Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-21

prssHsrs nearly the sane uuro5sr killed many wouns
90 snd the eolsrs Of hs 2stb 4lEt and SD Illinois rs
By the 18th the enemy had eztsnded hiI lines until
both bis tanks rested on Pearl river
teiegraphed the President the l4th, thas largs
IoFee ateiy len yleksburg tO turn ths north.
This viii comPefus to abandon jackson The troops
before Us have tess entreschug and constructing 5at
tsTies since tbeir arrival"
On the 18Th tesgraphed tha President: '1rhe enemy
10 evidently king Eegs which we eaunst rssas Il
would be Madness TO attack him The remainder OF
on ita way 20 thlE place.
On tas 18th Of July information was received that
lArge trNn from Niessburg, loaded With ammunition.
was near tEe enenayH camp. hia and the eondti
their batteries, nade It probable thai Sherman would
on the nsxs day concentrate upon rs the ara OF uegr
two hundred guns II a80 reported that the ens-
my hsd crossed Pearl river ia rear of thelr lsft es1
The eyacGaton OF Jackson that night Was therefore,
determined on
All public property and the sick and wounded except
few not IN condition 20 be msved had been previous.
y carried to Ihs The right wing retired towards
bfaldoa By TIE new BRANDON road, and tha left wing
by tie old Bran don road Ths esvsTy remained to ss-
Toy tia bridges Pearl river and observe tia enc
ny. The evacuation was not discovered BY the enemy
until the next asy.
Our loss during the Siege waa estimated at seventy
ons killed i've hundred and four wounded and shout
tBsRiy I've missing. Tbs army retired BY easy marches
20 Merton distant about thirtyve mlea from Jackson
DegertioHs dariGg the siege snd the msrch, were,
regret to ssy frequent Two divisions Of the sneE1yi
with cavalry drove o1r cavalry through sndOn on he
l9th returning to Jsekaon the uext day Their object
seemed te be tO6estroy the railroad bridges and depos
Colonel J. Logan commanding mounted rercs
around Pert Hudson, reported successful G. gage
ments with dstachmsnts OF the enemy.
On the i9ih Of July received information from Colo
mel L gan Of the surrender OF Port Hu1son On the 9th
subsequently the rsp.rE of Major Jackson Assistant
AdiutsnL GensTa received informing s Of ths sur.
render ThEt ocsr stated TIA; provision exhaust
ed ano that The position Of the s1sny rendered
able for the garrison TO cut way cut But w. thou
ard ave hundred Of the gaTOn As for duty hs
time OF surrender.
The enemy adv anesd against Yazoo citv both BY and
sid water on the 18Th. The attack By The gunboala
was Handsomely repulsed by heavg battery, unler
ths command or 0mmsndsr Iaac n Brown, Of The IA
W The DeEalb, be fsg hip Of the hostile squadron,
an iran csd. mounting thirteen guns, sunk by
psdo TO the force advancing by landno resistance
made by ths garrison commanded 5y Colonel aamRn
Of the 2gth NORTH Carolina regimsnE
Here follows arevisW Of some minor points in the
OrIa-a and Gen. Johnston then proessds; j
Ths5ins TO strike the snsmy, ~ith the best hope Of
-saVng Ficks5urg. was when he was landing Bru
inshalg To do this, with any prospect Of suce-Es
rapid concentration q al the forces saouid have ten
u ads and attack. UEdeE this conviction ] tsIs.
apaed % Gea. Peabsrtoa on May Lat, from Tula
hona II Gran army snda on hs SIDE Of the riva
the safety Of mississippi depends on beating him For
that object you should unie your whole fo=es And
again On May II: Ii Grant crosses Units the hole
f9rcs 90 beat biaI success Will give back what Was
abandoned 70 win it."
These irstrucuOrs we're neglected and time was given
% tfalL TO E0OLlOlQ STATE At EGrf Gid
and Raymond detBchusnts Of our troops were de
fsstsd and driYen back by overwhelming numbers Of
thc enemy.
