Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-06
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a correspondent Of ihe Raleigh OS. c.1 ecafsasra
nca that paper history of tbs captars Of Piyacat
which Is vary interesting. Tie lsnd forces aarshs
from TaFboro on Friday the 18th, having hesa sais
Ead rapidly collected at that place durieg
the l4tb- He says: -....s 2
On Sunday the l5b, at Pa X, We were yrithan IN
miles Of Pyn0ath, having marched through sIf ann
ana across swollen eEeekssa distsnce of asxentyrs
miles Eilhoat The kno 8edge Of Ehs enemy. Fs PICK
or the tington road was taksn--o
into line and the Batteries Into position Kspsf br
gade with battery Of ~ pounder NaAo cons and thrs
2opounder Parrots, as detsclsd to ntssek 8Ysrre
Meek, strong posiisn on she river . mile above Il
town, Which the enemy thought, and we feared, soul
30 deprive us Of her vslua5ls aid, and bg lsavir
she gunb sts in tbs river the town, iuusiy
creTss the difficulty Of takiag Il. Ea -
= TIE Dsfssces Of PismsslsA
Plymouth, as Is known to all your rsaders,is slit
sled on the south bank Of he Roanoke which bsI
~ roads the w 4shington on shs west the qoIun
ba on ths along the rive and between thess ~
the Bsf6 and Lees mil rosds- The dasenses OF q
gop eoBsstsd the following works On the veas
the Washington r0ad ABOUT eight hundred yards fs0I
the gown, strong earthrHoTk, Fort WessslA saI
rounded by deep T1Sat and mounting three g1I<
% poandsr REG two 6pouRdsrs. On the cart ef th
Galumbs Tosd work with moat 10 front and ftoek
adss IA tho Tasr mounting two % p0unders and tx
l1peundels. Ca tho west Of ths reEs. vel
eOnstrlcIe1 work Es most In frsnt, bst ofe h Ii
resr, mczntipg three guna In the EekE Of ftis an
tbi the town was another Fork partly esrth hest
surfed and p-ry stocksds facing 10 the saibsssi
% tbs riFs7 susEg tsv0 guRss4ke stock
s5rs,oins ptsre7a for Eysszasry. Ths LssEmlH BStA
ana Washington TcSdz were covered by kfa OF heav,
suf-nchrenis, mounting nns guns, sad 4erfanAlin
ihs Il e7 rosa u EHsronE fer srrfUnde BY Yefl
yifs Erd deep naost and flouning six hesVy guns
This Fort Williams, strsng to resist box1osrd
ent or assault IS tbs gku Of engineering could max
- resist aDy sttsck f-am tAe water and ttle lowe
down 81 esT'h@ork for the zane purpose. The fore
Connecticut, 18th New York, l9lst and 103l Pennsyi
vsns two companies Of Massachusetts, heavy sFtlsIy
one BAKERY Of light sriilery snd two squsir0ns Of ea4
airy, the whole commanded by Brig Gen sWesssll, 9
the cid United States army.
FsiBt On RaTFsa Meek.
On tho night Of the I7ib az attack w.smsdo upoI
Warren Neck under the direction of Col Des;iag
and g1HbOst OF ths enemy canning to the assistaaei
OF he GARRISON, YVES sunk shd force Of infantry gan
from m town was rspus d bat the enemy Eu.eees
iuiIy resisted ali attempts 70 lake this str0asho,d Or
Monday our artillery opened vigorously upon tn
town and during the day both parties pounded EwaJ
AT each other incesssntlyi but beyond little skir
uslsci7s with the enemy, and mSneuVeriRg fer posi-
ton, our infantry did nothing. Toward evening how
ever, Il became evident that something Was on fo9t
and Ranson's brigade, with the sih North Csrolius
were drawn up in the woods iAcing the works on tb
Washington Lee mills and Bath roads. A heavr lin
Of skirmishsTs was thrown out, under the command
Caps john o. Pegr@m, a A G., and advancing rap
Idly with tbs psCutsr gait OF the shsrpshOefers AT
tns yell with which boys 70 20 the charge, droV
tbe enslpy-Dsck within bis works, and approached
within two hundred snd Fifty yards of the fcrt, ear
nestly demanding 10 Be led into the place Me2nwEi
Psgrgms battery dashed forward a. a run EupPortst
By tho infantry, and unlmbeEing delivered furiou
6re upon the devoted place. Three times advanced
each time nearer until within good charging distance
bat the sEtieTy had Il AL 70 thoTse;Ves. The move
msnt WAS merely demonstration, 10 call OF III
enemy's sftentOn from Hoks's attack upon Fort Wes
sell which, sfe7 short but sharp resistance, fell bs
fore the superior powers Of Hoks's Brigade and ths
nights work WRs done.
