Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-06-04
BATTLE OF CHAMPIONS HILL

EDWARDS STATION, miss MAY l6.
The gallant army Of Gen Grant has just won glorious
commander to have felt when he entered upon the
daring campaign to Vcksburg by the way of Grand Gulf
aud Jackson.
tsrday morning the position Of our army was briefly
this Part of Shermans corps occupied Jackson; the
larger part Of McPhersons corps lay at the place
McCernands two miles south If Bolton and sixteen
west OF Jackson while RansOm's brigade Of McArtburs
division McPhersons corps) and Blars division of Sher
mans corps were approaching Raymond on their march
from Grand Gulf
The little town Of Raymond lies eight miles south Of Boil
ton and about twenty southwest from Jackson. The
my had massed his forces at Edwards Station nineteen
miles of Vcksburg the railroad, with intent TO cut
our long lines somewhere between Raymond aud Bolton
and thus at deprive Of supplies aud beat in do
tail But his designs we're discovered and splenddy de-
feated
At daylight this morning our movement towards Ed
wards Station began Hovey's division of Netherlands
CORPS followed by Mcpherson the right and advancing
the road from Bolton Osterhaus division, followed
by Gen. Carrs the centre and Smiths division, with
Gen. Blairs the left by the first road from
Raymond to Edwards Station.
The battle opened the left about eight o'clock with
artillery directed Smiths advance .eemed that the
rebels attempting to turn left and get in
in the direction OF Raymond But Smith held his
road firmly and the enemy slowly retired while slowly
advanced The enemy next massd his forces right
CENTRE where Hoveys division coming up and here
the battle began to rage in deadly earnest For time
the result seemed doubtful the rebels Ia the
most determined manner, while Hoveys brave boys
turned dttdck Win uOst NdOr
few moments gave back at that point but Hovey be-
ing reinforced by two brgades Of Crockers DIVISION the
enemy driven, and the day went 10 our favor.
portion of the rebel force began their retreat by the Vcks
burg road Mcpherson swung around his right and cut off
and captured about fifteen hundred prisoners and bat
terry of ten guns. Our left Netherlands corps, Bair's
division, and Ransoms brigade pressed forward and
the complete defeat and decentralization OF the enemy
assured Our artillery fastened forward from point
10 point the numberess hills of this most rugged
country and poured its deadly fire into the flying columns
of the rebels.
At sunset entered Edwards station, to find there
great debris Of stores abandoned by the enemy in bis
aght-among them train of cars, loaded with ammuni
ton and set FIRE. and depot Of provisions also partly
consumed We managed to from these ninety thou
sand rounds of musket ammunition, large quantity Of
fixed ammunition for field pieces and good supply Of
sugar. Our captures in this splendid fight foot up to
about two thousand eight hundred prisoners nineteen
guns and about ten thousand serviceable Enfield rifles
together with the stores have mentioned.
The battle fought the font occupied by McCler-
hands corps the l3th) and Of his divisions Hoveys
sustained the brunt of the struggle To Gen McCernand
great credit due and conceded here for his vgan and
skilllu dispositions