The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-06-06

We could not take the works. The men
dug steps in the earthworkswith their bay
onets, and planted their colors on the rebel
parapets, whence neither party could re-
sen falling from the shot of rif1eman.-
our loss during the day was very severe,
especially officers.
Vicksburg is defended in the rear by
works fifteen feet in height, with bitches
Ten feet deep-the works standing on steep
nilIsldes, every approach protected by rifle
plss ana covered by artillery. Itcannot be
doomed city.
This morning mine under one of the
lorts, IN front of Shermans corps, was
blown up, and the site is now in our pos-
session. f0'
Inc gunboats Choctaw and Baron De
kalb returned last evening from Yazoo
Clty, one hundred miles above on the va
zoo. me city capitulated. All the rebel
government stores and partly burned
ram were destroyed.
send you a partial list of casualties
Our loss, so far, is about 5000 killed and
wounded, perhaps less. The enemy,s loss
so far, is not less than $4,000 Seven thou
sand prisoners are in our hands. and 90
pieces OF artillery. The quantity of small
age that has fallen into our hands. is yerv
large.
This is the total of our army's works.
In sixteen days it has marched 100 miles.
fought five battles, taken the capital OF
Mississippi, destroyed all communication
with the rebel army at Tullahoma, captured
1000 prisoners, 80 pieces Of artillery, 5000
stand of small arms, seven miles of heavy
Notifications on the rebel right, completely
invested the city in the rear, and opened
for us new and perfect line of supplies
During those sixteen days, the army had
but four days rations from the depots OF
supplies. If the 1ai6nne sees fit, it is a good
time to put in force the change of COM
manders which it threatened upon receipt
of intelligence of the opening move of this
campaign. Their Especial" who discover
hours by storm, by 1000 men, under an
Contemplating leader" like McClernand,
might select a successor.
The army is in excellent health, and con-
hdent of success. JACK.
P. S.-Before the second assault upon
the enemy's rear Notifications, Gen. Nc
Arthur, with portion of his division,
crossed the Mississippi near Warrenton,
and after severe engagement drove the
enemy and occupied the heights above
Warrenton and below Vicksburg.
Col. Dollins, of the 81st Illinois, was
Captain of an Independent cavalry compa-
ny in the three months service, which he
raised at his home at Centralia. Last sum-
mer, while in Illinois on thirty days
leave of absence, he recruited the S1st.-
He was shot through the head, and fell at
the head of his regiment.
Col. HUMPHREYS, of the 95th Illinois, was
in Gen. Ransom's brigade. In the second
assault, his regiment was hesitating; Gen.
Ransom called to him to move forward
Dropping his sword in salute to the Gen
eral, he ordered, Forward, 95th," and fell
dead. The color-bearer was shot, and fell
at the same instant. The regiment waver-
advanced in front of the line; three line
officers left their places, came to the Gene
raj, and took the colors. The line advan-
ced, and those colors were planted on the
rebel parapet. During the same day, the
colors of the 9th Iowa were planted on a
rebel parapet, the color-guard digging
steps with their bayonets. The colors re-
Every man of the 9th that attempted to get
near them was shot by the rebels. Every
rebel that essayed to touch them, was
winged by one Of our sharpshooters. The
9th brought away the flagstaff and about
two-thirds of the colors; the rebels have
perhaps one-third. When colors are ad.
vanced to such position that every hand
that essays to feel the staff is winged, you
can well understand that there is sharp
shooting.
The night after the first assault, Blair's
division Formerly Dave Stuart's,) were
continuously and carefully moving their
dead and wounded from the field. Sud
denly large fire was kindled on the rebel
parapet, and an officer inquired what our
men were doing. Being informed, he re-
piled, 1--WE built this fire to take your
wounded outof the ditch-drive your am
balances up, and you will not be molested. -
Our wounded and dead were all removed,
the rebels keeping up the light.-Cor. Chi.
Journal. JACK.