Feb. 27, 1862

A lady of this city, well known for her high talents, sends the following for publication: “A number of the young ladies of Memphis offer their services to the merchants and bankers, to stand behind their counters in the place of the clerks, who are now so much needed at Columbus behind bayonets.”

Feb. 28, 1862

Editors Appeal: I am just from the vicinity of the surrendered Capital of the State ... I saw many of the old citizens fleeing from their homes at Nashville, their hearts wrung by grief and bitterness at the tame

March 1, 1862

The city was almost as quiet as Sunday yesterday; numbers were making their way to the churches, and the lamp post and street corner committees were discussing groundless rumors. The stores and offices were all closed, by order of President Davis, who proclaimed yesterday a day of prayer, and local items were as scarce as hen’s teeth.

March 2, 1862

Col. Forrest — This gentleman, whose gallant deeds have excited so much admiration, is now in the city; in another part of this paper is a call upon the young men of the city to take arms in the company of

March 4, 1862

The Weekly Appeal — There has been an irregularity in the issue of our weekly, and this week we are compelled to send our subscribers a half sheet. We are much pained that this should be the case, for it has always been our pride to fulfill all our undertakings to the letter, but the extreme difficulty of procuring paper leaves us no alternative. We have used and are now using our greatest efforts, and are incurring a very heavy expense to keep ourselves supplied with paper, but no exertion can prevent straits and difficulties.

Compiled by Rosemary Nelms and Jan S mith, The Commercial Appeal News Library