On the 18Th when learned that there vsrs four di
visions o. tue enemy ct Clinton, distant twenty males
from tho Nan body q Gen PeIlbsrtOn forces. gave
hin orders 20 altAck tacm and notified him that
could o-OCersie. This ozder Gen. FomberJ0n DISC
heyed, agl reported 70 III bis letter OF hs 18th
II directed him = move twenty lss to hs east 20 co
operate viIa me in attacking Shsr BE moved tc
tho scuh, and made our cooperation and Junction In
possible.
sd sanse beyond the Big Black, watch proved dis
astruus7 Before had reached jackson, and 8ef0rs
the order gwen, Gen. PsmbrrtOn zade his hrt ad
vance be- ond (sss5 o) the Big Black, edwards de
pot ser the recep sf the order in viO alton Of it. BE
maGo ais second and last advance from that point e
the field 0i Bakers creek. BE further claims hat hii
order caused the su5Vsrsiou Of his natured plans
do know = A. thnss plans were, but staItsi 70
lind mGtured plans given up for movement In viola
tan of my orders rejected Oy majority Of his council
CT war, AID dsapprcyed Gas he sistss) oy himself On
the 18th, be wrote that if he could collect foTea
enough Ed7Fars de- B8t would be the battle dald The
battle Of Bakers creek fought three four nj
from EdwsTas' depot The pressncs Of the enemy was
apparent obstacis to prevent his resumng his orig
inal position, and carrying cut his "natUred .laUs
1t rs milisry principle that when officer dis
obeys positive order Of his superior, that superior Be
comes rssBcnsibie for any measure his subordinate MAJ
cl0oss p sHbstisuse for that ordsred
But had the battle OF Bakers creek not been fs7-ht
den. PembsrtOns belief that Vicksburg was his base
rendered his ruin ine evitabe he would stl have beer
ed ana therefore captured The SFgsr forra b.
would have carried into the lines would have added Z
ana fastened tee catastrophe BIS dissstsrs were an,
not merely 70 h e1tang ing himself uiJh the advaneina
coiUrrs Of a superior ana unobEsrved enemy but to
his evident discrimination to be beEsged in Veks5u-g
Instead Of ElsEeuvering to prevent q siege.
OGnvinsed Of the imp0ssibiliiy Of collsgtiuq gufH
Client 70 ce 20 break the investment Of vi, ks5rrg
should it be cOmpisted-A scatiBg the dficalty O.
exresing the garrison e0Cvineed that Vieksburs
aud Port Hudson had lost most Of their valus by tha
rspested passage Of armed vessels and trsnsports
ordered the evReuation 81 both places Gen Gzrfrs sr
did not rsesgs this order before the Investment o Por,
Hudson if =; all Gen Pemberton aside this orisr
nnder the advice OF eau ell Of and though hs had
in VeksBurg eight thousand fresh troops not deEoral
zed BY defeat decided that It twas possible TO with
draw the army frsm this position with such morale a
but to hold FieEsbGrg as long aa possible with the
hrn hope that ne Government may yet be able 20 as
sst me IN keeping this obstruction he enemys free
navigation Of the Mississippi river" Yicksbarz was
greatly impcrilsd when my instructions from Tullsho
ma 10 eoueenlrse we're neglected. L vas lest when
ny orders OF ts ~ and % CT Nay were ds0beyed
To this loss added The labor prvaaona and GER
tain p 70 Of gallant amy when my orders for its
evacuation weres set aside.
In this repor. have baen compelled 70 enter into
many details and 70 make SONS auiIna dversiopa anon
the condect Of General Psmbertou. T3e one wss no
piea3au; issN-tie other a noat painful duty; both
have been forced upon ne by the official report Of Gen
ersl Fsnbsrton mHds 70 the War DeuRrtment instead
Of 10 me, G. whom uss cue.
Gen Peberton, by direct assrrtian and BY ir.ulies
ton, puts upon the TesEOnsibtof the movement
WEIGH led bis army to defeat at Bakers creek aud Big
Black bras-dstsass which produced the loss Of Vcks-
This -nsat has been circulated By the press. Ia
more or less detail snd With less marks OF an
Official characte, ulf my silence would be almost an
acknowledgement OF the Justice Of he charge.
4 proper reg I'd for tee good opinion OF y Govern
msnt has cOmpsled therafore 70 throw aside hat
dslicacy waich W uis gsdy have observed to yards
brother sfdoer, suffering much uudsservsd obloquy
End 20 show that In bis short campaign, General Penn
berton made MT single movement IN obedience 10 ny
orders ard regsr ed ncue Of ny Instructions and
finally did eulbraca the only opportuuftv 70 Fsvo
bis army, that given 1y my order abandon VcksbarR
Moot respectfully, your OBJ dent servant
J. 4. IOHNgTON CIanar,}