Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-31

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Tho following extract from pFivass letssr
explains the late movement Of oar army a1deI
Isleut.-G Gen. Longstrees.
The Yankees came Up in fns spirits, a few
days since, proeiaining as they advanced that
they were about 70 dive Longstreet out Of Ten
lnessee. Tho 4sh army corps, part Of the % /.
aud their entire cavalry force, moved M 10 a
poiut between DandTi1gs and Morrissown Our
forces were moved down 70 mf ct tkem on the
I4lh After placing his infantry, Gen I.spg-
street. with bis staff, moved on TO the front
and joining the cayzlry, personally supsrin-
! tended its movements The enemy endeavored,
I By asnk movement with theiF cavalry, 10 gst
! into our rear. The quick eye Of The general so
arranged nAlterss IS 70 thew Jenkins (ate
Hood's) division IN the rear front, and Le or
I deTsd son. Martin to throw portion Of bis
cavalry in tho rear aud press them upon JeEk-
ins. Martin gave the order.
The enemy, without being pressed, came nn-
expeetedly on jenkins, and wera driven peil-
nell, As wO supposed, on Martins cavalry
But, alas the cavalry, BY some mistake, had
gone around 70 the front Of the sHemy and TO
tho rear Of jenkins, and, Of course the way
was open for their escape, Of which they took
the earliest advantage, and went on thar Wsy
rejoicing.
There is semsthiug wrong about The cavalry 1
I
sired bul ghe discipline is gTetched, and L is
almost Inefficient ia consequences. We must 4
hare change 10 cur cavsiry lsRdsrs They
tall back too often, advance TOO seldom; alIOp,
their men to scatter, stTsggle sad piIlagg, 70 1
such an extent, that, instea1 Of baud OF eheV-
alters, fighting foF lbe,iy, they have become
lsoselY oTgan.zsd mass Of marsudsFs, eEd thair
love of.piundeE hiss 90 far pFesominssed, thas
he fruits Of victory are often lest from The fact
Tho cavalry is plunderiOg when il should te
pursuing.
A striking instaEee Of this occurred Ia the
present movement HsTEisOa's brigade was
ordered to make a certain movement which
promised tbs successful capture of about oHs
thousand. horses from which tie enemy had
dism0uated- The m5ys WIS made, ths hoTses
were actually csPtured, the men in charge shot
down, bUt, instead of turning back The horses L
under = sufficient gERfd, our cavalry became a
mob Of plunderers, cenFaeneed rifing the
holsters OF pistols, loaded themselves with
spoils, and, 10 The midst Of their con usion,
brigade Of Federal cavalry dashed IN, recov-
cred the horses and scattered our uen.
Until severe example IS made, this viii rot ,
only continue, bat grow worse, until the name
of csyalrymsu viii carry with Il 50 much re-
preach thst the truly patriotic Of their number
(snd there are mEuyl viii blUsh te be known :
80 belonging to the organization. For this
evil there is but one renedy-s;Tiet respousi.
biisy in tia officers. The commanding general
owes it to himself, to this arm Of the service, {
and, Ecre than all, 10 the country, to sac that 5
these things are redrsssed
Had the cavalry been as eficiant as il would ]
have been under n leader Ike Ransem or r
Hampton, this would have been the last week
for Federal forces in East Tennessee. When 3
ever they meet our men they showed that they
were utterly demoTslized, and depended en-
tirOly on tho heetness Of foot foH safety. Oar
infantry could not follow them-.he roads were
wTetched-.ko snow slmoss constantly on the
ground, and many, many Of the men uushod z
Tho iafsniIy did al thst It went 10 do-Tesist tho
advance Of the enemy. The pursuit rested
with the cavalry. Had il been I'D with the e
dash and boldness that the occasion demanded
.he whole Federal force, wagons ard all would
have been in immiEeat peril As It is, the :
hes been foll Of fruits. We now &C.
oupy or contrcl that part Of Esst Tennessee ca
psbla OF sustaining our army.
We are az present well fed The Yankees I
arc on half Tstions, aud driven back to the
neighborhOod OF Knoxville, their biH Of fare /
will grow smsil By degrees and beautifully
less" uaiil At last they muss Tsd.e from this
portion Of the State
Oar men ere Val atsttsLi sac syiritss vrurii
fed, and, in e foW days more, will be well
clothed Alter that, if ihs cavalry viii half do
its duty il starvation has not ouly driven the
Yankees cut, oar troops VIII