Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-07-15
FIcm the 11th Regiment
yIcksBCEo, July 4;h, 9p N


| FRIEND Bliss After waiting whole
weeks to be able to chronicle the fall of
| the rebel stronghold, it is at last my pleas
ant task 10 do so The City of Nicksburr.
| with all the troops, arms ammunition &c
! therein was formally surrendered 70 the
t Federal forces this day at 10 o'clock A
/ NJ, and Unconditional Surrender Grant
moved Immediately on their works
The officers and soldiers taken viii
I numher IS oOJ to $4,000, with arms and
/ accouLre ments besides the civilians. who
/ OF course are not considered prisoners Of
/ war, but who have already called on our
] CommlSsarIes tof their regular rations
Among the prisoners are Lieut. Gen r /
| Pemberton, four Maj. Generals, 20 to so
| Brigadiers, and acy amount of Colonels
and such small fry. He eater let our
s.ational Anniversary be doubIy sacred
TO every American citizen, for no victory
during the war has been SO complete and
overwhelming rs this
A. 10 o clock this morning. accordipr
to previous Arrangement of Grant. the
rebels ali marched out stacked their arms
in front OF our lines. There was such
shouting along the line as would have
aroused some spark IF national pride and
enthusiasm even IN the bosom of thos,
aniniites you have mp there called Copper
heads The first IN NJ the Grey COats
called for, WAS something to eat, which
Judging from their appearance, was some
thing they nad but little of for Il iong time
The interior of the eneInys works and
the city presented very ragged appear
ance. Scarcely a yard of ground could
be found near any Of their works but what
Is literally plowed up by our shot and
shell The town - one mass of ruins not
a house hardly can he found whole the
marks Of Grants 4" Dispatches are placed
on them all Some are completely riddied
from garret TO cellar, while G, hers more
fortunate have only an air hole or t.yo
through them The streets in many places
are dug up in hillocks and scooped out in
hollows by the 22O pound mortar shells,
where they have In len IN the earth be
ore exploding, making the Iroun appear
a though there had been a small earth
Quake IN the vicinity. The prisoners ia
ken are the most ,,U,,i!!e +. eyer saw. They
are, or appear to he, as well pleased by
the present state of affairs as ourselves =
Nine tentns of the whole number are vii
ling and anxious TO take the oath of allie
glance to the United States but Grant
thinks he viii need them az prison
erS Of war TO exchange for some OF the
Potomac Army; therefore they are pa
rolled. though not nae tenth Of them will
ever fire shot for the "Gurn led States
Col, Harris ut present is absent on sick
leave, and the h Regiment : now com
manded by Lieut. Col Whittlesev, whose
commission was only received Yesterday
In Col Wood we had a good and efficient
officer, but in Col Whittlesey better
He is the unanimous choice of the Regt
both officers and men He his the full
confidence and esteem Of all You must
have seen notices Of some of his doinrs
In the recent engagements, which notices
were none too elaborate AT the battle Of
Port Gibson he saved our Brigade from =
most trying scene, # not from absolute dis
aSter or defeat
L'euts Powell AMI Shepard have been
with their Company through all the en-
gaEemants of the campaign. and none
have acquitted themselves with more hon
or t1an they Always ut the head OF their
men IN time of danger, to lead them on 10
deeds Of vtlor, of which old Iowa County
may well lie proud Ask ANYBODY, off
Ger or privlte in this Regiment, and he
will tell Won thai They don't make anv
better officers than Lieuts Powell and
shepard of Go. + In a short time thew
Will be known as Capt Powell and ISt
Lieutenant shepard Shep is now acting
OuarterIna Ster OF the Reiment leaving
Powell the only efcer in the Comp,ny
had hoped to be able to write Iont
letter after the fall of Nicksburs nut we
are under uricrs II mar n 10 morrow
mornjnr at 4 0 .,ock for Biz Black River.
- miles distant It is now almost eleven
o clock and ! must wind up short in order
To ret a little slee, 30 [ hone the re I r.
Of the Tribune will excuse for the present
their Unworthy friend.
";~CnrcH
p : q " Phalns AM T'hnS VI sat
ri-a we're killed in the rife pts Fhe ua>t
week rhes- trn the only casu4iities IN
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