Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-05-29
Splendid Victories at viclssburg.
Gen. Grant has won a series of splendid
victories at vicksburg, and the surrender of
the latter place is expected next.


victories at vicksburg, and the surrender Q
the latter place is expected next.
BATTLE OF CHAMPION HILL.
Under date of May l6, correspondent
says: Early this morning General McCler
nand's corps was put in motion. Hovey'
division was on the main road from Jack
son TO Vicksburg, but the balance Of tn,
corps was mile to the South. Ward wa
on parallel road, and McPheron's corp
followed Hovey's division closely. AT min,
o'clock Hovey discovered the enemy il
front on Champion Hill, to the left of tn,
road near Bakers Creek, apparently il
force. Skrmishers were thrown out, ant
the division advanced cautiously and slowly
to give McPherson's advance division under
Logan time TO come up within supporting
distance.
Gen. Hoyey's division advanced across
the open field at the foot of CHAMPION Hill
in line of battle. AT eleven o'clock the
battle commenced. The hill itself was
covered with timber, and is in fact but an
abrupt terminus of high ridge running
North and South, flanked on both sides by
deep revines and gullies, and in many places
covered with an impenetrable growth OF
scrubby white oak brush. The rebels APP
peared deficient in artillery throughout the
battle, but opened with rather heavy fire
from four gun battery of rifed six-pound-
ers, planted about 400 yards back from the
brow of the hill.
The woods on both sides of the road lead
ing up the face of the hill, wiad;ng back on
the ridge a mile more, were filed with
sharpshooters supported by infantry. Here
the battle began just as our men entered
the edge of the timber, and ragged terribly
from eleven till between three and four o.
clock. Gen. Hovey's division carried the
heights in gallant style, and making dash
On the first battery. drove the gunners from
their posts and captured the pieces. The
rebels lay thick in the vicinity of the guns.
Their horses were more than half killed.
Gun carriages and cassiens were broken,
and knapsacks, blankets, small arms. and
other debris attested the deadly struggle.
The colors of the 31st Alabama regiment
were captured there.
AT this juncture Mitchell's Ohio battery
was opened at about so yards from the
brow Of the hill. The rebels made dash
for it, but the fleetness of the horses pre-
vented its capture. At the same time the
rebels appeared with fresh. troops on that
wing, and redoublrd their efforts to hold
their position and dislodge our troops on
the hill. Hovey vas slowly driven back tc
the brow. but a brigade from Gen. Quimby
was ordered TO his support, and the ground
was speedily recovered aud the rebels final.
lyrepulsed.
AT the commencement of the engagement
Gen. Logan's division marched past the
brow of the hill, and, forming in line Of
battle OF the right of Hovey, advanced
in grand style. sweeping everything before
them. AT the edge of the road in front o.
Logan the battle was desperate. Not 2
man finched or line waved in this divis
ion. All behaved like veterans. and moved
to new positions with the conscious tread o.
victory. Two batteries were captured by
this division, and enough hard fighting tC
immortalize it. They also captured large
portion OF the prisoners, small arms, &c.
1t is impossible yet to do more than APP
about 1000 killed and wounded. 1t may
prove less, but it cannot be much more
But few officers of distinction were injured
The oath Indiana lost 100 men; Lieut.
Col. Swain, commanding was Killed. No
general or staff officer on our side wa
hurt. This has been the hottest and mos
brilliant fight in the Southwest for severa
months.
The men were enthusiastic whenever Gen
Grant appears. His reckless exposure o
himself on the field begets unbounded ad
miralion among the privates.
Well authenticated cases of rebel bar
barity to our wounded men can be enumera
ted. Three different men who were sho
down in the battle were subsequent,
! sabred by the rebels when they temporaril,
retook the ground The men lived to mar
rate the atrocity, but will scarcely recover.
LATER.-The latest rebel news from
Vicksburg represents that Gen. Grant ha,
been repulsed in his assaults on that place
and the latest we have from our own source
! Except what we may get Thursday morn
ing before going to press) is as follows =,
Washington, May 26.
The following has been received at tn
headquarters of the army here -
Memphis, Tenn, May 25th, 11.30, AN
To Mqj.- Gen. HaHeck:
The Luminary is just up from Vicksbure
There are no official dispatches. Ordnanc
officer Lyford writes under date of MAY q
as follows Our loss is not very great 70
the position we have gained. The rebel
make firm resistance. ] think we wi
have the place tomorrow. We completed
encircle the town, and our men to-neE