The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-06-03
Summary of Operations at vicksburg.

FROM various roporlS, VIC CREAM the lolloWlnR III
cdents of the fighting in the vicinity of Vicksburg:
Paroled prisoners who left Sherman's Landing
on Saturday the 2Sd, ard arrived at Cairo on the
9th inst, say that just before leaving they con-
verscd with bearer of dispatches from Pember-
ton to Johnston, who had been captured. The dis
patch bearer says the number of rebels at Nicks-
burg is between $4,000 and 10000
On Thursday, the 2lst, the rebel batteries on the
hill north OF the town were taken and turned on
the enemy. The evening of the same day the
batteries at the foot Of the hill were captured
and the water batteries taken by Portcrs gun
boats.
Friday morning reInbsrton sent flag of tru ce
TO Grant, offering to surrender Vcksburg if Grant
would allow them to lay down their arms and
march out. The offer refused, and Grant i'm
mediately moved ON the enomy's works, and the
rebels were driven to the inner Qualifications. Gen
eral Logan guards the Black river bridge. Grant
felt certain that he would be able to take care of
Johnston. The latter has only about 5000 men,
exclusive of what he may have by Reinforcement s.
Grants army is larger than is generally sup
posed quite numerous enough for the work in hand.
1t stretches completely around the city, each wing
resting on the river.
Vicksburg is full of women and children, not
only original inhabitants there, but many who
came in from the surrounding country for safety.
4 dispatch dated three miles east of Ncksburg
on Wednesday, the goth, says our wounded at the
battle of Champion Hill number over l,7OO The
enemy's loss is acknowledged not over half that.
We had about 10000 troops engaged. The rebels
had about 5000, according to the accounts OF their
wounded. We took 5000 prisoners, and 5000 at
the battle of Black River bridge.
Gen. Sherman crossed on pOntOon bridges. Nc
PheIsoL aud M0ClenaId's corps built three bridges
Sunday night, and crossed their commands by Mon
day noon. BY four O'Clock the advance of Sher
mans corps under Steele reached the enemy S
works back Of the city, took the position the
bluffs above it, and commenced bombardment.
General Mcpherson planted his cannon in front,
or in our center. General McClernand took the
extreme left reaching almost to the river below.
All possibility Of escape IS now cut Oh. Every
living man, woman child must fall into our
hands. All forenoon, yesterday, different brigades
were taking positions, forming lines of battle &c.
At two o'clock the battle began in earnest; skir-
mishlng going on all forenoon
General Steele drove the enemy from several
forts, and took Que complete line of Notifications
fronted by rifle pits. His extreme right rested on
the river bank, under the bluff, al sundown. His
division fought gallantly all day, though hungry
dirty, footsore and sleepy
Sherman's left and McPherson's right are in sup
porting distance. Both advanced their lines of
skirmishers to within fifty yards of their breast
works, the artillery to within five hundred yards,
and are in position at these distances. This morn
ing McClernand is not progressing so fast, but is
doing well. We lost about fifteen hundred killed
and wounded yesterday.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that General A. l..
Lee, of Kansas who WAS wounded and left Nicks-
burg May 22l., reports that the two outer works
of the enemy were taken, leaving but one to take.
The rebels were completely surrounded, Grants
army stretching entirely around the city, from the
river on the north to the river on the south.
Grant had certainly captured eght-thousand
prisoners and eighty Zone guns, field pieces.
Jackson Miss, has been destroyed, and the Fed
eral army that captured that city are now acting
as reinforcement for Grant at Nicksburg.
a dispatch from Memphis states that a steamer
which i6fI Eicksburg on Monday, May 2j, reports
General Grant having captured every redoubt. At
one place il necessary, owing to the steepness
of the hill, to scale it with ladders. General Ho-
vey led the assault. The rebels rolled shells
down the hill at the Fedorals, which exploded
amongst them, making fearful havoc
Furious fighting was going on when the boat
left. The Federal losses weie said to be very
heavy.