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The Daily Dispatch: July 7, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
is yet to be decided. Some of the Yankees were very carious to see General Cheatham. The old hero was pointed out to them, standing on our fortifications, arrayed in a blue shirt, with sleeves rolled up, coolly surveying, and, doubtless, enjoying the scene. They were incredulous at first, but upon being assured, took a good look at him. All former vision of him has been rather confused, over the shoulder at a double quick. A Furious cannonading occurred yesterday evening in front of Polk's old corps. At least three thousand shells were thrown, but with little damage. The Yankees should have learned by this time that they can't frighten our army by noise, and yet they persist in a needless and extravagant expenditure of ammunition. This morning at half past 1 o'clock, I was awakened by the crash of small arms, with an occasional cannon, from the direction of Cheatham's and Cleburne's front The firing acted for half an hour, and then cleared I have not had an opportunity
The Daily Dispatch: July 7, 1864., [Electronic resource], The Defeat of Sturges. (search)
ost not less than 3,000 men, including 1,200 to 1,500 killed and wounded, upwards of 100 wagons 16 pieces of artillery and a large quantity of supplies and ammunition, and 5,000 stand of small arms The fight took place about two miles west of Saidwin, a town on the Mobile and Ohio railroad, forty miles south of Corinth. The prisoners that we look all said that the enemy had about 27,000 or 30,000, while our force did not exceed 7,000.--We were completely overwhelmed. A great number of Polk's forces were there. It rained every day but one while we were cut and I kept soaked pretty well all the street still I am better than I have been for months, although quite this. I lost everything I had — I was in the saddle over thirty-six hours, only getting off three or four times, and then not to exceed thirty minutes at any one time I was completely cut off at one time, and did not have a staff officer or even an order with me. By almost superhuman efforts, in tearing down a rail
The Daily Dispatch: July 7, 1864., [Electronic resource], article 15 (search)
It is thought that Major Gen Dich Taylor, who has been relieved in the Trass Mississippi department at his own request, will be made a Lieutenant General and assigned to the command of Polk's corps — A Memphis Appeal. On the contrary, the army correspondent of the Atlanta Register asserts that Major Gen A F Stewart, of Tennessee, has been promoted to the vacant Lieutenant Generalship in General Johnston's army.