The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-05-10
THE WAR IRWS.

lfst ~ 0roer We give snott summary VI
the manner in which New Orleans was cap.
tured. Forts Philip and Jackson-61
miles below New Orleans-were first re-
duced. after hard fighting. but with very
small loss on our side-5 killed and 10
wounded. The passage Of these Forts
accomplished, our fotilla we're soon up the
river. staring the Crescent City full in the
face. Large amounts of cotton were now
destroyed by the rebels. steamboat burn
ed to prevent its falling into our hands, and
the city evacuated of the rebel troops un-
der Gen. Mansfield Lowell. Immediately
after, on the 20,h ult., a correspondence
was opened between Com. Farragut Of the
feet, and the mayo. of the city Monroe,
wherein the city was Internationally sur
rendered, and soon taken possession Of by
our land forces. The feet then proceeded
up the river and captured the rebel arse
nal at Baton Rogue, and at las. accounts
had arrived at Vicksburg on their way to
Memphis, which latter place they have
doubtless reached and reduced ere this !;
and when they meet Foote. who is storm
ing away at Fort Pillow, the Mississippi
will have been opened its entire length.
Fort Macon, commanding the most
important harbor of North Carolina, after
eleven hours bombardment, surrendered to
Burnsids's forces May End. The loss on
our side was killed and IL wounded
Loss of the enemy Z killed and 400 taken
prisoners.
-Halleck's division, May 4, we're push.
ing on Corinth, having arrived within two
miles of that place, and it is stated that
Beauregard was evacuating.
Gen. Curtis column was in Fulton
County, Arkansas.
The siege of Yorktown is ended, and
the long expected battle avoided, by the
rebels evacuating May 4. Below we give
the particulars from the Mo. Democrat of
the 9Th:
All day yesterday the rebels kept up
hot fire Oh Gen. Porter's division. No
one was hurt.
Our Parrott gun at Fambolt Court
House occasionally answered them. All
last evening and up to midnight, lively
firing was kept up. About that time their
fire slackened considerably, and at two
o'clock stopped altogether. We fred one
or two more batteries at them, but got no
answer.
About three o'clock this morning q
building at Yorktown was fred, and Prof.
Lowe and Heintzleman went upin bal
loon. 1t was their storehouse at Yorktown
which was fred at daylight: They report
ed the forts empty. Wye oc-
cupied Yorktown =
fred. Of the guns
all remaining were
By the side of the riv(
piles Of ammunition,
shells. Eighty guns w1
which is surrounded by
The earth works were all
cover one another in every
they must have eventually yie(
we have got around them.
The guns we dismounted the othei(
killed and wounded fourteen rebels. ~
The fort had been occupied by the Firs5
Battalion of New Orleans Artillery, the
Eighth and Thirieth Alabama, the Tenth
and Fourteenth Louisiana, and the Forty.
fifth Georgia regiments. These troops
were ordered to report at Howard's Grove,
four miles from Richmond. and left the
fort at midnight.
A rear guard was left, who waited for
our appearance, and then retired in great
haste.
Two deserters who left their regiment in
Williamsburg, say the whole rebel army
was in panic.
Prof. loves balloon reconnaissance
discovered their rear guard at 9 A. M. to
be four miles out.
Gen. Mcclellan Immediately ordered out
the artillery and cavalry, and is pushing
after them at full speed. All our gun
boats came up at 8 o'clock, and laaded
some marines At Glouchester Point, who
raised the u. S. flag amid cheering that
could be heard across the river.
The boats allleft and ore now running
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