Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-03-05

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9lsmy, shs operation 81 .utning Dsli
the l2 h The Fsdersi army, covered bga
tain, moved by Snake Greek gsp .orsi
Ca MAJOR General Wheeler, with IN
hundred oi 5u.s attacked AMI fsfss
.hsn ioubls that number of Federg
aear Yaruel,'s station At night Sas
aad infantry marched ior Resaea, yz
islloTsd on ;hs l3ih On tbst da5, =
approaching on tie 5BsEs Greek gap
checked By L5rmgs troops, which
for .he formation Of Harissls and HOOD
just arriving As the snsmy vas tof
leit Of Polk'J corps was on th' ooss1n
the Tish! Of Hoods ou sAs Gonnsssagz
was brisk skirmishing during the Aftel
Polk's 'front.' snd HATdss's eft
On tho l5sh the enemy nsds Sc sstN
! lie rnoss Vigoross GA Hindmans
Hoods LETT All were handsomely
At P. N Hood advanced with 50
and Stewards divisions, supported !
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Tne U0sEsusugA, near UAihouni IN Is 3
| bridge The instructions 20 Lisut es D,
we're revoked, and Walkers division e.
point named by Major Gen Msrtin
On the I5.h thsre was severe skirnlat
| the whole font Major General WsIkas .
ed no movement near Calhoun Lis8s saa
Hood was directed 20 prepare 10 moFs IS
his right leading, supported By two or &
from Polk'5 sud Hariee's corps Wlaa I y
about 10 nova information came fy0s5 Rse
Gen Walker that the Fedora, right qas q
ing the river To mseT this moVems ~ 3.
Gen. Hoods attack 0as C0uBteTmsnGaa-- s4 n
arts division not receiving the order ,fom g. b
headquarters in time, attacked uDsueresss
The amy was ordered to cross tie t35slsde
that night destroying the bridges behind
Ou tho l6:h the enemy crossed the eaFssE D.
la Lieut. Gen. Hardee skirmishsd IA sam
successfully near Calhoun.
The fact that pG-t of Polk's troop wers IN
is she rear, and the great numerical s-PsI.Ossy
of the Federal army made il e1pedient 70 Tsk
batto enly when position or some bluuder Of be
enemy might give Us counter.bAlRneing sdy.a
tAges. l therefore determined 70 fall bcK
slowly until circumstance should put be
chances Of battle in our favor, keeping so mar
the United States army IS to prevent its sod
ing reinfoIcements to Grant; and hopingSy
taking advantage of positions and opportunities,
to reduce the odds against us by partial sr
eGgensnis. l also expected tito be mRterIaly
reduced before the cad Of June by the expri
tion OF the terms of service Of many of theP.
gimsRts which had not re enlisted. Ia this ysy
NE tell back to CEssVille in two marches At
A3airsviile, about midway, on the l7th, P0Es
cRvslry, under Brig. Con Jackson, met lo
enemy, and Hardse, after severe skirmisha,
checked thsm. At this point, on the 18Th, PoRs
and Hoods corps took the direct road to Cas-
vile; HSrdee's that BY Kingston. About ldi
the Federal army took zach road.
Frsnch's division having joined Folks c,r,s
on the 18th, on the morning of the llh.
when half the Federal army was near Kingson,
the two corps at Cassville were ordered to Ad
vance against the troops that had followed item
from Adsirsville, Hood leading on the ri,b
When this corps had advanced some two miles,
one OF bis staff reported to Lieut. Gen. Bood
that the enemy was approaching on the Can
ton road, in rear Of the right of our original po
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ire Of she snemy's artillery ooIEaencsd soon
.fter ths troops were formed, and continued IN
IL night Soon after dark, Lieut. Genenls
Polk and Hood together expressed TO me dsci-
ledly the opinion, formed upon the oh5srvAton
# the afternoon, that the Federal artilIry
would reader their positions uptsnabls the mkt
lay, and urged me to abandon the ground m
nedistely and cross the Esowah, Lieut. GIN.
dardee, whose position thought weakest vas
confident that he could hold it. The other tgO
,ficers, however, were Sc earnest and unwilling
o depend upon the ability of their corps to o.
end the ground thai yielded, and the arm,
,roEsed the EtoWRh on the 20Eh, . step which
have regretted ever since Wheslsr's cavalfr
vas placed in observation shove and JAcksons
,aloW the railroad
On the 22d, Major General Wheeler was sent
With ali his troops, not required for observation,
o ths ensmy's rear and on the 24tb beat
,iigade at Cassville, and took or burned two
hundred and fifty loaded wagons In the mean
ime, the enemy was reported by JscksODlI
roops, moving down the Fto'--tI - it to croil
I near StiIazborS' and crossing on the 23d o.
,s &4tb, Polk's AAd HArdee's corps reached tn
Dad from Stilesboro' to Allan g. a few milsl
outh OF Dallas and Hoods lar miles fror
Seu Hope church, on the rokJ from Alstoons
On ihs 25ih, the enemy was found to be in-l
Ienched near and east Of Dallas Hoods CORP
md Folks and Hardees ordered between it anG
he Atlanta road, which Hsrdee's left was tc
cover. An hour before sunset, Stewards divis.
on st New Hope church, was fercsly attacked
)y Hooker's corps, which it rspulsed after q hot
Engagement of two hours Skrmisbing was
1spE mp on the 26th and 27sh. At half past ).
? NJ, on the 9th, HoWLrd's corps assailed Gle.
1urne's division, and WAS driven back sbout
lark With great slaughter. In these two actions
lur troops were not intrenched. Our loss in
,sch Was about four hundred and fifty in killed
md wounded On the 27Ih, the snemy's dead.
,xcept those borne of, counted six hundred
We, therefore, estimated their loss A!three thous-
md At least. Il was probably greater on the
18th, as we had = larger force engaged then,
10Th of artillery sud infantry.
The usual skrmishing was kept up on the
8Eh. Lieut.! Gen. Hood was instructed to put
,;s nnrns in nnsitinn dnring this night to attack
as 5rerf i5l 5tns aFE shs rsxs EI1Zi.-
pc, ,ae rsss o. ics 2rn5 TO eU il he tqiiea
EccsssiYely iFom right 20 isfs.
Ja iha 2SEh, LleEt Gan Hood, sHd.sg sas
'saeT2l isit eoNGls1 - q ,-sflst9il y 4.i.4
gsnebs3 itsslf ir ihs Rigas sbougss i jnsxssdl-
3. . 1..&sk, % = sEs9a. sa1 ssge4 ., =
truetiOns. As the rssuldng delay mad t1s
stack ias1pedisnt, even if il had not bee g
efore, By preventing the surprise-upon t,-h
ucessS, in great degree, dspended-Se
scaled.
Skirmishing continued until tho 4th Of ,.ups,
be enemy gradually extending his intrsI
ne towards the railroad at AcWorth. o
lorning of the 5th, the army was formed So
IS left at Lost mountain, its centre near G as
hureh, and ils right near the railroad. O.
th, the right covered by Noondsy creek
rteD1ed aeynqe tho Acyyorth and MAriakta al
he enemy approached under cover Of 81
i've lines Of intTenchments There was
nd incesssnt skirmishing until the 18Th
On the l4th the brave Lieut.. Gen. Poi
ngui5hed IN every battle in which shiJ
Rd fought, fell by cannon shot st an adF ,s
ioss. Isjor Gen. LoTing succeeded to the 2'7l-
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