The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-22

AHeS; the necessary cooking utensils for
preparing their food; and thirty wagons
70 transport such articles as could not well
De carried. These terms I regarded more
favorable to the Government than an UNI
conditional surrender. 1t saved us the
transportation Of them North, which at that
time would have been very difficult, owing
to the limited amount of river transporta-
ton on hand, and the expense of SUBJ
slstlng them. 1t left our army free to ope-
rate against Johnston, who was threaten
ing us from the direction of Jackson; and
our river transportation to be used for the
movement OF troops to any point the ext
gencles OF the service might require
deem 1t proper to state here, in order
tnat the correspondence may be fully I'M
derstood, that after my answer to General
Pemberton's letter of the morning of the
81, we had a personal interview on the SUBJ
Ject OF the capitulation. The particulars
and incidents of the siege will be contain
ed in the reports of division and corps
commanders, which will be forwarded as
soon as received.
l brought forward during the siege, in
addition to Lauman's division and four
regiments previously ordered from Mem
phls, Smiths and Kimbalrs divisions of
the 10th army corps, and assigned Major
General G. c. Washburne to Command of
same. On the 18th of June, Major General
F. J. Herron's division from the depart
ment of the Missouri arrived, and on the
18th two divisions of the 9th army corps.
Major General j. G. Parke, commanding,
arrived. This increase in my force enabled
me to make the investment most complete,
and at the same time left me large re-
serve to watch the movements of john
ston. Herron's division was put into posi-
ton on the extreme left, south of the city,
and Humans division was placed be-
tween Heron and McClernand. Smiths
and Kimball's division and Parke's corps
were sent to Haine's Bluff. This place I
had fortified to the land side and every
preparation made to resist heavy force.
Johnston crossed Big Black River with a
portion of his force and everything indi-
Gated that he would make an attack about
the 18th of June. Our position in front of
Nlcksburg having been made as strong
against sortie from the enemy as his
workswere against as assault, 1 placed Ma
J0r General Sherman in command of all
| the troops designated to look after John
ston. The force intended to operate against
Johnston, in addition to that at Haines
Bluff, was one division from each of the
| Thirteenth, Fifteenth, and Seventeenth ar
my corps, and Lauman's division. John
ston, however, not attacking, determin-
ed to attack him the moment Vicksburg
was in our possession, and accordingly no.
titled Sherman that / should again make
l
9th, and for him to have up supplies of all
descriptions, ready to move upon receipt
of orders if the assault should prove q
success. His preparations were immedi-
ately made, and when the place surrender
ed on the 4th, two days earlier than had
fixed for the attack, Sherman was found
ready, and moved at once with force in
creased by the remainder of both the Thir-
teenth and Fifteenth army corps, and is at
present investing Jackson, where John
stOn has made stand.
In the march from Bruinsburg to Vicks-
burg, covering period of twenty days, be-
fore supplies could be obtained from Gov
eminent stores, only fivedays' .rations were
issued, ond three days OF these were taken
exhausted. All other subsistence was OBJ
tanned from the country through which we
passed. The march was commenced with
out wagons, except such as could be picked
up through the country. The country was
abundantly supplied with corn, bacon, beef
and mutton. The troops enjoyed excellent
health, and no army ever appeared in bet
ter spirits or felt more confident of sue
cess.
| THE GR1ERsoN ExPEDITIoN.-Ina accord
ance with previous instructions, Major
General s. A. Huribut started Colonel
NOW Brigadier GeneraD B. H. Grierson,
with a cavalry force from La Grange, Ten
nessee, to make raid through the central
portion of the State of Mississippi to de-
strOy railroads and other public property,
for the purpose of creating diversion in
favor of the army moving to the attack on
Vicksburg. On the 18th of April this ex-
petition started, and arrived at Baton
Rouge on the I'd of May, having successful
ly traversed the whole State of Mississippi.
This expedition was skillfully conducted,
and reflects great credit on Col. Grierson
| md oil h 10 hn
this raid by the Southern press confirms
our estimate of its importance. 1t has
been one of the most brilliant cavalry ex.
PLOTS Of the war sand will be handed down
in history as an example to be initiated
| Col. Grierson's report is herewith trans
mitted.
81 cannot close this report without an ex-
preston Of thankfulness for my good for.
tune in being placed in cooperation with
an officer of the navy who accords to every
move that seems for the best interest and
success of Our arms his hearty and energetic
support. Admiral Porter, and the very
efficient officers under him, have ever
shown the greatest readiness and co-opera-
ton, no matter what was to be done OF
what risks to be taken, either by their men
or their vessels Without this prompt and
cordial support, my movements would
have been much embarrassed if not wholly
defeated. .r
i Capt. J. NJ Shirk, commanding the Tus
cumbia, was especially active and deserv'
ing Of the highest commentator for his
personal attention to the repairing of the
damage doue our transports by the Vicks
burg batteries.
i RESULTS OF THE CAMPAIGN.-The result
of this campaign has been the defeat of the
enemy in five battles outside of Vicksburg
the occupation Of Jackson, the capital O.
the State of Mississippi, and the capture o.
vicksburg and it's garrison and munitions
of war; loss to the enemy of thirty sever
thousand 81, O0O) prisoners, among whom
were fifteen general officers; at least ter
thousand killed and wounded, and among
the killed were Generals Tilghman, Tracy
and Green, and hundreds and perhaps
thousands of stragglers, who can never b.
collected and reorganized. Arms and mu
nitions of war for an army ofsixty thousand
men have fallen into our hands, besides g
large amount of other public property
consisting of railroads, locomotives, cars
steamboats,, cotton, &C., and much was
destroyed to prevent our capturing it.
Our loss in the series of battles may be
summed up as follows:
Killed. W'nded. Missy