The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-07-08
FROM vsCKsBURG .
Headquarters Iowa 10Th, Vol, !
Rear Of Yicksburg June 26. (

the wdus OF the JlDfalter OF the Weat,
forming q part OF the great army of To-
vestment, that has coiled itself like uge
serpent around the doomed city. No
one can fully appreciate the grandure of
this great s.ige, unless they behold with
their own eyes its magnitude. and wit
ness the coming together Of tile great ar
u,ies, that are blended toto one, for one
common purpose, that of the capture Of
vicksburg.
On the arrival Of Maj. Gen. Herron 8 |
command, composed Of twelve regiments
of Infantry, it was assigned a posi- tion on
the extreme left Of the beseiging army,
which rest on the river south of the city,
within four hundred yards Of the enemy's
works.
The country for miles around the city
is succession of ridges, from sixty to
one huodred feet in hight, forming natu-
raj fortifcations. and it seems quite i'm.
possible that the army of Gen. Grant
could ever have succeeded in dislodging
the enemy from these strong positions,
and force him within the wall of the city,
b-.~hil This has been accomplished, and
the rebel now lays behind his intrench-
men's, as efise.ualIy prisoner of war. as
though no were incased in one of the
celia of Uncle Sans hotel at Alton.
ouR PIcKETs
Have advanced to within hun
yards Of the rebel forts and on some por-
tion Of the line, they rest within few
| yards of their inirenchmenss, protected
soon as a port hole darkens IN fort, a
score OF rifles send in their whistling
compliments, Masking it impossible to
work their guns, and it 10 seldom that q
cannon is heard from the outer works
the appearance of living thing within
| the works, is mark for . hundred rife
men, aud many an Innocent horse. dog
and mule, have been ofs red up sacri
fee to the God of war, our boys declaring
tbey will s'euch them out, if il canno
be done any other way. The rattle o
musketry along the entire line is incess
ant, reminding one of theprogress of ter
. ribe battle. bat il is seldom that any Q
our men are wounied. II is amusing 4
see how much pleasure tho soldiers tax
in this picket duty, rs soon as nigh
comes on. and they cannot see even a for
to shoot at, you will hear the Union an,
Rebel pickets IN conversation, on one oc
casion rebel picket, shouted over TO on
boys as follows which serves to sho,
by what means the rebel Generals kee
up the spirits of their men, II say 20
d--n Yankee, reckon you're about a
hungry over there, as we are, since Pric
has got Helsns and cut of your supplies
, how do you like Jobnson's whipping w
In The rear and capturing ten thousan
prisoners you'll get HI in a few dsy'
we'd have you all prisoners and mare
ou into Vieksburg under guard, Unio
picket shouted back, ''you ure d.
rebel fool to believe such trash rs tha
Price has not got Helena, but part
his army got whipped like the devil Il
other Gay by few regiments of Niger
, aad we have sent out scouts over hu
(" dred miles from here, to find johnson
bur he has skeedadl-d to parts unknow
and you may as well give up FIRST as La
" "that Q a lie" said the rebel dischargiT
his usket in the direction OF the Uni,
:, pickets youare another. said the Unis
sh ,oting towards the. rebel, thus endi'
the confab. Sometimes they will me
half way between the lines. shaKc han
he like old friends, have a long talk, gi
so the rebel l,ttle coffee. tell them he
n. much II good things they have to CT
" Ak n a - +. z = ~
r. which serves as an sggravation 10 I
hungry rebels, part good friends. go ba
t, their post and shoot at each other
''- a time, BY way OF variety. gFT
& sF-s ~ sa pEsKRrERs.
Of Nota a night passes without bringi
ny into our lines some repentaut rebel,
- some subject OF the emancipation proc
"' nation, seeking 10 be gathered under
in protecting wings Of Uucle Samuel's gr,
.p- Eagle. The Information gathered ir
cs- these sources is corroboratlve, and sat
OF factory, as TO the condition Of the n
= garrison. They all unite in saying /
,a, they are subsisting on Pea Bread 0
that those who are on constant duty ge
ms. small q,antity Of rea -four twice a d.
az but that cilizens aud those who are
~. on duty all the time get it but once, 1
or it appears that the poor niger is obi,
ase to live on what the white people leave
les is quite noticeable that nearly the first