Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1863-01-09
rNE FIGHT AT yICKsBURG.
.s~.P r,yatc advices state that Rosecrans is Ger.
family IN possession Of Murfi eesboro.
IT TLR-FIELD OF STONES RIVER,
Tennessee, January 2.

vi visH =.FFaa.eE 20 "E.E CAIRO, January 3.
!! 7 John friedrich, of the 1lth Indiana, q,
4 /! Helena, furnishes the Associated Press with
q the following news:
at a detachment under Capt Caycn, 18th In
tdiana, conveyed by the gunboat Conestoga,
~ !, with dispatches from General Sherman on the
battle licld Of Vicksburg, had just arrived at
On Saturday morning, the 9th ult. Gen.
Sherman debarked his force on the left bank
- of the gYazo0 river, ten miles from the mouth
co and, forming in line of battle, advanced tow
ut ard Vicksburg. After passing beyond reach
IN OF the fire from the gunboats, he encounter
4 = ed the enemy in force, and terrible confiic,
of five hours ensued The enemy was driv-
en- back beyond two bayous that git the
3 scar of Vicksburg, and from the work of in.
sm trenching on the hill, by shells.
~ 81 Saturday night the two armies Law on their
:; arms, with two bayous intervening. During
r. the night pontoons were constructed in front
s of General Morgans and General Smiths
divisions, notwithstanding terrific fire from
:. the enemy under cover of underground.
~. AT daybrcak, on Sunday, concerted adj
-, vance was u ade by General Sherman's whole
=. force. Steele held the left, Morgan and Blair
Eelo the center, and NJ. L. Smith and A. L. Smith
- the right Gen. Steele turned the enemy's
y. left 50 as to communicate with Morgan's d.
vision, having been separated by a swamp
81; 81, running at right angles to the main 'front.'
:" By surprise the whole force was engaged,
=. and up to 10 o'clock the fighting with mus
- kerry and artillery was severe. The rebels
:. wareintrenehed on hill rising from the west
side of the bayou. 40 -. -..' s'..
Finally, a part of Morgan's and Smiths
divisions, with the 9th Missouri, took it by
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ito yicksburg is doubtless ours. -.. .
Sra, The gunbOats had not co-operated, but the
Y ugunboat Benton had engaged the fortified.
, tftions at Haines Bluff. She was struck by
on thirty -four solid shell, without mater al nju
irry. Several Of her crew were killed and
eriiwounded. Capt. Gwin, who commanded
loEher, was MORALLY wounded by xpound
I'D shot striking him in the right breast and
'rtJcarryiEg away part of his right arm. His
as, words as ne fell were: My love to my wife
ort--my wishes to my country"
nd The 5Sth Ohio, 9th Missouri and Cd Ken.
letucky regiments sustained considerable loss
Min Saturdays battle.
u General Banks and Admiral Farragut
ian were expected to cooperate from below but
otildiCi not. e8sa 1
lat The dispatch boat Rocket, on her trip
o tdown to Vicksburg, on the Goth, was fired
into by q company of guerrillas She receiv
Red not less than hundred shot in her cabin
en- and pilot-house She headed round, and re.
eryplied with grape, canister and muskerry from
ena detachment Of the 1lth and cath Indiana
ual #3##sstt'.f.f. LATER.
)ur 3#1t VIZ" MGaPBs, January
T. ~TI so (yia CAIRO, January ~
Oh By the gunboat Rather, Capt Langthrone,
7 hNvhich has arrived direct from Vicksburg, we
.ansre in possession of additional particulars Of
4 1.-The great fight for the possession of that city
ne The Rather left Vicksburg on Monday morn.
4 fang. AT the time he left a terrific fight had
rcnbeen in progress for five days. The attack
Is. was made on Wednesday. Up to Monday
Q morning Sherman had succeeded in captur-