, 1863-05-29

it with great vigor, and linus the oattle pegau-
IT'S PROGRESS.
The rebel fire was becoming extremely
troublesome, when De Golyer opened upon
the line Of skirrnishcrs in the edge Of the
timber. and dropped shell and shot among
them without mercy. This caused him to
ccase firing for an instant, but as our line ad-
yanced the fire Of the enemy became more more
she'll could not 50 easily penetrate: onr
frnyc Soldiers essayed to advance, but could
not withstand tho terrible storm. ana we're
forced to fall on their taces and let the tcm-
pest pass over their heads. ,
the rirht 81 the Timber, and 1imbering up
his runs. Dc Go)ycr made wide dctour to
fhe 2inht and planted them there. He was
quickly in position, and opened terrible en-
tilading fire upon the enemy; AnotneI paa'
te1y was placed in De 6olyer ola po6luon'
BRILLIANT CHARGE AND REP0LsE.
While De Golycr was thus hnrling his mis-
siles Of destruction along the eage o. ne n 1os,
away. and the knowing ones said they were
ahonr to charge the battery. Sure enough,
i've minutes afterwards, o brigade Of rebel in
fan,ry emerged from the forest, looking, from
my point Of observation, rs # they leaped
bodily forth from the earth. They adranced
III
Waiting until they had reached Q point two
hundred yards from the mouth Of the cannon,
the puppers epr1ng to their pieces and dis
charged them, terrible vollcy, full In the
faces Of the advancing columns. Al the same
moment, the battery on the hillside opened
ranks were flfmest. This terrible enflading
and cross fire these gallant men could not
Withstand, and they quickly sought the cover
| Of the forest. Thrice WAS this splendid feat
| cssaycd, and thrice we're they beaten back
with great slaughter.
THE ADVANCE ALONG TEE LINE.
This ekirmiEhing and cannonading contin-
ned for IN hour, and the enemy we're arlVen
| further into the Eastnesscs Of the forest. Al
| this time general advance was ordered. The
! troops, in two lines, advanced in order ot oat,
| tie and received q terrible fire. They entered
The edge of the timber and fought on equal
terms With the enemy, except that the reoeis
had the crest Of the hill Inc enemy massea
his forces on the right and attempted to 1ank
US by superiority Of numbers, but Ten
| Smiths brigade aud steyenson's brigade free
their bayonets and drove all before them, lht
chaf1 before the whirlwind. Disappointed il
their intention Of turning our right HANK
they turned their attention to our left, Wher
Col Slack and Gen. McGinnis were stationed
For time they poured terrible vollies int
their rnnk8, and forced them to yield q littl
aud fall back. Receiving reluforccments from
Csoeker's division, the order +. .Sa charge ba5a e
back in the utmost confusion.
THE SLAUGHTER.
It is impossible to convey an adequate ide
Of the slaughter occasioncd on the right an
centre Of tie line. The ground was literal
covered with the dead and dying. In the r
vines, behind trees, on the summit Of th
hills, lay the unfortunate men Of both armies
some sf them stiff and cold in deaths ic
| n 1lar ri
ton; here an arm cut of by cannon balls
there leg hanging bJ the muscles. It was
sickening sight. Seated in your offices, an
by comfortable hearth.tones. You know littl
OF the awful horrors Of this fratricldal War.
OUR LOSS.
! Tt is Impossible ot present to furnish a col
rect estimate Of our loss in this fearful battl'
Some have placed tic number of casualtie
sustained by our army as high as three tho,
saud. aln inclined 10 think this estimate
little exaggerated. There can be no doub
however, that it will reach fully twenty-ti,
= hundred, killed, wounded, and missing. ]
0 The 17th army corps it foots up, go an il
r. formed By Gen. MCPHERSON, fully twelve hui
), must must have % Sustained m equal loss. ca
T. Slack's brigade alone lost five hundred mel
The 24th Iowa, which was in the thickest
- the fight, and, As Iowa regiments always d
;, displayed the most Determined valor, was CT
d of and at least half Of their number take
r, prisoners; the balance were tearful1y cut u
doubt if o-daJ they can muster one hu
trtd and fifty men for duty. Col. Holm
q brigade, Of Crockers division, aud G.
e Boomers brigade, have lost one half Of Il
e. | numerical force Of each.
