Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-21


- 81 Tennessee
.sF.wh0 was sent I.
maaafasurias eoantf3 hes soss Sc field ct o'clock
ed By bar aiss sVssss. isisa by this sudden rs
Enala insssl 50 ysaaole ssae Eshsd vigorously for
Of ezquasls Sac eofssn eosf to oVerrun our forces
ssns Oursley Yet noaext three hours Wss severe
claim for Msz 20 tie pss1sSge was made, column sf
ton rled with headlong impetuos
The quaafag of cot.F against Us, and by rs against
Of an classas IL u IS O'Clock the 81 Tsnnssses had
ii. 1ss a Jassssy, pf the enemy, and made 3 fa-
tha ,s.ss is Of IL enemy At first sent back :
.v .,a,is.s secssian ~, then 900 cavalry and be-
80 .0a !, 49, diusln Armsd ct the obstinaey Of
,,ss 81 sedsnd the appearances Of force
=, 49,, ek ali his cavalry and COM
az. -. -. a.,,r = His forces in 'front.' were
sl.s. ss.ess : s.,sse. ad the whole body Of his
A.nso1'l u .-..,,. Wagons artillery, caval-
me 49,, Sress1s i. rs, snd wounded went back
ton............--. .sgAss, blocking up the roads;
Ths tzpOrisloa Of s. oh woods and fields. Over
~ sane y rs \ $ and fourteen pieces Of az
s,rue = ais yssr oned in less than one hour ef
.-S5egan.
pursued until dark and then
1ai li,ss sight. The greatest injury in
J~zepy Eas =. dufiug this engagement was BY
| In syinnsrs lhands,S Wilsop's and RusselPs reei-
IN yarns aa, Ess@ s brigade, suffered severely. It
sran ~ tse spis that more canton wss not oxsr-
fsiIsrs....s.s .snt such unnecessary damage.
ImpOrtsaons g Der of killed and wounded in this
efesae sn ~. IA side was over three huedred. The
nemy in killed and wounded was
Dshsls,es and.
with ssacEi va force was four brigadss, two of
cotton goOdt 1nlmanded by Grierso1, and two Of
| Iueiadsai all under Brig. Stargis and the
bsfors reafs being fail, numbered not lsss shsa
from 4hss SusaDd. Two negro regiments served as
L In guard But few negroes have been cap
= tured. They made good their escape.
h The pursuit wss renewed early in the norl,-
), ing, Gan Forrest following before daylight with
, his escort and the 7th Tennessee, fighting the
: enemy Jnsil the other commands cams up At
4 Ripley e Desperate fght ensued, in which Bells
!, brigade and Lyons greatly distinguished them
), selves, charging into the toWR aud driving the
q Yankees from every stronghold they had taken
3 killing, Wounding and capturing FIVE hundred
. or more. Tie enemy took the Saism road and
3 weTs pressed every inch Of the way. A terrible
!. anbuscAde was given them by Col Blrsesu,
y near Salem Having gained position on their
Hank in advance Of the column, he dismounEed
snd marched his command within sky yards Of |
!, the read. As the column came on, the road was |
), crowded with infantry and cavalry. 0ao sheet
OF FIRE tom his line, and huHdreds lay hors du
combat.
Charging immediately upon the road sill fur. |
! ther execution was effected until compelled to
I | give way. The 95sh Ohio regiment which was
> IN the rear OF the column, aud hard pressed by
Col. Lyon, surrendered. The various troops of
. Gen. BrltoEd's command in this, the second day
of the pursuit. captured q thousand prisoners.
!. Having followed the enemy nearly to LaGrsnge,
!, and put his column to fight in fragments, the
!. = troops commenced their return on the morning
OF the 18th, and secuted the woods to the Left Of
the Salan road back to Riplsy. The result has
! been that seven or eight hundred mors strag-
Cling Yankees were caught. Griofson and Stur-
; gis deserted their commands beyond Ripley,
: : and fed to LsGrange.
The outrages committed by the enemy 10 the
= expedition exceeded sill former example. Houses
! were robbed Of every article necessary TO the
! ! support Of families. Ladies insulted and out
. ragedi children. rebbsd Of their clothing, and
:, LEFT naked, crying and hungry old men chokse
and gagged, and in some instances beaten near.
: ly to deashi women kicked ont Of doors for mur-
= muring at these wrongs, and knocked down BIZ
L buck negroes in the presence Of their husbands
These are some of the injuries that the poor pso-
= pie, OF North Mississippi have had to endure
within the last ten dsys; and II is things like
! these that make them grateful once more for
|, their deliversnce and have nsrved the arms Of
: Forests seldiors to fghs like demons and to
= perform deeds of daring unequalled il history
: The Southern man who would not fight now, is
unfit for freedom, and ought not to enjoy it.
SILUS.