Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-06-10
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EaU DsfafFs % GraHfs Operations.
Now York papers Of he 81 hsve bean re-
ceivea Aleitsr to he New York 7imss dated
in the rear Of Yicksbnrg May 24ih, gives the
following account Of
THE sFORMRR8 on THE works.
About half pest one Blsir's division vas sl
in ire. secret 4 By the west Of ole FIRST range
Of hills bshiRd the rebel wWks.
A. precisely two o'clock the various regiments
rose to heir fact, and, with a tremendous cheer.
started At deubleqGick over The hill
Passing over he crest Of ls frst hil, brhind
which they Jay, the charging column saw IN
'front.' Of then another hill abont Eve hundred
yards distant To reach this. it wss necessary
10 descend 3 slcp for about two hundred and
fifty yards the surface OF winch wss broken
with deep gu'liss. aod enversd with fallen fim-
bsr. Down this our men rushed ia double
quick, took a moments rest st the bottom, snd
Ihan a7mmencrd the steep sse8at beyond. This
slope is covered with an abatts of heavy tim
har. beyond which is a high rail fence, then 3
ditch ten feet 10 depth, then a nearly perpen-
dicU ar ascent. some twelve feet ia height, aud
then The rcbsl parapst and g. pit, p1oteciad 10y
a EEIMNH aAlkhAA0 - HU-A IA III ENNs
The ditchts around the WORKS were con-
msnded BY an enfladiug foe from guns mount
I'd upon t~rsverses, while TO the righ' aud left
were works aud bHild ngs and other obi ,c's, b.
hind which rebel sharPshoOt.rs could ind pro-
lection, aud pour a destructive Ere upon an en-
envy, after, as well as befira. they had gained
the interior Of the main works.
The I3 b Tegu ar n'srtry. 4Hh Y rginis, 47th
Ohio. l27h Uliuoi-, 6ah aud h Missouri. and
iii -. -a-, 49, 1850 -.su.1 sb,
q Oh. The corfiet was d" short and decisive ="
In twenty minu' % tie bizsies had assembled
5he hill. snd Turned minus some light haU-
d7ed men The rebe's moved Hur gallant Eel
lows down with grspp, csuister and muskatTy !.
they we're protected We had nothing TO shitld
as from the deadly storm.
The brigade under General Thayer advanced
and fell bgck after suff ,Ting some slight loss.
Had NcClernand advanced, IS ives intended
the capture Of V.cksburg weuld undonhtedly
have taken place at the time Of this fist as
sault
REBEL COURTESY.
Many Of our wounded were left on The field
until after dark, particularly those who were
Wing clase to the rebsl works. About midnight
the enemy called to our skirmishers not 20 fro
anon them. as they were about to carry in 8 me
of our wounded. A. tie same time they built
a era mon the nsrapet of heir works. suck up
a small white flag by it, and then called to cur
men 10 como ard carry off the wounded, as they
wouii not be disturbed. This was done by the
ambulancs corps. Guided by the FIRE, they
went al over the ground covered By the fight,
even in the bitches before the works, and before
TIE morning had secured every wounded man
left upon the field
a SEASON OF QUIET
The next w isys-Wed lesday and Thurs
day-wera, IN the main, qlist, except in the
case Of the batteries. Not loss than fifty guns,
of sisss varying from six TO thirty FOUNDERS,
were mounted ia the rear Of The city at short
distances from the euemy's works, and these,
frsm dav light Till dark, ami many Of them from
dark till daylight, kept up a cesseiess pound
arine' against the rebel deienses On ths river
side the gun aBd mortar boats wers als' busy,
thus fairly enciroling the rebels with thunder
end fnp but hey seemed 10 care very little fer
it, rarely replying 60 our he, aud seemingly
paving Us no other attention than keeping q
~vigilaHt watch upon the movements Of our ia.
