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he east. 1t is probably mile and half long.
Toward is northern extremity the ground is covered

| no ooos' ~ 10 plooaDiy = mllo ana n4lI long.
Toward ito northern extremity the ground 10 covered
with heavy timber, 60 dense as to make the land
impossible to wagons and even to horsemen.
Another growth Of forest skirts the river in the
other direotion. Between these extremties, for
distance OF nearly mile, is q tract of fiat open
country, through which passes the railroad and
wagon road to Vicksburg. As our troops advanced
the skrmshen could see a long, low line of rife
pits, cotton breastworks, the muzzles of cannon,
and an abattis Of felled trees. A single glance
showed that the position was one of great strength.
J ef 9 it was level plain of quarter of mile in
Id ~ swept by cannon and muskctry. more
formidable array Of field works could hardly have
been devised. These works were to be stormsd,
and the task was accomplished in q manner thas
Will always be q marvel in military annals.
After furious cannonade, increased fourfold by
the water and forest the whole army was drawn
rp at the edge Of the woods fronting the earth,
works-Car on the right, Osterhaus in the centE
A. >. Smith on tie left. Hovey had been ordstedt
70 remain on the batts.6edt to bury the dead, and
oesdes' after the terrible ordeal through which bis
troops had passed, was hardly in condition to ems
ter the oattle-fisd the next day. LAWYERS brigade
occupied the extreme right.
| Col. Mudd, Of the ID Illinois Cavalry. having
reconnotered the works Of the enemy from the tor
of tree, discovered that nearly opposite that brig
ade, and where the line of le-ps touches the timber.
they discontinued, and that, by charging across the
lpowed field upon that point, the works might be
entered from the end. Accordingly. at about
o'clock the order WAS given tie General to charge
upon that point with bis column. -Four regiments,
amounting in all to not over 1900 men, were
drawn up as follows: The 23d Iowa in front; then
the 2lst, the llth Wisconsin, and 22d Iowa,
supported on the left by the 49th Indiana. All
thugs being ready, the charge was made under
cover Of heavy caunonade. But for 800 yards
through the open field the fire Of the enemy was
murderous. There was frrfrop the font, and an
enfadiDg fire from both sides. That from flank.
iug rihe-pit on our right was particularly fatal Our
troops, as ordered, charged with loaded muskeis,
and reserved their fire till Immediately at the
envy works. when they poured 3 volley into The
enemy, and rushed, pell-mell in broken lines, and
almost BY Iusb-o the payouet, through the creek,
through the ahattis asd the rhe-pts, into tho
works. Cleer alle1 cneer from one end OF our line
to the other pospced that the work. were ours.
Nearly 100 Rebel, Immediately threw down their
srus and sugendered. Col. Gates, Of the l2th Mis-
soufi Confederate Regiment, who was Commanding
brigade, was among the prisoners Eighteen can
non were also captured, together with several stand
Of colors Among other trophies, the color-holder
Of the 18th lVea, which had been taken from us at
the field Of y6h,' was retsken. But there was one
event that cast deep shadow over the glory Of the
victory. Col. Kinsman, of the 23d Iowa, while
kxx no
through the abdomen. and fell, but sprsng up and
rushed forward again for few rods, when = second
shot struck him through the lungs and he fell to rise
never again till the heavens pass away. An hour
later saw him lying in the shadow Of q tree, with
doctor and faithful sergeant in attendance. The
pallor Of death was already upon him9 Bury me-"
lie is reported to have said On the Battlefield; tell
my friends that did not falter." Another pame
has been added to those Of Hampden and Warren On
the rolls o! immortality.
A. NJ. Lyon, q sutler of one Of the Iowa req.
mepts, a nan between 50 and 60 years Of age,
rushed forward with the charging column and was
killed The entire loss in that charge, out Of 1900
men, was II killed and lH wounded-l99 in all.
The 23d Iowa alone lost killed and los wounded
total. 49, Fourteen commissioned officers were
wounded.
After the storming Of the earthworks nine cannon,
among them Malony's 30-pounders, concentrated
their fire upon the bluff beyond the bridge. In this
!, 500 shot were fired. The object was
10 force the enemy to sbsnio a strong position on
he bluff on the opposite side Of the river, where 10
vas supposed be would make another stand.
On the morning of the 18th, it was discovered
hat the entire army had fallen back on the iortihca-
ions Immediately around Vicksburg. The railroad
ridge had been set on fire, and great volumes Of
moke rose like funeral pyre above the river.
During the night, Gen. Leigh formerly Of Jenni-
ons Kansas Rangers, constructed pontoon bridge.
md by 10 a. m. the army was crossing. Mean
While, Sherman's Corps had crossed the Big Black
It Bridgeport, and was pressing forward on the
iicksburg road.
Later, 2st.-Of the details of our operations
ere will write more fully hereafter. Macarthur
low holds Wsrrenton. Steele has possession OF the
lights to the north Of the city. Blair, Mcpherson,
nd McClernand are pressing hard upon the works
rom the east. Our sharpshooters are within few
undred feet Of the Notifications, and number Oh
he enemy s guns have been silenced. Tue position
ere is one of Tremendous strength, but its reduction
only a question of time. AESoPHoS.
Third Day Of the siege Of vicksburg.
orr spoudepce of the Chicago Tribune
liz rHk REAR VIcKs8uRG, Miss, Z
THIRD DAY. May 81, 1862
l have nothing new to relate Of to days opera