The New York herald., 1863-05-28

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liant style and making dash the frat battery, drove
the gnere from thar r0eta and captured the pieces
The eleventh Indiana claim the honor OF CARRYING !hs
battery The rebels lay thick In the vicinity Of the
guns and the horses were more than half killed, gun
carriages and caissons broken ana overturned, while
knapsacks blankets small arms and other debris attest
ed tho deadly struggle for the ground The cooTs OF tho
Thirty nrs Alabama regiment were captured there also,
but failed 10 learn by whose hands
Al this juncture Mftchcrs Ohio battery was opened
about eighty yards from the brow OF tho h The rebels
horses prevented lis capture Capt Mitchell was wound
cd. and believed TO fallen nt the cnemys hands
At this juncture the rebels appeared reinforced with
fresh trOops that wing and redoubIed their efforts
hold the postum and dis odge our troops on the hi
General Hovey was slowly driven back TO the brow Of
TO his support aud the ground speedily reoccuped
by US, and the rebels finally repulsed. II. "A
gans division marched past the brow the hl and.
forming in line Of battle the right ef Hovey advanced
At he edge OF the woods in front of General logan tho
battle of the most desperate character imaginable
The rattle Of mnske.ry was ncessan from the first mo,
deadly roar IN VIII ch reports were blended that
single discharge was rariy heard. Not man nnchcd
or line wavered IN his dvlsioD so lar as could disco
ver. All behaved like vetcrans and moved 10 posi-
ti,ns with the conscious read Of victory. ll
Two batteries were captured by this division, and
enough hard lighting done to immortaize IL b.
sides this captured large portion of prisoners small
arms. &c. tf - p
Between hree and four O'Clock Genera, Osterhaus' and
Gen. McArthnr's divisions came into action the
eme left and comnIeied shat had boon 80 auspcboaay
carried forward They both miles away when the
began but were brought forward with all the
lie enemy were in full retreat soon arer and those d
visions pursued I'll nine o'clock, and encamped at
Edwards Station eight miles beyond the battle ground.
Unfortunately We have no cavalry, pursuit s therefore
out Of the question. eifAg if. 5Yrr.
From rebel prisoners learn that General Pemberson
%so a. z e
others OF note had subordinate commands From them
We also learn that great dissatisfaction exists
many Of selling out 70 General Grant; also
Of planning military operations for the last four weeks 80
TO insure the Iattcrs BY way Of of gct we
presume there those North who, within months,
have charged General Grant with little less than mbeci
y oarscy ~ and Snn,"ess ~ s 20 81 sn %
have both unquestonabiy done all in their 10
their respective superors In authority II s too early
yet 10 do than approximate our loss. think u
will De about one thousand killed ard wounded II mny
prove lees, but cannot be much more. think But few
diana reg ment lost hundred men, and Lieutenant
Colonel Swain, commanding, Is killed Major Jones
escaped unhurt, and subsequently captured an Alabama
battery Not general or stan officer On our side was
hurt. -
ncclonel pouck, Of tho Eighteenth Wisconsin, informed
the cloec or the engagcmen, that but privaes
In his regiment were injured.
This has been the hottest and most brilliant ngh in the
Southwest for several months and may only 30 n pre-
rdo others Of the character store FOR within
three days. say three days, because within that time
Grant III have marched 10 the suburbs OF vicksbufg II
cry mic OF road be not contested. The men
thGsastc uhercver Gen. Grant appears. Gen. G.. has
been fairly outdong himself o. late, and his reckless cx
posurc Of hims II On the held bcgcs unbounded aimra
tion among the privales.
wei authenticated cases OF rebel barbarty to wounded
men be enumerated No lees th1n three different
men who shot down 10 day in battle were slbsc
quenfy sabrcd by rebels when they they temporarily
tok the ground The lived ~ nnrrate the atrocy,
brt viii scarcely have been slow 10 believe
such gt0rcs and know that such instances rare, hut
they do occasionally occur 10 tho disgrace VI our common
The lis, Of killed aud wounded will be earliest
possible moment; but as We march and fight alternately
delay may he unavoidable.
GRAMS HRADauARrERs, BLACK RIVER BRiDts,
7wEL,E Mmxs tAsr oy v'cssBtRe, May II, 1853.
General McCernands cors marched To this place early
this morning. General Osterhaus In advance and
found tho rebels strongly nrcnchcd ON tho left on the
east bank Of the river Faitsscs were soon In position
A. ten O'Clock General Iawlers brigade, In Carrs di
visi,n chargc across ned two bnndred yards In
the ntrenchneu,s In moment attcrly and irrssis,i
bly, rebcidom entccu cannon taken 10 the Eide
No description can do urtice 10 the nsrepsiiy the
regiments mpOaing this brigade The rebel Gro II ar.
ana .s r. an
thing before hem.
Cen Mart Green's rec m,scuy :ss
rendered to man. Gen. yanghan1 brigade Was also
principally car,med The to I'm tlsvcpsh Wisconsin
% slight. Tho list ent ID csmplee, % Tar - The lss n
that regiment Is concerned. The twenty st add Twcn
ty third led tho charge and sustained the princ
pal loss. Tho list compsse 10 either ~ these. The
Eleventh Wisconsin also captured stapd II coors
Turus canonading has cantimred a day tho rebel
batteries the other side Of the river They nred the
bridge 20 prevent crossing and can prevent our
construction Of II At that point In a probability. Our
Enginecr corps, aided by whole brighies, are busy
gagged preparing timber for bridge, and the delay VIII
probably not exceed twelve IN eighteen hours Poutoons
have been sent TO Gen sbermys corps, and he viii
baby few mics above here and attack IN Hank
The force opposite thought % number 81 600. Our
army is in excellent lighting condition. and think them.
selves invinc. bio.
As Gene al Grant rode front today he every
where crested with Tremendous and uIrnrious shouting
and cheering Tho bays appreciate his strategy There
is something practical In u. They have marched over
two hundred miles. & mt hye hard battles, been vic
4 trious ALL skirn he'd nearly the entire dist Dce,
taken i've thousand prisoners captured sixty Eve
quantity Of small aring, aud destroyed amount Of The
enemy's property that can ,rccIy be computed VIC
try has pefoted upn s banners where. General
Grants name Is 10 day terror to every Souther y
md lie well endure the covert the open
attacks of the little Tribune aud papers &C that ik His
reputation is not IA their keeping They did not make
him, neither can they unmake him.
This morning two ~ pound bowitzers, two IL
Founders and six Gpousd ricd guns were surrendered,
with borses. harness and ammunition complete without
. shot, few miles back on road The c guns became
separated from the main body of the rebel army yester
day la the retreat. and cut OF by advance.
The HISS In 10 days fighting not bsavy side.
The rebel killed and wounded s unknown. Their troops
did not fight obstnatcIy 10 day as yesterday, and
seemed 10 expect defeat this side Of the river The
side without engagement Tho rebel General TIgbman
killed this morning General Osterhans was slightly
wounded, but rode on the ned again IN carr age.
TrE-psy EvESIvG--10P r ".
A furious canonading has been going all day The
assault will probably be made IN tho morning by the
entire force