Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-29
VOL. XIV, no. 119

Esrs engaged along the whole lire, amid heavy
artillery 6riDg, the eusHiy usilg canister freely
I a5 We reared him. + Has tryIug Zine ior cur
troops, aHd ehorgh 10 make sny rseoil- A
I slight Quiger Hss made IL Tie htst line Es thS
! ezaiss5E told; bat beisg vel su5taiuad By ths
second hnss ard he artillery On he right, under
Z the immed.sis direeion Of Gen. Btseknndges
bsiDg converted, Vita an cbhqcs ars apon thalr
/ guns, i9gesher viii lie sieadsless Of cur brave
.rcOps, Was too much f5s taom- Iae .sneny's
I hHs HsY8Ie1, shout WsHt Ep ron oars We
/ pressed On, sad The 6yhs ives Wos-
! A. ths cuicai m9msai, when our lines were
I uomentsriiy checked, he o1en5's cavalry
started 20 chsrEe over e1snaa ieaEUlY tsYnEs-
I bic 70 success; but fsH shell uafs tnazl EslE
and retire, soma fifteen Ct tser.y Gbig Eesening
our lines. Half Of idese bad ihsir saddles emp
lied bsfnrs they reached Is, esd I1e test passed
20 the rear g prisoners. l. Has EcV raining N
torrents but, fafigasd IS tie troops Hefe, hey
even pIelsed oG. naiil ihe enemy apparently
halted ioT q stand at R3od's bill very stroas
position. thfes niles beyond A bais y as msde
to Teplsnish the artillery chests and cartridge
boxe5, when ths line boing s5jastsd, moved for
ssEd, toe intsrTzl being occupied with li7eiy
canneHsde On reaching the top Of Rods
hill, ths Year Of ths eneusys iine was seen n thS
distance, huTTisdiy rgtIeaaug. Our artillery
opened upon them, bui shortly at-or t1e lsas
nan esosssd the bridge over the north foIk q
the ShsEa udosh, and immediately ii vas hred-
Night Was nov sossIug Ia. Ih9 stream y 80
swollen psst f7Tding or swimming, ana We we're
forced 70 quit pursuit Oar lEoOps eauPed
WHARF they hailed, aB3 soughs on tbs Hes earth
the rest and 7se called Tor by alElest thirty
SIX h0uys' con -Uous labor Est. 11acqer, IN
I'll they knsW, tom tho testimezy Of cit z1nss
that thsir hOsstfal enemy had beer diAgEacsiaiiy
foase6, aad hsd led IN disorder and 5onlusion
never equaled sines the ffst Msnassas
7-rfrn, Ero rssffNr7 rr5tt hr5aftV AID
this summary: GsiiS- l8-sezinsid g. sFiin BODY
Of u1ixed sreous. v7hoss nun, neecs-
saIy to state, exeeps that he lad ercugh isgsihs7
work before hini, engsgad Sisei, who csmmaEd-
Cd il pcIson, With 5000 inisaEy aR5 1850 ciF-
airy.
In order TO do 30 hs had cons ons krndrsd
and eighty miles Il lass than nins days end bad
made faiguiHs marches, chiefly ever bad mcnn-
tain Toads, through drencAi1g rains ard IN he
last thirty-six hours had marched his fIsOpg
thirty-tgO miles, ten Of which he was fighting.
without any save an hour or tEo's rsst When
the msgDiiude OF tha stake is considered, tia
great danger which threatened SssUnion, and
the aianosi foTlorn hope Of avsriing il, in con-
Junction with tie rapid movements and great
aEhagging energy Of he Commanding general,
taa Eesns cannot be oyer estimated N Inp0r-
fsnc8.
By q campaign Of four days in lhe valley,
Gen. B-eekinIidgs hss driven tho snsny IN
rapid Eieai back 20 the point whence be started,
cleared Lse's lefs fsnk Of all dsageE, given eon-
nileEce - our ucop5 and people, and dsaH0yod
hs prestige Of Sigel, Whom sha Yauksss hsvs
numpsied IS the s5leli 0f taeif generals.
As lhs mi10R results Ok ths battle We hsTe
anoat ave -4slndEsd prisoners and gix pieces Of
artillery.
Tbe loss Of tie enemy IN hiilsd, ygonuesd ard
captured, 3 estimated ss fiE'san b1ndred.