Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-19
CORRKsPONUR EaO,E GEH.
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ATLANTA, FocruATy IL, 1854. +
EDToRs APPEAL: 0a Tuesday. the 9.h
instant, left Genersl Forests headquarters, a
Oxfcrd, Mississippi, in company with GovernOl
Harris, who left St Meridian, making his way
70 Gen. Polk's headquarters. We came froIa
Oxford TO Okolopa, where we learned that all
the rulliDg stock on the Mobile and Ohio resd
had been sent south Of MeTidisn. Bs took e
dit car and got two negro boys who sssiHted Us
to push up grade, snd on down grade We 1lsi
her rip" Till VIC reached Artssia, where We
learned that irein would bs up the next day
after some remnants Of stores, 50 wo clay over,
snd took the train next morning, and reached
Meridian a. sunrise The folloHiag morning. and
fsuad that Generals Polk and Loring were nlov-
lag east tousrd tie Blgbee. At II o'clock thai
asy the Yankees arrived and took Posseasion Of
the pleee. An the cars on All the coaneeting
reads, except 4 small train which rsn on the Co
lam5us br.neh, together with lhe archives and
stoIes, had been remo7Cd south Of Msridisn to-
ward Mobile.
You will observe thst the governor ard my
self conducted Cur tip with signal good luck
ard at an oppoFsune moment Having prsvi-
5usy lost ny .Tunk. with everything valuable
had IN it, brought CT M empty saddlsbsgs,
overeosi, shawl, e.e F., in safety.
Il Jon VIII look on tie map Of Missisaippi,
will give you the position Of The enemy At tie
tine left. Pat your finger on Talsha,chie
riveT-run along the lins of rsiIroad from
Grenada 20 Msmphis Oa his road coIinan
Of OOO- in sntry and artillery had cone Down
and crossed a. COIdsAser, besring towards Pa
nola. Twelve regiments Of cavalry had Gems
cut esslvsr5ly from HompAis to CoIliersvile,
and taken The wagon road toward Holly Springs,
AID four regiments from Union City hAdIsaehed
Bolivar, Tennessee.
Now drop drown eouihwest Ct Grenada on
the Yaz9o river, and you viii find where another
column Of c0nsiaersbls forco had come up OF
5osts.
We viii suppose al these forces SIC attempt
ing to form junction at Grenada, 70 prevent
which Gen. Forrest, with his new eo.lmAnd, is
placed st such points as he may think best,
north Of Grensda and south Of Tsilshatehie,
and now the whole situation IS before you.
The most Of thg command are new and have
never been fought in FORESTS s,yle. Thay are
wei mounted, bui you cannot expect the sane
results thaE would follow If the general had bis
Old trained eomn:snd DJnbtlsss before this
;ine their deeds are ready for the historian,
Nov run your fuger On the map to Yieks-
burg. Here & ccluun OF 80 GOO infantry, srtil
ery, and cavalry landed ard strack cut boldly
fox the east, via Raymond, with twenty days
IaGons. At thst tine Gen Loring was in win
ter quarters a, CsntoB AID Gen Iso at Jackson
GS1. Laring moved down to Jackson, crossed
Pearl river, sad fell back as iho Yankees sd
vsnesd. The Yankees boTe to the south snd
crossed PssIl river below Jscksos. Trey DID
nOs barn anything while there or aay place on
the route.
By this time Gen. Polk srriv5i with rein.
f5rcsments and offered battle, bat ths Yankees
dodged the question. and bore off souihEsrd as
if 0n route direct to Mobile, and were passing
Polk's flank. This induced the belief that the
direct south-sido Iouie TO Mobile would be
taken, and large number OF troops wsls dis
patched by rail, bsok to Mobils when the
Yankees sgsin turned north, crossed he rail
road, and came up to Deeaiur in Heston eoun
ty. They marched in q solid body with arhl
lsry in frogt, rear, and On the tanks, and cav
airy all around close under their guns. Not &
man would leave the train far enough TO stea
8 chicken or pig.
Ger. Lee crossed Pearl river north Of Jack
son the same day the enemy crossed, and hOy
cred around g. en- all she way across the e7un
Try Bat you vail readily ses what difficulties
ho labored uudsr II harassing the enemy
msssed aud prots eied as thry were by tAeil
artillery.
LoriBg made stand ss Chunksy river, bu
eould not keep his position against the laTg'
lores Of the enemy opposed to bis small foEce
and 90 Meridian and sIl that prairie county in
,,luding Columbus, Aberdeen and ok0lOna, wal
opened up TO the enemy.
As sll these things are passed by, see NJ
inpropristy in mentioning them, 50 that every
Southern man eau 500 ,hs situation a. it is, anC
decide what is his duty.
will mention thar The authorities are conf
dent Of holdisg Mobile; bus what means Oul
generals viii adopt TO thgart this bold and sue
eessful rad n force into tho heart Of ths cosRtTl
rsmsins to be seen. If I knew their plans
would not mention them. only write Of wha
has passed
So soon as .hs business wbieh brought m'
homs is accomplished, shall return TO ii,
iont.
The next ninety days viii determine whether
we are to be vAsss!s Of cur enemits or freemsr
worthy of the generous soil and gloEious ellmc
and happy homes, which will remain ours if vi
show ourselves in the hour OF peril, worthy 9.
the proud position we have so earnestly aough
to establish among the nations of the earth.
Men Of the SJutb, swaks Forget sleep
surrsHey, ease and comfort Buckle On you
ar-nor, and 60 where you can DO the most good
Shall we stand idle, or skulk awsy snd let al
the noble forms that have filed the soldiers eolC
grave, and al the pure blood that has gushee
from sbe hearts of the brave young men of on
land, 60 for naught1 Shsn all the suffering 6
our fsthsIs, brothers and SONS in the army, aDt
the privasions and hardshipu Of the women anC
children at home, serve only to intensity th
suffering Of posserity7 o. shall they sill serF
to brighten the luster Of the disdem in tn
efoyyn cf victoryf G. ". A.
From RoriH AIabAnas.
rs-,r, tAe Enoxyille Rerister1
We learn from 8 private lstter from TEEcum
his. Ais., that Col. Geo. II Nixon, of Law
Tsnceburg. Lswrencs county, Tern, is raisiBl
8 regiment Of eayslry for Gen. Reddy's com
mand. He had succeeded in raising SIX Q
so,zs-, corp uaF,ies souA weeks AGO