New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-12

was very slight; numbers not given. Gen. Banks nov
returned TO the Mississippi River crossed his erny 70
Bayou Sara, where he formed Junction, May ~, WIZ
Con. Augur's forces, from Baton Rouge. The latter
had engagement with the enemy on for'
Hubs Plains ON the 22d. in which he lost nine
teen HE'D and eighty wounded Port Hudson was I'M
mcGiaely invested. While awaiting tie slow operations
Of % siege Gen Banks made two unsuccessful assaults
uJon The place. Finally on the SIN ~ July the place
u additionally Surrendered. We captured 2 prison
er 81 pieces Of artillery two steamers, i4N pounds OF
90 non powder J.oC0 ANAL arms lOOoo rounds OF am
muniton. &c. ,
Our loss nom the I'D to the 3oth OF May including
IL assault Of thc 2Th reported was about l,0Oo
Being reinforced from Cen Grants army on the ferm
D. ion the Mississippi caDpeign Gen Banks sent al
ycdIiiJ under Gen Franklin to occupy tho mouth OF
Sshue River in Texas. II reached The entrance "a
81 hafbor the 9Th September and the eunboats en-
gagged he snemy's batteries. But two OF then-tbe
Chiffon and Sacbom-heing disabled and forced 10 sur
nder the others retrea,ed and the whole expedition
ufDed to Irashear City. The officers and crews o.
IL gunbces. and abont ~ sharpshooters who were or
hl ri, were captured, and our loss In Killed and
Gdod was about 30. After long delay OF l,rasheai
Cil5 IA, army moved forward by Franklin and Nermii
hoa, '.e. and at last accounts occupied 0poousas.
t DEPARTMENT or THE TrsYIssTg.
4 > date 81 my last ANIMAL report MAJ. Gen. Grant
o,cupfd West Tennessee and the northern boundary
Ail,i pri. Tho object OF the campaign OF tiis arm,
ras opening Of tie Mississippi River in conJanc
iiou n the army Of Cen Banks.
Con rant was instructed 20 drive the enemy IN IN
fltfgio south as possible, ana
road communications then 10 fli back TO Memphis ant
embs his available forces transports, and with the
assists tho fleet Of Admiral Porter reduce Nicks
bur-. Ihe first part of this plan was most successiul
exec Ifed but the right wing Of the army sent against
Wei sbarg under Maj Gen. sherman. found that pace
Tlc, rDnger than was expected.
IyO ,iasks were made on the 2sh and 9th of De
oer bat falling In their object our troops were win
dfavr and while waiting FOR rcGniOrceneBts from Gen
Gram, moved up the Arkansas River 10 Arkansas fost
which Place was. with the assistance 81 the gunboats
crp.urtl ~ the nth OF Jannary Our loss at NlcAs
burg l9l killed. 9S2 wounded, and 40 mssingi a
Arsaus.s Post. 10 killed. eJl wounded and /. missing
We captured ut tie latter place $3.50 prisoners. j.
pieces 4 cannon, 1900 small arms. 5000 rounds OF an
Mlniiian and sG3 arimas.
Ger Grant now assumed the immediate command o.
the amy on the Mississippi. which Was largely re
enforced. Being satisfied BY The result ~ Gen. Sher
mans operations that the north line Of the enemy
works was too strong 10 be carried without u ven
heavy ioss be directed his attention 10 opening III
canal had been commenced the year before by Cen
VILLAINS across the peninsula On the vest BANK vi th'
river.
Ills canal had been improperly located Its upper tor
minus being In eddy and the lower terminus being
exno-ed 20 thc eneHy's guns; nevertheless, II wal
tlaucl. that IL could be completed sooner than q new
ore eoad be constructed. While working parties
upder Capt Prince chief engineer Of that army, were
diligently employed upon this canal. Gen Grant direc
ted hs attention 10 several other projects for TURNING
tho encmys position. These are fully described IA h
official report.
TIE clnal proving impracilcable and his other plans
being IL successful he determined "a move lis army b,
land down the wee, bank q the river some seventy
miles while 'rans oris for crossing Should sln past tL'
enomy's batteries nj Nieksbgrg.
