Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-27
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vytryrsws. KrSTucKY CAVALRY BH1aAnEr
Five niles north Of Msrietta June ~ ioO'
FpfroRs APPkIL. brief account Of . hiiis ezpeaf
sion made on yostsfdsy BY portion Of Gsa fsssss'
cavalry on The sank of the enemy, Ipsy prove
- = - nsv RAIDERS Of your highly appreciated snd
popu r paper, wsu as gratifying 70 Aehseo-''- y
is.r ,be rnlla, part his lite brigade acted In Asi
-. 80 srsdt upon our arm Of ths service.
AboBt tvvsl-s o'clock on ysEtsrdsy, Gen. Wheeler
ls,-nes -thst the enemy was advancing N tAe Bells
rosd in the direction Of Marietta and also hat he
pd force occupying that road .. Noonday church Re
a opes decided to move and attack The enemy, ans
drive him from ths read End i possible cut him on
therefore orders were given, and the commands moved
out az two eeock P n, this brigade in advance com
rasudsd By eteaTTIlams and followed By the dlvis-
ions Of Gems. Kelly and Martin.
We moved By 8 eircuitous route, a read little
trsvesd which led into the Bells ferry road at Eooa-
dsy church. Upon arriving within about SIX hundred
wards Of the church, Gen. Williams directed Lieut.
Col eha!h, commanding Iss kentucky regiment, to
sweep the country the left Of the resd en- which We
we're moving, sad drive In the onemys Videttes snd
piskstz, while Msj. Lewis, commanding 2d Kentucky
regiment was ordered to drive in the enemy on the
right Of the rosd and poss be gain possession Of the
Bells ferry road north Of the church. in order to prevent
ths enemy from moving on us from Woodstock or Dr..
McAugd. Lille kles8 OIQcfn W0Ee orAAB N--
sssntly executed the 9th Kentusky ID KsatuSky bat
aion and AEons squadron, moved to the rear Of
bill shout thros hundred yards from the church, and
formed in full view and under the ere Of the enemy,
which came from the church and dwelling house, and
an old cotton GIN behind which the enemy strongly
posted Two companies of the ID bstislion, under the
command Of Captains Harris and Hamber wers dis
mounted and ordered drive the enemy fo and take
possession Of the houses which they succeeded in doing
after about fifteen minutes hard Sighting against a
greatly superior force. The 9th KsntHeky regiment
vas formed to charge the ensmy in he driven
from the houses and the moment the Yankees began to
show their back with ys and led BY the gallant Col
srsckinridge, the 9th upon them, and began
10 club them with heir guns MONDAY creek
the ehursh Is very muddy little stream and-alnoss
mpssssbe with TIE exception OF where it & crossed by
ihs road. About one hundred Of the Yankees being
uasbe to gain ihs ford attempted below when
many Of shslr horses became ired down IS to al
most completely bridge tss stream.
The frightened Tanksss taking advantage Of their
o~n rsisEortuns abandoned their mired horses and
crossed on the backs OF those in their front Colcns
Breckinridze vita chat ever qliskness Of perception
dssnou ted his men aas chagsd the fleeing Yankees
foot crossing many OF his men ever the ponteOa
s9rss bridge rlads by the Yankee horsss while TIE
msiadsr his men rsdsd tie stream, Hais deep, cap
tarng ovsf twenty-five prisonsrL About hiz time was
s1en la-gs columns Of the enszy The opposite hill
prspsrug IN turn to charge the swo dnountsd eonPs
MES Of the 81 bEttaion, and As 9th Kentucky regi
msnt rhish had already esiasa ke opposite side Of the
s.rssm. A bziis7y wss also brought into position,
ssI began to open u with but nitls Effect
an was now sxossmsat The enemy adjusted ks lines
Prspzstory ihs charge, but it over but
few auiss elapsed befoEs on he came to meet the
sane fals Re did before. few vel directed shots
from the oh Kentucky eompetelY checked and routed
the columns moving it, while the column moving
She two companies CT the 81 battalion net BY the
b Confsdsrsts regiment, supported BY the 5h Gs0F-
giR Here, for fen minutos, hand to hand fght en-
ssed but Gen. Kelly having gotten his eo1nnszd into
position On eurlsf and Gen Hartin Lis left our
whole line was ordered to sivanos when drove the
enemy for over mile, completely routing BIN from
every position AID driving him pel msu throgsh the
weeds. heavy rain and night esming on, prevented
fosihsF puEssit
TIE snsmy lsfs large number of his killed and
wounded upon he field being 50 hOty pursued not
T. be sole to get thsn of.
Ths forcss wsf5zgh, wss Gen. wiasr's troops under
The eomlasrd OF General Glrsrd and was greatly su
sror ours besides having every advantage IN pos
ten bat Notwithstanding al this he eOad not resi
he impetHo1iiy Of our His loss rot less than
.Eo haadrsd while ours Ts not more than forty The
oss in This brigade was seventeen in killed AID
vouaded
Tas 6sht uss opened most beautifully by Gen.
Williams, aud In such reflect great credit
lpo1 him a. : commander.
Our Uhsls cavalry was managed with such skill BY
General hessr as to eei. the universal approval Of
y, present and not soldier returned to his camp
liSht buS was perfectly eOusSssed with his dsyTOpsr
itions LAUREL