Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-08

No. being vfi1g that he should get his army Of in
good order, ThoDas directed early On The morning
u tbe 2sd Ascertain hs truth faEty Of tins re-
p1rf BY driving 10 hi pcksts and making him develop
ais Ines This 10 did with the troops stationed a. Ce's
tan0oss and HoEsrE eozpg. (Vhicn had been brought
pcntoon bridges from the rise iE the river and the
enemys rats n shs most gallant style, dViog the en-
en5 from as rzt ne and securing 70 us what is known
Indian His Orchard KnoiIn and the low rsuE Es
Of hills south Ct g. It-9s points were fortified during
ths nis and aeiiieiy put il position on than ins
report Of this dsserter evidently 1ot intended 70
deceive; bat hs had mistaken BrsrKs uovsments- Il
vas Afterwards sseertanst thLt tiFision Of Buck
neEs eoEps aad gone 70 ion LongstEsst ana sseosd
back n c0nse 41s1cs Of oar attack.
The FWsl Days coAisss
On the nishs af The 23i Of Sozernber Sherman. with
three divisions Of In eEay, sireugthens2hy Davis a.
the north side Of the river. ecnVensart 70 hsrs hs
crossing be effected ready f1f OPERATIONS a.
tbs Just below tts m0Gth o. Soush Chic1naugs
By dawn Of day The pontoons In North ChieAIaa1Ez
were loaded with thirty armed men esch, WHO t1atsd
quietly past The snsmys pek4ss landed AID eapsurse
all but Of the R1ard-tweniy in uEmhsr-5ef1re
the enemy was aware cf Tie pressuce Of = foe. The
steamboat Dunbar with barge n tow, sftsr h2ying
finished fryng across the river the horses procured
from Shsrmsn with which 10 move Thomas artils1y,
ssnt up frem CuSttancoga 20 sid IN crossing zri
iery and and By ds ght Of tbs morning Of the
24In Of November eight thousand men were OF tie
south side Of the Tennessee aud fortified In rifle
trenches By Z o'clock the PoRtoOn bridges
ths Chicamz1ga laid, aud the rsnsndsr Of Stsr
mans force crossed over, scd At hs past y the
whole Of the northern extremity q Missionary ridge
to near the railroad tGnBs VA iu Shermsn's posses
sou Daring the night be fortified the uozii6n thus
secured, making it eq1a II not supericr n strength %
th 4 held by the enemy
gate OF cavalry Of Thomas army crossed the south
side Of the Tennessee river and 70 ihs north Of South
Cheamaugs creek, and made raid on the snenys
line Of communication He burned Tyzsr's Station
with many stores ent the railroad a. Cleveland, cap
tursd nearly handrsd wagons and over two hundred
prisoners. his own less was small
Hooker carried out the part sasgusd hin for tbs day
equal 70 the most EanE1i1e expectations Wi Gsarys
division, az e0rpsJ and tHo brigsdes Of StsnleT's
diYien (l5h corps Of 8hermans srnly he scaled tie
western sops of Lookout moua:sa. drove the enemy
from bis rife pits on the northern extremity sGd slope
serious loss. EE
Thomas having done on the 23l with his troops In
Chsslan0oga what was Intended for the 24th, battered
and strsn heue his sdva1es p9sf ions duriu the day
and pushed the llih corps forward aorg the s7uh bank
Of the Teune river acTos Cico creek one
which with Howard In person, reached sherman lust
as be had eonzlsted the crossing OF the river
When Hooker emerged in sight Of The northern sx-
trsnity Of Lookout mountain Curtias brigade % tAe
l4th corps. ordered to Chatsn0 "a creek q
form junction with him. This efsctss late in The
evening and after considerable Sighting This was the
night os The s4h, aud the force maintained unbro
ken ne with sps1 communications froa The North end
Of Lookout mountain through Chattanooga valley to Tie
north end Of Missionary ridgs.
INC o=COso Odg ScattSE.
On the morning Of the 18th Hooker took possession Of
the mountain top With small f0rce. sad with the re-
nzinder Of his command In Rrsuance Of orders swept
across Chatznoogz valley, now abandoned By the enc
my 70 Bossvle. In this march he was detained four
hours building a bridge aeross Chzttanoces creek
From Rossyile be ascendsd Missionary Ridge and mo-.
ed noEthward toward The center Of tie shortened
line
Shsrma3's attack upon the eneuyis most no-sheru
and most vital pcnt was vigorously kept up al dsv
The sssaatag colunn advanced 70 ihs rife ps Of ne
and held kneir uOsisiou md
vertng The right of he EssSul!ing e5luusn being az
posed TO the danger Of being turned brgadss were
sent TO its support Thsss advanced in the most gallant
manner open fed tbs mountain side 10 n4ar
the works Of the enemy, and laid there partially covered
from IRE lOr some time.
Tbs right OF these brEales rested near TIA head
OF ravine or sorss IN he mourtaia sds, Rhsh the
enemy took sdTanisge Of, aud sent treops covered
from view, below them to their rzht tsar Heirv m
s1psetedy fired into from this dir eiion thsv fsI ae
hs epsn field below them and reformed ID zood
order in the edge Of the timber. The column which az
| the Sssaultug column proper.
Early in the morning Of tho 5j.h the remsfndsr of
Howsrds corps reported 70 Gensr4l Sherman sud con
sGtee part OF bis fo1ees turiTg that day battle the
knoxville.
