Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-29

ts5n an both sides The old hotel, u brick building a.
The junction Of the road, was tbs extreme lett Of Wei
l eordg line. The 9Th Kentucky, Of Ponnibaksr's
I brigade, Ellad The windows, and poured q calling cross
1 ars upon the rebels a. they ssSaNed the hill Of eedars
/ and As they advanced TO our main line apou tie right
! Col. Bond with his brigsds, had bsen IN front. The
I rsbels compelled him 10 fall back, and be took up po-i
suon anew on the rtEht Of Col Adams whose origsds
vas next TO that ofCol Psnnibaker In his position
/ me rsbais continued the attack, and pressed the whole
Of Wolford's diviGen back frsm the road
Tbs Lnyehrositg Of as Rebel AdUaHes,
together With the confusion into which our line was
! thrown, threatened = disaster to tina whole oolLmn,
/ CsL. Pesnibaker seized HE opportunity. Rsiying
the IIih Kentucky and 45th Ohio - thsy we're falling
back 70 get their horses, be formed them In line on
| foet, and pointing TO the rebels shouted, Nov, boys,
/ 20 fer M Away they went, met, checked and held
fs rebels until WOlford Wan snRblsd to form his d.
right Of the main road The advantage gained BY
I this mEasuvsr slabled Wof0rd to ebtsiR and held q
/ mast desirable position.
The BrHut Of the Fight
w.E however. borne by Gel. Fosters division. which
was IN line 10 the left Of tho ROAD. 4 hsHvy force OF
I he enemy pushed down what is known a. the Poor
! valley rasd uDeH his flank, and compelled his gradual
I but steady retirement frsaa hill to hHi and frsm line 10
/ Hns. On front and haak he was aHssiIed At once, and
In vain the gallant brigAden or Graham and Garrard
I snGeavsrsd TO stem the tsrrsRt- The enemy brought
/ frem which struck with terrible aosuraey wherever
I directed. The lighting sonnnusd TIL HiGhtfsll. when
the sneny had driven Is about half : mile May Of
! eur dead snd some % our wounded fell iD.o their
hands. We have taken q few prisoners.
Gsasral FsyYsSO's HO0sms1t
In ccnneetIou with ths movement Of tie Infantry in
front, a large body 0f-sbei cavalry had moved down
from MorriStown, BY way OF Chicks cross roads Niih
/ ford, and thenee, by q sida road. stack Gen. Shaekel-
ford in the rsar and cut of his retrsHt. This pRrt Of
the programme, however, WIS intsrfersA with By Cen.
Ferrero, o. the 9th corps who detached a brigade snd
! aeut II TO he ford. The rgbels when they came M dis
covered the obstacle somsv9Ht 10 their Eurprtfe' aHa
endsavored to revenge thansetvo9 Dy vigorously shell
ing The camp Of be brigade, which they did until after
n~ighifal, wound7s a Few Ameng them CEPt. Bardsn,
OF the % Michigan
Gssty4l Parks aAs Potter
happened 10 be on a visit 10 Gen Shackelfor4 When the
rsbsls opeued the attack. Colonies Bowen and Bsb. /
cock. Of the latter generals star, hzd narrow esespes, |
the horses Of borh being wounded by q she'll Tbs en-
Tire loss viii probably not exceed ons hundred and City.
4 Wagon Train Captured,
WHEN the rebsls finally got possession Of the station
they detached a force which Immediately moved up
the road to Cuubsrsndg sF, and on = plateau Of Clineh
mouuinin sapfured q wagon train that had gone into
camp fer The night. The train was loaded with coffee
aud sugar for the soldiers and stores Tor me ansers, Rld /
in al numbering twenty-five wagons. The Przs must
have bssu = very gratifying one 20 the rebels. A de-
taehmsPf Of Col Blddfais cavalry, about thirty in mum /
Der. also fell inc their hands The II6tt Indiana was
I eucsmped oa The Roadside. near the TOP d the nountaia. /
! Their retreat having been eut Of by a fores which csme
dsUu through Cllnch valley they made their sseEpn
! By travelling along the crest Of The mountsin-ar rather
] perilous iouruey-uuhl they reached the Vicinity Of
! Rutie &C. when hey descended.
I During last night Gen, AAnsOR sent HasCsIfs division /
70 The support CT nlEEkeiDrgl bGQ our fruuE lH now COM
/ posed OF both cavalry and infantry, Hascai intrenebed
biz line and pat = battery in position, which shelIed the
rebels with considerable effect today. Oar sigrsl on.
Ger On Cinch mountain, Captaln Dsnisls, reports . very
heavy column Of the rsoeiH in The valley
In TIE PuED. December IS, 1867.
IsBslch amonent Of leisure In the hurry Of events
70 add q few brief particulars Of the skirnishing Of
the past few days, and thereby attempt 10 complete my
record Tou must make due allowance for my diseon
I neeted and rsgmsntaFy story when Tou consider the
disadvsntsgsE Of writing for the Epsszodie mail fsclE
q 3 within reach. No wonder Mickey Free exclaimed, |
Bad buck 20 his marching
In tbs diminishing ct yestsrday the ensnY showed q
very heavy I9Tee. ouF position Was nearly Tour miles
this side q Bean station, an the edgs-of = clearing /
Tbe enemy made their appearances ia the timber on the
opposite side, and made several attempts to drive us by
8 charge. Finding our position strong on the front, I
they marched around upon 0ur right, when Sen. Hss- /
call pui the COnkie battery. uuder Lieut.. Peaee, IN DO |
sitIou. ana sbeiled them. The rebais In tur1 brought /
8 battery int play frem Accommodating hill, sad q
night advanced the Sighting meTsedinto 3 hrisk artillery
duel In the nigh our troops fell back, and marched
until 2 o'clock this moroing, when they blTouArksd ~
the roadside.
