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Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-29

D BARE CHANCE FOR AGENTS
~ Splendid Steel Engravings Of ABRAHAM LIN
coIs GENERAL GRANT and GEORGE B. AIuCL ELAN
sold only by agents. Address D. S. GREEN,
Room 4, American Building, over Leader Office,
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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-27
ne Re,sIe. v..r shFeveDor,.


We give below an n-oficial dispatch from Gen.
Kirby Smith, notifying the Government of the
victories Of Mansfield and Pleasant Hill, on the
sA snd Oh Of April last. The news of these
victories has long been known here, but it is
gratifying to have an official statement of their
extent and importance:
HEADQUARTERS TnAss-AIssIssPPI DEPARTMENT,
Shreye port La April - 1861.
Gen. S Cooper. Asjuianf ana Inspsssor General
SRI have the honor TO report that the 18Th
army corps, Of Gen. Banks command, was sig
Haly defeated three miles below Mansfield, LE ,
ca the afternoon Of the 9Th. TIE l9lh army
corps, coming to it's support, was repulsea with
less AMI disorder.
Reinforced by parts Of the l6,h and 18th ar
my corps, the enemy in force made stand at
Pleasant Hill, s strong position twenty miles
below Mansfield. Our troops attacked with
inPetuOsity ca the afternoon Of the Oh. Night
closed on most ssnguinATy struggle, in which
the enemy were worsted, aud retrested under
cover oi. the darkness, leaving their wounded on
the fsId.
From the best information we can obtain,
ten Banks command numbered 81 least 35 600,
on the 9Th.
Our csvslTy pursued to Easchissehes. Gen.
Taylor commanded on the field.
We captured 2l pieces Of artillery, over 5000
prisoners, and over 200 wagons.
Oar loss Is severs-oyer 2000 killed and
wounded-Gsn. Mouton, Co.'s. B ssrd, Noble,
Armant, Tsylor, and Blchel among the casual
lies.
Providence has given US q signal and gloFi-
Gus victory. Respectfully,
KIRBY Smith, Gan. Comd'g
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RIcHMosD, - rs. -

A-iehmOHDl lay To- 1854
COrrespondsDss Of the Casrls.to1 Msreu-yI
Ths atmosphere begins to elsar Iitlls- Ave
NJ IS whipped, Sigel IS EhiPPs3 Gsaal has LOST
hugely, tae enemy has been tFic3 Iepulsed ss
DIewTy's blaf, Spears has baaa driven off. and
three OF the Injured rsilroz65--lbs Dauville.
Central and fredericksburg GOV il run-
ming order
From the dssd and wounded Of he enemy,
and from our oHn wounded and dead. Lse's
army has supplied Itself with ammunition, and
there are now moIs rounds % g msn than
whsa tba eAnopaga began. A wounded colonel
ron GsoIg-a says Is IT51ld b wolsB While foE
the President, Cabinet a1d Cougrsss 20 visit tie
army IN order to see the spisadld condition ADD
spirits Of cur nsn aissF so much fgating and
exposure.
BesuregAId's command was ordered 20 Drew
~ At me eleventh hour. after The enemy had
gsined soma s3vaRiageoi position aud planted
siege guns. Al dsY Sst1gday re wors reEalsd
with the mBsie Of heavy guns, en- yesterdav
also, and zgEin this moTuiag BseuTsgzrd i
said 10 have 10 have msde the assault this morn
ing, aud an holr sg9 tia Ericg vas very hot
Since thsn it has slsekeued, either because We
were rsguised CT the enemy Fecedsd. Esrly IN
the action, We foOk regiment prisoners. Gil
moro has 20 doubt fortified very strongly, and
much life must be szeIifced 20 drive bin from
his works snd raise the siege. Bragg has been
busy rslisvia0 oficsTs. Gers jordan. Pickett
and Barton-all three Vireinians-sze said 70
have ialssn under his ban, sn told that Col
or Maiar Melton b temporarily assigned %
BeaaTsgsTa as bis sdjatanS
Business IS still EuspsEdsd. HsTe sHd theIo
yo1 see q eorfeeio1arY or spothecaTy store
0peni the ress arc closed. Many Of the Depart
meat clerks have retgrued, aftsr being ten days
iu ias intTenehmsats The city militia are sti1
in ibs HHhsushnTE resI. KsmPsT has bssn
assesasd to shs oalraud q the Virgins re-
HsrFes, all.af vaiek-sT eals8 cut. Liac5ln, b.
tsis iius, - donbt hss called fcg q miaio1 Of
miIiiil
Psm8er.5n IS 81 coEsusld Of al the artillery
in iDs foTt6ce50Hs uoEih OF the Jzmss- We
admire bis pslriaiisn, ia ct1siag ecssa rom
lisGtenant-gensEal 20 isa.sasns colonel Of AZ,
lefy, but We would prefer asoihe7 nan. Penn
bsTson vss sserifcsd By excessive promotion.
BrzEg IS bismsd foE The aon-espsure Of Shsri-
dsa's 10 coo. We had thea ia s trsD, ooald
have eoneeutralsd 12 900 men azzinss thsna, he
scsion had been cpsnsd by Grsves' brigade, and
Bragg ordered our ferces back 70 tie trenches.
Tho work Is By 20 means ever. Food Is the
nasin trouble noE. Weather ssFy hot
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-27
FRom Nonrn AnAnAaaA.

