Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-30
The Yankees as Kazes Ci5y-FIcISFy of
ESeRoFRI Ross

From the MIsaiEsippiau, 27thI
From a private letter, received from a lady In Yszoo
between Generals R9,ssnd Richardson and the motley
Yankee crew Whisa hsd taken possssston Of that
town.
After the Yankees had remained In the place ten
days, the whole feet, except one gunbosi, went up the
river, where they remained thTse weeks. taking al the
corn, cotton, negroes, mules, ETC.. they could Set. Be:
aides their gnnb0sts and transports, they bad negro
cavalry on both sides Of the river. On the 25th ult
the whole medley returned 70 Yazoo City, Ross and his
Texans had also rsturned to the neighborbO0 d. and
some OF lis Scouts came up VIA ena captured some
cotton speculAtorB, who were bringing in = load Of cot
ton One Il the specnlAtors CHiiilard, a dsssrter from
the Southern srmyl msde bis Escape and informed the
Yankees that the rebels were about aud what thsy had
done. rhe YANKEES, thinking the rtb-l force consisted
Only OF strw scouts sent oEe company OF negro cav
ary 10 drive them of. This eompany Ta4 int Ro-sg
brigade before they discovered their mistake, ana.
every One OF them was killed. Orr trOaus continued
70 hsrsss The enemy by shooting bis piekets. Every
hight ave or six Yankee packets were killed.
On he 18th INST. Gen. Ress sent In q flag Of truce de
mAndizg the surrender Of the town. or the removal II
the women aud children. The Yankee c.mmondsr
would do neither and on the morning Of the 5h our
forces, under Ge1s. Hos and Richardson, made the at
lack, driving IN the pickets on al sides The Yankees
had possession OF all tn furts around tbs Town. but our
msR charged and took all but one. The Yankee sought
safety under cover Of their ~gunboats. On the right he
TsnnessseRns, under Richardson, charged through
Willis hsd, the Yankees sometimes hSitipR behind
houzes, fsEeeE; ETC., aud firing upon our msn. At~ons
time they formed between the residences Of Mr.
ORlsy aud Hrs Bowmgn, where a torrihle Ere was
kept up for some time. At last the enemy gave way
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got under the houses, and with few exc ptons escaped
injury. The ~gunbosts keptup q continuous Ere through
ont he day. Gen Ross, unTil ing 10 expose tho lives
Of the q-combatHnts, refined In the evening after he
hRA "A he enemy from tho town The Yankees
then rallied and pursued him, but be sTain turned upon
them and drove shem back 70 their g~Urboats.
Though General Ross cid not hOld the town, yet he
whipped the enemy completely Egainst every dlsadvan.
isge. Their loss in killed and wounded was 243: ours
forty.
Some Of our wounded men we're leh IN The hands Of
the enemy. These we're shot by the negroes, and one
Of them was battered in tho head with an az by a NJ.
gro. This brutal act was Witnessed by slsdy. -Four Of
our dead were s!so left In their hands, and these we're
buried among their dead negro troops After the Yam.
KEGS left, however, they were disnterred and buried In
the cemetery with military honors, almost every lady
in town attending the funeral.
The Yankees finding that Boss would not let hem 70.
main in possession Of the town, got up steam and put
ont. he night before leaving, the negroes tried 10 Ore
the town, but the flames were arrested by he white
Yankees. Nearly All the negroes OF the town went
with the Yankees. During the fight on The Oh Hrs.
Russell Uss badly wounded, aminnie bail passing
through her left lung Lys. WhitmRn's arm wEs broken,
and old Mr.. Lewis was murdered and robbed by the
negroes,