Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-14
Tha war in lhs vYssa-LongssrssVs Con.
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Frsu me RIshmsDd HENminsrI
We have some interesting news Of General
Longstrest's command and Of the general stu
stisn in the central West.
Gen. EcLaws has been relieved, and charges
have been preferred against him By Gen. Long
street. The faciIs, there have basn ssns dis
oords in LongssTest's armv, sud Tiers il a dis
position to imBuss 80 them the failars Of bis re-
cent campaign.
It appears, however, that considerable results
were &c pplishsd IN The campaign which claim
q historical recognition.
Il is sn indisputssls fac. that, whsn Long
strest vas sent from General Bragg's lines, be
was furnished with 10 suosistenes whatever
ard in the way Of transportation, was provided
with some refuse teams ~ Brsgg's quzTtermss-
ter, Despite these difficulties, he succeeded in
subsisfing bis army and in capturing an aggrs-
gate amount Of stores from the enemy, which
Acne was q valuable result Of the campaign
Al L,sroir station be captured train Of eighty
FIVE wegons, many Of thsn loadsd with valuable
msdicsf stores. Al Bssn stGiion be captured
thiEiy wagons, q quantity Of forage, and some
borses. Ia the CiReh valley no captured hrtY
other wzgous-s particularly rich spoil. es they
were Hostly laden With sugar and coffee.
Ase.her cause Of embarrassment IN the Knox
v1ls campaign is said to hsye been the inade
ouacy Of L0ngsLrest's force, When hs stsF.sd
on his expedition, S.sFeuson's division was then
At Loa5en, gone thirty miles from Knoxville
4 and II appears that, bY he peTvz8iy Of B,sgg,
he was recalled 20 Chattanooga, aud that che
fTss tran which carried LoHgstTeeIs trcoPs
through TO Loudon, returned with those Of
| Stevenson. i is argued that L0ngsiTsots move
msnt was thus uncovered, and that he was leli
with only aleyen thousand infantry - coudHei
the campaign, aTduels in all respects against
an enemy twice bis numbers.
Bat whatever may be the value Of tAsSs nil
itsry criticisms OF the recent Rockville cam
psigE, there il no doubt, from whst We hear, that
tie Tstrest Of cur f9TGss 70 RasssiIviils was GRE
Of tie most f~eTtaDs.s retreats OF lne war. Il
was made without he slightest loss Is sVEdee
I largs column Of the enemy at Loud0D- Ia
immediate object vas R9geEs7ills, where Long
street sxpeefedt 70 get supplies sns miiliug toI
hs army. Oar foresg, however, being pressed
By the enemy, who followed than 20 BssH
sssion, On the Cumberland Gap read, tuTaed
upon The Yankees, inflicted upsn them 3 sewers
dafsss, asd drove thsn twelve miles before Ras.
s~ellyilis.
Isis expsslsd that L0ugstrssEs forces viii
winter II their present position. HIS hsas-
quarters are 81 RussellFille, and the lines Of bis
cavalry sxtend to doTristown and Messy creek.
It is said the army will Be able 20 get sufficient
supplies and su Rba0aszes Of lsBg forage in
tbs vslisy Of The Chieksy and French broad
rivers.
The position is one Of the nos. advantageous
en- the theatre Of tAs var. It is On the Aauk 81
Thomss' army. Il threatens tao ensmyis com
muuiestions through Knoxville and Nashville
l. Is within thirty mics Of Cumberland gap
Ii is on !hs East Tsnnesses and Virginia Tall-
road, we understand, Gad viii be completed e
| Lopgs.reets headquarters il three weeks, and
thus, in sass Of emergency, bring the army Of
Tennessee within supporting distance Of Rich
mond. It is, IA short, the controlling position
| bs.wesnLss and Johnston, and Ct the same iini
s.ose enough 70 Kentucky fertile invasion Of thai
State whenever the signal nay be giVsa f5l
such movement.
We are pleased 70 be assured 4Aat the suffer
ings il LongsIeet's command have been gross
y exaggerated By reports. It is asserted shat
the soldiers in the army Of Northern Virgins
have, al various times, (for instance, when tbey
| rant cut Of Maryland, after The battle Of BhsrPs
burg,) been IN much greater distress than tho
| Tennessee troops. Bat few Of the soldiers ere
actually barefoot, although many Of them kavl
ihsir feet eGssd in mossssins. A large number
Of shse-shcps have recently been established IL
Longs!fsst's army, sufficient to provide for j
during she wiHter.
We ksSr orc invaTisble sloTy Of the bad man
/ SEGMENT and Generalization Of oar cavalry IN
tie West. Many Of tbs esTGlrymen are rather
hesbo0tsrs aud spectators han soldisTg. 1t Is
said 10 be nos unusual to see, in Tenuesse5, 6
sa~vRlryman leading bis bss5t, laden with spois
Ike : sumpisT mule, and 1Luke1 UiLh sides oil
loGtasF, etc. 4 reorganization o. cur entire
/ cavalry foreo IL The west has been rec0rmsu5
! 81 10 the Goverumsnt On tha highest authority
aad it is reported that the whole f0Tes viii 3,
/ united uadsT Bseknsr.