Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-25


the angle. and vi ~ b considered The
base Of she sziangie ing ths hill. Egeu
this hne is somewhat advance Of tha airpc.
Hon Of lie general lid as the broken dfyiB-
ion did not step here centinuad their ra-
treat far 70 the rear. Fortunately. ;he gsllsn.
Gordon, commanding EsTly's division, szss in
reserve AID swept 70 tbs rescue in & manner that
excited the admiration Of every beholder, in
| ciuding Gen. Lse. The enemy swarmed over
the hill and rushed againss The lines to The right
and left, bat Rsdess and G1rdon, and Wilc5x
were ihese TO meet them.
Tine bsttle VAS socn fully ioiaed, and for nina
| hours i reared and hisaed and dashed oyer the
| bloody angle aud slorg the bSistiDg intreneh-
ments like an angry sea beating and ehztiug
sgAinst = roek-b0Ebd coast Tie artillery Ire
was tbs most sustained snd continuous I hsva
ever heard for SO loBg a lime averaging thirty
shot 70 tha minute, or 1900 10 the hour fer siz
hcufs. The rattle Of nUsksszy was ndt less
| furious and inceszsnt AsI0 0ciocS, when tie
din zad uproaF wsFe at tha highest, an angry
storm cloud sWsp. over the field, and ihns f9
she the1der OF battle Wsa added " the drstd
artillery Of the Skies + vas nov manlIsss
that GFars's zeal ssssuit, as Gsn Lee bad b.
lieyed, would bs isaaehed assinsl or rishs
Wig, aa5 % that poins tbs onBosilrg f3fees
grEv1sated iroa Ell paras Of i1B feid, inst ss
wien q cloud sirchaTE0d with slectIie5v forlns
is tie heavens all sh5 lesser clouds and racks
dEilt % Il, and lie swallowed up in the sWelling,
angry mass
Grant stEe7e hard 70 hold a. to other psr.s Of
the field, and prevent this concentration Of force
ard for tAAt purp Sc he engaged Anderson or
cur Left, aud EATly, who had been seat to he ex-
treme right. lie made three separate assaults
against the former, bat wss renIlsed each iiFyra
with fFightFul loss By Fisld's division, fornerIy
Hoods. Early, at the head Of II ll's eorns,
hnrled him back, ss a mad ball wonld an mean.
tious massiH caught upon bis horns, SO ofssn as
be advanced upon him
But ii was againsE EReIl, who held The riobt
Of thA original line, thst Grant exsendei his
greatest fJrss aud made bis most dsspsrs.s as
saalis. Having gained foolhold ia the angle
or center Of E8ells position, he bToughs 90
lire after line and hurled It with iremeudous VI
oeRcs, At one time sgsiass Rhodes, at auothsr
agsinst Gordon, and then against both. vii
cox was brought up and plseed on Gordon's Isft.
and Wexford s1d Humphreys, Of Ksrshay's
division, and jenkins bTigsde, Of Fields. An
deTson's cOTps, vera seat tO the assislarcs of
Raodes. Additional batteries were cent in the
slms direction. Heth went to the right. and al
OF AndersOAs old division hus Virgin. followed
him And shGs the whirling, TsnoTsslss mael-
storm drew everything INTO is angry vorex
The enemy exhibited c9uaga and resolution
worthy Of better esuSe; Grant seemed 70 have
spirit and indomitabls energy.
But if the Fsdesss fought well, she Confsj-
crates fought better. FrOm early dswn nn.ii
fSr in the afternoon, with steady hands snd ur-
blsnched cheeks, they faced the Iesdsn hail shs5
was rzinsd upon thsm without intermission.
A. some points the two armies fought on ONO
site sides OF the iatFanchmsats, tbs dirsaues bs-
twesn them not besag more than toe leaeth Of
their maskets. Again sud again woald Grant
= Il.
IL did they respond bas az often zs they re-
turned to the assaGs so 0steR HeTs they rspuised,
IS if they had rushed against wsll of iron.
At no point OF the line, and at no .ima durinq
tae long and terrible and exhsustlng conf es,
did the heroic children Of the South fsIter o.
wayer for one moment. Eseh man knez ths.
he was fighting tho battle tor the possession OF
Richmond-the bstsle, indeed, for tho inde-
psE3enco Of the Confs5eTsts Ssatss-and the
thought of yielding to the foo never once entered
his mind.
