, 1863-06-04
B1xIN DAT N THE REAR OF v1CKsnURG.
II THE REAn or y1cKsErRG,
Nav 7pr1

May ~. leG1.
I have no further progress in the reduction
Of Vicksburg to report, to-day. Canuonading
and ekirmish firing constitute the sum total
Of this Sabbaih's experience. At m carly hour
before day, Major Taylor, Of sherman's Staff,
opened battery of heavy siege guns npon
the works on the extreme right, and battered
aid bruised them fearful1y. The enemy's
guns werc si1enced, and Major Taylor with
drew.
The Mercantile Battery is gaining friends In
this army corps. 1t has a reputation for excel
leuco, and tho men l,avs reputation for gal
lautry equal to that Of the famous Companies
A and B, Of glorious memory. During the
charge on the aaaad, this Mercantile Battery was
drawn up within twenty feet Of the rebel
works, and fired into heembrasure with grape
and canister, using shrapncl as hand grenadcs,
and setting on fire the cotton piled around
the brcnstworke. They held the position until
relieved. So scyere vas tile fire ut this time
that they were unable to draw Oft their guns,
but tumblcd them down steep hill into =
rnyine, IRON whence they subsequently re-
gained them without loss. The Battery boys
were peculiarly fortunate in ti,is engagement,
not man being killed or wounded. In con-
sidcrat1on Of their bravery, Gen. McClernand
has presented them with two Napoleon guns,
captured at Big Black Bridge.
During that charge on the left. Lieut.
Col. Wamortl, Of McC1crnand's Staff, was
wounded, and on tho right, Col, Abbot and
Major-, Of the soth Iowa, killed.
TIE CASUALTIES.
i continue my record of the casualties In
the late engagements. This il the most labo-
r1ous and perplexing Of my dutles-a labor
which would be materially 1ightencd If officers
Of regiments engaged would, Immediately a51er
an engagement, prepare full lists Of killed aud
wounded. 1t they would take tenth pazt Of
the time to gather these statistics of battle
that your correspondent is forced to spend in
inquiries Of company officers. they would have
less occasion to complain Of imperfect reports,
and The anxiety Of friends at home would be
much sooner relieved. I have taken extraor-
binary pains to expedite the intelligence, hav-
ing cent 6pecial messengers to the river for
three successive days with the lists obtained
the preceding day. VIII not Colonels Of resi-
ments, aad Brigade and Division Commanders
hereafter assist me in this matter? l have
pitched u1y tent in the vicinity Of the hospital
Of Cars Division, and their reports can be
sent to ne here at any hour Of the day or
night. When absent, as usually am along
the lines during the day, hand the reports to
DR.. Strong, Medical Director for Cars Dlyi-
sion. -..-s.-..
ELEVENTH w1scoEsrs.
K1111p-F 1owdcn . John Scott, =; John But
i 1z,.f 7avfa r 4 frha nj r., = nA1o
/ G;j Lapgenacher, d c PEunnoehler, h /; n Wal:
ker, 1; o Holycrsou, I; p 1sobinson, K-Tota1
II.
NaSHTT-ErsTH rLL1So1s-
K.11Kp-WW n Hall, A; Joseph Jamcs, A.; D c
Re9 N'saDsl 9la eaSy 4 HF:s{BEg@ Eg;sSa E:,
aiti!es, +: Lyman YatkymlDg, T, {9lssins}; Jas
Aadtyson, %: M Feank T,honpson e; as9 gEnS7 &
f;s :Sf|ng "% issaI1a aspy
b. DO !; John Bentley, y, Do; j i Piper. .I;C F
s9Sb saa heas GesF bss5ss E'sf
| Tu1RrG-TH1Rp 1111sols.
K1r,K3e14eaRt : 4 Ks1logg {s1s &; Wn ps1gg9; s
Eon Grishle, \: :AG Holland; p; Edward 4; Bird,
Ell H Davis. Z Thomas Doice. =; Dayia Rude,
ThpsGq a1p; q yss clss Mea Yssoa
worth5-total is.
TwENTF-F1EsT IOWA.
| KuEp-Lt Col c Y Dunlap, Wallace McNlaskcrs,
| A; Conrad Kephatt, c. Thomas Sockey, C; John
Wstzon %esnE 2aRss RoMGaa Garth Do aaeh
Hayqe, D; VIM Hood, ID; jacob Stinsfirson, D,
! tmissing} Thes Gsayeon: 2. do; DiedEich knoebel,
dStefy Sse9 Sa ii,,@a = %'1SlnE x
W1n H Griffith, G, do: Henry Cassel, Il; Wm Mar
.hul Il g " Anderson. I; Martin Kitchen, l John
Epge], I. tnissiDg); Geo'McEadden, I. ido-Total
EIGHTH INDIANA.
KntED--Capt A o Daniels, 4. S Tsipplet, A,
lmieeing:) kisharaeon; 4. do; Geo Craw, 4, do;
tsp @ wfoss Asss Hfen s1Ra IS
Isaac Blakely, F: John 4 Rhosdes. +: Som
PFice. q Amos Stevens, 3; Chas " carraday, d
Jaeob ogan, I; Thomas Smith, I, missing; rhos
| EIGHTEENTH INDIANA.
KuLEp-Ja1nes Moore, A; Daniel Haltaer, F
n. Willis G; James F. Miller, 4; Jefferson Good
epaalinc, G: Major John jerks, died May 231, Ii
hospital. Total.9.
Osterhaus' Division having been Transferred
to another locality, am unable to giye lis
Of the killed.
CASUALTIES IN s1EvKss' BRIGADE, IoGAS's p1
Y1e1oS.
List Of casualties in the Sd brigade sd division
| 18th army corps, III the assault upon the enemy
works before F1cksbufg, May =, 1863:
E1GHTu ILLINOIS 1ErAETRr.x
KILLED. 8-Dayid Reed, D: Alexander 4 BroJ
. hill, F Robert kern, H.
WounpKD, 1s..Co F, Co1klin; ehouldeE :
Fl D, L NJ Richardson, shoulder; Alton A Emery
!, finger; CO Levi Linlcr. hnrcr; John z Walke!
! severely, elbow: Co A, Wm Pope, hand; co
: check: Co q, ii losnell, slightly, shoulder; G
Il. Andrew c scorille: breast: Go I, A, Ringe1o
slightly, arm; John Hills, slightly: leg; Go +, IN
slightly, knee: william Miller, right arm atnput
5 ted Henry StiIlhamer. slightly.
!. The 18th Illinois infantry was not in the =