COuEILAEDs Ata-, eday ID, loO4
EDITORS APPEAL: A blessing ineidsn: Of
my late Zip through Central Alabsma was this
most of the way was through country iuliab-
tied BY unsophisticaied psople, many Of whom
had never been from among their native hills,
and myself, my equipments, and even my
clothes were quite curiosity 70 them. 1t was
then pleasure indeed, to meet as / did, st One
of the widest passes through the mountains,
family Of psople that knew of something te.
yond the range CT their vision. spent an i've
ming with them in pleasant conversation md
passed ihe night under their roof. There Wis
yOang lady in the family who had passed the
most of her life among these wild hills md
brswllng streams, and was full Of romantic
ideas as well as fully versed in woodcrAit ind
matters pertaining to the cure OF horses. Whsin
was ready TO mount, she bethoughs herself that
she had an erTAnd shout I've miles up my Toad
aod ordering cut her horse and rode with me
that distance. She sal and mauaged her sissd
with as much gTaSs and ease IS ever did Die
| Vernon, and her conversation, as we rode sltiBg,
was 10 tho full, as free from restraint en-.
| joyed her. company very much, and that Was
the only time / had any till l cane within cur
| present encsmpment She told me taany an ex-
citing tale Of the manner ia which She bad
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Rroaa Tssnss.ee.

We have had the pleasure of conversation
with DR.. A. G. Ci8pfon, q wal kn9an citizsn
of Winchester, Tennsssee, sad from hilR have
learned mAny litsls items that would interest,
particularly soldiers sBd refugees from tsats tsee-
non CT country.
D.. option made his escape to CTR lines be-
cause ose Of tFo things was necessary If be Ts-
NAMED 10 HiRekesieT-eiiher TO take Lincoln's
amnesty oaih, or be sont 70 prison, buA be chose
shiTd alternative IN the nicaO Of time. This
amnesty oaih requires the ons who takes it
to support She United States Government,
all OF Abraham Lincoln's procl2m&,ions II
the past, and all he may hereafter igaua. Og
course this oasFsgsous oath binds man, then,
% DO whstegeE lapcoin says, even if Il we're 10
iesve his vile, CT murder his child, or many =
negro. DR.. c. tells rs that not more than ten
as mcst Of the people Ia cur county, (Ersnklin)
bsvs taken the oatn, and several Of them ss
know TO be IS true Ssutbsra men as ever lived
Bat their property has sil been taken, and shs
hated oath forced upon them under the penalty
! Of Imprisonment, which would tear thsm from
theig families and bfiDg death pEematursly.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-27


