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LXTThK Paori TUI AK1T.Ke.ah New Hope Chcrcij, May CorrMpcadtac* of ^ ApfeaLlThere has been very litUe fighting to*day. The time ha* been occnpied by I he two armies in mantavi-rkg. The enemy ire massing in heavy force en our left A hard fight is locked for to morrow Ttve Federal low of the 2**h and 2rilh U vsry heavy, on: not »o great ax Tip* resented. The reports in the papsrs in regard to CUbnrc*'s victory is a misrepresentation ol the fact* entirely. The enemy’s loos in the cba;go of Fiilsy night, was seven hundred kided and three hundred prisoners. The number of wounded *** Wj small, as the most of them were shot in the heal They crawled on thrir bauds until they woe within jifim ?*t4* of oar breastworks, before oor hoy. fired a gtm. A W the fint volley was fired into them, they hoiatod white flags, and said they would aurren-d»»r. bat when they were told to iiy down thcii aim. they refused, and attempted to gain the works, when a most terrible and destructive fire was pen fed into them, resulting in a complete real. The troops engaged in the fight were *,niniury s and Gavin** brigades. As th» enemy charged lho Texas brigade, tba Gtb and 7th Arkansas enfiladed them on the loft, while the iii Arkansas engaged them on the right The Utter regiment being vary much exposed, and bang compelled to charge tfca enemy, lost very bravily. Their loss was twenty sight killed, aixiy lhieo wounded and two missing. The loss of the other regiments was very an*ail—twe hancrwl and fifty covering the eclir© loss of Ihs divxkw.Antcag ib« captnnki Yankees is one Uaj^i McK*m, who say a ho resided at MuieUa ana ysai* ago. When the war broke oat b* »w Cvisg at West Fotnt, Miss-iMu i division w«w heavily engaged yesttt day ITisiSj on th» left—ikcix lom was vary tsavy. bowls* KeoWkxand Finley's Fwridi brigades lost seventy-two kfil. Lhroe kniiJrt-and fifty wouodcd and fifty-six missing. Tht« ebrgod tlw scemy in their brmstwerks am wcrs repulsed Aeilaksas
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Memphis Daily Appeal
Memphis, Tennessee, US
Thu, Jun 02, 1864
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