The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-14
Letter from the Army of Tennessee.
From our Regular Correspondent j
Cavalry ByoUAc, NEAR WILMA RIeA, !

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|. sinca NV oon,,,,n;no,;n ~ ~ ,o..
J, of NM fron, E,owal ,;u H. ~ ~ z
mano,,vras nv ~ "csss
in he immed;ste faca ~ ,h I"' ,u psn,U'iils 4,
: prevented anv sncb ,rano,,;i;tv XII = =, <
essarv % Iefter w,if;rg iryy,ii,a II ,,a
correspondents ayon. Inn, n ." I i viii ~ :
: Ilcomrades in tba front a,d IL ali a,L,
nrivates has lit,Ia tin,a ~ anliaot 49,.
20 tberefore can sneak trn,bf,,ll,, ~ i;t,I
save what falls unaar bis ;,nn,a,H,,a III
servatiop.
The nositiop oco,n;od 10 .ba .s,f;ss;.
sippi Cavalry, Il the ina of ha,tIe T ~
tending in onr entra, oly,a,,,s 60,
4 north east Of New IIona Cbnrch ,nd sa,,Ii
west ~ DalIas was rl,an stI,a -, go,
'fIeft fianIy Which rs;sbo3,sih,a. Tos, ,sas' Il
Halted ~ Jaclson, d;vi,io, Tha T,f, =,
nv lanahed merrilv at III, IDEA IF nntt;n,
\ cavalry n The trenches n 4 thing M
heard ~ IN oprm;litarv historv mi ara
NV briyade fArmstronc,al st9od 90 90,
| lantrv bv the ,ld Kentn,.lsv hr;oado =
/ Infantry BraolSinridre,s inst boast. !, i
! the storming IN INC breo.tworl.s ooo,,
/ ut. they were profnse 10 excess in tbe;,
lpraises. At 4 O'Clock y. m. on oStl
inst. after living n the trenehps nnder !
scorchine sun all dav we formed in linz
Of baiila il front ~ orr brasstwarl,s
and tbe order .,forwardn Uas g;van !
rinping,cbaer ran along onr odaano;,, :
| line. answered bv tba teran Kentnnlt'
! ians on onr right 40 taking the "doubIa
ouiok sten y we dasbeJ onward ,brn,,rh
brnsbwood over rocks ond anll;as ,,t7;i
wa e,,,srged into on 80, 8,,ld = ~, ~
canfre of which wac I'm fa.;na ~ G
enrnv, j trencbas AZ ona bnndred ,a,.i ~
distant uay;ng driue, ~ thain 49, .i.;a
mishers the fra ~ hon,hs ara,,a n,niatan
ond n,,,sLatr wa - ~,
heartily rat,rned ,yas ts,,;ti;a ~ I,nd
~. nnt hora recaiyod AZ ardsr ~ ra.;ra
tha frst brioadsl world thaf mini haya
rested IN Yankee fortifcations me III
and 2nd Mississinni ~ tba nicbt nf tba
2sth. having only j bout. fve or siv b,,n,
drM wards IL clnaroa wore l,ngor ay.
posed to the enen,v,s fire. and consa.
nuentlv LOST more Tha disfanca ,yas -
great. the eround so broLe,, and tba man
so unused fo exercise an foot tbat tbav
were excessively fatio,led before raochinc
shelter again and lad ne ene,nv tbe
courage to pursue they must have can.
tured MANY. The frat Mississinn; can.
tured four ni,ces Of cannon bnt wera too
exhausted 10 bring them off Hmm tbe
left. tie 28th drove their cnnners from
their nieces bnt had IN retira bafora snf.
fering modification similor to tba frst
In the retls.at We lost most a.. Il o8fh
Miss. lost their Gallant and beloved IL
+ N Fowler sovorelv wo,,Tded ord ~ |
-,
col Harris If tha ond has diad fro,a
mortal wounds and Canta;ns @ T,,rnar amd p
IIprin Of The ia Miss k;lIed Cornor.l
Rec Sc lsilled and nrivates Green and M
Bnrdstt a. n sevareIy ,yonnIad Ioss
n the 9Sth 9o lii, i and wounded
as in hrigada III n woa savera y,r;ce
q nav for s.feeIinon tba enemy notiyitb.
,tanding tbot tbey bave laft n,onv hurled
n fbair irenchas -
,Sharnan evac,,otod b;s hroostwo,l,s -,
IN lef, front 4, frst ;,,sI IVbatanan ~ a.
i'm he had n w. Go Gcnoral Tohnsta, w
,es dofsayod Il G',r lo1t now roats ha'
,ond Iost Mamie; ybare II tha foa
,os 1ba tar,ar;tu ~ odwanca 10 w;Il ra
,e;ya ! wsrn, recent;on 7 could o;va von
ten,s .s 10 tbe nosit;on bnt tI;nL i
/, rnnr 70 ,,nbl;sh opyIb;n, 90 advantaaa
wy te liz II; enan,v oa az az dasscs;nt;on of d,,r
ino of ha,tla Wh,,t hos ocanrrad will
rrile What is occurring | do not feeJ an.
70 stata Rsce,,sa onr lines are
4 ~ eoso,, for croal, ~, NJ
INV ,Sas e,,er :, ~ n,ore cono,ect 'hatier or.
,anized or more confilent M soldier
,ere donbts onr final success There Is
nonal, intaiI;ganca IN lie yants ~ Lnoyv
Lot everv nile sherman advances weak
ns b;s ayo;Iahle G,rca Al every BRIDGE I
= r,,,st iaavao o,,ard Bv IeGvinc bis
ase, he, like man suspended by his
ands, loosens fing after finger as he. !
into country devoid of all y
1eans of sustaining his army; and he
1ust ultimately stumble before the STRAIT !
ey of our old Virgini.n. At any mo- I
Tent the cavalry may be sent to his rear !
, cut his communication off. after which y
q mnst staryc. retreat or suif-r defeat in
he field so soon as he has consumed Q
hat he now has on hand. His teams ,
re n miserable condition. and deser. t
.rs renort that they are upon short ra- t
ops Scin;o Africanus told his troops y
III mthe hone. the oourare Of the as s
Liant i alyavs greater Than that ofthose L
ho act unon the defensive" :" but when n
~ aesoiIdnt ;s e,rrounded bv so many b
;tjicnIties as Sberman's army, he feels
,at he "walks unon egg shells.n One
: tbasa u eog sheIIsn Is tho nroximitv f
+ tbe ex,,;, ef;on of the term af service a