New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-15
NAMES OF KILLED AND WOUNDED.
DUB ARMY ON ITS WAY UP THE RIVER
STRANGE CONDUCT or GEN. SHERMAN.
OUR LOSS FROM $500 TO 5000.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.

ing from the battlefield, we gather the following
concerning tie second siege o. Visss5urg:,
The point chosen for The attack upon Yicksbnrg
was a bad one-he strongest point in the Rebel line
of fortaications. The were come fifty regiments
comprising Sbeuoan's army, mostly Western troops.
T6eir officers were mostly brave, experienced,
courageous men. Gen. Steele and his divialon were
formerly under Gen. Curtis
The D ans Of Gen Grant, had they been followed,
were good. With large force threatening Nleks-
burg. bic path would DO nnobstructed ont there
wero mills between Grant and Banks, and the feet
Of Farragut was not there. 49,
The fret collision was on Saturday, the 2oth nit.
Tie results not serious. Without giving me
Topography Of the field or surrounding country, u
will suiiice to summarize the actual movements ana
their results.
The division of Gen. Steele was the largest one on
the ground. Bairs brigade YVES only detached aud
after making landing pushed forward inland under
] Morgan l.. Smith.
The rest OF the Division, under Gen. G. L. Hoyey
wac sent three mies further up The iazoo Rivsr to
peneirae the and get the raroad near Weeks
/ burg IL landed above Blshe's Bayou, and within
two miles he encountered the heavy guns OF tne
enemy on the high bluffs, in front OF lagoon or
bayou which was impossible TO cross without boats
/ or brdges and he returned 10 Chickssaw Bayou,
where Gen H. H. Morgan had already landed.
| On Moudhy they were pushed 20 the trout Inc
/ frs, attack was made by the Rebels on Saturday,
not on Sunday. Skirmishiny had been gong on sew
sIal days. The frst encounter was near tos White
| house, p miles from Middle Landing. The force Of
Gen. a. j. Smith was behind thai OF BAR; Morgan,
AS before stated, was at the mouth OF CbicAasaw
Bayou. DeCoorcy's skirmishers had been attacked
that night by tue enemy posted behind the ieyee
near Wliehouse.
! Our force. b,vouacksd on their camping grounds
IN sight of the bluffs where the enemy were protect
ed 10y a battery and concealed by timber:
Wnils III was passing, MI accident happened 10
/ the Benton by which Capt. Gwin lost bis life, an
account of which has already been Forwarded. Cap..
Gwjn died OF his wounds on the flagship Black
hawk Saturday, Jan. 2, and his remains ARE now en-
route Tor home. lis wife is here, nearly insane at
bis loss.
/ Tie battle was renewed Oh Sunday. II wGs Oh
this day the gallant charge was made upon the
eneI1y's batteries hy Gen. Bair with tho 2j.h, Jun
and 18Th Ohio and Gen. Wyman wi tine l3sh,
10th ami - Illinois. The enemy were prepared
for tue charge. Gen. w yman had jrst drawn bis
swcrd, being under fire from the batteries and rue
pits, wien lie was struck by Mimic Tile bal IN Tue
groin. Lielt.-Col. Gorgas took commana OF The
18th lnoia aud Gen. Blair led tie bHgaae Trough
d slough waste deep
All lad TO 60 but the charge was made In splen-
did STYLE Tnsp leaped tie leyee, the artillery
came on aud tho Rebels .camrered, LEAVING their
dead whIcL we buried. Hoimaus aud Michigan
baItesy did sneDod execution 81 'hi' Poin'.
Cen. Wynan expired on the field, in The arms OF
an Attendant. Morgan l.. Smith WAS also shghlL
wounded In this charge. This was Sunday morning.
! L. the evening, Decourcy, wdh ms ~ hen-
tucky 42d aud lotu Ohio, wac ordered 10 Tue mont.
