Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-01

The Louisvills J6ETHGl says that Forrest dis
banded three Ksdtueky regiments belonging to
his forces, on he. 26.h ult, between MaysvTlle
and Paducah-shs 81, Col. Thompson /; the IN,
Col. Grassland and the S.h, Lieas- Col. Shock.
life And It i added:
These regiments were part Of ths eemmand
of Forrest, and led the column in he lac attack
on Paducsh. They lost in tRe fzht about
twenty men killed, and number wounded
The whole force of Forrest Is estimated st eight
Thousand, and the fetal loss In the stack was
about one hundred and fifty killed, captured
sRd Weunded. Col. Thompson, who was killed
IN the tight, was commanding brigade a. the
time, bus hsld his commission II the 81 Ken
tucky infantry.
Most Of the men belonging TO tie dishsnasd
regiments returned to theIr homes in the Slsts,
and will be glad to accept Of the privileges sf
f0Taed By the cath Of amnesty. A small por-
ti0n Of the eommsnds followed in tie year @.
Forests forces, sEd signifed Lhsir intention q
enli5tlng in some of the rebel Tennessee rsgl
1sents- The nineteen Of tas Sd regiment VIE
accepted tae oath OF amnesty yesterday arc
principally residents Of Caldwell county. They
report that the Kentucky Tegim nts N the rebel
service will be dsbaudsd AMI allo1ed % rsturn
to their homes IS fAss as the terms Of lhsir en-
Essment expire.
The manner Of disbsuding ths three regiments
BY Forrest Is something Of a novel proceed
ing in ElillterY regulationl, and must appesr as
q strange &C: 70 the candid thicker Ths move
mers looks 10 US as if it was intended 70 cloak
some deep design. None cf the soldiers we're
furnished with papers showing that thsy vsrs
mustered out Of the CoufsdaTAts service. Thev
say they were simply dFswn Up il line and tod
that their terms OF enlistment lad ex-
n4rar Lhau Isr1crz~ Haal0r-.H -, -
rate army, cad won!a be permitted to return 10
their homes. This may be Al hoaess statement,
bGs thinking Hen nay be pardOred il they are
slow to place implicit conf leuee in the story.
Geo. Forrest would have no IsgifmEts right
TO disbAud rsgimenE simply By verbal proe-
lsmAtion. Ple authority would 6sTe to come
from EheTsbel War Department, and each soldier
would have. 20 receive = written certificate OF
his muster out, together with ilsl statements OF
bis accounts with the Government. The Con-
federsse amy is not 50 strong or the Govern
ment 50 sbundsntly abls to furnish soliiers
that il would permit thrse regiments to Be- ils-
giiimatsiy disbsnded. The wholesale eonserip-
ton which is bsjRg enforced throughout ihe
South would place expired regiments sg ain in
ths field, and We esn fad 10 re&son why rebel
KsntuckiAng should bs exempted from he order
We truly bslieve that ths disosndinZ Of the
regiments by Forrest is fsres 20 prepare a
esaTshng dfsma Tor tue stage The CunfsdaTsts
| auttoniiss hsvs not given up all hopes Of sgain
posse ssing Kentucky, aud plsn less sub,le
could scarcely be conceived tl aid their esuse
thsu By disbsRding three veteran regiments 10
enter the Sssts without opPoSisionsoF alarm,
4. i, sffseting su organization, in a quiet mo-
msnt sETike as some u0gusrded point hoping 70
be successful L would be veil 20 cOsely watch
the movements Of the disbAndsd soldiers OF the
Ksntueky rebel regiments, and net plses :eo
much confidence ia tins homes y Of .hsir inssn-
tfoUa