Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-02
VOL. zXIY{HIf,TsFon

Z fingered but few minutes after his arri-
( val there
! "Before Gen. Paine was wounded, he
had succeeded in getting Eve regiments
within three or -four reds Of the enemy 8
works,-some Of the skirmishers actually
gettihgjnside. o 4 / HO1
Our loss on the occasion was very
great-the killed wounded and missing of
Paine's command reaching to nearly seven
hundrel Asnumber Of Ulcers and priv
ates (among them Capt Stamyard, Of the
Eight New Hampshire, Lieut.. Harsley and
Lieut. Newell, of the same) being wounded,
Z were ordered in as prisoners, under threat
Of being shot from the enemy's works.
Gen Paine was shot below the knee Of the
! left leg, shsttering both bones, but hopes
are still entertained Of saving his leg. He
was not brought of ih held till night time
when his wounds was dressed and he inn
mediately conveyed to New Orleans.
"While this was going on in one portion
Of Gen Growers command, the remainder
if not SO hotly pressed, were scarcely less
| actively engaged. -,.sar,1
"The history Of the action on the part
of Gen. Weitzel would be but q counterpart
of that Of Gen. Paine-the same obstacles
to overcome, the same indomitable bravery
in opposing them, the same temporary sus-
pensions Of hOstiliies in the face Of op-
position too elabOrately difficult 10 be sur
mounted for the moment .;s. e a-as7
"Of what Rss going on at the extreme
lHft under Ghn -nusssshL5 a -asllI not y6I 50
we'll Informed, for correspondents cannot
be Omnipresent, though many would have
them SO, and would rather tell your
readers nothing than give them incorrect
infOrmatiOns. !, therefore, dOnOt feel my
self in a position either 70 support or op-
pose the rumors which hear eFerywhere
and among officers Of very high rank
that the right wing did mo, come, up as
promptly to The mark ss it was supposed
they would have to, If VIC would divide the
enemy and keep them from iconeentratink
their power, as they certainly did upon our
vaiorous and devoted righi wing. The
very same complaint was made-with what
amount Of truth time alone will decide
against our left wing in the great attack
of our right wing on the 9th of May.
1NPoRrAsT GENERA ORDER. aag4
@But the grand question which the
North win be greedily asking are What
have We gainedi where do We standnO
My only reply is: II not exactly where
we want to be, infinitely nearer andbet
ter of than We ReFe--just as certain Of
success and determined to achieve it as we
ever Were-and our soldiers all in the very
best Of spirits and health .15
HAs proof Of what our men are made
Of have only 20 refer 10 the following or
der Of Gen. Banks, and 10 tell you OF the
success il has met with Taking itjor
granted that the affair win be matter for
history long before this is ia print, pre-
sumo 1 run no ,risk in sending il 10 you
HEADQUARTERS DEFARTMEsT OF tue GULF,0
Hlat+ Mn E4EENT4l ARMP G0RPs !. I
- i Before Port Hudson, June 10, 1863. -
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 49.-The Com
General eongratulates the troops
before Port Hudson uFon the steady ad-.
vanee made Bpon the enemy's works, and
is confident Of an Immediate and tri-
umphant issue Of, the contest. We are at
all points upon the the threshold Ofhis fof-
tifoations. One more advance and lhey
are Oursi 7l -i l'al 5e.Tl- % t-i..! la.l.a -
For the last duly that victory imposeE,
the DOmta--- = z yTen nefht. bumm6n5 he (
bold men Of the corps to the OIganiz4tion Of
stOrmiBg party, Of . thousand men, 70 yid
dicste the Flag OF The Union and The
memory Of its defendets who have fallen |
lie: them come forward1
Officers who lead the column of victory
in this last assault, may be assured Of thea
inst raoassi,s0a, vE.aflrsil 7s,-rsissS -liy pre-
motion, and every officer snd soldier Who
shares its perils and its glory shall receive
4 medal fit 10 commemorate the first gtHud
success of the campaign Of 1868 for the
freedom of me Mississippi. His name Will
be placed in General orders upon the roll
of honor. ssal y. aaaI aaisissv dc
Division Commanders viii at once report
the names Of the officers and men who may
volunteer for this service, in order that
the organization Of the column may be
completed without delay. 1iu 1'1sgiau, .la
By command Of Msi.-Gen. BANKS.
official. . y 4 j 4 -' 'T0@ (
Csc. b. HABsFED, Assistant Adjutant-Gen.
To the glory of our army be it said, that
this order was not many hours circulated
among them before the entire list was
filled, and would have been, doubtless, had
the call been for more. will try and get
you the earliest possible copy Of the names
Of those brave men who are thus ready 10
come forward, with their lives in their
hands, in defense or our cause. Certainly
to them the country will owe no ordinary
debt, of gratitude. at any time such de-
votion would be splendid, but coming so
Immediately upon what many would have
considered discoUFa gements, it uuques-
tionably does honor 70 the whole nation.
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