe increased faror Of the batteries and tho
temerity OF lhsir skirmishsEs, gaze NJ inf9rins
ton iha. The enemy were about 70 MAKE smother
assault. And very coon their lines were sasn
| moviu9 most beautifully forward. But cur IRE
VS. even more terrible than pTevisualy, aud
soon disecmforisd, torn and ragged, the hsg-
raents of tho magnificent array made then dis
orderly way back 10 the covert of The woods,
| No further assaults were attempted that eysn-
ing. and there was only ; Struggling fro Of
shsrpshoossrs kept up until after nehtfsl,
though their batteries continued 10 snl9y Us
considerably.
BY daylight next morning, our shafpsho0seTs
were engaged with Lhoss OF the enemy Cspts
Reynolds add Clifton DKney again disiiaguish-
izg themselves. Dasing the day, two desperate
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after which there was only haavy skifmishibg
until Night. Daring Tho night OF sanday, our
foEces evacuated ReszeS, eIessing the Oosta.
nauls, and burning the bridges; sud thus The
army Of Tennessee was relieved ffam what wa
rsSlly q very delicate position, By the sta6boEl
vslor OF the troops. aid tho mastsTly skill o.
Gen. Johnston.
That General HindmsB,s division did heavy
| fighting Is evidenced by its losses. Three O.
the four Commanders Of bigadss are wounded
/ WAlihslb Tucker and Gaaigault Gen. Walt
hall aad 8 hsrse killed under him, and wal him
self wounded three times. His wounds yer.
slight, however, and ne reEsiusd n command
until after ths evacuation Of Roses, when D.
went 10 the Tesr for 5 very list 6 while, leaving
that brave, cool man, Col. Sam Benton, Of ta'
34sh Mississippi, IN command Of the brigade
Gen. Wslth&ll Is 8gaiu in command. The los!
in TuekeT's brigade, which supported ours, VS.
more than = hundred. Ia Wslfhslls bngadi
the killed aud wounded a~ggrsgaAsd 4 hu7dis'
ard seventy eight In sho Number OF thesi
were some valuable ofisers Lieut. Col JOue
and Capt. Jno Pcaie, Of TIE 9Th, WsTe killed
also, Lisns. Reed, Of the Ah; Lisut-Cel
johnson, Maior Alien aud Capt CoDger, Of h
ooh, were wounded, ths major severely; Cap'
williamson, Of the 29ih, seriously wounded
Capt Bowen, Of the 34sh, was killed By s shell
The killed outright numbered in the bFigad
foTty-f0uT.
During the very heaviest Of the firing = mock
Ihg bird perchsd himseif upon The tree, ALREADY
mentioned as having SO many cannon shot 10 I
and spite the numbering Of guns, or battle
sulphur and smoke, be sang bis free gushiui
melodies. Many Of the men Doticed it, and "a
remark uas made: q wish 1 was that mocl
ing bird, / wouldn't sssy in this neighboEhoo
long I'd be At home in q twinkliug" a hn
was struck from thu tree By a shell on which IN
bird was perehsd, and fell upon ths brigade asg
staff, Tearing l. into fragments, and sigati.
wounding the color bearer.
We had 10 line At Rsssca only 6 taoussn
sad seventy men, 3 large poTsion Of The brgad
having been csptUTed At Lockout mounssii
Oar loss must be heavier than that OF any ctte
brigade Ia the army. And, what IS Tensfksbi'
the Insn are not onlY ehesFful Sad c9n6asn
but there is not 3 single SIsgglsr reported. Al
she homs people may rest assured lhss ID %
march, and the biVeuas sDd in the tug Of va
the brave, patient, true Mississippians, VII
eompogs this brigade, with Fheir noble lsade
will coma Up 10 thor higbsst expectations. 81
be worthy the gratitude Of the whole country.
HARRY n.