Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-24
oAsfP DIBBRzLL's BBIeAIK cAySLRr,
Ftowah River. hfaV %. 1864.

ENUIAOAH AL1LAL "A
which have been traDspiTing since the srny pes
Dalton Is hss been dificuls to keep an luieiagi
Ole record of general mavemenls, as you
have seYsEsl correspondents who keep me PnG,
lie posted IN regard 70 the main srmJ, 1 snail
only endssvor 70 chronicle what uanspifes
around me. Ny last Communication, written
two end half mics beyond CAtsViiie On the
Coppsrmine road, hza scarcsly bean ataEsea
when We received orders to fall back 20 cur nor
ses which were il the rear CT Csssviils, three
miles distaut. Gen Martin who wss guarding
the ether road 70 oar left, which United with the
CoppsFmiHe road enc half milo iaoFth OF Cas-
Wills, had fallen back, lssTing oui iott anu resT
exposed. TIE enemy bad specify taken sd-
vantage Of this movement and already had pos
session Of the road between Col. DlsbIelfs
brigade and their horses. Why Col DbeTeii
Was not notified of Gen. Martins TeTogrsde
sooner, Is one Of The mysteries lFhieh We sup
pose Rill nsveT bs explained. Who was % blame
We do not pretend 70 ssy, indeed dc net knew,
bat Is Is very apparent that some one was sTiev-
ously at fsult. The whole brigade Br a time
xss in great danger Of being captured or san
ously cns I'D, and under = less sKiltul leader
would undoubtedly have suffered severely. As
il wss the whole command TeRchad their horses
in safety, after double quiekirg shout four miles,
which Was By no means agreeable to Us cavalry.
men, with the exception OF eleven zen killed
snd wounded
Tho Yankees then pressed up against our in
faniry lines, aud all expected iha dawn of tbs
coming moTning 10 spsn on q seeris Of blood and
fcsrnaee. However, we were 3oamed TO dissp
po.nimsnt. During the night the infantry qui-
ely withdrew, aud esrly next morning the cav
| airy followed. and bsfore night eli the 20sh, the
whole srIny was crossed to the south fsiu-2f
the E.owsh. Oar brigade was shsn.rellevsd
from duty, having bssa in the TeiH daily ali tho
way from Dalton. 6ghiing mole or lass each
day. Captain J. n Bdly, a. a. g., has kindly
furnished ma The following list Of casualties in
the brigade since the fighting aSoE1 Dalton com
msDeed:
Ssh Tennessee cavalry, Csptai1 J Lefwiek, com
ms1 Harry Roberts, elr Z Wounded:
81 CaTTiek, co D, sew In shoulder Frank Burger, co
Oh Tennessee. Colonel J B Bifis, commanding
Killed Andrew J Nicholson. co G. Win Bryant, CO g
VIM Mitchell, co G. Q q Duf. co l. Jas jenkins, CO h
| Wounded Lieut. r " Cake, co K; Lieut. B + BU=kitt,
Vaughn, co G. Captured " 2 Watson, CO L. J G.
Phi lips co h J Il Herrin, 90 +.
10th Tennessee. LirutG0l Demos, commanding, tuati
eapiur d on the 13th inst.) now comusnded by Msj0r
John Mn Killed Lieut. w q Cunt SerztJ SaiDp,
60 g. W D sarb-r. co Z. Wounded q LemssteEs, CO
llth Ter nessse, Colon D 10 msn, comma ding.
Killed J B smith, e D Woundsd: J N BAugh, 60
L; J Briggs co Z J Z PuTyear, CO y; Lieut. ThcIass
Banks, co G. " n Sinm-na- e. q; u HilmAn 60 1 J
N B alsy, co Captured: RR9seri, Thos CaPert1n-
The 4h Teonsssas, Commanded by Col Ne.
Lsmore, WA delsched fem tbs brigade for e
few days, the day we came access the EioSshi
consequently I have bsen unable to get q report
fen his gallant regiment, which suffered more
severely thaa say other ia TIA brigade. / learn
that the number killed and VrO1nied in the Arb
is tweDtyeigh., which makss the total loss ia
the brigade sixty. This is very severe, tic brig,
ade bsiDg small, but is goes ts show that For
rests old brigade has lost none Of its established
TenoEn. Where all behaved gnll to p~ersoaify
would be invidious. We would say, however,
that on the morning of the 18Th, At Rssaca. tho
10Th aud l1th, were ordered 20 report 10 Gea.
Stewart, and though We were not present 10 ses
hoW they behaved. we ale informed that Gen.
Hood aad other Infantry gensTsls e0mplimen.ed
them very highly for their gsllsiaHy. TIE 9Th
captured q msg efficient stand of ,sOl0Es from the
5th Indiana cavalry; slse two smsIl gaidons,
We are nov cneamped on the nsmsntie banks
Of the Etswah, revessl miles Rbove Altoona,
resting oar horses aud preparing for activs SER
vice, which we expect 10 haYs soon. The
enemy burned the rolling mills, two and s hall
mi,eS from here yesterday evening. Last night
our scouts proceeded nearly to Cisss sss.ticn and
found no Ysnks. They are evidently falling
bsek, or meving toward our left, most probably
the latter.
DR. Relley, son Of Hon. Jadgs Rislley, Of
Rutherford comfy, Tennessee, arrived heTs
from Middle Tennessee yesterday He reports
things il much better condition there than for
merry, most Of the snemy's foTcea having been
brought 30 TIE fTeat Tbs psopls are still buoy
ant and hopeful, the lEdiss especially. God
bless them, we hope to be able Cd redeem them
frOm the tyrsnt's rule yet before she leaves have
put on their saiamnal yellow.
TIE statement in the APPEAL few days
nnes, that Lieat Pr. M~ergsuqf Tic 9b Tea
nsssss infsntTy, vas killed az Rsssea, was in
coneet Il Sas Lient. Cell, Of shat regiment,
that was killed. O~scEoEA.