RIcHEOsD, Nay &c -'raa ouiy ueHs from Tho South.
ds % day hsi two moniors a-d ssvsrsl Transports
dropped down the river ias. night and have passed
from the view Of oaE scouts ihis Esornias.
EoazressEonni.
RICHHosD, May 26.--Tbs Senate passed he BIB m
ersssrs TIE psy of generals sssieaed % duty tho
seat o. 6ovsrnnsnt also biz Pr1gidHs for the issue
Of esTtifsaes o. nde5tsdass interest payable iH es
Nothing Of interest IL tie proceedings Of . ious
a CsII 20 Prayer
MAcoE, Kay 26.-Ths following rssoi7asn vas unaa-
imously adopted als morning By me city prayer meet
ing
Resolved That The Christians Of ths meeting request
the city sdiio ss0d the oopsg press telegram ali
over the land
The Chrislians e Mseen ask their brethren every
where IN ne confsdsrasy 70 un-s with lhs IN prayer
for or country daily e avs O'Clock, ?. no
Federal Ezrpoxts of the war An Virginia.
MOBILE. Nay "A special to the Register and Ad.
vsrtssr, dated seoas0dia. 2sih ssyTfhar s Ghissgo
Times. Of the IsIh. and Nomphis Bulssa Of he zIs
sists mat Grants I0s IN voundsi only z7oc0. n
whom 200 had azciTsd .. Washington. and 1900
were lsf-ss Frsdsrieksbarz saa BsIis Bisoa
Grants loses exclusive of Burulisss foot Up f5r.7
i've thousand Zhs FsdersIs claim that thsy have cap
tursd eight thousand priIoners f0ry guns azd shrsY
stands of eolors.
siesi i rsPortsi 70 have been sasly ttrsahsd By
5isekasisss- The Courier reports that q 5 noi %.
bat that ssel gained victory. iessg 500 nso. whEa
lost 1000
No,hi1g dsaniie from BaukA
"a part Of the above dsptieh cane iss. aishs rhsn
he wires went down.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-27
FRIDAY MoRNTNa. MAY 2. Is64
sna FsGmTrNss YasrEsDAY.

HI Eze-Ea TING rs tx zsDAE.
Through DR. PoNERoY, Of this city, who Ief.
tie sneampment Of Maj. JoHS GREEN'S com.
msnd, near the Chsttahoochso river, yesterday
evening al hslfpastsouT O'Clock, we are informed
thst courier had arrived there With dispatch
to Maj. GREEN from Gen. JOHNsToE's army,
who siaies that the engagement yesterday,
which was brisk, commenced about an hour be-
fore day. Up to the time TIE courier left, we
had captured quite number Of prisoners, some
eighty wsgons, and were successfully driving
the enemy back. The fighting WAS still going
On when The courier left.
Auosbsr report states that up to noon yssier-
day, aoHe Eve thousand Of the enemy bad been
killed, wounded and captured, and that our
forces were etin driving them back. No mem.
ton was msde Of cur own losses. Cannonsdng
was heard IN the suburbs Of this city up 20
less hour IN the evening, and the-ganeral i'm
preston is hat Gen JOHNSTON has fo1esd the
enemy TO = general engagement. The relief
committees, We learn, were ordered up yesteT-
day evening
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ca.uaI.les n ne 9O.A ssssrs.a-lllsEa-sa.


