, 1863-06-23
SIEGE OF VICKS8uRe,
The Advance of JohnSton's ARMY
at Champion Hills.
ALL OF OUR SICK AND WOUNDED In
GRANTS ARMY CARED FOR,


GRANTS ARMY CARED FOR.
The Good Work Of Our Sanitary
Commissions.
oCR LINES DRAWING CLOSER TO TIE
ENEMY, !,
"RuraIH Takes a Look at ssfhe
SituatIon.ss
from Our Special Correspondent
TTEHTy-sEyENTu DAT N REAR op}
V1cKsBuRa, Junei14th, 1868.
Since the last report of wounded in Carr
Hospital, the following persons have been
adm1tted:
Frank Fassold, Klauss' Battery, wounded in arm
By e1plosl lve bail, ecyare; Anthony M1ncer G. 8th
Indiana chest, mortal; ]. ". Ellis, Il, do, severe;
s@se sen sasa1 G. i @ 59s nes atnd aSs
]. Mahoney, D, 1Bt6, 1ndana. severe John Feeter.
z, 22d Iowa severe; Jacob Cerden E, SD illinois,
Der Es5e1tson, slst iowa, M ehea aavsrs Soh an
Sargent u, ssa 1ewa. arm amputated; Chas. By
NateE, G, 11th Wisconsin. severe: j. ". Boots,
Sergeant Wm Patterson Peoia hatteiiy Si 'snt hsna,
mortal; N. B. Hamilton, H. SD, Illinois, blight;
ID Lieut. YIN; II nonsherty, r e. 1et y Q. regulars.
Smith, Klanss' Battery, severe; E. O'Doanel, 4,
let Q. s. regulars, severe; ". G.. Huston, z, 8th
Indiana, leg amputated; q: Buell., 4, 2lst Iowa,
a Hey Wes R h'ts ase
probably mortal.a
Nearly all these were wounded by the rebel
sharp shooters. Two were hit by our own
shells, By reason Of premature explosion.
Sergeant Wm. Patterson Of the Peoria
Battery, had been across the railroad to visit
another battery, md was on his way back,
when musket ball struck him On the side Of
the head, just as he was crossing the truck.
He Vas not conscious Of anything alter re-
ceiging the injury. He is very highly spoken
Of as an officer, and his loss Is sorely felt by
lis company.
The advance Of Johnston's army Is ut
Champion Hills, consisting Of SIX or seven
regiments. About 400 Of sick and wounded,
nearly al1 from Hovey's Division, were taken
and paro1ed by them. Gen. 0stherhaus, who
is In command ut Big Black Bridge, wished to
remove them to hospital boats, and addressed
note to tho commanding officer for pcrinis-
sion to send train Of ambulances for that
,u+v,oea Tn rer,1x, fe roro5vod 4ha fo11,w;ro.
s.!.aa~, 1atto1.
Ur.no,..n, vns ,rot,>,rn rr.xrn-,
NEAR EDWARDS DEror, Miss, June s, 1853.
BEisadier Gen. osscrhaas, Q. 8. A.:
1onr amnuianees, nnues nag OF tInee, VII Dc
thamniou iii Mos11itai, md The HOSPITALS in the
vicinity. lwill be Glad to have yo1r ambulance
nitais near the Biz BlacE 1ridce' -@ >-'~ &'e7
hope for the honor Of your Government, you
Viii rot permit xiolattons Of yopI aa5 o. t1nes:
ca4not s1ant aas tcaaes. q =: .tanlea EnSi,
,esr r. ~ 'pccE ~ VI 'A' o7'e 1s'o
neds Jam Sr. sery respectfully. your ob,dt sery,t
ii. b. LToS:
Col, sth Kentucky Beg, Commandiue,
r1uaer +h3e 1,r onr suff,,7nr men ,rerc
o".s4 @A149 80 ,.a',. ..'e 4-A 49,
Drought away, ano euls peueVe e, dtsPoses Of
all our wounded and slck left at different
points along the tortuous route Of this army
~ $50, 80. :. -. -.
altef AAnolhs ~ ola1nsoulS, e2eept IL may oe
few still ut Raymond. They would not allow
our train to 70 back after them. The resour-
ccs If the enemy mr. so limited that onr
CTS " .no ens"5 1'e ~ ."A'e" tnat onR
wounded must suffer, and 1t IS sat to contem-
plate. Such brave men as they haye shown
thn,n se,vos IN 1e m cverr bott1. field aaae-va
,se.te-..as4. 49, 49,, 49,, ,o.a,.o ~ 49,
oeele1 tteatnen1 1na1n 'aeS eaa iece4'e " 1ne
hands Of rebels and traitors.
