In recognition of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, "Civil War-Era
Memories" features excerpts from The Memphis Daily Appeal of 150 years
ago. The Appeal is no longer publishing from Grenada, Miss. On this date 150 years ago, the Daily Appeal had departed Grenada,
Miss. Grant's forces were advancing toward the city and supplies were
cut off. The newspaper, without ink, was being printed using boot
blacking. The Appeal's farewell edition appeared on November 29 and the
operation moved by rail to Jackson, Miss., where the newspaper resumed
publication on December 13. A correspondent of the Knoxville (Tenn.)
Daily Register, a Confederate newspaper, reported that Appeal editor
John McClanahan put a sign above his room at the Bowman House in Jackson
which proclaimed it to be "Memphis Headquarters." This week, in the
absence of the Daily Appeal, we have excerpts from the Memphis Bulletin,
a pro-Union newspaper. Dec. 4, 1862 An expedition of about 20,000 Feds moved from Helena last Thursday.
They ... proceeded over land toward Grenada. The Grenada Appeal had been
engaged in moving off its type and fixtures for several days past, but
toward the latter part of last week they stopped their paper and devoted
all their energies to getting their property out of danger. It is said
that they have gone to Atlanta, where they hope to have a longer resting
spell than they enjoyed at Grenada.
Dec. 5, 1862
In consequence of having received invitations to become pastor of
churches in Ohio, the Rev. Dr. Grundy will tomorrow morning preach his
farewell sermon at the Second Presbyterian Church. (From the August 12,
1862 issue of the Daily Appeal: "we learn that by order of Gen. Sherman,
the Second Presbyterian Church has been turned over to Dr. Grundy, and
the pastor installed by the congregation ousted. The doctor is thus
rewarded for his treachery to his native South.") Dec. 6, 1862
It is supposed the Confederates have fallen back to Yorkney Creek,
about seven miles south of Oxford, Miss., where the rough character of
the country will give them a great advantage in the approaching battle.
This is perhaps the reason why they fell back without a fight, and
permitted the unmolested occupation of Abbeville. Dec. 8, 1862
Every citizen should see that his family is vaccinated against
smallpox. Those who wish to escape danger must themselves take means for
security. Vaccination is an operation quickly and easily performed and
should not be delayed. They city should at once provide means for the
poor being vaccinated without expense to them. Dec. 9, 1862 Although the law permits sleeping, it does not allow hackmen to take
that repose in their vehicles in the street, as unfortunate accidents
might be the result. For so doing, J. H. Plunkett was yesterday fined
five dollars by the Recorder.
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