The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-06-06
sBURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE

BURLINGTON WF
General Tuttle's division Joined In the AS,
sault on the right. but shared the tate
which befell the others-was repulsed.
have attempted no heightened descrip-
ton of the carnage near Vicksburg on the
ed, for the reason that nothing occurred
during the day.. q description OF when
would be more interesting because more
detailed. It was nothing more than a sin
gle charge of the enemy's works, which.
should have been simultaneous, but was
not. It was unsuccessful and disastrous,
whether from bad management or disobe-
lience of orders on the part OF those 70
whom high commands were lntrusted, or
from the dreadful character OF. Inc w Ia;a 70
be performed, will not attempt 10 decloe.
There appears to have been want OF CO.
operation between subordinate ana su-
perior officers and commands. StormlnS
parties went gallantly forward, but were
left to perish for want of support. hegl.
ments and brigades advanced nobly, Dut
only to be disappointed IN tn EN-, e4pec's'-
tons of receiving success ana help.
The result of the battle has been dlsas-
trous to us in the loss Of nearly two thou,
sand brave men. We have lost no ground
and the army is not demoralized, by its re,
cent failure to take the strongest fortified
position in the South. The rebels, no DOUBT,
feel encouraged by their success IN Keeping
us from their works, and this feeling may
operate against US in dispelling the gloom
and dependency which could not but pre-
vail in an army routed for the fifth success
sive time, as the Rebels were at Big Black
River. 3t- -
A correct estimate of our loss on the 20
will place the figures at $500 Killed ana
wounded. 1t is impossible to get an accu-
rate statement so soon after the engage
ment. l find disposition on the part OF
every command to exaggerate. At several
division hospitals / heard yesterday OF a
thousand killed and wounded, when less
than two hundred would cover their loss.
Our loss on the I'D was much less than at
Champion Hill on the 10Th, but includes a
large number of field and company Off
GERS, from the fact that the rebels at Vicks.
burg had chance to ''pick their men,
which they did not have to such an extent
on the 10th, when they had to meet us on
more equal terms. Under cover OF breast
work there was nothing to hinder the rebels
from selecting the leaders OF our infantry
columns as they marched up in face OF
their deadly fire.
The rebel loss was trifling, how much
can not say, but probably less than one
fourth of ours. Two companies OF the Ith
Missouri were taken prisoners. This IN,
cludes all Of our captured, believe, except
those of our wounded who tell INTO tn6r
hands on the Notifications.
A second attempt to take Vlcksburg by
assault. will not be made, think. The
place can be reduced in a short time, and
at very small sacrifice Of life, by regular
approaches, and that plan will probably be
adopted by General Grant. To starve out
the garrison would be long and tedlous
operation, and the attempt, If made, might
are reported to have six weeks full supply
in Vicksburg. BY putting their men on
short allowance they can make this last
them twelve weeks or longer. There IS not
much danger of AN attack in the rear. A
bearer of rebel dispatches was captured
day or two since son his way to jackson,
with a message from Pemberton to Gener-
al P. G. Lee, advising him not to attack
Grant in the rear with a force of less than
sc. coo men. The rebels can not muster any
] such force within three weeks III this de-
partment. Loring has 10000 badly fright
ened men at Hazlehurst, and other small
bodies may be collected to make an agggre-
gate of 10000, but no larger army than
that can be raised outside of VickSburg
without Withdrawing troops from Virginia
or Tennessee.
i All the seriously wounded in the late en-.
gagementare being sent to Memphis, where
abundant hospital accommodations will be
provided for them. ~
\ The negro pioneer corps of Logan's di.
VISION, lIn ARMY SoIp S, Stoou hiS as'Ai'ii
j ably, on the 22d. They worked all day in
front of our batteries, which was continu
ally engaged, and exposed to the fire o
rebel artillery and sharpshooters. Out O
about forty, one was killed and three
wounded. One darkey was struck on the
head, but his Uranium was so hard that the
bullet glanced, producing only Sigh
wound. He tied his bandanna around hi:
frontal turret and kept on working as mer
rily as ever. There was no evidence
fright or panic exhibited by any OF then
Il during the day. lEs a
/ General Grant had several, narrow es
capes from bullets and grapeshot, but ex
f hibited total indifference to a miss o
three inches from his head. He is certain
/ Iy censurable for the manner in which h
exposes himself on the battlefield some
| times. On the ed, he seemed to take
special delight in sitting on fence ant
whiting, within easy, direct range OF tn
, rebel sharpshooters.
: The weather here is delightful, though, o
course.a little too warm at midday for com
: fort.-Cor. Gin. Com. g..s.Jgs..f MACK.