The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-05-30
EVANSVILLE, IND. SATURDAY MORNING,


ignominious rout. We captured about
$500 prisoners, 10 field guns, and an
immense number of small arms, and
large amount of ammunition and stores
at Edwards Station, which we occupied
that n'gl t.
On the lIth, at daylight, McClernand's
corps advanced from Edwards $ toward
= Big Black, and about oclock attacked
the enemy in his earthworks at the rail-
road bridge, Carr's division moving up
on the right, and General Osterhaus on
the left, with General Smith as res
serve After fighting about two hours,
with some skirmishing, our right charg-
ed in upon the left of the enemy, and
our left at the same time advancing rap
idly, the works were captured. We took
about 2, 500 prisoners and eighteen guns,
the enemy retreating in great disorder
over the Big Black.
Cen Osterhaus was slightly wounded
at the beginning of the fight, and his di-
vision was then commanded by Gen. A.
A. Lee.
EsAs soon as.the..works were taken, Gen.
Lee proceeded to construct floating
bridge over the Big Black, on which the
corps of McClernand and Mcpherson
7 crossed early next morning, and march
! ed on Vicksburg.
Sherman's corps having in the mean
! time crossed on pontoon bridge five
/ miles above on the evening of the 18th,
our army came in sight of the works i'm
mediately in the rear of Vicksburg, and
| distant from the city about two miles.
! On the 10Th our genera movement to-
ward the works began; Sherman on the
ri~ht, Mcpherson in the centre, and Nc
lernand on the left.
AT , 2. NJ a general charge of Nc
Clernand's division was ordered. Gen.
A. l.. Lee, who was leading the first bri-
gade OF Osterhaus division, was would
ed severely, but not dangerously. He is
now on his way North for treatment.
Our forces gained ground on that charge
aud held it, but not capturing any of the
raLel redoubts.
..On the 2Jth the same style of ofoperations
was followed along the whole line, our
| forces creeping up slowly toward the
works; our sharpshooters, at many
points, getting so near as to prevent the
enemy from working his guns, and our
artillery being rapidly and closely ad-
vapced upon the enemy's works.
The movements made by the Federal
forces in this fight have been the most
brilliant of the war Gen, Grant dis
rlayed the Ilost consummate skill as an
Office
An officer on Gen. Lees staff assures
us that nothing could prevent the occu-
patton OF Vicksburg on Sunday, and that
in his opinion, the stars and stripes are
floating over that city. H.
Jg TIE New Z orr 71S7f6aas, 1fnspesik--
ing of the great Union Meeting which
was to be held at Utica, on Wednesday
last, says:
e If the news of the taking of Vicks-
burg, and Pemberton's army, by Gen.
| Grant, shall be confirmed, we anticipate
the grandest gathering at Utica on We'd
nesday, ever witnessed in the interior OF
our State"
We were aware that a great deal de-
pended upon the fighting of our Western
boys, but we never supposed, that the
success of Union meeting in the East
ern States hinged upon their success.
They did not capture Vicksburg in time
to make the Utica meeting success,
though thousands lost their lives in the
endeavor-and still the battle RACES
We hear nothing of a "change of
base," or "being cut off from supplies. u
All we know is, that the boys are still
moving on the enemys works. Never
did an army struggle against greater OBJ
stacles with more heroic endurance, and
never was great triumph SO certain il
the Administration but does its duty in
compelling officers commanding at Other
points to attack at once, that the rebel:
may be prevented from reinforcing John
ston. We had far better be repulsei
at two or three points of minor import
ance, than fail at Vicksburg.