Tho danger OF running the batteries being very great
and tie rueds on the west side In horrible condition
this ras y dflog, and hazardous eNpcdiert; but II
seemed 10 t the Only possible solution OF the problem
rl~ e4.rutoa IL tho plan. however. wac greatly Gci
slte. ~ laIa lIragut Who Lad ran two u his YES
.el. "a. IL euemy's batteries nj Port Hudson and
Crn'd cult and cleared the river Of the cnemys boats
bsiov. yicksburg and finally. through the indomahl'
enei. Il the commanding general and the admir- adj,
i.ona Il Admiral Porter for running the enemy
taft..i.s. too operation completely successful
~ D.. .l,tro..aG the river AZ Ei-iDabgGg April 20
Turned brand Gulf AID engaged tho enemy near Pori
,..b.0n on iae irt aud Fourteen Nile Creek on The ID
ofN ay I've oneiy was defeated in both engagements
NTH heavy loss Gen. Grant now moved Lls forces ~
rapd usachcs to the north In order 10 separate the
eargsoa al NcksbnIg from tie coveril army Of John
ston. This movement was followed ~ tie battles OF
Kavuord Nav u. Of Jackson. May IL; u Champion
mi. Msy -, and Big Black River Bridge. May y. IN
al OF which our troops were victorious. Cen Grant
Low proceeded 90 invest Nicksburg.
In order to facilitate Con. Grants operations ty de-
stro,Iug tie encnys lines Of communication, and pre-
vent the carly coneeniroi!on Of any reeniofeemenis
Col nov HrigadicgGeueraD Grierson ives cent with
cavalry force from la Grange the 9Th Of April 10
traverse tie Interior VI tie State ~ Mississippi Ills
expedition was most successfully conducted IL de-
s,foys many ofiho cnemys railroad bridges. depos aud
much rolling stock. and reached BHton Rouge La IN
safety OF the ID 81 May.
ON rrtaruln; to ,icksbnrg Gen. Grant found tiS
Forces insufficient 20 entirely inyes; the enemy works
Their, was therefore danger that The two bodies OF
the enemy unGcr lenberton aud Johnston might yci
effect innctlon 10 IL known that the latter wa
being largely reinforced from Braggs army In Middle
and East Tennessee.
Under these circumstances Gen. Grant determined
10 nttemp: to cary tho place by assault.
Two unsuccessful attacks were made May 10 and -;
bu, "a achievements reached him a few days after.
sufficiently large enable him 10 completely invest the
Rebel dcisrsos he r'soriod 10 the Slower but moro
certain opcfAt!ols OF a n gullr hicr
Nv the I'd II July his snpe were 80 far advanced AZ ia
render bis success certain and on that day Gen. Penn
horton proposed ariusiice and cnptulit!on which
we've finally accepted and Vicksburg surrendered on
the An Of july la the language OF Gen. Grants Official
repou tie results oi this short campaign were:
:. The defeat Of the enemy In five battles outside OF
ylcksburg the occupation OF Jackson. the capital Of
IN state Of Mississippi. and the capture OF Ncksburg.
and It's garrison munitions u war; Ioss % the
enemy of JIOcO prl,On'If, anOHS Mhom were Liieen
g,nerl officers; at leist l0OOO killed and wounded;
and among the kiei Gems. Tracy Ighman and Green.
and hundreds and perhaps thousands VI sraggers who
can never DO collected and OTganl1ed. Arms aud mu
ultous Of war for army OF $1,000 have fallen into
our hands beside largo amount oil other public proper
ty c9gsftlJg Oi railroads. locomotives. cars. steam
boats cotton &C.; and much vas destroyed " prevent
orr capturing Il.
onr losses IA these series Of battles may DO summed
oP w Killed. wouniod Mixing
Port Gibson. u............'.....'i ~
fourteen Nile Creek t-Airmishl.. ~
Hi5mond ...............ss..''.'" " ~ >.
Jackson.... ..,....s..''''.''''"' ~ ~ a.
CHAMPIONS t'Ni.........s...s....So ibfs -oJ
Zig Black Railroad Briage........ ~ ~.
lict ID 5tcb w
Oh tho wounded many were but slightly wounded
and cor tinucd duty; many more required bat few
dags or weeks for their recovery. Not more tLan one
half Of the wounded were permanently disabled.