IL L
e,o,t ,f tha aaarta of .b~ d3ff,rant aa,,+,-v
ste't@ ~ ."' A4vea v. .n~ 4e" "N.4it"AJ
commissions anu oocle1aes. NO army IN any
country was ever 90 well supplied with that
class If comforts supplied hy the Commission
49, -. ,.oc .;ss.;t ss ..Nss..
as tnIs atn, nas oeen SLICE ~ opsneo comuna-
nicat1on with the fnzoo md Mississippi Riv-
ers. ONLY those who participate In or arc
c1ose obss,rers ran onnrsc,,ta Aha tvr,t,tnda
s sa,t ,S +ns ,,r,.a n,o,,ers ~ a,ot ~ ,~a.aa
~ y ens n91usla " ssch aaa wooho.
Sd a. ~ - aa,of a!a s.nt u at, "aTh sacn
aooo u IL leaGn ose5mneims ln. ~ tnelt NJ
w n ~ , ssssAnss wv Aos ~ ny
Sa .s -. ~au 80 ~. e,,r ~ +1s ne
5a1i.tt ia1 u21.s WIT W h uspeaasnee aau Laey
uau ~! ~ US. ~ .a. LIZ esen oa3 usGessaly 10
sn!, ana enty 19sfay 9sG3 iura1snsa eses5talng
70 tne c1tent OF lhslt 1ueans. Such proofs o1
dae hlao fsmemosanees Go at rome. nave
1ital power, and incitcs to patient. galorous
deeds. cannot toFbeaF to Aonosably Inen-
| tion M1. A. W. Flat cnburgh, Agent Of the
Western Commission, for the courteous, faith
fri and gencro9s performance Of every duty
erous. he is always ready to do, aud never
| disposed to grumb1e Or waste words. In him
! the soldier has a friend Of warm sympa.
thies that quickly respond to the touch
] Of suffering humanity. Evidences Of his un-
tizing e1eFuons accumulated MI along the
kansas last summer, when our base was over
two hundred miles away, over q rough and
dangerous road. Here again he was ready
and the first 10 respond,
DR.. Warriner, Of the United States Com
| mission, is gentleman, and has rendered us
valuablc aid. He has furnished q large amount
Of vegetables for the men In the trenches, be-
sides liberal contributions to the different and
numerous hospitals Through the different
general md local agencies, the army has re-
ceiyed and is now receiving immense amounts;
but you must remember that this Is large
army-tl1at the same necessities must exist
for Some time to come, and 1t viii require
continuance in wel1doing.
When our nation writGes and struggles in
agony and our land ID tlllcd with mourning, it
Is grand to see the great right hand Of hu-
1nanity extended, go bonntifully dl1ed, to-
wards this hrase, suffering army. To the
generous donors tle army gives tne assurance a;'
noT OILY ot 1eE1ets ,I EIa.sMaae, III ~ .ast tne5
@ neana ot,n;a nna- XII t1a s,-aat au nr;ncI,
nea1ts a ao1n naaaoe nono' auu 1a0 te"' pf'a'4@
piTs " iieGuv n.I ,,.+t7,,x oo,v T., +ho racora
1me, + ,nrti, yna35tin4f5 ~" ~. ~ @ 1o;nt,rca.
~ .ssnsl. 20 ~ t.n1at15 a,enoaaa ~ tho+
men.s ho ~ 5,tect ean1 ~ r. ,,,s
tgn,, ~, 1rnn1d ~ ennpose on1thinn ns
on tos f;a enrna {a-eaS nn.,'1@1- +ha
tratal,as 1Ec+ xycre At ass}~ned InRgston @
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