Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-07
A BrirIiuHG Adventure,

The army correspondent! Of The New YoTh
gairopslaaa Record, writing from Alexandra
Va, uarraias tia following interesting story ol
6u adventure BY scmo Of cur cavalry:
Willie ne we're eucampod at Ceutcr7illa, Gen
Lee ha8 bis mea hugiiy engaged in DESTROYING
lle railroad from b pEEs8s Junction 70 tie Rap.
pahannock, and IN lLis succeeded so well that
it .ook us about q month ta TeBsir il. When we
again advanced tie CoHisderziOs hzd already
-sstrasiod 90 = aTTentor and the liIs OF tbs Rzp1
DFhsuuoCz We marched acT0E5 Bull Run and
-vor iha.o.d battle field, where tho bones Of or
brokers lay bleaching in lhs gTa5s. AlaG! what
painful scenes to look upon. Here leg, 0T the
srs.crny that gave It motion, theYe an arm, snd
ia EDeiker place : skull, griEniug IN its houid
bdeousnpsgi theEs WzTe eli that remained Oh
thst bloody field to remind as Of the courage It
had witnessed, Of the thousands Of lives sac
rifced sEarZ 10 the inplacEhls doi0eh Of WET
Through and past ainETiile HAymGgEet, New
Baltimore and WauentoE VIC marched, ana
thes extended our line from WaTrentou on the
rigrt 10 MOTTi6viils on the LETT. Aad, BpeEklng
Of New Bsltmorc, J tsel imPellsd TO relate one
of the boldest guorTillz adventures Of the wAr.
The second brigade Of regular artillery was cH-
camped at that place, and ono night received
orders TO march 90 'WGITentCn, four miles dis
tsnt The nigkt was cleEr and pleasant, the
neon Ehi1iug brightly, and everything sppA-
regty sUsDicicus i0T pleasant march. The
batteries and thair commanders were Ia ihe sd-
vance, and the quaTteTnsBters train brought up
The rear. With 80 strong aHa formidable eol-
UnH, ~ danger was aPprt hsndzt
When they were about two miles iTo'n their
cid camp, they we're met by q squad Of cavalry,
s!l remarkably well mosnied. The cavalry pu5
suei their way until they hEd passed the bstie-
RES. neither column taking particular notice ef
the oiber-it is always thc esse when cur troops
are marching. Is they E6ETed ths trsin, one OF
the taarassnrs, g wLito mar, csEed 'NhEt asv-
airy do vau belong to 2" i-l5 PsuHsy iv-aiE,'
vss tins rapy, the cavalry sfIA marching oH,
ana casting sharp glauccg a. The qusftefnEs-
tsr's wagons. The mex question CANA irom tbe
i.Is "a Pennsylvania. 3" " WhesB train Is iiis I"
Qas-tarmaster S." '.Who Commands
iAs bHzsde1r "Csptsin Graham" Whore
is Captain Graham Z" a. the head OF the
column" Where is Ora 3TEnastoT So"
Hero" shouted lao unlacl-g qusrtsrnlaator. IL
su iuatant enc OF the 'PeRnsylysE iss,s' was by
bis side, pistol wss clsppsd TO his .esd, with
the Injunction Say ore word ard III BLOW yoJr
brains ont" Ths tTsin YVES all tiis time IN mo-
ton Tho gUeTTillas then proceeded with their
work B9mo of them rode Up TO the bsttuTy
wagons. and ordered them TO "elsse ap," which
they imr1edistely did, while tbsso behind took
caro- Of tie forage toEmB. The train l7as nov
Divided, ans tbe negro teamsters were forced 70
uuhitsb their teams. This done, !hsy we're next
fsrcss 10 drive the mules in-o ths woods, and
thence into s0me by-rssds, under threat OF in-
slant death. The guorrillas thus esptuTod at
once abcua one hundred end thirty males,
twCnty negIo.s, one qusrter2astoT and his clerk,
aad one oIderly-soTgssnt. When tboso at tbe
head Of tie column 5ers apprsed ci what hsd
occurred, atey puisusd the "l5!h Pennsylvania
cavalry" 1ut the case Uss froiiless, ihe guor-
rlllss had disappeared, and with thea THAR
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