CAMP 29TH GEORGIA REaIzENT on Basfis Field.
Nay 2 lS6i Below you viii Sad iss qf Casualties Of
ne slh tisorsia regiment (8sasinss 5rigsds) in the
FisidsAd star Lieut. Col E II ssaso. ssvs7s'yi Ad.
als9i joan Waddsl. Sigh; ssrsssiaI A Gran
geia- -assy 4 Wounded. sezet q ssssvg. severely.
JHo 81 Clark. sliE11, E Darby ssvera. Iohn Gross.
ies f7.h @ou1ai Z ~ HuI slshiiyfD IiaIu. severely
ss4e.s Z zai' aai -sgisr' taisa les @aasd' v
eeaapuly b auadsd Tbas Adzins. slfgst; Il K
AinLoFa sagaii WA a !eealireJi ssvereS Ro5ersons
ssiEhis r seas, sliE1-i 81 Armstrong
ComDany @ Killed; Lisai P y Bostick, Thos Welsh.
No1ndsd Corpls " q Waikius, leg slzPuistsd; ohas
5 haE1hal severe; "A BroFn severe.
Company D-YToundsd, corp J 4 Carroll slight; "
w w Ms,son slight r Il Garner Jas Gasson. severe;
Compauy E-Youndcd. Lieut. Maddox. seets Nc.
Donald Johnson, seyesei Hasisy. Howard. severe; Ne
Donald braa te, slight Ransom. ssvers Trsae slight:
Ware. dsngsroasly; Wycke, sigh; Wo9ihop ssvsre
Company F-Weunded. Jas Ss'terfald a Johnson
= Cosuorf severei 7 " LazsubY, Williams 81 shi;
z 2 Nix, severe.
COMPANY G.-Kirsd; W Cries, Joshus Rssus.
Wounded Lieut. B ClsghoEn, leg snputats5 and
eosh aides sew SGT gnaeTEood arm app1sssed;
Crosby leg auprtstadi 3 o Alsa ssv; Z Arnstroue,
arm ampdtased; J BschsT seF; Il Cay, ninrs: wash
Siegs. seT ] IS Far, saw II Lsddy, sE A D MsDsn-
-id sevi y ssssey, ssvi fhso Wilson slti E Bel,
Company H -Wouadeas Sgd " heC1immou; sew:
" l. Hail. zli; s AAsgood, ssy5 Joshua Coffee sew,
A Reeves. ST.; D Yaoesy.sev. Miasing. D J TsonnsF
CompGny I-Kited. Priratas G " Hawkins and A
Ashsfey: wounded: " Talbot, head severely; A
Forsyth, leg very slightly.
Company K-N1 cssuafiss.
Recapiiulation-Killsd: 6. Woundsds a. Missing;
I. Total--U
Our loss in proportion to he numbers carried iato
bastle ls quite heavy. Gen BsnalZg was wounded in
the early part Of the eugssement Also, Col " O
Hodges Of t7th Georgia; Lent FoEe, % Georgia. was
hrss wounaed severely and Was killed he was com
iRg out. Col Dubose eenmands the brigade. Lieut.
Col Shepperd Is sll il command Of the Cd Gaorsia;
Capt M09ce commands me 17th Geargis and csp5
Cra'g 2eih Georgia fosday The enemy charged our
brigade second iine- We repuiH d thea with bsary
loss-sattls ground slrswn With ths Yankee dead Aad
wounded Yours, etc,
@ B. MINIS,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-27

Tho Warrington correspondent Of tie Spring
field (Mass.) Rep=bl;eaA tslsgIapbs The follow
ing:
The facts IN regard TO the esrresDondsncs b.
tween Gs1s. Meade ard Lee, concerning the
dispatches fouad ca tbs body Of Col. DshfZrsn.
are as follows Gen Lee addressed 3 Iestsr 70
Gen. Meade, da.sd Agril I, encIosssg photo-
srafhie copies Of the papeEs, ard asking whether
they had received he ssnetion Of Col Dahl
gIsn's suQa ier of5csrs, aad l4aTs approved by
The GcTer1mani Of tsa United Slates. For soms
Isason Lee's letter Wss Ios received until the
l5sh- Gen. hsai8 rassned ths Communication
10 Gen. kilP2lrieigs vho replied that lbey were
nos tha insUuasioHs thss ba (Kilpairiek) had
uzsE.ss1 - ssee7s5nsas 10 red ink last before he
and Danisren separa.f d, and fhs. hs bad nsvsr
seen i5em before Gen. Meade repIisd ihas the
papers were not copies Of any orders given 10
Col Dahigren by his superior ofieeIs thst thsy
were not approved BY the GovsFument Of sde
United Ssales, and that be (Msads) had given
no instructions to the lats cavalry expedition noe
warranted by the necessities Of theip situation.
sanctioned By ths ussgsl OF warfare The pho
togTsPa copies have been received st the
War Department, and there seem. 20 be no res-
soa loT de0aaHg their gennireness.
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From AsstrlIIs. AIabrmn.

