The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-05-28
From General Grant.

From General Grant.
Haines Bluff Held BIZ our troops.-
The Ctr Probably Ossrs.-The enc.
my has Lost Nearly all his Artl-
lery.- Confirmation from Rebel
Sources.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-The follow
ing has just been received at the War
Department.
MEMPHIS, May 23.-I forward the
following just received from Col. John
A. Rawlings, Assistant Adjutant Gen
eral.. }k
& ~ ~ REAR OF VIcksBuRe. May 20, 1862
The army of Tennessee landed at
Burninsburg on the goth of April. On
the 1st of May we fought the battle OF
Port Gibson, and defeated the rebels
under Gen. Bowen, whose loss in killed,
wounded and prisoners was at least
1900, and loss in artillery, FIVE pieces.
On the 10Th of May, at the battle of
Raymond, the rebels were defeated
with loss of 800.
On the 18th of May we defeated Gen.
Joe Johnston, and captured Jackson,
with a loss to the enemy of 400, besides
immense stores and manufactures, and
nineteen pieces of artillery.
On the 10th of May we fought the
bloody and decisive battle at Baker,
Creek, in which the entire force of
Vicksburg, under Gen. Pemberton,
was defeated, with the loss of 20 pieces
of artillery, and 1000 men.
On the 18th of May, we defeated the
same force at Big Black River bridge,
with the loss of 1900 men and II
pieces of artillery
On the 18th of May we invested
Vicksburg closely. To-day General
Steele carried the rife-pits on the south
of the city. The right wing of the
army rests on the Mississippi above
Vicksburg.
(Signed) JOHN A. RAWLINGS, A. A. G.
Z. ST learn further that there are
from Is, O00to 20, 900 men in Vicksburg,
and that Pemberton has lost nearly all
his field artillery, and that the cannon
aiding at Vicksburg closed about
O. clock, p. M, on the goth. Major
Gen. Grant has captured nearly all.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON, May "a, 1868.
The following was received here late
on Saturday night:
MEMPHIS, May 23d-4:3O a. TO
Hon. E6l,oie III. Stanton, Secretary OF
War The following dispatch has
been received at these headquarters
and is forwarded as requested:
(Signed) S. A. HURLFUT, Maj. Gen
REAR OF VIcKsBURG, May 2O-6 a
mo Hon. II. III. Stanton, Secretd
ry of Var Grant won a great and
momentous victory over the rebels un.
der Pemberton, on the Jackson and
Vicksburg road, at Bakers Creek, or
the 10Th. Pemberton had a most for
midable position on the crest Of a wood
ed hill, over which the road passed
.iongitundinahy Ho had about'25,o0(
men.
The battle begun at IL a. M, aud
was gained at p. m. 1st brunt was
borne by Hovey's divisions and Me
Clernand's corps, and by Logan's and
Crocker's of McPherson's
Iiovey attacked the enemy and held
the greater part of his position till 2
o'clock p. m, when, having lost 1900
men, he was succeeded by Boomers
and Holmes brigades of Crocker's di
visions. by which the conflict was en-
ded in that part of the field.
Boomer lost 500 men.
Logan operated on the right, and
cut off the enemy's direct retreat, SC
that he was compelled to escape by
his right flank through the woods.
Logan lost 400 killed and wounded
We took about 1900 prisoners.
On the 18th, advancing to the Big
Black, we fought Pemberton at the
bridge there, and captured three thous
and more prisoners. The enemy
fought in rife pits, protected by diff
cult bayou full of abattis.
LAWYERS Brigade of McClernand'.
Corps charged the rifle pits magni6
Gently, and took more prisoners than
their own numbers. Pembertor
ouiicu us oiluSc, anu Ietui uSu u
Vicksburg with only three cannon out
of the sixty that he had taken out.
Building four bridges over the Big
Black, General Grant arrived before
Vicksburg on the evening of the 18th
and now holds it closely invested. HI
had opened line ofsupplies Uia Chick
asaw Bayou, having cut the town of
from Haines' Bluff which is abandoned
by the enemy, and which Gen. Grant
will occupy.
There was sharp fighting through
yesterday. Steele won, and holds the
upper bluff and the enemys upper bat
teries, and gets water from the Missis
sippi.
Sherman's corps lost, yesterday, 500
killed and wounded. Mcpherson, who
holds the center, lost little, as did Nc
Clernand, who holds the left.
The gunboats kept the enemy on the
alert during the night, and probably
the town will be carried to day. There
are from Is, 900 to 1000 men in it
There is great rejoicing over The
Vicksburg news, no doubt beng gen
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