The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-17
THE ATTACK ON v1CksBURG.

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THE ATTACK ON vICKsDURG.
We find in the Chicago Tribune, long Ant
I minute account Of the movement OF Genera
: Sherman down the Mississippi river, his attach
!, upon vieksburg, his repulse. and subsequent
r movement up the river to Napoleon. After de
scribing all the preliminary movements, TIL
landing of the troops up the Yazoo. on the 26st
of December, the slight skirmisbing on Satur'
day, tie 27th, iss correspondent goes on 70 givt
the following particulars of the fighting on the
two succeeding. days, the 28th and 29th
t8a sundays sNGAsINENr.
Our forces rested on Saturday night in the
cornfeld. Morgan was coming up the bank Of
Chickasaw Bayou Blair was ordered to Gloss
up the line on his right A little line of fortif'
cations Was thrown up in front of the White
House. and the army laid them down in sound
slumber. A little strip of woods separated u
from the hostile works. In this piece Of woods
the rebels had q battery of artillery and bril-
gade of infantry. H
So soon as the sun rose and the light mist
cleared away on Sunday morning, the skirmisb-
ers discovered the enemy. Batteries were i'm
mediately brought into position on both sides.
A sharp exchange OF shell and shrapnel ensued
until half past 10 o'clock. Finding the rebels
; disposed to dispute the possession of the
ground, preparations we're made for charge.
The bending of the levee enabled the rebels
to use it as breastwork and parapet An old
brick kiln in the edge Of the woods was also
used to shelter their infantry. Gen. Blair, with
the 29th and S0th Missouri, and 6sth Ohio, and
Gen. Wyman, with the 18th, 10th, and -
; Illinois, we're drawn up to the charge. The men
had been lying down in the corn6eld while the
; cannonading was progressing. A brigade Of
Morgan L. Smiths supported them on the right.
DEATH OF GEN. VIVIAN.
Gen. Wyman had just drawn his sword and
. BY MIME ball in the groin. which disabled
, him After temporary confusion, Lieut.. Col
Gorgas took command Of the regiment, and
Gen. Blair led the brigades. Before them was a
, slough. Into it and through it, waist deep, they
passed, and leaped over the levee at hound
The rebels scampered, taking with them their
, artillery and leaving several dead the ground
which We afterRards buried.
The charge was made in splendid STYLE Civ
: ing confidence to the men and leaders that when
it came to the test they would not finch in theiI
: duty. Hoffmann's battery and Michigan bat
, terry did splendid execution. The trees behind
Wnlc0 the Zoe was OOORlDS are rlQQleO Win OOIu
!. cannon and musket shots.
| Gen. Wyman expired on the Geld in the arms
, of his attendants. He was much beloved by bit
, associates, as a gallant officer and courteous
E gentleman. His ambition to serve his country
: and show fearless example to hls subordinates
led him to expose himself, regardless of the en-
: emy's firing. He will be much mourned by hi
q command '".
Gen. Morgan L. Smith received slight wounG
early in the same engagement, which will disa-
BILE him for some weeks.
a THE KENTUcKIANs EsGAaEB
+, This was on Sunday morning. In the after
= : noon COL DeCourcy with the 22d Kentucky ,42G
and 10th Ohio, was ordered to the front, anG
:, the brigade of Blair to cross the Chickasaw Ba
u you The Kentuckians had never before beer
engaged, and some curiosity was felt to know
how they would behave under fire. They wen,
along bravely through the woods and skirmish
ing most constantly with the enemy until they
reached the base of the bluffs, the enemy now
firing shells in among the trees at intervals.
:, At the foot of the hills the main bayou forks
! running along towards the lake on the left, ant
y hand branch is crossed by q bridge at the mair
road. 4 narrow passage had been left for th,
u rebel artillery to pass in and. out. Behind i
was lot of young cotton wood saplings chop
ped about down 80 as to form an almost impen
etrable barrier. Behind this was rife trench
behind which the rebels were posted. DeCour
= ey's brigade was ordered to charge it. The!
. rushed through the narrow gap, the 22d in ad-
}, vance, and the fugitive rebels, headed by the
. artillerymen, gallopiDg up the bill. They hat
Y abandoned their entire line of entertainments,
very strong one too. Our loss during the da,
was 800 killed and wounded. The rebels mus
have lost nearly that number
Immediately, however, they commenced
u furious cannonading from above upon the troop
in possession, which was 80 destructive that v,
we're glad to relinquish the hold upon the trench
The troops were therefore Withdrawn across tn,
bayou, q temporary forti6cation thrown u,
within few yards of the battery, and the mel
\, rested for the night The word passed back t,
the landing that De Courcy had taken batter,
and all lips we're greeting him. This, however
, was not true; no gun changed hands during tht
whole Of the siege. A light draft gunbost, til,
), Forest Rose, shelled the woods from the oil
river during the same afternoon.
y BATTLE OF NoNDAY-THI OPENING.
Gen. Steele had been ordered to join the mail
T. column, which he did early in the morning. -
= Zen. Blair bad been ordered to the north Of tn
!. creek, Gen. Morgan to the front, and Gen. A
- j. Smith further to the right in the woods, nea
\ from the line at the foot of the bill. The rebe
- batteries opened from two ridges midway III
~ the bluff The reserves under Steele were beipi
! brought up to the front. Wagons of ammuni.
- ton were moving forward. Batteries were film
= to the right and left as if grand coup de mai,
!. WIS in preparation. It was O'Clock when tb,
y cannons we're fairly in complete response.
!" THE DUEL wrrH CANNON.
Then followed such sight as has eeldom beef
witnessed. The rebel batteries still caring onl
&c to answer, as shot for shot could be discovere,
I" across the ridges Of earth. Every few minute
'e We would open up new battery, which vac 9
= quickly answered by fsesh one in some unex
pec.ed part Of the bill, Our guns we're from
! two three hundred yards from the basel ,OO
yards from their guns Shells were the missiles
of which there seemed to be plenty on esc
At side. They bad 50 FOUNDER eiege pieces on ID
+ heights, and We bad few 80 FOUNDER Parro,
'e below. The rest we're brass pieces mainly.
COMBAT IN CLOUD.
= Imagine one standing in The bed Of the cresl