ABBEyILLE, Ala, May 13, 1864 Tho Yam
kses have sgsin visited ouE works, but did net
destroy thsn They landed IN ths night, about
oue mile of and came oVcF the next morning.
Bacon, syIup and tobacco, 10 ssnsaIl way, was
ell tho damage, except cutting open few aAcks
Of salt. Seine persons near their landing place,
suffered considerably il the loss OF provisions
Two guns were taken from Hsg3neFs at our
works. Oae Of the guHs went of accidentally
about the time the Yankees Were leaving and
killed c1s Of them. So states the negroes who
wsat to carry the bacon, etc, for them. 10 ne
gSoss were taken.
0ge James Foxes, Of yoar county, was with
the Yankees. Cspt Baker bad just destroyed
one Of thsT vessels out on ths gulf Then
brought bis bos. sefsss the marrow snip of land
between lhe gull and West bay, and thea landed
Ia cur vicinity. We assisted in haaling his
bost 70 Aarisnna on her return trip via Colum-
bus and Montgomery to Mobile, fTen which
riace Capt Baker had bssn carried By adverse
winds. The fifteen Yankees taken BY Capisin
Bzser were landed and plsced under guard OF
Two Of his men, while tie Others were destroy
iDK the ship and cargo. The whole party Of
prisoners and guard, by scme means, hsd dis
sppssTea, and Capt Baker bad to destroy con
siderabls provisions and other articles OF value
which Otherwise woaid have been saved
Cor. EEtGRia SPfrit n The SOEth.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-27

From the Richmond Wing 2isl
Grant appears 70 be gradually approaching
the goal OF his ambition, much to the diesppoint-
ment Of the ovez-ssng guine, wk0 expect Eigsn-
tic campaign 70 be ended in a day. On me
uiher hand tie tin1id are troubled because Gen.
Lsa permits his opponents 70 gain ground. A
look at the map viii revive the dropping spirits
Of such people. Il viii be seen that Grant,
tax DK advantage Of StsnsTd's marsh, might
move his leit ca scteion down upon Gnices sta-
ton, snd take possession OF Tie depot Wiih bis
cavalry. Ii we are not mistaken, the station
proper Is eommsnds0 by a range of bills 10 the
les. OF the rajlIosd, and on thezs hills il is quite
probable that Lees artillery is posted.
Tbs EUab0sts, which are cautiously feeling
their way Up he Rsppshanuoek, would seem 70
indicate an intsnticn on Grants part TO make
base al Pot Royal, IS well as At hqsia creek.
! shculd 10 succeed in dong this, tbs pfobsbili
! ties are in favor Of an impoftsut sEgageuent at
/ OF near HiltoTd and BoEling Green
! Grants progress Is not made wiiheut heavy
/ losses but that eencsTns hin liile. 50 long As
Stanton csn iCrais5 him men. &be promise is
/ that 40 600 OF GO coo troops viii be hurried up
/ 10 fiji the gap already made by Lee III Grant 5
! bulky RANKS. Whsn they arrive, snotheF rush
/ of tbs mao ball msy be expectedi and the re-
| suit, IS NE bRFe every reason to believe, wsH be
very similar te the bloody performances st Spot
isglvsnia Court House, where 10000 Yankees
| we're sacrificed iUI : few pieccs Of artillery and
some ConiodsFsle prisoners.
Indeed al tbs signs poist 10 a speedy eoaeen-
! tfsliOn OF TIE enemys forces in AoTtheTa Viz
giris and another 6oues Of great battles Ehieh
/ vii draw into iheir vortex tho entire hgbiisg
uower of the foe. This gene suiis Us very wei.
/ Grant IS satisfied to make slow headway al sn
enormous cost, snd Gen. Lee fails in readily
ssh bis hnuor The truth Is, tie esmpsign SO
j faF sppszEs 80 please both parties equsliy we'll
each tide claims victory, ard SO the cory round
clay proceeds 10 the general eontentnent OF the
iNorlhern and Southern people. TIE korth seems
10 think that the matter hss reduced isssi 20 :
very simple question in which the unknown
qusnd.y-iho point CT S5usasrn exhaustion
Is 70 be asceTiained by the u2ad-bail process Of
furious aud cgntinuous fighting.
On cur part, Ee are perfectly wiling Ter Geo
erslit to cypher awsy At shis sum uatii be a13s
ss.c ufovls a. We .hiEk, corfecliy q incorrect
lg, tast recent events 60 to SHOW hst il wal mol
be The CCpfedsIEcy EhIch Is f,gf exheasted. 81
AL events, we are quite willing for the relative
subtraction 70 continue a. it bsguBi siDes e. ths
rate Grant woull reach the walls Of RichmanC
with loss Of 10000 against loss Of As 00(
to Lee. Whistler Lse would have enough LET
10 hoid GTsnt In check and wke,hsF RnOthel
! J-esson would arise in Giants flank, Temzint
I - b. seen Before ms8y weeks the problem
will have bcou solved. Meantime We possess
our souls ia patisEgs, awaiting with equanimiil
tle second severe iagndsT- peal Of the canpss ga
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CTREEE.qR.
COEFEDERAKs STATES tF AMERFOA
cUARTKRzAeEER-GEaER1L's OFFICE,

