Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-08
Enom TuE Army OF rsNNEssEE


4 Dull Christmes-Ths First KsatRekg Bat
taiiOH-H00 O5gGairsd-FoEr Months on
Outpost Duty Gsd Participation IN Battles Of
C~Aiesamasga Gad missionary Rides-Gsa.
HorgaH-Wast Of Clothing and B!auksts-
Fros * Frsnt-YaEkss Policy.
TUNNEL HUI, Ga, January 5, 1864.
Correspondence Of the Memphis Appeal
The beginning of tbs new year was marked
BY nothing Of peculiar interest here along the
line Of our outposls. Christmas week was a
very dull occasion to most of u~s-excsediDg 50,
sines, as 1 informed you in my letter Of tho lat
instant, the larger portion Of this (Kelly's) d.
vision was on the roads between this and Charles
ton, IN lower East Tennessee. Having alluded
to that unsuccessful expedition again, it il but
proper TO remark, that the Isi Kentucky bAttal-
ion, (cavalTy) under Capt. J.. .. kirkpatrick,
covered the retreat of tho whole command On
he evening and night Of the 28sh December
It was ouo Of the few organisations, aeeomPs-
1ying the raid, that csms away in anything Like
good order.
Il LAY not be cut Of place 70 state, farther,
thst this battalion Is composed Of he men Of
Col. Bszil W. Dukes brigade, Gen. Aorgap's
%'ivision, who escaped capture IN July, as also
those Of the same brigade left sick and with the
IRAN in Middle Tennessee, when the expedition
Lett spartS in June last. Since the 10Th day Of
September, 1868, tho men Of the battalion have
besn coastAntlysOn outpost duty, have never
rested for one hour, and participated in The
bloody conflicts ct the River. Of Dessh-Chiek-
smauga; and shared the dangers Of battle and
sided in covering the rsirest Of our army from
Lookout mountain and Missionary ridge. Bad
ly neuated, poorly clad, heir friends and for
Insr comrades in arms piRing in the loalhsoDe
prisons Of the North; their daring md loved
Chiefain, Gen. MOIgsn himself, until recently,
shu. 1p in a Federal bsstiIe-ihess nsn have
done and eHdared much. Bat We arc all look-
leg with deepest esTBssteess to the period when
car ole lesder BIl be with and oomnsnd US in
peraoa. NJ Officer ia The army Of the CSnlele
ra.e States possesses in a higher degree tie es-
tssm and confderes Of his men, than General
J IA d. Morgan.
The westheT, which, for soveTal dsys past, hsE
beeH quito cold for a point 20 fer nth 40 this,
ia mere moderate to-day, ana e slight rain hss
beea falling since daylight. Our men arc cut
poorly provided to meet the storms and rieors
Of winter, since they lsek q sufficient supply Of
clothing and blankos. The latter cannot be
had in the vicinity Of the army. Surely, tbs
people DO net clearly realize how hard it is for
The soldier 70 safer with the stingings Of cold,
to bare his bosom to winters chilly blasts, else
they would deny themselves seine Of the csRn-
ferts they enjoy, By sending to The bravo men
iI the field every blanket, carpet, quilt, etc,
they can possibly spEre. Let those of car friends
who have warm and comfortable dwellings,
cheerful fires, some of she luxaries Of life, and
sie far away from the presence Of the enemy,
reject that thOTe's no mercy in the peltings Of
the storm, either by day OF by night That to
the army ali Look for a preservation Of the eoun-
try from invasion, and thSt, Snloss they use
eyory effort 70 keep tho soldiers Constituting the
army zarm and comfortable, disease, discomfort
ard dessrlion viii surely follow the winter cam
paign.
4 scent Of eight men under Capt. Cooper, Of
KrkYstTiek's battalion, yesterday advanced to
within thee miles Of McLsmors's cove, and
feiu from Lee s. eoTdon's mills. No oneDy
sppssrs en- this side Of CAieksmaugs river. a.
snail foTesof Yankee cavalry is at Lee q Cor
dos's mills, snd a general eneampmeut Of in
fsntry aud cavalry IS established in hcLemore's
cove. There are 40 indications Of an advance
upen rs st present. It is impossible 30 move an
army ogsr the roads intervening between Chat
tanoogs and ,he lines Of Our own army. That
the Federal commander means to winter his
whole army at and in the vicinity Of Chsua !
noegA, lie a fact not 70 be doabted, else why