ThS GEabOat Appsars on the Scene.
Leaving lIlJ Of pickeis the fed, the msin b.dy
Of the troops withdrew TO prepare, by . few hours
rest, for the attack, which all felt would be mad
on kthe sinOrToH, sid as we lay down by our fires
every wondered at the Alternately delay; ACC
prayed for her speedy srrivsi. At IN the morplnl
were all awakened by the thundsr Of her HlakeiJ
gus khe ashantly ssluted Warren Neck paSs2pt
enemy had placed in the river. She went to work 81
once among tbs enemys gunboatE, sinking snG
or,vng tse rest 10 Hsttsrss and then turning her Al
tention to the forthcsiors, she kept up speedy fire
during the morning. sileneius the enemy's guns R1c
driving him nto his bOmbproofs But still the " stan
and stripes hosed over his works and hC refused
when summoned, to strke his eolors 1t becams neees
sRry fer do It ourselves and the evening saC
ngt OF The 18th were devoted for preparing for hi
assault on the morning Of the 2Oth. KemPsrs brigade
had fought calamity st Warren Neck. Hoks's msI
had taken Fort VESSEL with three guns Rrd sixty pris
OnerE Il was NOW Rangorn's turn
The Columbia road which eaters the town st its east
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it, crosses ConRbay creek about mills from town. II
this point RsnsOms brigade, the 6th Notth Carslin
and Pegrsms battery marched late in the evening Q
the 1851 behind screen Of woods, which hid th
TnOvsment from ths enemy, and reached the creek
fuHset The bridge was destroyed and the creek to
deep TO be f0rded. strong picket Of the enemy th
opPofite bank bsEind entertainments and about three
quarters Of mile off two 30 poanderB and Ave u pound
ers bearing The spot The pen nsoous must be lai
for The infantry and artillery TO CEosE ami that quickly
OF tue moveleat would be fGilufs. Tae noon wa
shining brightly turning night almost into day and
breath Of sir was stirring 30 that every E1overnen
made could Be distinctly or heard by the enc
ny Lieut.. Marshall Lee, with twenty men Of con
psny E. 24h, wss advanced to the waters edgs, sur
ported b. the rest Of the company, and company a,
the 35th the whole under command OF Capt BAIn
Lsne. The ponto0n train, under Lieut. Pool 10Th n
T., dashed down at gsllop sid boat into the
and quickly and dy the two companies crossed an
we're Immediately engaged with the enemy. The s4I
followed AT occe, ths men coming into line as last
they got over, and the enemy fell back closely pursue
by Capt Lanes conm<nd, deployed skirmIsher
Ihe pontOOns were laid, and by 8 O'clock the il
lgnry and formed IN line Of battle, the Is
res.iug the read and the right the river In N
following order First on the night The 55h second n
25lh taird the 5th fourth the 35h hFl the 24th vii
two Companies the south Of the road In this pcs
ton lay during the night, shelterng ouTsslys
we'll as ne could from the enemy's two works oR Il
rosG, which kept up constant fire until neatly ds
break. Just bsfors day strong Hue cf skirmizhs
was thrown cut before the brigade under command
Capt Durhsm q1srtermastar 29th N G. T., but actin
temporarily on zen. RansOm's stsh
The .AsSeRIt.
A. tnsf fbraa and halF In the yucrri,0 of ths 81