CONFFDERATs STATES tF AMERFOA,1
EER-ti EaEE1Ls OFFICE,
Eis1moud 1prii 25d, ls1z J
ALL ofaeers sra zseaia a ihis Dsparinsnt ars
hereby notified that IA srder inHodues proper mi
fsfalgy znd syssEa IL eouascaoa with the contracts
szesutsd ,sis = The Esssoriss Government sseoent
and 10 inoresls thereby the yield thersOE MHlorG "
urninshssDi oaa-tsrnAstsr. bsrssosore IN charge o.
shs depot At Atlanta Gssrgls satruztsd sEeiasivs
~ With The zEty Of a5asraciiog n bshsH Of ih'g De
pz-tmsut with iss FaetoEies lie States CT soutt
CErOIire Georgia Alabama FaorSda snd Aississippi
be viii respond 10 reqaistons Cor mstsrisl Esads
upou him By ofesTs IL chsTge Of ospots fer the
ufscsure CT elotbinz A. r. LAWTON,
mo Fr1 O-e-. a--,s-ser General
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-27

On motion % Esfsr tha message TO ths ecu-
mistee on JuiiciaFy, and to hare L printed, Mr..
BALDWIN, Of Virginia, sseaTsd sh5 f0or under the
rules, and addressed the HaUss a. some longlh
Ia favor Of the repeal OF ths act saspandiug the
TTis Of hsbess corpus; sfler which few memo
risls, etc, Of no public importance, B5rs pre-
aented and referred, when, on motion, he House
Adjourned
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We fHd the following list Of casualties recorded a
having occurred IN the regiment during he late battsu
IN Wright, in The Richmond Examiner Of the 2ist No
msntion is nade Of The battle IN which the lossss
oecurred
Company A-Wounded Calvin Horst A i Baker.
D Hurst, T C0ilinsworth Henry Brown p Il Kelisn
Company B-fgoand-ds " II Sonard " 3 Tndor-
" Waller, " D Morrison. " HuddeT Ilaae Turner
Lieai Il HARDEN, n Johnston, Hook. Ki5ed Corp
J Z King, Mcclure.
COMPANY C--Roundeds Lieut. Les Etter, Samuel
Lynn. Robert shorter, W csmsfx, JAS n Stewart
" Harris Peasant Hatton. samuel G. ubb william
4esuiiougns William nabs, William WriRht, Barrst
W Noriaron, John Holland. Killed william Owens
L Briee, AndreF Ferrsi. James Merrimoon-
Company D-Moladed. Lisut J1hu Wilson. W
Aorreii u Morfsl- " Lisenbury. John WElenbsrKsr,
T Lyle VI A brouus james A Brown J Humphry.
A 4 Carter A a Davis T A Noses, J W Aston Killed.
john kslisy Wila1 Kelly, Frank Lyons
C9mpalY E-Woundsd. 7 Underwood 5aml Webb
Il \ smith, g " Smi.h, II Malone. John B B-i eoe
Vance, O1zries Patton. Isuss L Air1on7. a Al
lsonyi i smith, Wm Webb " ai0rlon, Caat c r
AlilorL Killed. A Jones, Jesse Hickman. Wn Csi-
bongh, Webb. Frank Ssdft.
Company f'-t4lUEaed. Adsm Horn. 8snf Jones
"a waite. Il ID squrE0E Matthew Iorss Jess Cross
