The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-02
INTERESTING FROM VICKSBURC.

INTERESTING FROM VICKSBURC.
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Our vicksburg Correspondence.
vcEsBuRG, Mrs, July Is, 1853
You have already published the grand story Of the
siege and fail Of vicksburg but thcre are thousand
lights and shades in the picture which are al nrst OBJ
scured by the great figures standing prominently in the
foreground. Of these win try point out TO the
view Of your readers
3. woRKs
No one can conceive OF strength OF forti6ca
tions peculiar OF the ridges
vines which their strength against assault and their
weakness against approaches with the spade and pick
unless they visit them Our whole besieging army lay
in thsr camps securely protected from the ememys rc
Al from two hundred 70 thousand yards distant ana
We frequently dug rife pits and planted batteries
behind the cress Of ridges high thoee occupied BY
the enemy's works within point blank range, and with
perfect impunty From these artillery keps up
incessant nve during tho whole SIEGE and from rifle
pits we kept them away from their guns by firing
stanty through the embrasures Of their forts and AZ
every living thing we saw.
sHARPmooTxRs' MISSILES
One Of their arterists stated the day Of our
assault MAY 22) our sharpshooters and
had such complete command Of their forts that be had
seven killed In succession while trying sight
piece Of artillery and that at night he took Of the
gun twenty four bullets that had fred rs mux
zIe during the day. Our men, from thas day until
end Of the SIEGE dug rife pits just the cress Of the
ridges their forts thus commanded every
emDrasurc well the top Of the connecting
their forts above which their had 70 expose the up
per parts Of their persons Whenever they cred their
rifles Our rife bullets that fred she tops Of
their works killed and wounded very large nuber Of
Nhotro ttnolp hclFo
fourtbs OF mile IN the Of the works, well a.
many people 10 Tho stresu Of vicksburs. 7hey were
dreaded than shell solid shot. they
could not be avoided and the garrison and citizens A.
firm that they caused moro wounded and loss Of life.
cav young ladys plano that had three bullet holes
through that into the house through the doors
and windows, distance Of mile, and che young
lady herself wounded saw two other young ladies'
who were wounded by bullets.
UNDERGROUND REnpucw.
The citizens we'll soldiers exposed 10 our
missiles At every point inside the works To protect them
selves they dug holes and excavatcd OF
the hills and ridges, and lived in them except whom ne
esssty or duty oompsIsd them 70 70 elsewhere. The
soil b kind o stin dry clay and cuts like chalk, and
be formed into any shape without crumblng, unless
severely jsrrsd These holes and roomD abound every
wheve among the camps and all through Tho city
different soil would have rendered this sxpedisnt i'm
practicable have been told Of several distressing
where ned up BY the caving Of
thirteen and fifteen inch shelh FIRST ssrk ing
earth above them bsore exploding, after having been
thrown up the q mile no, and coming down
with constantly accelerated rapdity Several persons
together and individuals thus buried alive, and
could not be rescued before being smot hered.
BUILDINGS vicKsBuRG.
There Va scarcely a building town that does not bear
the marks OF shot she'll thousand curious freaks
performed by them that must be to be apprc
ciated such exploding n room and shaiering all the
furnare and hurting making the circuit OF two
three rooms and then dropping down quietly On the
floor and looking Of all destructive power
mission ar boy marble These pets preserved
by many curosises and souvenirs Of the terrible
siege.
DErARSuRE rARorsD
Early on the morning Of the llth inst. regiment
stationed guard each Of the two roads leading
jackson where they the fortfcatons
General Stevenson Of Logaus division, and Colonel san
born, smiths DIVISION had charge Of the business.
The prisoners marche6 up by regiments, with their of
GERS the head Ihey then ordered OPEN ranks
unsng open snapsacks for inspection they might
contain caling contraband Of Each officer and
man then presented his parole The OF all then
called, verify the rolls and they marched past the
guards u the works resumed their proper places and
OF under charge o their officers rejoicing other
wisc, as each happened to feel.
We hear daiIy from scouts and picket guards that
the began TO sragge almost they got out
Of sight Of vcksburg and TO be going every
direction taxing the possible line for home and
that they constantly crossing the MISSISSIPPI sngly
and squads Grand Gslf bound for their
states ard the dear from whom they have
separated since the Grst day they took up may
safely say that but few OF those who away from their
officers (and many officers 90 with Their mem win
nght agnn. Those west Of the river certainly will
not unless compelled 20.
great many Of officers and n.er broken down by
the hardips of the campaign gone home some 10
stay and others 70 recruit their health.
sCRoyoS mrpriY, nSSnsort.
The greatest loss this army experienced by the re.
sgnation of officers Is In that of Surgeon John murphy
Of St Antnony Minnesota Ha entered the service with
the First Minnesota regiment In 1861, and wAs eight
months Potomac lie has been surgeon of the
Fourth regiment for nearly twenty months and has
almost constantly performed the duties brigade surgeon
without the rank pay He has performed hun
dred capital operations ampuiang limos, &c, and
hardly lost case Some of these operations have bcc
the most 6Gcuit known 10 surgery Among many ain.
cult operations has performed with success twelve
roscctons Of uppar joint OF the arntakng out the
head OF the bone Al the shoulder Joint and saving on
below thus saving 10 the patient not 20 strong
before bat stl very useful In tbcusand uays His
specimens Of bones taken eagerly sought for by
surgeons of experience and studied With great
profit Of s best specimens have been ordered 70
be sent 70 Washington.
rUsoSrRs.
The number o. prisoners the ceruGed provision re-
turns, for whom raons drawn the nrst day We
came 10 hero (excuvc Of cnizens). was ,34o. TIE
number actually p&roled viii not vary far FROM 90 coo
Many espsd scross tho and through ravines during
the dark nshs, before ths work u paroline could be
fnehed, aad a,sreat many have ded from wounds aud
fev~.
TIE rrfgGRApp LIVE
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