General Stz1gis,
who to day brought Ep the rsar with the cavalry, Skin.
alshed with the rebels, checking svery snsst, sod held
he rebels 81 bay while our trains aud Baggage moved
steadily back Il was somewhat OF a coincidence that
his infantry support vas the ninth eorpE whlah he
originally Commanded s. South Mountain, AHaetAm,
and fredericksburg.
Supposed ATTi0ai Of Rebel RsinfOresnsats.
BLAJR's Gross ROADS. Tenn, Dee. ls.-On Tuesday
t Has pretty we'll sHeertaIned that tho enemy had
been reinforced BY all or . portion Of BWella sorps
from Virginia. giving them an aggregate strength u
not far iron forty ihonSand meR. On TBesdsy night
car troops fell back. marching until tive o'clock, 4 n,
Waen The column halted and 6iTouaSksd.
General SleTgis ~ C0mmaad-ATrival Of sea.
Grazgsr's Forces.
On Wednesday he resrsat continued, tho cavalry
under Gen. StufFis. who had inst arrived aud suoeeeded !
Gen Shaeksiiofd in command, astonishing with the
advance Of the e1smy. The infantry Of he relr guard
was the division Of Col. Hsrtrsuft, Of the ON corps
By night our main body had arrived at this point and
here The hnsl stand lB 70 be made. Wehavo bean
reinforced BY me command OF aeneral Granger, from
the army Of tho Cumbeflsed, and our men have
thrown up iz-trenehmenta across the whole sweep Of
4 Rebel Demonstration.
On Thursday the rebels made q denomination upon
our right flank from the direction Of Kew Market
day, and artillery Was used ca both sides. Ia the az
ssrBooa the~rebela made th9lr appearance en- ths ether
size IF the knobs, upon The Now Market road. and at
lacked the position Of Spears brigade. Spesr replied
Ua comparatively quiet today. Some little Skin.
miahiAg is going on along The front.
"KHeZpIle Must Be Takeh."
BLuR's cBoss ROADS, Isns., Dec. ls-From the
prisaners captured iu the recent fight at Bean station
we learn that Longsreet has been heavily reinforced
from Virginia, and that he il under orders 70 take
KnoEvlIe Al al hazards This story GENES from rebel
of8egrr-a rnaiar and lieutenant, I beiisye-uho we're
eapiared in the hghf and { is well 90 take their stale
mspi cum 9raHo s.iA Rebel ofaeerA even U they
knew the piaAs Of their leaders woald net be SO ready
to divulgs them. That Len gstreet has been reinforced
shere can be nc asHbk /
The Rebel Strength.
Longsirsss had in the Siege Of Knoxyile noarly TWEEN.
~ five thousand men, Inclusive Of a wandering band Of
rebels under Jones or Williams, whose duty heretofore
was a sort Of border waFfarssn the State line, between |
Ternsgsee and Virginia. He has been reinforced by |
some ten OF sfioeR thousand FROM EWelrs command,
giving him now a foFee % from thirty i've 10 forty
fhous and. Perhaps hs orders are 10 take Knoxville |
At al hazards for the ofioeEs aboge msntioued may
have spoken the truth, On the principle has where $40.
rss from either side must be received with dus allow
ave-. the ruth would appear as fslEeh0od. The better
soindou Of tie question, however, is that LonRstreet Is !
ordered to make s demonstration on Knoxville, - de-
tain sherman's forces while Hardee may fall upon
Thoalas, 70 reverse the tick which Grant played upoa
Bragg.
whatever tho ultimate design Of Longstrset maybe.
be- cannot effect anything. He has the elesr-headed
PARK ito cantend With. Isay this Eithou. any boast.
ing. We have been repuised, It Is true, At Bean sta
ton, and have fallen back 10 = point less than-tweuiy Z
miles from Rockville, thereby virtually giving the en- 4
anv pogses4on Of the eastern corner Of the Slate, Our
uHrslilt has been checked. We have become an army
AZ refrsat and abandoned = portion Of Tennessee 20 the
eresnv. hui NOT without 3 strsfegieGl purpose which
ssFv no. meuusn. III mention Gen Rsrke, Z do 20
1of a he disDarsgsnent Of Gen. Foster, Who. being /
nm recently IN command Of eur army, hes Transmitted 1
~ eoamand fn the hsld to one who, 10 the whole cam
pairp hn Ibis action, was Tie right band o. Gan. Burn. {
Blair's cyOss Roads. {
6s a 6Rht-ifit nay nos ss dsBi8sd win The lille r
Of 4 battle, Is impending IN This v~ieihiy-lt may he b
We 10 say a foW words about BlEiFs cross roads. The &
grsst state highway u Eastern Tennessee "a here IN. Il
railroad, and communicating with the road between a
Wnorviila and Cumberland aaB. Is derives fs mana d