Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-01
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OUR ARMx .soRRKsPeNBREOE.
EpesE esrrsspsrsssss If the Appeal
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EoYsnbsr 81, 1883 )
On the 9Th ef Fsysnbsr, Gen. Longsirsss
hrsks camp in frsna Of Ckttisnesgs, and urssr
orders frsra Gen. Brsgg ssmneussa the cam
psiQa Of Bast Tennessee. The trssps mArsAsS
ts ryzsr's ssalisz, TIRES or fsur miles from
ChlsksnasHFa, On The KaoxVills sRd DAltsR
railroad tie wsgens accompanying the amy
nsved en- to Cleveland and Ewsstwslsr. The
uaisR Of trsins and troops tesk slaes sR tie
BIB -sAd en- ths 12lksAe march was resumed.
The zigkt Of tAe latter fsuzd as sRsaapsd al :
tsxR on the Railroad known Is Philadelphia,
and the Asxt dawA We started fer LsEd0a, absut
twelve Riies distant AsLsWa, with his aivil-
ion, hna zssAxkils braRehsd oR..s ths right TO
Greats tks impression tia. we iHlsRdsd to srsss
the Tennessee as that psiAli and WhsslsF, with
6 strong force, was slrssdy sn Esuis 70 ssil
another lseslity On the river for The dSsbls par
psss of creating q SivsrsiOR EAa capturing a
party Of fsur kussGsd FsSsrals supposed to be
near Aarysvils. One kasdrsA Ssd thirty Pris-
ezsrs wsre the rsEHls Of tAis nsvsnsni.
Feeds aiviIisn, under eeRaAHa Of General
JsAhns, reached e point three miles h0a Lss-
dsR absus I've o'sleek IN shs sfsrzosR. Eksrtly
afterwards 6 train 81 cars, bearing psnisoA
beats arrived, and uE6sr sSvsT Of darkness Tie
latter wsFs detached sad By kssa pushed fer
'vaEd 10 ths vicinity of tks river to be ready 10
srsss prsppsly a. sesB 81 the bridge Wss laid.
A sstsshmsnt Of eighty nsa, under Capt. Fss-
ter Of tAs Palastto Sharp skosisEs zsiHa the
PsRtoszS, wsHt ever early In ihs evening" to
yTsisss the sPsrasisHs Of ths psRtsEisrs, end
the AsKl RerHiag $50 WHEELS divisisz fsllswed
and ssesnpsd in g Sirozg positioa Oh ths spPe-
site shore.
On tho msTsizE Ct sEs arrival the force Of
ihs sasny en- this side csssislsd saly Of piskOS,
en- ths stAsr side, ii vas estimated to BE sbssl
sassR hundred. Lssking at tie sns fsEtisss-
siOss on sTsFy bill around LszasH, tbs sbEs.is
Rzd ether measures Of ealsRss, wbish the Fed.
srals bad adopted, ths wonder Is that thsy did
set Eaks e stand 3. this Psisl, AAa We fsls
grateful that instead Of bsisS Pssplsd By saw
srRl thsEE&Rs Yszkse trssps, the WEEKS were
left 10 serve as = ssvsr sss FFstsstisE - eur
sgR msveEsEts.
Izasdistsly after gsttiHg ints pssisisn, Gel
walker Of the Pslassts skarpsAsslsfs, JszkiEs'
brigade, vss detached fIoz she rest sf lie Il.
vision and sent forward t. asks s Fssssssis-
saHss en- Esrss. He advanced int tie iziarisr q
sissases Of TIVE gr three Hilss, skirnishizg
NEST Of the Wy WIN .ks shsayt cavalry, was
fell bssk, probably with 5 view ts sniiss AiE
ss, sEIl he found bis rssiEest esnfrsated ~ :
line Of battle Termed o. the opposite hills.
