Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-05-28
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MIS-
SlSSIPPl.
General! Grant Vfc,0 Ti0uS lii Five
Battles.
Several Thousand Prisoners and
Seventy Cannon Captured
The Wide ReJsi Aymy Driren into
their EntrcHchmentS
Vicksburg Completely Invested

We have glorious nows from General Grants
army, which is operating in Mississippi. For
twenty DAYS he has been marching and fight.
ing, displaying great generalship, and his men
proving themselves heroes. The flank move
ment On VicBsbnrg commenced by the attack
upon and capture Of the rebel works at Grand
Gulf at the month OF Big Black river, thirty
miles below. On the Is, of May he met tic
enemy at Port Gibson, Debating them with II
loss of fifteen hundren men and FIVE pieces of
artillery. On the 18th he met the Rebels ana
defeated them mt Raymond. Pushing on to
Jackson, the capitol ani great railroad centre
of the State, and also the rebel depot OF sup
Plies Gen. Grant on the l4lh met the Rebels
under Gen. Joe Johnston, aud defeated them
disnstrously, capturing seventeen pieces OF ar
ulery. The town fell into our posse sion, the
immenec Rebcl stores were captured, and the
railroad communication and the bridges over
Pearl river destroyed. Having by the success
of this mastery movement destroyed the Reb-
81 line of commuEica ton and their base of sup
plies General Grant pushed back toward
Vicksburg. On the 18th he again met the en-
envy at Bakers Greek, near Edwards Station :,
on the line of the railroad, and again deieo.ed
them, taking from them twenty pieces Of artil-
lery and capturing four thousand prisoners
The Rebels fell back beyond the Big Black
river, and attempted to hold the railroad
bridge. Again Grant and his heroes were too
much for them. Amusing them with an at
tack in front, a part of his force crossed the
river above and attacked them in the rear
With further loss of artillery and men they
were driven. defeated and dcmoraized, into
Vicksburg. With unhagging energy, support
ed by the bravery of his men, General Grant
pushed on after the flying foe. Forcing their
line OF dc fences, he cut his way between the
town and The rebel batteries on Haines' Bluff,
and formed junction with his forced on the
Yazoo. Vicksburg was then invested, and the
on ter line of rife pits taken on the 10th
MEMPHIS, May %, IL AN.
". W. Hdlleck, General in Chief:
General Grant has beaten Pemberton, with
severe loss OF Rebels in killed wounded and
prioners. Has captured fifty-seven pieces OF
artillery. Has the first line of rife-pits above
Vicksburg. His right is on the river at Haines
Bluff. Pemherton has only fifteen thousand
men in Vicksburg, and we entirely invest it.
..-... S. A. HuRLBUT,
Major
MEMPHIS, May 23,-Later.
His Ercellency abraham Lincoln:
forward the following despatsh, just recei-
we'd from Col John Rawlins, ASSIST Adjt.
General on Gen. Grants staff, which is dated.
80 REAR OF VIcKsBURe, May 20.
The army of lhe Tenuersee land at Bruins
burg on the 3oth of April, On the LIST of May
fought The battle OF Port Gibson, defeated the
Rebels under Bowen, whose loss in killed
wounded and prisoners was at least 1900; loss
in artillery five pieces.
On the 18th of May, at the battle of Ray
mond, the Rebels were detea Ted with loss Of
eight hundred. t..a..9'.;. -a