Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-07-08
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by the name of Carver. We halted, on
the 7th, at Haines' Buff, about twenty Ii ve
miles below Satartia, and pitched our
tents. Men We're sent back after the Cap
tain and found that he had died and YVES
buried, aHd that the nurse had been taken
prisoner.
We remained at Haines' Bluff until the
18th, and then moved down the river four
miles to this place
Our Lieut.. Colonel md Major, who were
detained at Columbus on court martial.
rejoined US on the 14th. Lieut.. Shaw, oil
Co. E, is still detained at Columbus as
Judge Advocate. He has been acting in
that capacity during nearly the whole Time
since he went there.
We are brigaded with the 9th Wis, Sd
Mimi. and 40tn Iowa, Professionally, and
the style of the concern is Montgomery
Brigade, our Colonel having command
We are in a provisional Division also
styled kimbalPs Division, and are still 8
part of the 10th Army Corps, and at pres
ent under Gen. Washburne
These bluffs are swarming with men
l cannot say how many, probably forty OF
fifty thousand. TLen | suppose there are
nearly as many more south of Us on the
Big Black. Johnston has been reported
TO be in force within fifteen miles, but is
Low reported to have fallen back twenty.
five miles or more to jackson don't know
how many men he has, neither DOVE care
we feel perfectly safe. 1t seems TO me
that all he can do is to annoy Us on the
Mississippi, in efforts to cut off our sup.
plies. Ee may strike for Memphis, in that
case we can beat him up there The reb-
els are now almost constantly firing upon
boats passing down, but they generally get
tie worst of it.
Yesterday Gen. Logan made al impor-
tant advance at Vicksburg and held his
position. About O'Clock this morning
we heard most terrific cannonading Of
Vicksburg, and it was kept up all the fore
noon. Grant and his men are confident.
1t is Only a II after of time, and that not
long. a couple of tunnels are about com.
pleted which will blow up some of their
heaviest works.
The health of the men is very good
dlarrh@a is about the only disease troub-
ling US. We have very good water con-
veDient.
Yours truly, JIG.
Under date OF the 21st June, the same
person writes private letter TO a friend
in this city, from which we are permitted
TO make the following extract:
There Is no news to-day. | wrote to
the Journal yesterday, stating that there
was an unusual bombardment at Vicks-
bugh. We can get nothing but rumors OF
tne result, and they are as conflicting here
as North. Some say that a portion OF
their heaviest Notifications weres blown
up. exposing the main sfreet of tho city to
our guns; that the rebels have fallen
back, our men occupying their abandoned
positions. Others say we have gained
nothing but breach in their works, from
concentrated fire. 1t is said that a dis
patch was intercepted yesterday from
johnson, advising Pemberton to cut his
way out or surrender, as he (Johnson)
could not, without endangering his whole
command, render any assistance. But
they can accomplish nothing if they '.cut
their way out" Let them go in either
direction, and they will be embraced by a
force larger than their own. J. q.