The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-05-28

andt took us in the rear, when the bridge was
burned, and the works abandoned. Our loss
IS heavy. Vicksburg is closely besieged-the
enemy closing in on all sides"
The Montgomery AdUertiSer of the 18th
says, in relation to the fight at jackson, that
'Our troops were commanded by Johnston.
who was finally driven back to jackson, and
fought them through the streets till overpow-
cred by greatly superior numbers, and were
compelled to evacuate the city. The enemy'S
forces amount to about 20 900 or 80, 200, and
our own to only 5000. Gen. Johnston then
retreated to Canton. The enemy's cavalry
was yesterday at Brandon, on the southern
road, 20 odd miles this side of jackson,
near which point we had a force to protect
the road"
The Richmond Enquirer of the goth has
the following in relation to Vicksburg;
'If some happy combination be not made
between the forces under Pemberton and
Johnston, the heroic city may fall"
R NIGHT OFFICIAL DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON, May %.
The following has just been received at the
War Department:
'MEMPH1s, May %.
81 forward the following, just received
from Col. John A. Rawlings, A. A. G.:
"REAR OF VICKsBURG, May 90.
"Ihe army of the Tennessee arrived at
Bruinsburg on the both Of April. On the Isl
of May we fought the battle of Port Gibson
and defeated the rebels under Gen. Bowen,
whose loss, in killed, wounded, and prisoners,
was at least 800, and in artillery FIVE pieces
'On the 18th of May, at the battle of Ray
mond, the rebels were defeated, with a loss of
800.
'On the 18th of May, we defeated Gen.
Joe Johnston, and captured jackson, with a
loss to the enemy of 400, besides immense
stores and manufactures and seventeen pieces
of artillery.
'On the 10th of May we fought a bloody
and decisive battle at Bakers Creek, in which
the entire force of Vicksburg, under General
Pemberton, was defeated, with the loss of 2G
pieces of artillery and 1000 men.
'On the 18th of May we defeated the same
force at Big Black ri liver bridge, with the loss
OFF 900 men and 17pieces Of artillery.
.On the 18th of May we invested Vicks
burg closely.
sTo-day Gen. Steele carried the rife pit,
on the north of the city. The right of the ar
my rests on the Mississippi, above Vicksburg
Jno. A.. RAWLINGS, "A. G..
'P. 81 learn, further, that there are fron
Is, 600 to 300 men in Nicksburg, and thai
Pemberton has lost nearly all his field artil
lery,and that the cannonading at Ficksburs
closed about 3 p. M, on the 20 of May. Gen
Grant has captured nearly ALL"
ANOTHER OFFICIAL DISPATCH.
WASHINGTON, May "a, 1863.
The following was received here late OF
Saturday night:
MEMPHIS, May 23-4:3O a. NH Hon.
E}vjn N. Stanton, Secretary Of War:-Thc
following dispatch has been received at these
headquarters, and is forwarded as requested
(Signed) S. a. HURLBUT, Maj. Gen.
REAR OF V%IcKSBURG, May 20-6 a. NJ
II Hon. ElUin VI. Stanton, Secretary Qf War
Grant won a great and momentous victory
over the rebels under Pemberton, on the Jack
son and Vicksburg road, at Bakers Creek, on
the 18th. Pemberton had a most formidable
position on the crest ola wooded hill over
which the road passed longitudinally. He
had about 20, 900 men.
The battle begun at II a. m, and was
gained at 4 p. m. It's brunt was borne by
Hovey's division and Netherlands corps, and
by Logan's and Crocker's, of McPherson's.
IIovey attacked the enemy and held the
greater part of his position till ? o'clock p. M,
when, having lost l, 600 men, he was succeed
ed by Boomers and Holmes brigades Ct
CrOcker's division, by which the conflict was
ended in that part of the field. Boomer lost
500 men.
Logan operated on the right, and cut of
the enemy's direct retreat, so that he was
compelled to escape from his right flank
through the woods. Logan lost 400 killed and
wounded. We took about 1000 prisoners.
On the 18th, advancing to the Big Black,
we fought Pelnberton at the bridge there, and
captured three thousand more prisoners. The
enemy fought in rife pits, protected by a
difficult bayou full Of abattis. LAWYERS brig
ade of Netherlands corps, charged the rifle
pits magnificently, and took more prisoners
than their own numbers. Pemberton burned
his bridge, and returned to Vicksburg with
only three cannon out of the sixty that he
had taken out.
Building four bridges over the Big Black,
General Grant arrived before Vicksburg on
the evening Of the 18th, and now holds it
closely invested. He had opened a line of
supplies ria Chickasaw Bayou, having cut
the town off from Haines' Bluff which is aban-
doned by the enemy, and which Gen. Grant
will occupy.
There was sharp fighting through yester-
day. Steele won, and holds the upper bluff
and the enemy's upper batteries, and gets wa
ter from the Mississippi.
Sherman's corps lost, yesterday, 500 killed
and wounded. Mcpherson, who holds the
centre, lost little, as did McClernand, who
holds the left.
The gunboats kept the enemy on the alert
during the night, and probably the town will
be carried to-day. There are from $1,000 to
30, 900 men in it.