The New York herald., 1863-07-08
{, The ExPlosfon OF Our Mine.
HE. DB y. RAND0LPH KEIN's DESPATCH.
HEADQUARTERS, SNvESTxEsIH ARMY coRss,
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BnoRH yICKsBuRa, June 20-P. n

BnoxH vICKssuR0, June 20-pM.
IHn RIADMEss NINE.
Al three O'Clock this afternoon . messenger arrived
from the mine bringing information that everything was
In readiness TO apply the match The troops IN the
outer works all withdraw, with the excop.
toa OF small body OF shsrpshooters, which were
retained 10 keep up demonstration until the fuse
gn.sd wheu they also to retire hastily to 70.
spectful distance under cover Of Of the parallels
TIE AssAuLnSG PARrr.
As par, Of the grand programme Legses brigade was
odsrsa under arms and marched into the trenches "a
near the front safety would permit Here they rest
ed awaiting the prcconcerteo signal when they were 10
rush upoa the work Immediately the heels OF the tor
lcrn hope.
FolsLoRs Hors \
fnis dangerous duty was set apart for detachment OF
100 from the Forty nfth Illinois infantry another
hundred from the Twsnty.Third indiana. III SO bodies
wsrc thrown out In the extreme advance with instruc-
for the Forty NTH Illinois TO assault on the right on
Fort Hin the the explosion had taken place. and
tho Twenty third indiana 70 rush out the SAP running
tho sn attack the Of the fort extending
iowsrds the town. Here they were to keep down, by
means Of nusketry the enemy romen; for without this
accomplished We would have sdassed cnlsding drc
the attackers upon the main fort
nn srproRr
c support 10 the brigade Of Isgge Gen. stevenson
waS ordered 10 hold itself In readiness 70 move
at moments notice. Az an additional force and kind
Of reserve to the support the sevcntecnth Iowa and y
sixth ILLINOIS, Of General John smlhs division and the
Seventeenth Wisconsin, Of hansom's brigade McArtburs
dvscn brought 70 the centre aud held In the rear
V await the development Of tho struggle fhess troops
carried nothing With them bat sher muskos and cartridge
boses; msny Of them were h their shirt sloeves evI
dsut,y anticipating warm work Il engaged.
rIn rasooNoGrnp ssesAL
Al mishi be supposed, the explosion vas designated "a
The signal for sessva sin,nltsosou cooperation all
aaas the iinss fom right TO le IN making an attack
OF this character was expected that the attention n tho
enemy would ne distracted and the force within be ds
trbuisd along the entire line instead OF being ccncentra
ted upu the fort IN front Of this corps which woud
ross 10 inevitable perhaps lrrsparabc defeat All thsse
ccangersiss we're wisely considered aud the subsequent
results sssmplincd how necessary vas the co operascu
Of she otnsr commands
Everything Was finished. tho vitaii1ius spark had
qucsensd shs hitherto passive sgoni and ~ now harm
ess fasbss went hurynG the centre The roo-s had
been Withdrawn Tho forsorn hope ssocd out IN pain
View boldly awaiting the uncertainties Of IL prscarious
oce. chilling senssiion throogh ths frame az N
observer looked down upon this devosd bend abou, to
hur teelf into the breschpsrohanoe f1te The aws n
death Thousands o men in ayms asshsd On ssorv
hiiL Every one IVES spsechlcss. Even msu es ,rscd
vaicrvcterans nssusibc to the shouts q oontsniine
hattaicns nerved to the shrks % sonrss sunsrhe
under the iorturs OF painful agonlcsstoo oor ss AZ
they directed their eyes upou the spot whsre scn 10
,errors os baricd agency would discover Itself IN wild
concussons and oontortions, carrying annhaon TO Al
within Inc scops Of lie tremendous power IA
was the seeming tcrpor which proceeds tho an.
tasonism ot powerful bodies. Five minutes had
elapsed. II scemed ike an existence rrvo minutes
more, and yet no ssus Of The expected exhibition an In
descSicabe sepsaon Of mp-ticnce, blended win sill,
active anticipation, through the assembled se,aors
small pail OF smoke discovered itsclf; every one
thocghl tbs crisis had come almoes saw the ,sr,o
sceaa ~ba ihs mind bad depsisd. DuI not nj, Eyory