Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-05-24
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BATTLE FIELD sFoTrsYLr1sIA G. II, May 10 via
GuISEA STATION Nay I4 -,rto bate yeslarsy lasted
al day aud lsss Into the right our men after tsm
perary rspuss In front Jnausona divtsiou
fully resisted every onset Of the enc WHO
asaaaitsd cur line With troeps massed A. some szy ii
two eeluurs Our eey. stood no6ly to their work
plag tie eneYE dead thEckT befoss our brsasssrork
Al tbs lowest esnate ther less yesterday was TWEEN
/ y thousand These fgufes are corrob5rnted by !
wounded eolcueiin our hands.
Our losses are estimstsd si 1000.
Gen. Gordon was slightly weundad
Cox Baker, 16th Miss Lieut. Col Fslins some rsai
/ killed -
The fighting was st oae point eoniinuoua for ten
hours and Sc severe was ne nusketry firing that resE
presses he dissemination not to the river while
he has man left,
are esag all tbs male citizens hostages for pris-
oner alleged 20 have been captured on Sunday BY the
It Is also reported that he had ens thousand men on
Monday engaged II putting the railroad 10 Aquiz creek
in running order The prisoners say that Graot Is issu
ing whisky rstons 70 bis men
Our troops fought yesterday with more fhsz usasl
brayery, and the enemy more ssubborrly than
There has been no general engaze1lsnt 10 day A
heavy rain haz been falling sIBcs ~ and ne roads
Eredeep "a apd II Is thought that tas VIII be called
Ike Baitis ef spOsts gisaai@ CsEss House
Our are Al as resolnts as ever while accounts
from the Yankees show that thsir troops growing
Phs enemy bayonetted some Of our wounded men in
the bresstUorks To-day be Ia still in front strong
" foTtinsd, ana shows no Signs or falling back.
lsEcoSD DIsPATcHl
SPOTrsYLVAsTA. c. IL, May Is-There was only
slight infsnEry diminishing t-dAY, with occasional ds-
charges of artillery. Grant shows sigra Of falling
ksek Scents report that he Is receiving rsinf5res
ments though prisoners say that he Is expecting
Scherek with troops from Baltimore and other places.
It l. be ievsd that Heinkeman with troops from the
forthoatlons At Warrington, Was with Grant IL the
hght OF ThurEday.
Johnsons division in the sht Of Thursday lest about
zoos prisoners and sixteen pieces Of artillery yrine
paliy from Pages and Crenshaws brgsdes. Grants
dead n front are still uHbaSied Tbs enemy
busy all day IN shifting troops from point point and
mansuvering generally. Gen. Daniel, Of North Caro-
bna yrQunded n the fight Of Thursdzy, cied to-day.
Gan RAmssur slightly WOuRded There were
about- L5o0 prisoners captured during these fights
Ganfs loses since the opening Of the campaign sre put
down st 81 no3 tie lowest igEres-ouT losses killed,
wounded and missing, IN the same time are not over
I5.0o9
Lieut. Gea A F. Hi resumed canmsni Of bis troops
today
Oar troops have been marching and fighting and lying
In Ice Ct battle twelve days, but to-day their sPrita
fine, and their resolution invi1ci5le.
The troops are receiving adequate rations and the
znimas safheieney OF forage.
Brilliant Yietgry IN ChsstsJfsld.
RtcHEoSD. May I6, P ld-Au extra Wing of this af-
ternoon says that general engagement eonmsnced In
ChessTisld about daylight th moFni5g.
Cen Ransom turned the enemy right flank capturing
several hundred prisoners including Gen Hickman and
Near the Half way house. our forces made vigorous
ass4ut upon the enemy eeurs capturing several pieces
Of artillery, several stand Of coors and eonhderabe
An reports from the battIefsld highly ezcourlg.
Ing.
Cssalrg FigAt Near Fredericksburg.
GUIEEA's STATIoN Msy l5-Yesierday evening
thsre a airy fght on our left wing A body Of
Infantry engaged Gen Chsmblss' brigsds Of cavalry
who fsaght them for some time, uai our infantry cas
10 their support when Chambliss drove them back,
capturing shout one hundred prisoners
The eRerny is re ported to-day to be shifting towards
the telegraph road and the railroad. No fsing at all
to-day.
Our wOundsd are slowly arriving here. preparatory
to being semitic Rishmond.
Bragsdior Generals McGowan and J. Johnston are
slightly Toanded ia addition to those preYiouSly
ported
Brigsdisr General Gordon, previously rspOrtsd
Thus Gar, we have lost about seventeen general Oh
ezra killed wounded and captured and about thirty
i've field officers. S.
Fighsiag Near Drsiory's Blug.
RIGHHOSD May l6s-Ths battles on our lines south
Of DTegrys Bluff have bsen progressing ali day. The
Gring is distinctly heard here Nothing authentic has
pet been received, bui all the reports favorable.
SArTnishing beyond DreWrys Bluff, ess Of the rail
road was resumra this morning An unofficial report
states ths several hundred Yankees and stand Of col
were captured this morning. The firing along the
battle driven back 81 point by sErmishsEs
The enemy suf rel considerable loss during the last
two days Oar 'suslsss are snail general engage.
msnt is deemed imminent
Ths battle with Balsrs forces was progressing this
morning sbout nidSsy between Richmond and Peters,
burg.
over them Nothing has occurred TO producs the slight
est dependency.
chiefly with artillery. Heavy musk.try fdng was heard
IN the same. direction this morning. The enemy A.
tackled our lines before dawn, and were repuiSed
AosTilfs Raiders Defeated asG Scattered.
RtcHMoSD May l5-onicial ne WI from Southwestern
Virginia SAYS AverIl was routed al Newport Giles
hv. Taek FrqZch. and in fha
mountains
The main body has aresreatsd towards e5esnbrler.
Little dRmsge has been done 70 tbs Virginia and Ten
rs,Oad except the destruction Of the bridge at
New river.
Good Macs trOss Brresinridg -Sigsl Gets Veil
Hhtypsd-
RIcHMOND May le-Fhs following was received last
night.
above NewmGrkst. my command met the enemy under
sise adVancnz up he valley, sns defeated him with
desh Tr The enemy fed across The neTsh fork OF the
Shenandoah river, burning the bridge behind him. .
lSigasdl JOHN c. BREoKiNRlDGE.
From Lees ATmg
RIcHMosD May l6-Privais dlspafches eonEtn She
air Of The bstte Of Thursday q $50 ,sylyani
Thursday.
Death Of Gen. J. E. B. ssua-t.
RIcaNosB. MSy l4.-Gen. Stuart died on Thursday
night from wounds received in the fght at yellow
Tavern hfs fEnefat toak Pfsee % Erioays
Latest from GsR- Lee
RIcHxoND, May l6 "A dispatch from Gen. Lee 10
Presiieat Davis, dated Sunday ngnt ssys the enemy
has retired his right add ended his left towards
sspouax church oscaPyfDg the line Of the riysr-his
mIia force being spPsrsnsly east Of that stream.
private telegram says ali Is quiet, and that there
has been no firing to-day, Monday
The Raiders.
RfcRMoNp May l4.-The raiders the Danyille
read have been driven on
Nothing has bssn heard Of the other party.
Flag of TTxes Boat.
| RrcHMoND Nay l6--The Tag Of truce boat Curtis
Peck arrived yesterday afternoon for any pr s0ners
may hare TO deliver. No papers BY her have been re
ceVed yet.
The FiRhlipz Near Drcwry's Bluff.
Duriag ths spirited aghis which we been going OF