The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-06-05
FROM GENERAL GRANTS ARMY
The Particulars of the Battles in and
around Vicksburg.
Battlefield OF Bakers Greek. Nav rs.


has won another glorious victory.
y furious battle has been fought, lasting
nearly five hours, and resulting in the do
feat Of the enemy at all points, with = loss
of 5000 killed and wounded and three
complete batteries Of heavy rifed cannon,
besides single pieces, 1000 prisoners,
large quantities of small arms, and ca,np
equipage.
Our success was signal and complete.
Early Oh the morning Of the 10th inst
General McClernand's corps were put in
motion, while General Hovey's division
advanced across the open field to the foot
Of Champion Hill.
At IL O'Clock the battle was commen-
cel.
Champion Hill was covered with timber.
fanked on both sides with various guliss,
aud in many places covered with an al
most impenetrabe growth of scrubby
bushes.
The rebels opened with heavy fire
from their fo"r gun battery and from their
sharp shooters in the woods.
The battle ragged terribly from II a. NJ
TO L. NJ.
General JIovey's division carried the
heights III gallant style, making a dash on
the first battery, and captured it from the
rebels. Lying thicl; in the vicinity we're
guns, gun carriages, broken cassons, over
tuTnci knaP'ack-, small arms, and other
debris-aII at'esting the terrific struggle
for the ground
The rebels lay thick in The vicinity Of
the guns. Their horses were more than
half killed. Gun-c:rria.e5 and caissons
were broken, and kuapsacks, blankets,
small arms and other debris, attestcd the
deadly struggle. The colors of the TLir
ty first Alabama Regiment were captured
there. At this juncture Mitchelrs Ohio
battery was opened at about eighty yards
from the brow Of the hill. The rebels
made dash it, brt the fiee.ness ofthe
horses prevented its capture. At the
same time the rebels appeared witt; fresh
troops on that wing, and redoubeI their
efforts to hold their position aad dislodee
themselves on the bill
At this juncture tho rebels were rein
forced and Gen. Uovey was slowly driven
back.
General Quimby with brigade wen. to
the support ofGen. Hovey, snd the ground
was speedily reoccupisl and the rebels Fl
naly repu!sed.
At the commencement Of the engage
ment Gen. Logan's division marched to
the brow Of tie hill. forming in line Of bat
tie on the sigh; of General Uovey, and ad
vsnced in gallant style, sweeping every
thing before them 10 tie edge Of the
woods.
In the front of General Logan the battle
was Of the most desperate character imag
Unable.
The rattle Of musketry was incessant and
continuous, and The reports were so blend
ed that single discharge was rarely heard
Genera. Logan captured two batteries, a
large portion of prisoners, small arms, etc
Between ) and 4 o'clock General Os~
terhaus' 5 ard general McArthur's divisions
came into action on the extreme left, an0
completed what bad been so auspicousIy
carried forward. They were both miles
away when the engagement began, but
were brought forward with al! dispatch
possible. lie enomy Were in full retreat
soon after, and these divisions pursued
till 9 o'clock, and are how encampea at
Wards Station, eight miles beyond the
battle ground.
From rebel prisoners learn tha, Penn
berton commanded in person. Fitzhugh
Lee and Gregg. who commanded at the
hattie near K monI and others Of note,
had subordinate commands. | also learn
that great dissatisfaction exists toward
Pemberton. lie is accused by many Of
selling out 10 Grant, also efpanning mill
tary operations for the last four weeks so
as TO insure the latter's success.
It is Impossible yet to do more than
approximate our loss. l think it will be
about 900 killed and wounded. Il NAV
prove less, tut it cannot be mncht. more.
Bat few otiicers Of distinction are injured
The Twenty fourth Indiana lost 100 men.
Lieut.. Col. Swain, commanding, WAS killed.
Not general or staff officer on our side
was hurt. This has been the hottest and
mos. brilliant fight in The Southwest for
several mouths. The men are enthusiast
tic whenever General Grant appears -
His reckless exposure of him nsef on the
field begets unbolnled admiration among
the prlsates.
Well, authenticated cases Of rebel bar
barltY to our wounded men can be cnum e.
rated. Three different men, who were
shot down in the battle, were subsequent
" sabreI by the rebels when they temper
arIy retook the ground The men lived
to narra'e the atrocity, but will scarcely
recover.
BLACK River BRInGE TWELVE NILEs !
East of Vicksburg, May II. {
MeClernand's corps marched to this
place early this morning. Osterhaus was
in the advance and found the retels strong
Is intrenched on the east bank Of the river
Batteries were soon in position playing
on the enemy's works At 10 O'Clock
General Lawler's Brigade, in Carr 5 di-
vision, charged across the open fields, .wo
hundred Yards in width, wading .hs ba
you in front, aud swarming over into the
in'rencLmen's. Seventeen cannon were
taken inside the earthworks, and from
/ 500 to 1000 prisoners captured. No de-
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