Shsrman's pozon not only threatened the r-ft s,-L
OF The enemy bat from his occupying line across ths
mountain and 70 the railroad bridge across Chscsnau,s
creek bis resE sud stores al Chsaulauga station This
caused the enemy to mas heavily against him. This
moYelsnt Of his being plainly sesa fom the position
Ocedpied on Orchard knob BaiTd division of tie "a
corps was ordsred TO General Shermans support bat
recelFlog te from Gsnerat Sherman Informing ne
that he had all the force necessary, Baird was p1s in
position on Thomas left.
The attack spos ths Essss's Cs1isr.
The appearance ol Rockers column was At Ii s tine
snxiousy looked flr and m0mentsriy expected nov
Ing north on the ridge with his left ia Chaftauoozs val
ley and bis right east Of the ridge His approach yvsg
intended the signal for storing the ridge IA hs
center with strong columns; but the time necessarily
consumed IL tbs construction OF the bridge over Chs
talCCga ers5k detained I'm a later
expected. Being satisfied from the latest inform
from him that be must By this time be his way from
Rossvie though not ye; IN sight snd dic0veriu shas
the enemy, in his desperation defeat CT resst The pro
gress OF sherman, Weakezi1g his centre on Mis-
sonsry rloge deteruned me 70 order the advance at
oros. TA0E1ss was accordingly directed move for
ward bis troops eOnstttutingour centre division
(l4th eorps) Woods and Sheridsn's divisions (ih
| eorps) aud JOhnsons division, (19th 5ornsl with
double line OF skrm hers thrown out followed In sssv
supporting dsisnae b. the whole force-snd carry the
ras plts -s the foot Of Missionary ridge, znd when
carried 70 reform his Inns In the rifle pits with vls 10
carry tbs top OF the rdgs These troops moved for
ward, drcvshe enemy from biz rife piis At the base of
the ridge Ike bees from hive stOppe5 bus moment
until the whole were IN line and eomnsncsd the ascent
d the mountain from right LEFT almost simul
ly following closely the retresng enemy without fur
tber O5ders They encountered 3 fsarful vollsv ef
grape and eSzistsr from nearly thirty pieces Of rtiv
ana musketry from still well He'd rife pits ON the sum
NIT Of the ridge. Not waver however was sssa IN
al that long line CT bFsye Their prcgreEs was
steadily onward until the summit il their possession
In this charge ths ezslses remarkably fsw for
theory hai the snsmya surprise a. the sadseity or
sleh charge caused confusion and The parpossle s.
l aiming n thsir pieces.
Tie Rebels IN Fslt Rssrsat-Rsli.f fer Kusz-
SiAs.
The nesnszs Of night. and the enemy SIN rssisenz
the advance Of Thomss elt, pTsTsntsd Eeusral pur-
suit that night but Sherman pushed forprarf to Niso
Nils The rssstancs Thomas eft bsfpq oyarcorns
the enemy abandoned his position ihs Railroad IN
nei in ront Of Sherman, and b 70 O'Clock at night s
in Ui retreat; and he whole OF his strong posftos ~
Lookout mountain Chattanooga valley aad aissionsfy
ridge were IL possession together with a iars S
Der Of prisoners, artillery and small arms Thomas
was directed TO get Granger, with his eorss nd a.
taehnenis enough from ether Commands including he
fores sVsisoe at Kingston, to make twenty thousand
men, IA readiness 70 60 the relief Of Knoxville Urn
the termination Of the battle At Chattanooga; these
troops 70 take with them four days rstisns and a
stesmooaf loaded with the ratiozs 70 fellow uD ne
river
On the evsnng Of The 25h Novsnber. order. war.
given q both Ancnss and sherman pursue he eue-
my early the next morning with Al their avsilsfls
isre sZeept that under Granger intended for the re-
LIEF Of Knoxville,
Tks PErsHis = R;agg0lS.
On tho morning Of The .26sb. Sherman advanced bv
~ OF Chlesmauga station, aud Thomas forces 1rdsr
Hooker aud Palmer, moved on the RtissviIs ros5 -
ward Grangsvills and RiaEgold
The sdvsnce Of Thomas forces reached RingRoid. On
the morning Of the 2 b. where they found the sn.nv
in strong gOston ia the gorge aud on the crsst 81 ~,
loFs ridge. nom which hey disIodged him after ssss
aght, Ia which We lost heavily II valuable oears ,n
men, and eontisusd the pursuit that dsv u1t1 80
Tunnel HB distance Of twscty miles f2om 6bstss
nO0ga.
Davis division Q4h corps) of shernsu's e,lrn,
reached knsgOld about noon Of tho same dsy TIovT
ard corps sent BY Sherman "a Red Oisy ts sTa
the rairosa between Dalton and Clevsaild and ms
e1t on Bfsggs Communication with LOnestreet ,rhIeh
waz s1eeessiuy accomplished. Had Il not been -
Imperative necessity OF relieving Burnside / would
/ hsYe pursued the broken and demOralized enemy a.
eng As suPPes could eaFe besa found in the Country
But my sdvicss we're that Burnssss auuIiisE v-rTfj
only last until ne Sd Of Dscsnbsr Il was already es,-
ting late 20 Afford the Necessary reieE 6sternined
therefore 70 pursue no further. Booker was drsc
70 hold the position he then Oeeupisd uuti s night M
The 50h, pit 20 60 10 further E0uA as the expsrss f a
fght Sherman was directed 10 nSrch 70 The rsisr-s
cfosaing Of the HiEAsses, to protsct orauzer's fs
until be was across that stream and 70 prsvsut fnrsL
reiaioreerasnts being sent By that in.o East Ter
ueszee.
7ss Rssurn from. tls Chass-Sasrmas Sen, "a