T. HEBEL LOSS.
4 This also is mere estimate. At least
equal number were killed and wounded, a
y tue proportions Of prisoners is largely in 0
r r. %c1. Ar.f Ia
L. before We left the battle field, fifteen lupdr
n prisoners, some Of them officers Of hi
,s grade.
~ CAPTURE OF REBEL BATTERY.
~ To our great annoyance the rebel batte
N on tie spur Of the hill, overlooking the nj
k dow below, was sending shell into our Ean
At as we filed 10 the right, Orders were issu
~ TO take it. a brigade Of soldiers moved up
W the guns in splendid style, and with hs
de auu drew off ten pieces in safety: Sub
nd qucntly five Of these guns we're retaken.
"a REBEL RETREAT.
Driven from his position, and rcpulscd in
~. demonstrations upon our right aHd lett, tn
H. was no alternative for the enemy out lctfe
he moved along the Vicksburg road tow
Edwards Station, under fearful cannon
and nusket fire from Gen. Logan's Divisi
he on the right, during which the caissons
RS horses attached to full battery wcre xii
ar and destroy ed, and lusge number killed I
ri, wounded. Gen. Stevenson followed by T
- lion Of the 18th army corps, swung aro1
er- his left upon the road, cutting of sew
rip Breades which were forced to take across
I'll fields to the left, towards the Big Black.
long rs they remained in sight and wit
range, they were subjected to n murder
fire from the batteries posted on every G.
ad- manding position along the roadside.
md TIE PURSUIT.
ith Tie pursuit was given to Gen. AlcClcrna
md and after while, thosc Of Gen. McPhcrs:
-" CORPS who had followed on after the retreat
ast enemy, hauled out to the side of the rallr
18th while the column passed on. This colt
led ] your correspondent Joined. The pursuit
-. kept up vigorously until we reached p
w moi more than two miles from Edward &
MY tion.
DEATH OF 31A5. GEN. T1auLNAN.
When we reached this point nc could
nr with the road we were following, q large
"' of rebel soldiers. The battery was place.
'ps, position, and an Interchange Of shots c
ing menced lasting half an hour, when the en-
ad. disappeared. We afterwards learned that
to-. second shot fired from our battery, Ii
te Maj, Gen. Tighlman, when sighting 3 gu
md his battery.
'ad, APPROACH ro EDWARDS STATION.
re- As NC moved toward Edwards Station
."A | troops IN OEucI OI pAll4c, Nc NloNofSt'
bright light gli1nmering t rough the fl
;-s, | trees, and shortly afterwards our ears !
stunned by succession Of tremendous
Sanl plosions. Further down on our left q bt
4 to light was also seen. The former, We q
icer wards learned, WAS occasioned By the bur
-. Of five carloads Of fixed ammunition and S
NIL which were brought down from Ficks
the day before, and which in their hu
departure they could not take with II
oon The hitter was a burning Commissa1y del
.oad AT EDWARDS STATION.
,;sta We arrived at this station just as the 81
- Of night began to gather, and the line
VI halted on the top oi the hill overlooking
for exploding shells, and at safe distance t
Of f,om. The village is an exceedingly
~ and pleasant one Containing perhaps
tAe houses, and i warehouse, nll now uset
d to hospital purposes. These were filled
= his sick and wounded, who Of course fell int.
1rcd hands.
+ba Here we bfyouacked for the night.
h McClerrand occupying mansion beloI
mere to n rebel citizen near the railroad dcpt
aard was busy nearly all night in gathering
ting dents Of the battle, data upon when L to to
csmpanying map, and at two O'Clock
II exhausted. We slept until daylight
nsr breakfasting sumptuously upon corn
'u.'5 "haYd tackt and coffee, were in the s
Tue again prepared to follow up our advanta
} the THE BATTLE OF CHAMPIONS HILL.
.end Thus ended the battle Of Champions
= tho | Midway, or Edwards Station, for it i I
,,,,. uated by all of these names. It was te
battle, lasting from 8 a. n. until dark.
neaos rlla1p, quick and decisive. The pris
zcept taken say they are discouraged and dis
lined cncd. They have no confidence in their
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