The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1863-05-26

Memphis, May %.
| forward the following just received
from Col. John A. Rawlings. A. A. G. :
Rear of Vicksburg, May %.
The army Of Tennessee started from
Bu,llnsburg on the 30th Of April, and
on the lst of May, we fought The battle
of Port Gibson, and defeated the rebels
under Gen Bowen, whose loss in killed
wounded and prisoners, was at least $50,
and loss in artillery, five pieces. On the
l2'h Of May, at the battle of Raymond,
they were defeated with a loss of 800,
and on the l4th Of May we defeated Joe
Johnston, and captured jackson, with a
loss to the enemy Of 400, besides i'm.
mense stores and manufactures and II
pieces of artillery.
On the l6th of May we fought a
bloody and decisive battle at Baker s
Creek, in which the entire force of
Vicksburg, under Gen. Pember ton, was
defeated with a loss of % pieces Of ar
tillery and 1000 men, and on the Eth
OF May we defeated the same force at
Big Black River Bridge, with the loss
OF 9 GOO men d II pieces OF artillery
On the 18Th OF May we invested
Vicksburg closely.
To-day Gen. Steele carried the rifle
pits on the North o! the city. The right
OF the army rests on the Mississippi
above Vicksburg
JOHN A. RAWLINGS, A. A.G.
! from 10, 600 to 10000 men in Vicksburg,
and that Pemberton has lost nearly all
his field artillery, and that The cannons
ding at Vicksburg had closed at 8 p. m
on the 20ih. Major General Grant has
captured nearly all
WASHINGTON, May "a.
The following official details of the
battle of the Big Black River have been
received
NEAR VIcKsBrRc, May 90 GAN
To E. NJ. Stanton, Sec. of War:
Gen. Grant has won great ard mo-
menious victory over the rebels under
Pemberton, on the Vicksburg and Jack
son Railroad, at Bakers Greek, on the
l6th inst. Pemberton had a most form
liable position on the crest Of a wooded
hill, over which road passes longitudi-
nally. He had about %, 900 men. The
battle began about IL a. m, and WAS
gained about p. m. The brunt of the
battle was borne by Hovey's division Of
Netherlands corps, and Logan's and
Crocker's divisions of Mcpherson 5
corps. Hovey attacked the hill and held
the greater part of it ill Q p m. when,
having lost 900 men, lie was succeeded
by Boomers and Holmes brigades of
Crccker's division, by which The con.
lict was ended in that part Of the field.
| Boomer lost $40 men.
Logan operated on the right, and cut
off the enemy's direct retreat, SO that he
was compelled TO escape b. the right
flank through the wood Logan lost 400
killed and wounded. We took 1000
prisoners.
On the 17h. advancing to the Big
Black River, We fought Pemberton again
At the bridge there, and captured 5000
more prisoners. He fought in rifle pits
protected by difficult bayou full Of
abattis.
LAWYERS brigade OF McClernand's
corps charged the rife pits magnificent.
y, and took more prisoners than their
own number. Pemberton burned his
bridge aud retired 10 Vcksburg with on
ly three cannon out of sixty that he had
taken cut. Building four bridges over
Big Black River, Gen. Grant arrived be
fore the town on the evening ofthe 18Th
and holds II closely invested He had
opened line OF supplies via. Chickasaw
bayou, having cut the town off rom
Haines Bluff, which is abandoned By tie
enemy and which Gen Grant will oe
cupy.
There was sharp fighting through the
day Yesterday. Steele won aud holds
he upper bluffs and the enemy's upper
water batteries, and gets water from he
Mississippi
Sherman's corps lost, Yesterday, 500
killed aud wounded Mcpherson, who
holds the centre, lost liltle. as did Ne
Cernand who holds the left
The gunhoals kept the enemy alert
during the night, and probably the town
will be carried to day. There are from
900 10 10000 soldiers in il.
At II O'Clock A. NJ. TO day the Pres-
cent rece we'd the followin! telegram an
nouncing that Vicksbnrg is ours
CLEVELAND, May A dispatch
from Mr.. Fuller, the manager oil the
telegraph at Memphis, dated late in the
night, says:
The Stars and Stripes float over
Vicksburg and the victory is complete
have held this message, hoping TO
get The confirmation, but the line has
been interrupted, and now give il 10
you.
CAIRo, May 24-We have news from
Memphis TO six O'Clock p M. Yesterday.
that Gen. Mcpherson is sill in possess.
ion OF Jackson. News from that point
to 18Th are that the rebels, after their
defeat. fell back toward Canton.
1t is reported that Sherman took
lIaines' and Chickasaw bluffs. with g.. |
900 prisoners, 100 guns. 1000 animals.
tents, ammunition and com missary stores
The prisoners were paro'ed and sent
across the YaZoo riyer-lhis seems i'm |