Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-20
The LRce Military 5ssgeEaeaEs An EasteTu
NoegA Garaffza.


Tia Wilmington J0zrzai has bse1 favored
with highly interesting account of ths move
meuls Of the force which left WIinington under
command Of Bfg-Gen. EsTtJn, 70 eo-operats 10
toe recent dencnsirztioR sgaTl'gt Newborn
Gen Martha. with the EzllslE Off sels and men
undsr his eonmsad, accomplished al and m9re
than had hssn assigned 70 ,flsn, and 4 blame
attaches saywheTe for the comparative failure
ef the combined u10Vemsuts, none Of thai 0.s11a
can attach to Gsa. Martin o. tbs 5-ave Eilis
I army unser his command From al He have
! besn able 70 learn from different Sources Ws ars
! Convinced that Generals Chagmsn sad dose
sls1 performed their Rart we'd and bgsvely
I .sstiIl ne eznnot diFess Ourselves" says tie
Journal 'sf the impression tkst somebody ,5lun-
dsred We are in d9ubt TbstRsE EnY good eopid
be accomplished BY any further remarks taat
! We miVhs fssi disposed 70 maze, sid therstore
/ iorbear further comment, for fho present, e.
laass, perhaps altogaihsr. Tho man body Of
the prisoners, ever seventy, srriFed here YeI-sf-
day From frat to last, ths moFemeai under
| Gen. Martin Was eninsnsly successful, and re-
fleets the highest crs5is upsn al eGneerue1
! The foIOWing are extracts:
J The sxpsditicn consisted OF the IL ID A0rtF
| Carolina rsgi11ans, L.sRL-COl- John C. Lan9
commanding; the 42d Tegimsnt y. G 7 Col
Johu Z BfU6n, commanding Csptain .'ia'
i (Ys) Battery of SrtIlisryr and Capt Ellis By
tsry OF Msior " MaOge's battalion Of srti-
lpry, and swo companies Of eavsiTy--Caps Hzy-
rs and Capt HATlaad-ths Latter roa soash
, Carolina.
The expedition moved from WiImi1eson or
! ths 2sih ultimc, and msda 81 avera ge march oi
, twenty mics day over heavy sandy roads Al
Ibis end Of the line, and deep m0ddy ones et Lhs
ether. No remaI kAhls incident occurred una
; our forces approached the enemY's lines, wneI
General Martin disposed ems forces as follows
} An sd7sueed guard, consisting ct al the caTal
~, three companies of fnizRtry, and one Of srfl
lsrv was thrown forward 10 ''fssl' DE enemy
, lhs cavalry being under the i'm mediate command
) f IisuL-Cel r. JsfJrds, 5 G cavalry
; and tho whole under eommGn Of Col George
Jaekses. The rest cf the inaaKtry and artillery
J Followed undsr the immedIsss supervision OF t-s
I commanding general. On nearing ths hrsi
pickets Of the enemy aud discovering then on
g the alert the cavalry dashed furioEBly forward
and the Yankee pickles., tysans sy-hys or thirty 70
number retrasted as fast as their horses would
6 carry them. The read over which puEsusrs and
: pursued lad 10 pass WAS thr0Ugs . swamp, and
: full of deep holss 6verhoHi5E with Rud and
Z water. Bat en- they sped-soHas Of ~ Yankee
horses snd tssir riders turning somsrsot5 10 ne
! mud. spd ours running over thsHl, and turn
5 sling headl0ng iat0 the deep miEe aiLsr them
2 infielin9 mary bruises upon tha men and
! horses breaking the neck Of enc Of the latter
e bat doisg 10 serious damage 70 the riders
, was s. this pains that Lleut. Muse, q harris
= cavalry, whils CALAMITY leading The cazFgs si
: mortally wuauded By pistol shat Ioea isn
. kee who was EeiHg hOdy puFs1ed-
Z After driving them through tas woods, ar
ovsg the fsli intervening between Cur trggr
q AID the f0rt (EswpcrE barrEe Es,l the e1eu
= opaaed on Us via 32-PClRa=f irlm .ae Tor
e Cant Paris delivered a faW veil directed s1oi
lt az them from bis I2-po1nd Gspoisons, wEsu sb
Is general dsefminsd &c sssaaIt the works with Il
a faatry. Skirmishsrs were taTcTn forwEId, 51
a. On tbsir appearance, the ensEy, having prGvioas
e lV set frs 20 sil tha buildings, evacuated th
Of place SET Ere to tho railroad bridge, and tore z
81 the county bridge over EsEpost riVer &c PreVsn
pursuit.. Il was new nighl, and Riter . TuDuIri
Is ight Of six hours over the distance Of eigb
$ miles, our gallant troops were n possession 0
g the feld-shs enemy tying t7T me, AisosetheI
our roCps captured seven pieces q artillery
ssversl hEndred stsEd u arms, tWJ busere
b0zes ammunition, shout seventy Eve prisoners
six slaves, > dozen hOfso5, sRd eomniss zrl
p" storsa saough % sHbsist the tT00p5 during t-si
stsy IN tha aeighborh0od besides large qua-
81 titv Of clothing with which our men supple
:, therfseiges--Euch Rs OEsTcJass, pants, bsnEsh
y etc Th0 enemy burnt most Of their quartel
y MASTER and eommisssTy stores. IBgT also burr
y their stables with. tho hoFSss in them. Sem
y few berses were rescued oy cur nen. Ia sdd
= lion 70 cur captures, We destroyed Oae theu- -sn
barrels turpenlne belonging 70 The United SAX
y Govsrnmant aud burnt tso railroad bridges
= Besides The esPtars Of prisoners, 650at tWsHt
y of ths easmy were killed-mSst Of their wcuRde
= being carried off the field.
sS Tie next morning the general directed Col
~ mel Jeford5, with detachment OF sixty csvalT,
ls to make q Reconnaissance il shs vicinity
u Nswpern-uot having heard from our f5rc
ae there, and being in entire igRorsnco IS to T.
- moyemsEt Of cur troops
p This work was thoroughly accomplish
u u Col J went within mile Of Geabsrn, ebtaini
= valuabls iaiormshOn, capturing tao bloc
houses, spiking the guns, -tssFiRg up and bar
=. Iing every railroad and county bridge bslEe
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