Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-13

Zbe EaskEes fs Eesssss9aa aisd s9vksHSSs.
TWs are Indebted to shs kadncss of lady
Of shis city, FOR tie privileges Of making ths an
nexsd extract from Issisr Escsived by her on
yesterday, and write By Brig. Gen. Waal, Of |
Texas. It is the latest and most ciTcumstantisl |
account of the gr,iAs bsttles in the West, that
has yet rea ched un, and sithough not written
for Ehs public eye, viii be found exceedingly in
tsresing.l 40, ,.e,
viii give you resume Of
ny campaigning, frsm which you may form idea Of
what has been dons and effected in the tranH Misss
sippi department.
Contrary to my expectations, and the purpose for
which came iato this department. received order
from General Smith, placing in command Of the Ist
brigade Walkers ,iiyisIon, snd assumed command
when the army in full retreat before Banks forces
Fort DeRusssy had fallen, Alexandria taken, ard
the whole stats with the exception OF few counties,
was occupied By the enemy very args feet of trans
ports and gunboats in Red river, Banks with forty
thousand men, and Steels with twelve fifteen thou
sand from. Little Rock ware all advancing shreve-
port To meet this forcs we. had about six thousand
Texas infantry one thousand Louisiana infantry, and
an abundance of Texas cavalry, in the Louisiana de-
parsasnt under Gensra Taylor. together with about
four thousand Missouri and Arkansas infantry, and
full proportion of cavalry IN ArkansaA
The morning of the slh OF April found General Tay-
lor st Mansfield forty miles from Shreveport where he
determined to attack the snemy General Mouton com
nsncsd ihs attack gradually, taking a battery and
driving the enemy, but with serious loss to his
msnd he being among the slain Fortune placed me in
the center OF the army and ad ynesd TO the attack
E,,r in had
my command bat few days, little acquainted with
them and it was their frst time under FIRE. I moved
them through field upwards Of mile, during all of
which time thsy under FIRE Of the enemys batter
les and large portion of the time reosivng heavy vol
eys of rides and mukery, bat they moved on boldly
and brsky IN regular line Of battle without the firing
Of a gun until they approached within eighty yards
and then, at the command, halted fired one
vollsy, and with q yell of fsroeity Chat msn
or devils never could invent unth instinct taught
a to TeKans) they rushed forward to the
charge The enemy broke and fed casting aside guns
secsuremenis knspEacks and every and anything that
impeded their progress. We pursued them until We
overlook thsir train, artillery and smbulsnces which
| ologgsd the road in their attempted escape. Having
captured tbs tran With officers soldiers and attaches
I say the credit Of my that they stopped
an instant riffs plunder the baggage provision
miles in advances Of the battlefield and the enemy be-
hind barricadss; Ane bad the honor of forming my
line Of battle that nigh within fifty yards Of their
| trenchmsntS They abandoned their position about
midnight, and We pursued them fourteen miles next
day to Pleasant HI, whers they considerably
inforced The Mansfield battle sEfoughi with Texas
| troops alone, save, perhaps, 1000 Lousianisns.
Gen ChurchilTs Arkansas and Gen. Parsons Missouri
DlvlzionE In tho attack Pleasant Hill The en-
smy fought much obstinatsly there tn Mans
hsId and althoug gh held possession OF the field Of
battle, loss very great. The enemy continued
his rsirest, and without hope of overtsking
him. The victory complete the defeat was disas-
trous and in is consequences, of the most npOr
tant Of the war saved the combined invasion Of
Banks and Steele, and McCsrnand, the sescosAt
whoss design and orders to conquer possess, and
occupy the State Of Texas. We Immediately or
dersd TO san towards Steele, which We did
marching rapidly towsrds this point. When arrived
few miles from here, learned that he had svscuR
ted the evening before, leaving many of his wagon
and other property. bridge improvissd, and Civ
ing him 80 hours start started again In pursuit. and
overlook him at the Sabine River He had fine nat
urs position well protected and contested his grount
NEST ieresy, but he driven with great loss The
| river rose rapidly and without bridges boats vi
were unable to pnrsus him farther
Our division suffered very greatly. Gen. Scurry ant
Gen. Kendall were beth killed. Gen scurry was {
/ very gallant officer and much beloved by his men
Horace Randall was the brother-n.lsw Of Gen. G. w.
Smith, aud a noble, brave and excellent commander
The only brigadsr general ssi the division my
self Ny nne horse was killed under me- receiving tW
wounds either Of which mortal had several shot
| through my coat and three In my arm, two of then
slight. The last however, quite It shat
tered one Of the bones OF my three places Tn
battle was fought the 3Oth of April and still here
suffering much pain, but the wound is healing and
presume after a while the boEes will knit there
enough left to form base and my youth and constu
ton will make the supply Of ossihsd ms.eriAl Dr. Ran
dali who has been the ield with me and great
y exposed shot early the action the ball passn
through his chest and arm fortunately without break
ing bone. BE is nearly WELL goes out visiting, etc
Mrs Wanl Is also here, with me- and has been durin
the campaign indeed she was the field at Mansfield
and remained until advised leave She was Of gres
assistance 20 the wounded there minstering days
the hospitals. Col o. Young, from Fort Bend county
Is also here, shot through the the wrist and
suffering very much. Tell Mrs. John
st0n, after giving hsr my krdest regards that my wifi
frequently brought her my attention depicting he
suffering In Richmond from her broken arm and VIXEN
thought Of that delicate limb, crushed, bsndaged
lyingon pillow, and then looked mino, about tn,
szs Of mules leg, tied to board, forgot the pain IL
pure symp sthy at the recollection The crops in Texa
are very fine prOnaing there will be enough for h
citizens and for the army. Everything Is buoyant II
this department, snd ana much better satisfied Since
we have stricken tsllng blow, this department. i
won and Is fairly ours would prefer the other side
the Mlsaissippi but Cen Smith says ha - an
ssz-zE,aFs7l ssc.ssiI, ana have been Of any ser
vice 1 ana glad remained.
Truly, yours, T N WAUL.