fantTy
ANOTHER ASSAULT \ REPULsE
Wejregdoy and Thursday wera given mp to
the artillery, and in getting orr men ready for
anoiber attack, which to9k place at 4P NJ Of
Friday
Il Is nee Hess 10 give par.iculsrs-it was in
] inc AaaAN tAAH n4b NAaclF AlfJ Du . sal ati ~ "a 20
and it met with q repu's as decided Sc D. that
of Tuesdsy The usual character If assaults
prevailed in this-s0na gallant heroes went up
be hill into Inc very ditchrs; others failed when
hblf way up others never sssTted. hut sought
safety from the deadly storm behind logs and
trees many started and went forward bravely,
hut never rsfnEped. Steele vas repulsed, Blair
was rfnalsed. Ransom, L gan, McClernand,
eveTyb0 iV-wo gained no hi g Of ground. We
] . 3 EFf.I ~ .---,1rIr -, d.. AE~- h.Tr -
hour twenty-five iuadrsd msn.
j. wss svsry where the same, down a broken
bill unda showers Of graps. c~snister, fragments
Of shell and mUskat al, up q long ascent CIV
cred uith almost imDenerrable abattis, broken
into h0liows, Resrly iusccsssible to a pedestrian
ia the most peaceful time, and gesrched ia
every corner by the deadly messepgers from the
crest Once up there, q wide d Oh on the OPP :
size side, rising n=ariy Uerpeudicplary twelve
fsetf hen a high stoekade ON whose double
loop holes death was flashing forth increasingly;
upon ligats teyond, a fort noun Ell with gun
upon The Ugh aad LETT, works with cann1n paar-
4 g a murdvrous e. fladipg FIRE along he very
I dtch into winch cur sdvsncs were croQding,
vainly loskiog for soma place in front Of them
ace ssibla. I was in vail-they could not get
aver if here WAS ne enemy beyond unless they
shonld first gil up tire ditch, batter down he
stocksdss. OF mount them with long ladders.
Anu OF t4e Ed-laNh uhrH VINO NAQ game NNa
direct line, rsgained the bill beyond, and he
second assault Is ended
Genera Car is reported moTtaily wounded
Col Doiings IL killed. Cal. S one. Of Iowa,
has an arm shot off atanaut-ca'0nels, esp.
tains and iienteBsuts without numb 7 have gone
down, kileior wounded, in this charge, which
Gen. Sherman p-fonouaeed more deadly than
thst Ntich took SehastapOl
We have now sent tor spaies, and hereafter
he work Of reducing Y chsburg will be done
more hy digging thsn charging To-day (Sua.
day is qliet everywhere, the main work going
on being the transfer of cur wounded to hospi.
tsl boats 90 the river.
~ RESULT.
A correspondent Of The Cincinnati Commer.
eiaI, at the end Of a lengthy correspondence,
makes tho following summary Of the result Of
The operations Of the Federal army before
Fieksb1rg on The 221 ulf.;
IhRve attempted no Heightened description
Of he csTnags near Vicksburg on the 22i, for
she reason that nothing occurred during the
day, q description Of which would be more in
-5rssting because more detailed. It was moth
iug more than a single charge Of the eoemy's
works, which should have hsen stimuli aaeous.
but was cot Il was unsuccessful and disas-
ltoRs, whether from bad management or disObe-
diepce OF orders on The part Of those 70 whom
higb commands we're entrusted, or from the
dreadful character Of the work 10 be performed
/ viii not attempt 10 decide. Thee appears to
have been a want Of co-oBersti0n between sub
oTdinsls and superior officers and commands.
St0Iming parties went gslsafly forward. bat
were Ah 20 perish f3r want Of support Rsgi-
nsnts and bngadss adva1ced nobly. but only
to be dis ppIiDted in their expectations Of re-
celving succsss sud help.
The result Of the battle has bean disastrous to
as ia tue lOss Of nearly two thousand brave
men. We have lost 30 ground, and the army
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