The New York herald., 1863-12-23

D.
Pemberton proposed an armistce ana a capitulation
which finally accepted and Inde peadcnce Day
1861 General Grant at the head or his occupa
tion. took possession OF the city OF vicksburg
We quote the following from Genera. Grants official re
port as the result Of the campaign;--- 1851
The defeat of the enemy in vebatles outs ds ycs
burg tho occupation OF Jackson the capital of the sat
I rson and munitions OF war; loss TO tho enemy o.
thirty seven thousand prisoners, among whom wero M
teen general officers at isast Thousand Killed and
wounded and among the killed Generals Tracy ghmal
aud Green and hundreds and perhaps thousands strag
giers WHO Can never be collected aud organized Arms
and munitions OF for army OF sixty THOUSAND have
fallen into hands besides large amount other pub
Ie property consisting OF railroads loconoyes care
vent onr CAPTURING II. .t3 la9 NfY.UH
The GanerAIin Chief in his annual report when aiud
ing to the vicksburg campaign thus speaks Of General
Grant ttt
When VIC consider the character OF the country. ia
which this army operated thu dabe 0bstac 10 be
overcome number OF forces and strength Of the
enemy works cannot Gail to admire tue cour and
eommander. Eomoye brilliant esp'st cas b found i.
| military history
dssbsysa &. Srdsr Or OssSaao but Always carried ont
10 the beat Of his ability every wish suggestion made
| to him by the government
For his brilliant operations before vicksburg Genera
Grant appointed major general OF the regular army
Of the United States in tho place OF General Wool
| tired. .rLo.
Mx eRgsDESI 3 ANECDOTES ofsRAroys.i
whsnths Of this glorious victory Officially roach.
ed the President he wrote autograph General
Grant. ofwh'ch document the following is copy
EXECUTIVE MANSON, WASHINGTON, July Is, 1858.
MY DEAR GNNKaAi-l do not remember that you and (
ever met personally write this now as grateful &C.
% .o f ;s So 70 oa r,s wSsS
you first reached tue vicinity OF Vcsburg Thought you
should do wha, finally didmarch the troops across
he ~ IA nd htfa
60 be and bad any faith except general hope
That you knew better than the Yazoo Pass exped
tion and the like could succeed When you got below
and took Port Gibson. Grand Gulf and vicinity thought
you should 60 down the river and General and
when you turned northward, east or the Big Back.
feared il was mistake. | now wish to make personal
scknc" edsment that yoa were ''gt and na, ,crong
Yours, very truly, A. LINCOLN.
Several gentlemen were near the Presideai at the time
he received the OF Grants success some OF wscm
had been cnnplanins OF the Of h habits Of using
Intoxicating drinks 10 excess
"So understand Grant drinks whskey 10 excess" IN
terroRa,ively remarked the President.
eyes, was the reply.
"what whiskey does he drinks" inquired Mr. Iuccla
"what whi.keyf" doubttuliy queried his hearers
ayes Is it Bourbon or Monougaheiae" g
"why do you ask, Mr. Presideni.' 9 .tt
"Because IL II makes him win victories like this at
vIcksburg will send demijohu Of the same kind to
every general In the army"
Put while this question II MAJ DO as well to state
that his ocers assert General Grant Is innocent OF the
charge Of general ntoxcaton Not only so, bet he is
remarkable for the opposite virtue. The most faithful
adheren of the strctest temperance pledge more
abstemous than Is General Grant Siuce has been an
officer in this war (Which dates from the commence.
men he has tasted spiruous hluors OF any kind
except when prescribed by physician precisely as he
would take quinius any other medicise. and the
whole amount prescribed has not amounted TO two
gils. An officer who knew personally what be stated.
aud in whose word the most implicit conddeocs may
rcposed said that dyng the tcrribc sieee or Fort Don
eIsou, when the elements seemed 10 have conspred
exhaust the strength OF the besiegers, aud stmu
Ian,s seemed absolutely necessary health no nyaria
bly refused 10 take one drop Of liquor"
II Is also stated that important officer left washitg
ton for vcsburg long before It's capture, with ordcr
In his pocket to General Grant he found facts
to agree With reports bat when that official reached The
department no became Of the opinion that
TO keep General Grant where be tho order ike
wise.
A gentleman who participated In the vicksburs cam.
paiga General Grant, up time lc enemy crossed
tho Big Black tow ards yicksburg states
sin starting the the General dsencum
bered himself Of overyt thing setting example 10 his
officers and He took neither horse servant,
blanket, tent camp chest,
clean shirt His only tcgcase consisted Of toothbrush.
Gs always showed his teeth, TO the rebels. He
shared all the hardships OF the private soldier sleep.
ug tho front and the open air. aud eating hard tack
and salt pork He wore no sword had ON low crowned
cizens hat and the only thing about him to mark him
as military man was his two stars on his undress mil
tay coat, the battle field he omnp~eseut riding
generally alone the very hIckest OF the
8eht inspiring the troops by his mperturbabe cooness
and bravery.
IL is stated that General Grant entered vcksburg on
July A. 1898, with ssear in his mouth 10 abiding to
this fact contemporary OF strong copperhead prolv
! tres remarked as follows
We pardon General Grants smoking a segar a. he on.
tered the smou,dcrng OF the town Of ycKsburg.
little stage effect Is admissible in great captains, cond.
ering that Napoleon at Milan the little cooked ha,
OF Marengo, and that SNUFF the inevitable
concomi,ant OF victory in tine great Frederick General
Grant noble fellow and by tue terms OF capituation
he accorded 10 the heroic garrison showed himself as
generous Napoleon TO wurnsur at the surrender
of Mantua His deed will read well In history and be
has secured TO mself a which posterty will pro.
nounce with venerat on and gratitude. There is no
general this country Europe that done harder
work than General Grant. and none that has better
graced his victories by the exercise OF humanity and
virtue. What we learn Of the terms OF capuation Is
suc snt prove General Grant 10 be generous soldier
\
others aud when the sword Is sheaihed considers him
self free TO follow the dictates OF humanity General
Grant is general that marks hs progress by proola
nations 70 frighler unarmcd men women and children
he Eliminates no arbitrary edicts against the press he
does make newspapers aud their correspond
ents: he matters get himself pulled bu he is
terrible arms and maguanimous after the battle Go
I on brave General Grant pursue the you have
marked out for yourself and Clio. toe rensive
I she records your deeds, will rejoice At her manly
theme
now o,SgA,L GRAS. IHG iSIsRys1s cF NJ.
Genera Grant, after the Nicksbarg campaign, issued
spec al order iorbddug steamboat 10 charge
than Ave dollars TO enlisted men. aud dollars n
( officers fare between vicisburg and Cairo. imme
diaely after vcksburg had fallen large number o.
sesmboa,s cleared from Northern ports for iha, place
snd Ia thc habit Of charging soldiers going home
furougb from fifteen TO thirty dollars fare to Cairo One
steamer compelled by General Grant TO dslorse lie ~
.otcn Valus under the foilov