! 4 he kentnckIans were never before under nfe'
They behaved bEayely. The enemy engaged thoin
with .h.ll but they soon LETT ite outer Tue OF en-
trenchne.,s and sesmpered up tbs nils The canon
aiding fron, above was furious. Our uoofs Were
soon wi, hdrawn from under that fire III re was
no battery taken, ns reported; III faci, we TOOK no
gums end lnst niue during the cDtIro hege.
On NOhday the duel OF cannon commenced Bat
,ery after battery opened and nj clock the dqel
was in full piogress. IL YVES glorious tigh'. Oar
artillery DID w.ll. Many OF them were killed aud
wOnnded tader thir artillery conieot the grand
charge was made. One column alter another push
TO The nont-D1 CCurcy in front OF toe center; Blair
on the left: 1hayer tho nGbt OF DeCourcy; Bur
bridge Oh the exircn,e got. His plan was 10 sril"
the hills Gu tie GIT and late batteries that lad 5eea
forming all the morning.
/ Gen. Hoyey's Brigade, with Lauman's, occupied
the ressrve; Stuart, do Colrcy, and Ibayer were
! 10 yet np th9 rayin and g!tack tie batteries.
a Cen ShermnR has not suffered any list Of the
brigade to be made public. therefore can only give
the operations OF eaCh corps.
The charge was made; the deicuss was stubborn.
Four OF our rlen gained tie Qualifications and disap.
reared after "a murdefous fire. IL Ia a miracle tlIat
any o made The effort lived 10 tell The tale; 800
men were taken prisoners.
! Then there was Iepulse, a retreat, nothing
GAINED end much precious blood spilled. The place
was naturally too strong, too wei defended, aud
the rgh OF forces, instead OF charging, was not
engaged until two hour hfterwaId.
! During that day TWO gunboals were towed up 10
IIaiues' BLUFF aud boulbarded tire batteries there.
! The following regiments distinguished tLeu selves
in this storniUa o. he enecly's works: Tue All
Chic 18th and 10th Illinois, 18th Ohio, 9th INDIANA
G2d X ntueky, 9th Mifsouli, 1lh Iowa, 3lst Mis-
souIi, and l0lh Regulars.
! Gen. Blair was eouspcuoua lie went upon foot
sword in hand and stood exposed until oil were
driven back.
De Courcy also made himS.lf name not soon to
die.
Gen. Thayer Of Nebraska also behaved well and
nobiy.
The following il complete list OF the killed
wounded aud misspg among the coInmissioLed
oiieers as c4n at this early day be iurni.hed;
Col Fletcher 3oh Ms,ourl. Killed
Col Cavender 2sh Missouri Injured ,lishily' horse 'ho
Lieut 20. GoIgss, 1872 Inql' slightly.
Leu Col Dieter. .ta ONE silsd. ,n.,
/ Col Saith, eth Missouri killed
! Gen. NJ. l.. Smith, wounded Ia thigh
| Gen. JnO. Il. Wymln, killed
LieuL-Ccl KiseAn,r, I'd Kentucky. killed
Lieut. MoDonay, ittn Osio wounded
Capt. Touuctil wounded
! Lieut. MeLunr wounded
| Lieut. Mills wounded
Oar ors could not at an early day be exactly al.
rived at, and even now only simple estimate can
he formed Reports are dreadful in some regiments
and compsnes; 500, killed, wounded, and prison
ers would not be al over estimate.
Many of our Len were wounded early in The day
by shells, making dangerous wounds. In the charge,
the men were frequently Dir III the limbs, and TIE
most severe were not taken away.
On J nnusry 2 (Fnday), Stella division, on twelve
transports, pissed up Haisess Bluff for the par
pose Of destroying the batteries there, ss should
| have been doue before. They were conveyed by
tho Benton Lioness, Queen Of the West, Caronde-
let. Louisville Mound City, Baron De Kalb, Tyler,
ard several Of the Mosquito leet. The expedition
moved At a. N. A. a o'clock a ,fog set in 20
dense that the river bank. could not be Distinguished.