E.lFad d gaEgsr. John CrsEtorfi John WhIse Wm Cox
sfIa Grsu " n Sc0it r s Rorgan, John Rogers Lieut.
) y Jones Killed p w Done Nafhl GaiaWzy
Company G. Wounded: A VVilkerzou, G. " Dynes
Comoany H-Kllsd: Capt Rntlsdge. Wounded
John Ooius, Il W Hansy, Lieut. L Huiebsrson
0ompsny l-W0unded: Capt J A Cannon. " "
dAY re5- , U Love g " Ambr0s Thos Eamton Z "
Bats 7 Durcan L A Little. Killed jas 81 W heeler
company k-kled- Lieut. " I EOtfIea Wounded I
A klas, Miukis, II St0nesiphsr. Maaly BEoFls1
REID and Slah-hiiied. Lsu7-f0 Johu aazen
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-27

Oar column wss under tsis immediate com
msRd of Gan. D. II. Hill, bus BesuYegsrd was
on the field, and his superior military Ebilities,
of course contributed largely TO wards the sue
cess of the movements, Bhiie his presence in
spirsd an enthusiasm which rendered our men
irresistible. The scene Of the ighsing Wss about
seven niles from Petersburg bstween Port Wal
thall junction and Chester, il tic comfy OF
Chesterfield, and some two miles east Of the rsil-
road. At the 5FsastHoTks, the fghting Is said
to have been furious, our men bsyonsting s0d.
beating such Of the enemy as had the temsii
to remain, with the butts Of tnsir muskets. A
attempt was made to rslly the fleeing foe after
we had driven Elm out, which WAS succeBslui.
The enemy m7ssed all his forces and made two
desperate efforts to retske the works, bat were
each time most bloodily Tepulsed, and sent CT
bowling to their next line Of insrenehmsnts
We captured many small arms, snd secured
three pieces Of cannon.
We noE have ths invaders under ths lead OF
Butler, in very contacted neck Of land, not
more than Use or stx miles either way, sad are
gradually and surely closing on him. l. is ssii-
mated that ne drove him two miles yes steTdsy,
and we may have the pleasure Of announcing
from our bulletin board a. sa early hour this
morning that We drove. him some mile or more
lastnight. Gen. Bsaursgard, We hear, has said
that the contracted spaes between the Appomat-
tex and james, aud east of the railrezd, is en-
siFely too small sor tSo armies, snd that one or
the ether must vacsts. Tne movements Of the
swo armies during the past Eve days indicate
too clearly the vscasiug party, for rs to be more
explicit here. The Yankees are hound to move,
and the sooner the better for them.
Our casualties yesterday are estimated at be-
tween Eve and six hundred, Of which number,
D -obably 100 were killed. Many b. ~sely, bal
the gTeeser portion are slightly wUunos-. and
chiefly in the hand