Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-11
Prsgre.s OF lhe Investneat.
The BIosdy EoTk II FrOst-A CkOies Of Death
-DemOnstratiO1s GA our Rear and FtGEk-
Hooker asd Nd PAsrsos-Ths CsPtars Of Col
LGGTezge, Etc.

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-DemOrstratiOss ca our Rear and FiaRk-
Hooker asd MePAsrsos-Ths CsPtars Of Cot
LsGTsHgs, Etc.
DALToS. Tuesday, Msy 10, 1864
The Investment Of the gaps still goes On. There hiss
scarcely been a mEnuis Of daylight for three days in
which ths ring Of the muaket CT he roar OF the cannon
has not proclaimed the steady progress Of q slow, bus
no less fatal conf ct Thi, ineessant duel Of artillery
and zharpshooaug, exhibits the most cruel phazs Of
waE nh 4 deliberate search for individual life, and
hunts its victims sepsrstely from bush to bush, from
rock to rock, fror. bill to hill. Every afternoon If is
varied By a charge upon one OF more Of our positions,
and a bloody repulse. Sunday was Signsisd By the
assaults upon Dag and Nil Greek gaps, Monday By the
dash upon CIaytcn's brigade, and this CFuesdSy m0ru.
ing I have just returned from q sharp Eight on our left
center, after having witnessed many q bius bird huttsr
n The dust The scream Of shells snd scseeeh Of min
is balls afford enc the not very pleasing d~iserinina-
ti5n between the two modes Of coming by his death.
I prefer the abalt-shel" in a restaurant myself and FOR
your minies, the Only oe / ever did fancy was a little
woman By that mans, who dTeTs where the blue
grass grows and ths rich fields Of Lexington sweep
onward x. ths Ohio
Tie demonstrations Of the enemy upon our flank and
re = are a. yet undsveIoped. Mcpherson AID Hooker
Zen 70 be the presiding spirits over these s6arts1to
drive Is ron our great network OF laura t0rlAcatlon-
They are ~eaergstic and dzrIng, but Gen. Johnston, be-
sds having = long head, has 3 wondr0usly confident and
reliable army. At this moment I could Eot tell You
precisely he status Of spe resr, Er I an Ia from = dr.
fsrsnt Latitude. Ehers no thought is taken Of anything
bat the enemy In front, but I feel certain that Gen.
Johnston is advised Of all that ~trsnspires, and that he Is
moving his men ever the chess bosFd with cool skill. 1
si bsrs On a little hillside AID nos down these lines,
with tie -oiae Of 3 siege gslng on, s iRdidsrenty be
cause IS securely as though I were IN my own room.
sach h The universal, child Ike reiiaRes upon the wis
dom Of tie commanding chief
Iseat you q telegram yesterday afternoon, Of the
capture u Col. LaGrange and bis command. had a
long talk Win the colonel He Is a hendsoms young
ssigw. SIX or eight and twenty years Of age, with cury
head and light nousiaehs. He Il courteous and self
possessed, aaa Conversational, though not e0rRmunlea-
tive. lie made s gallant dsfsnss before be was taken
and had two horses Killed under him. Headmis sill the
recent Federal rsvsrs8 ard sys they are obliged to
via q battle or quilt He expresses the opinion That
Sherman IS an abs officer, and that be viii possess
Dalton. Gel. LaGrangs is from Wisconsin, and Is Ia
politics, I Euppose. "a AbolHionis'. though he retains a
prudent silence upon matters OF the kind Hs com.
nsads a brigade or cavalry. In reply &c a qusry rs to
his opinion Of oar strength. be said he tAousht We nun
bsrsd fly Thousand. He Il At present e9uaEsd in the
gusrdhousH, bat viii BE- Fsas 70 the rear % morrow.
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