The New York herald., 1863-01-11
INTERESTING FROM vICKsBURG.

INTERESTING FROM vICKSBURG.
General MeClernana supersedss General
Sherman ~ vicksburg.
CAIRo, III, Jan. 10, 1868.
despatch from Memphis this morning says that Gen.
hcclernand has arrived vicksburg and superseded
Gen. Sherman in the command there
Unf.vorsbie Reports FROM tho Battle
Meid-Results or Three Days' Fighting
Death Of Colonel Wymnn-GcneruI
smith, or the Eighsh Misso.ri. Kiiisd-
Desperate and DETERMINED Fighting OF
Oar Troops, dc.
/ HELENA, Jan. Ill p. NJ
The nag Of truce boat Minnehaha Captain David
| White arrived from vicksburg this evening. She
ports that the battle commenced vcksburg Satur-
day afternoon and continued all day Sunday Mon
| day.
/ ihe nrst battery Of nine guns taken ON Sunday,
by the Fourth who got into the main fort, but
being supported they had TO retire; they badly
! 70 pieces
| great bravery, and their loss considerable
On Sunday the mortar boats placed to shell the
fort Hanes blum, but had not succeeded in cecting
much.
All the transports up the Yazoo river when tho
MDnehaha left and all the boats except the Caronds
/ let, ram Switzerland and st0reship Sovereign.
Captain White also reports the fleet short Of fuel They
were busily engaged N hauling rails, cutting wood and
chopping up large raft which hoated down from some
HELENA Ian Q 1919
matches from the Of strie ana berore v,cks
burg Ths boat 1e on Monday EVENING ssd remrss thut
the battle had without ntermssion during sunday
General Sherman on sunday drove the rebels before
him, who through the day manuuvred they
weak to dispute our advance and especially 10
the offensive. They fought herccly but as II unable
| to cope with our massed columns and everywhere
and half took possesson of their onter WORKS can
turing nine spiked guns Early on Monday General sher
man attached their central line OF deense with great
| jmpetuoeity The enemy as usual gave ground and
three regiments including the Fourth Iowa succeeded in
Te mis- And stored their main battery Bt our troons
had hardly gained POSSESSION here before the epemv
s s9
bows manfulIy mantaned their position for some time
~sus saa n en-
aid But appears that General Hovey could not gct
there and our handful OF brave soldiers were literally
driven from the Ground thav hnd 10 hrovciv won win
fearful slaughter This Information received from sne
son Of the late Col Wvman Of the Thireenth Illinois
who came from the battle SeId bearing his fathers
corpse
Colouel Wyman was shot early in the battle on Sundav
afternoon while leading his men 10 an attack on the
enemys works. He was shot by skirmisher. who car
| accuracy aud Tremendous momcntum examned the
bali. Il is round weighing about half ounce The bail
through Colonel Wvman,s bodv near 10 hs hesrt
PSe Colonel lived nearly two hours After he received
he dssth round the Yhyteensh illinois seemed 10 Ss
;ufn tbo mt
essS seemed for moment usrs,vzsd Al this iuneture
Colonel Wvman raised himself erect and IN clarion tones
he
and men Colonel Corras with aerv encrgv r,shsi 10
the head or his regiment gave the word .lorwsrd and
-,sh e,nu, ths hrave colrmn r,shed ,n,n the ciond
here death and carnage were hoIdins ,hr grand car
| nival
r. ,.v;no oe ,hc ,on,son hrds. acros, N. h.voc m
the rsce or the enemvs ire and the determnsd and an
cououcrabe spirit evnced BY our men in crossing n the
place beside the heroes whose chyarous deeds VIII live
'o'0' vournxo.
General Morgan n reported morallv wounded wh,le an
gagged IN an onset upon rebel battery have not boon
Shle 10 sA the Tho brave and gallant
Morgan H. Smith who md4ed unscathcd amid the rain OF
bullets and Of 6eYy mIssilse al oossou aud Shiloh IN
command of the Eighth Missouri was slightly wounded
Maor Parridae Of The hirteenth inois lost r,,h.
\ armi
MARROW ucarx
II IL said that on Sunday General sherman had several
narrow escapes from death The General had taken his
bornly maintained It. though Il proved 10 be within range
OF rebel battery Several times sixty -four poundor
WIN csrth. IN but doing hin NO d.msse. ~ ''1
| arsuIr uP TO MONDAY EVENING
1t is difficult. from the imperfect information that
this attempt Of General Sherman alone aud unaIdcd bv
Ranks or Grant 10 storm ms rebel stronghod which
they have been fortfyng for year Our men arc hope
full even sanguine Of success yet may prove failure
that General sherman facd 70 Of
be in the way OF the enemy throwing IN rein
rorceents 10 an indefinite extent The grand failure Of
GRANTS expedtion ana his censeouen falling hack upon
| Holly Springs dimnishes II II does not annhiiase ali
hope OF aid from that quarter. Nothing reliable has
been heard from Banks Az yet there been but little
co operstion on The part Of our sunbost nee owing in
part TO the bnder which threw the barges o coal sen,
down by the Blue Wing for the use OF the feet into tho
! hands OF The rebels
on the whole am forced 10 the unwilling conclusion
that nasmuch as Sherman failed TO get within the enc
mys works on Sunday and had not gained much even
iafe as Monday evening the are asenst his
4 onei Success