Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-29

Isl 5sorris. reguIars, Capt. Gfeavss B9naa's
battalion, MsioF BonRu; Isl FieEiGa, special
baltaliou, Lieut.. Col G. r Hopkins; 6ih For-
ida bastalion, Major 2. 3. Bird; 23sh Georgia,
Major Crawford; 18th Georgia, Col. O'Haal;
% Georgia, Lieut.-Co Higgins; Florida light
artillery, Capt. GAmblsi Chatham artillery,
I Cant Wheaton, and GueTaTd's battery.
These brave and gallant men, under .be eom-
msna Of BIig.-G Gen. A. 4. C0lqui,t, and Acting
Brig.-Gens George P, Harrison, 32i Georgia
and Caraway Smith, % cavalry, al commanded
| by Brig General Joseph Finnegan, advanced
/ PROMPTLY and with firm and steady step, TO re-
sist the advance Of the enemy, who had deter
mined TO eslebTate WsshinZion's birthday in
I4gke City, aEd to svenge thst plEco iar The TO
sigtancs offered few days previously.
The entire force ofths enemy was commanded
| by Maior.G Gen. Gilmore chat on the field was
under tho immediate command Of Major.Gsn.
SeyIneur, who, as youT readers will remember
l was csptSin under Major Anderson, at the
tina he surrendered Fort Sumter to Gen. Beau
regard
Your correspondent participated in the bstilss
around Richmond, and upon the Peninsula, as
he did in this, and is prepared to aver that he
never witnessed a more atubbornly contested
/ fsld, and Ia this opinion hs is confirmed BY the
/ testimony of veteran soldiers, whose exploits
l heretofore hzvs been the admiration Of their
cguntrvman, snd have given = name and lame
/ 70 SonthaTn pruWess aud valoT.
When within proper distance of Che enemy,
| our artillery, under the command Of Col. r B.
Phomas, opened heavy and determined FIRE
upon them. The artillery Of the enemy respon-
/ dsd bIiskly, but With little effect compared TO
/ that Of ours. Very soBn after the commence
mezt Of the artillery duel, heavy v0lleys of
nuskesry were poured into the sne mY's lines by
our troops, killing and W0unding large num
| ber Of them. V0ley after golley reveIb-rsied
through ihe air, with n0ught but the yels aud
shrieks Of our victorious heroes to relieve its
monotony
| The engagement lasted upwards Of four kouTs,
| during about three Of which ths enemy con
/ tested inch by inch very msniuliy the advance
of our troops. Atlongth, largely superior num-
/ bsTs, engaged in an Unholy and uurightoous
/ crusade, were compelled 70 suecumo and 70
/ fee before the superior proves and chiT-
/ airy Of Southern arms and Southern hearts.
| The enemy was driven in confusion and disoT-
| der a long distance beyond ihs field of carnage,
/ leaving, in their hssty fight, all their killed,
I and nearly ell their WouBded.
/ The result Of this glorious achievement Of cur
/ troops may be Summed up thuB; Tho enemy 8
/ loss Ia killed, wounded aud prisoners, Is twenty
| oight hundred, one stand Of col0rs, two excel
| ent Nspolson, and three fms inch Til9 guns,
| fifteen hundred stand Of aTm5, and vast guam
/ tity Of ordnance, quarisrma5ter's and commits
/ saTy stores. Onr entire iCss is about seventy
| Eve killed. ami four hundred and fifty wounded.
Taken all in all, this day viii long be remsm-
! beTsd as one upon which one Of the most bril-
| liant victories Of the war was achieved. Waile
/ We rejoice Ia tao defeat and disaster which has
/ befsllsn the invaders Of our soil, we have 20
/ pause and mourn the death Of many brave and
noble patriots.
It is matter altogether impossible, in q
hastily written article as this necessarily is, 10
/ communicate in detail the msny incidents Of
1 the battle.
! The memory Of the gallant ofiosIs and men
who have fallen as martyrs to their country will
/ long be reysTed and cherished, for they fell as
/ bravo and chiEAlrous men always fail.
/ The galEniry of eur officers and men has
never bssn excelled either in ancisns OF modern
/ times. Gen. Finnegan acted in q manner snli-
/ tied to tbs highest credit. HB conduct upon this
occasion, the plans Of the battle, the disposition
of his forces, his c0olHsss, judgment, discretion
/ and gsllsntrY, have won for him a high Tspula-
/ tion, and have caused me to regard him as an
officer second 10 none OF his rank, and who de-
serves the everlasting gratitude Of eur country
men.