The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-08-14
Our Military Correspondence.
PROM THE roRrY SECOND REGIMENT.

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long ago. that this part Of Mississippi is vir
tually clear of Rebels but l presume 20,
do not know tho particulars of this clearing
out. Well, tho day Vicksburg surrendered
oar (OsterbausJ division, which wac sta
,ionod at Dig Black Bridge, received order
/ TO bo ready to march 10 tho afternoon, but
| for somo reason, wo did not cross tho rive
ill the 9Th, whom We took tho advance of
column marching on Jackson. Went t.
Edwards Depot and bivouaced. Next morn
ing started cariy, and a short distance ffou
camp captured u squad Of Johnstoo's pio
neers, who had bson sent ahead to prepare
tho road for bis advance. Passed. over IL"
Champion lIll battle field. 1t is one vast
burying grouud nolr Had skirnishing with
the Rebel rear guard most OF the day
Ill!ed at Bolton. Cit zrns there suy that
Johnston passed there. going toward Big
Black with his artillery, baggage and pom.
toon train. one day. and passed 5nck ;hc
next dav. On the 9Th, We advanced q few
miles; had worry heavy skirmshing oil the
way. The ground was peculiarly adapted
TO defensive 6ghti"g ...'.
/ Early on the morning of the oh, took or
| the line of march. tho 42d o. V. in advsUce.
Marched through Clinton, quite smart lit
tic county town. Found tho Court House.
! two or three churches and several private
dwellings full of sick Rcbs. Three OF four
miles beyond Clinton tho Rebels made q
moro decided stand than at any previous
place. We were formed In line of battlc.
and waited for our forces in rear TO como
up; then advanced n lit,ls way and campcd
Mkt morning our (Ords) corps moved off
to tho right, to tho Raymond and jackson
road, wbilo Shorman's corps kept on ,hc
same road wo wore on yesterday. In about
two hours the advance of our division started
somo robels. They made some resistance.
aud opened on US from n battery o. field
pieces but our 10 Rodmans (7,h Mich
Battery soon started IF their batferv, and
wo advanced about three. .fourths of a mile.
to within sight of tho Rebel works, und sent
skirnishors in adyarcc. Tho robels sent
us an assortment. of eonical hardware of n
very explosive kind, in return for our skir
nishors. We advanced to tho top of
ridge about 500 yards from tho forIs. TO
support skrmishors. But tho Rebel ar
Hilary soon proved to US that thcy had tho
'ang" of every point, and we wcro ordered
back into ditch in tho hollow back of the !
ridge At that time the rebels show cd |
themselves to bo perfect masters of their
ricochotiug (bounding) their balls. They
bounded several into the ditch whore wc
lay, but. as mono of those exploded, but few
were hurt. AfrUr laying thore till our
skirmisbers bad andunccG far enough to
pick Oft their artillery men, then wo ad.
vanccd over the ridge and lay down. While
laying there | was partially sun struck. aud
was taken back to tho hospital; but from
those who woro lhero learned that nothing
was done except to keep skirmishers out
unit! tho morning of tho 10 b, whom il was
found that Johnston had left, taking every.
thing of any account with him. Our cavui.
ry was sen. out u few miles, in pursuit Of
him, aud picked up about 600 s,ragplcrs.
Those are about oil the prisoners that wor.
TAKEN although s"mo of tho regular sunsa.
ton correspondents announced tho capture
OF several thousand prisoners almost before
We started. II seoms almost Nh impossible.
ty for the army correspondents to minpIe
even small atom of truth with their cxap
,eratiOns. 1he expedition returned to Big
Black between the 20th and 23d, hut they
lid not start back till tho boys had burned
'verythlng that was burna5le in Jackson.
don't think there was any garrison lefl
hero, though some say thero was. ......
Our army is quito sickly now. The ex
rene heat which was experienced both in
he mnich out and in tho return, caused |
many cases of sunstroke. And all tho wa,or
We had while going and whl.e thrrc, was in |
swamp holes, where the sun shone full upop
'hom no running wator or springs. A
man up there would think il beneath tLe
dignity OF his hogs to wallow in such wa;er.
Tho consequence of drinking such water
mas hoen. numerous cases of tower and ne ue
Thoro aro some TOW casos of Yellow Fever.
osierhaus' division. containing 10 Reei.
menb and two batteries, had, wheu IL
reached Big black. only 1000 or l 900 men
for duty There woro about 800 in it when
wo crossed the Mississippi. below Grand
Gulf, last April.
We arc now camped on tho rivor banks
at Vicksburg, There has been q great
deal of lying dono about tho condition of
this town. Ono would suppose, to road
somo reports, that you could hardly find
one brick on anoiher F., but, instead Of that.
u majority of tho houses, as tar as I have
seon. aro untouched, and but few of those
that were struck are badly damaged. Or.
derry Parsons returned from tho hospita, at
Momphis, to day. l see but little said about
politics in tho papers. suppose the reason
Ia tho samo as il 10 with Us horo, Tor not
talking politics, viz we are all on the same
sido. add II is dull work to discuss q cues.
ton when thero is no opposition. wo arc
all Brough men hero, have talked with u