Daring one Of the assaults Gordon inflicted
very heavy loss upon the enemy by moving
around and striking the ASSUMING C5lGmn IN
the flank. the enemy was thrown into great
confusion, and retired rapidly 70 the rear, lsay-
ing many dead and 6oandsd on the ground
The most important movement sgsiuss the
enerny'S faux, however, was executed By Ma
homes and Lsns's brigsdes on the extreme
AAkh- 0AAGA LAo AitEEatl4 VI Nclts GsLlJ- LIE
expedition was intended TO oparsta, not agsiuss
the flank Of the ssssuliing column, but sgaiast
the flank of the Federal army. and thus afford
relief to cur eenteT and left wing, both Of which
were hsrd pressed. The two bIigades w-rs
placsd uadeT Command Of Malone, who passed
around to the Fredericksburg road, and was
about to engage the enemy, when be met tho
lAsssr coming cut pTobAbly to tska Us ia flank.
An engagement eHsued Immediately, and result
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| to the main army, WhsTe eonsideTsbla commo-
ton was produced by the fresh Danger with
which it was threatened. A division operating
| against our LEFT, supposed to belong to Burn
sides corps, was Withdrawn aud double qaieksi
across the Geld to cheek Malone.
Just before il reached the scene Of action, il
came within full view of Pogue's and Psgrsn's
| guns, aad not more than twelve hundred yards
| distant Twelve pieces were brought to bear
upon il in less tins than it requires to describe
/ this brilliant enisode in the battle. Tha enemy
stood their ground for a moment, then staggsf-
Cd back, and finally broke In the widest dissT-
der What with Aahona's fire in frOns and the
slsilleIy ploughing grsas gaps IN tbeif flank,
thsi- loss was terrible. A shsli ax9s0dsd just as
It ssruek the ground right ia thsir midst. and
lszrsed clss srsv ifsso 81 air ssv51sl lssl ab0ys
/ flie flssds cl his aging oomTs3ss. This sln0vs-
1 usRs sffsTded Instantaneous Eslisf % Cur iaft,
asA tAlAA elA9 tAA4a tsl8AAtt1 uk aIa tateEur
grew moro and more fe5bie, along sho whole
hae, and iaa4Iy they eesssd altogether as two
Pm
Our men wsFs anxious to follow up the enemy
when be ives repEised, bat Gan. Lees plan was
to act on toe defensive, aud nos to strike until
tho right tins eams. The Federal army far
excesisd his ia numbeTs, they had entrsnched
| themselves IS bis had done, and common sonse,
as weli as military science, Ho1ld teach the pro-
priesy of patiently awaiting rather thsn rashly
making shs. attack. Ths Tesult has sasaa tho
wisdom Of the policy adopted. Grant has al
ready wellnigh exhausted bimself whilst Lse's
army remains almost intact, ready to assume
the offensive or 70 continue 10 act on tbs dsGasi-
sivs, as occasion may require.
Oar loss in the rank and fle is remarkably
suall, the men being well protected by sAe ia.
trepchmen.s- TIE esBsuslties however, has
bean unusually heavy among fed of scEs, who
were unprotected, and had 10 move isogusEtiy
from one pciRs to another, nsQsg sbe terrible Il.
fsntrY aud aStillArv es@ 5s the euemy which
swsps every part Of the field ia rear Of our Ia.
sFonchmsHss. The ground is torn and ploaghee
up 5y the direct aud eryss fire of the Federa
guns Is if il had besD prepared By the farmal
for the reception Of spring seed. ThTes sssis
tsas surgeons were killed iE tie dsnhe. f Lien y
duty on the fsid; and Chspisin Oven, Of Texas
who carried the news 20 Gsa. Lee At Chsneal
lIoTsviile that Ssdgwick was moving On his rssl
from Fredericksburg, was severely woundeC
early in the morning whilst on his way TO th,
!, Richmond Howilzers to hold prayers Iuclud
ing the battle Of the Wilderness, we have lost th
following general ofieeEs
Killed: Brig Gems. Stafford, of louisiana
Jones, OF Virginia; Jenkins aad Perrin, Of Soukl
Carolias; and Daniel, of Norh Carolins
Wounded Lieus Gen Lonzssreet, of Ale
bans; ard BIig. Gen. Hays Of Louisiana; Ben
, nirS. Of GeoTgis; McGoEan. Of S3uih CsEohas
RaIsssur and johnson, Ct Easih Carpifns, an,
: james Il Walker (StoreFah byigade1 H. Il
: Walker, and PsgtaIn, Of Virginis.
. Cspsared; Major Gan. Edward johnson, 9
| Georgia; and Big. Gen. Csc. 81. Stewart, 0
: Maryland