Alnost simultaneously with this discovery is-
tslliEeHoa val srsugks 10 hiE shss another
stTsng feres was Rsvias upsH his Tsa5, sad sVi-
dealy siniEg 70 intsrseas the interval bstwssz
hin ana The neiz Ire. Col. Walker seeerdizg-
y srderej his nsz to fall hack, vhish was dsae
il tbs fees Of 4 much szpsTieT farce in s man
FER well verify CT The reputation Of this vet
srsp rsgimest About sys o'clock, = esnsi5ers
Die bosy Of Fedsrsl.-probsbly ths same wbo
zad Pressed ihs ShsrpsEsslsrs fTom the risbs-
na5s : demonstration On OR Ines with 3 view
to Ascertain eur strength and position. Oar
skirmisAers BndeTL isus-c ol. L gsav very saisk,
~ sTAtlEsS their curiosity, saa il 8 fc1 ne.
ssns a brisk Eght was ssing On, which at oDo
tins tkrastaned to Tegsli N g Feriozg eagssE
2saL But the 6rnIess Of eT sEirn;assrs
could net be disturbed Notwithstanding the
zozE dstsrRized eE5Ets sf lie stlsekieg FED
-~.1r - 81 !. Lr~-5s ,,5-E e. F-7T H.
% lksir Baia body. Subsequently We Isrsod
that lhs Yankee force engaged consisted q he
I1th Ksssseky rsgizsst, which according 70
IAs statements sf sfiesrs and zen to Usion
people alsng the TsaS, wa badly ea.a Rsd de-
nsTslizsd. They declared that eur sslSisrs dld
cot srhl Ike mez, Bat Iks devils wao we're fed
en- whisky zsd powder, sad thezgAt noihiaz Of
shooting 3 isllow juEl Is gsl sis sIlslsik AID
seots.
Leaving iks wagons al Lsadea, tks divi,isn
forward en- ths felloHisg msr1izg, saR-
say, She 15lk. jenkins brigade led the ID
vszse, preceded By { lesg Ina Of skirmisAsrs
dslsskss fre= the ~seazaHd, under Lsut.sol.
LagsR. Diminishing csmasaesd hsn the
start and eontiassd sRtl sight. Dad asd
wsuzdsd RsH dotted ear line Of zares, asne Ia
he Essds en- either side CT tks re.S, snd ssuas
slowly masking sAsir way to the rssE. Al tines,
during the day, tie rear gSsEi sf the FsdeTsls
ssula - bIssEAs to bay, bat a few mizslss al.
tsTSEds Esuld fAa them ssszPsriHE ever the
kills before the iagstasHs charges Of ear Skin
Eisksrs, AID ear esIREzs were ret checked il
thar march for a zszsat. At as5k, thti. Who'll,
army was discovered ts have Rsso = aisad Al
LeRSir's station, AID to be Ia lizs Of Assile. A
cerTsspsRsiug line wsa fsTasa en- eur swa part,
and every preparation made fsr avlgsTeEs fshs
sR the shsEiss dag.
At e'elsek in tho nsfBing, eur skirzishars
vsrs advanced ts fssl the strength Of iha pssl-
!isa Of sAe sasRy, plainly Observable the asy
before ten the kills ecezpisd By our array. Az
hsur brought as to the deserted esEips. The
a-es vera yet bUrRiag, and every evidence indi-
esiad q hasiy departure. On reaching the sts-
tion proper, between ssTsziy-sTs sad oigkty
wagons, With wheels cat, but EIlsd to overflow.
ing with medical steras, esnzissary supplies,
qRsEssrnlsssrs' bssks ssd documents, clothing,
ssstly tS1Hks belonging 10 ehsers, india rEb-
Dor teRt cloths, swords, rsgins.tal colsFs, and
q variety Of uSsfal articles for wear and food,
were fsand parked together, and without an at
tezpt having BEEN HRdo to Tszovs them. The
srouzd was sEsWa VITA sloshIzg hastily thrown
away wAle letters, private Pspsrs sid pabHs
doeaments wsro scsitsrei on every hsnd, and,
to Az spBssrHnesg. tks Vvhsle t~aa.ey haro tbs
aspect Of aszrPriss and rout. We discovered
LsnsiT's staten 10 have beer ose Of tke perR,a-
nenl Federal camps, and the hundreds Of half
completed bats Showed that the oneay had been
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