Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-06-16
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CoURrLAHD, Jurs I, ls64-Gen. Roddy Is never idle.
Esho5t time since be sent Col johnson, with his brigade
and q section Of my battery, across the river, and routed
tho s1euy at Florence, capturing Eboat Sly prisoners
and City good horses with equipments. A few days
afterwards, he sent Col. Patterson, with q part Of his
brigade and another section OF nv battery, over to Mad
ison staiion, near huntsville, Who surprised the Yankees
and sheled hem cat Of q stoekade, cap uriDg about one
hundred prisoners and about fifty horses and mules,
with a large supply Of sutlers' stores and ammunition.
Upon Col P.1s return be engaged and suEk a boat a few
nilsg above Decatur. This so enrsgsd the Ya1ks that
they dstsrmined 10 pay Us back" a. they said. 81
while Col JOhnson,s b-iga'e was over the river forsg
ing, and Col. Patterson's on the march TO Telladsga, Coy
order OF Gen. F0nsst) leaving onlY 200 men IN the val
ley for duty, the enemy. on the 9Th, sttsmptsda sur
prise, but Gen ROidy, always on the alert, soon detect
ed their movements, and met and fought 1900, taking
advantage Of the woods and hills, Gmbushmg them at
every point practicable. from Decatur 70 CORTLAND, q
distance Of tHenty-oae miles.
Here they stopped and divided their force, sending
their infantry back to Decatur and their cavalry, $500
strong, to M0ulton. As soon a. Gen. X. aseert1ined
this, he collected his forces, as far ss practicable, AID
marched, on the night Of the 2Slh ut, to kouiton. Al
dsybrs k on the 2lth, Sunday he attacked them in
their camps. completely surprising aud driving them for
= mile. They then rallied and we had severe fighting
for three hours. Our artillery did good work in driving
ground until my ammunition gave out. We were then
ordered back, and retired In good order. Tbs enemy
were too strong for US. They numbered about 2500,
while we had not more than 1000, all told
In the fight Of Friday we lost Major Williams Com
msnding a bsttAlinn6 one Of the 5ravsst and best men
in our command, snd = crest fsyorits OF Gen. ROddy-
In fact Of the whole division. In Sundays fight the
brave gallant and magnsuinOus Major Dick johnson
was very badly, AID we all fear, mortally wounded. he
was struck by a mimic ball while leading his men In q
charge. Great anxiety Is felt about his recovery He
is 3 general fRV0rtss IN the command, and in he valley.
In that charge we lost many good men, But nOtWifh
standing the fall CT Major johnson s1d 50 many OF the
others killed and wounded, Col. Windes moved up with
an unbroken line and drove the sneny from the ground,
in confusion. had but one mSn slightly wounded. and
one hOrss shot. Their artillery was worthless, as they
shot too high all the time. One Of their shells cat of q
horse'slsg, which vas 81 the damage they did uS.
They moved of in the direction OF Summervills, and
there mstabout 10000 infantry, a. report says, en- route
either to Georgia Or South Alabama It was supposed
that the cavalry We eusht intended 3 raid upon our rail
road, below OGrintk. II they did we stopped Ii, snd II
hey intended one upon South Alabama We checked
that for 4 while. C. Z.
Chief Of Artillery, Roddy's Cav. Div, North Ala.