The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-06-01
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INDIANIANS AT VICKS-
BURG.

INDfANIANS AT VICKS-
BURG.
The following sketches of the manner
in which our brave boys maintain the
honor of their flag and State in the strug-
giles for the capture of Vicksburg, we
find in the correspondence of the Cincin-
natl Commercial. Of the battle of Ray
mond the correspondent says:
THE REBELS GIVING WAY
The rebels, defeated in their attempt
to capture our battery, found themselves
compelled to fall back 10 a position i'm
mediately in the rear of Farnden's Creek.
There was but few inches depth of
water in the creek, and its very abrupt,
deep banks rendered it more favorable
to them than the best rihe-pits they
could have dug. Gen. Mcpherson had
no sooner ascertained their new position
than he ordered an advance upon it.
Gen. Dennis brigade had the lead, and
his brave men went forward with will
Gen. Smiths brigade supported them.
A large open field lay between them and
the enemy, and to march across it, ex-
posed to the fire of an ambushed foe, was
their dreadful task assis ned. Not man
tinched, not soldier evinced spirit
of fear or reluctance. Forward they
went, unmindful of the CALLING fire in
their front When within good range,
they opened on the rebels, and more
terrible conflict than that which followed,
for more than five minutes, has seldom
occurred between two opposing. forces of
equal size. The Goth Ohio, 20th Illinois
and 23d Indiana, lost heavily, but the
rebels were forced from their ground.
OUR MEN FLANKED
During the desperate struggle above
alluded to, the rebels attempted to turn
our left flank, and very nearly succeed
ed in doing so. The 10Th Ohio and the
23d Indiana had advanced too far from
their support, and were in great danger
of being cut off A regiment of rebels
suddenly emerged from a thick under
growth, and marched daringly forward
toward the left of the Goth. Colonel
Force saw the danger he was in, and
gave the order to fall back upon the main
body. In the execution of this order,
the regiment suffered greatly, as its NOR
tality list will show. Among the COM
missioned officers wounded at the time,
was the acting Major, Captain Kaga,
from Sidney, Ohio. Two balls struck
him near the shoulder, breaking the col
lar-bone, and inficting such injuries as,
it is feared, will prove fatal The 23d
Indiana, when ordered to fall back to the
main column, found itself on an eleva-
on 6etwee1 ea two as Fayne extdIalssa IhsF fbgm
from this position in an admirable man
: ner. Any but veterans would have
scattered in confusion, on hnding them
selves so totally at the mercy OF an enc
my, three times their numerical strength,
but the 23d were undismayed, and re-
treated without showing their backs to
the enemy The casualty list of the
Indiana boys in this battle is very great.
The following is his sketch of
THE BATTLE OF JACKSON.
The battle of jackson was won by a
simple charge upon the rebel forces
The details of the affair are as fol
| lows: The divisions commanded by Gen
erals Logan and Crocker, marched from
. Clinton this morning at six o'clock
, General Crocker in the advance. We
expected to meet the enemy in force al
least five miles from jackson Our
troops moved cautiously along, encoun
tering rebel cavalry pickets about three
miles from Clinton. The pickets fel
back rapidly until within three miles o
Jackson, when Ne came upon their mail
force. The rebel position was gooc
one-on a gentle slope, with heav,
timber in the rear, and on either side
Their line was nearly three miles lon,
of which the l7th Corps engaged abou
one-half, Sherman on the right, givinl
his attention to the other half. On as
certaining the situation of the enemy
Gen. Crocker ordered the lst Missour
Battery, of four Parrot guns, into posi-
ton to feel their artillery strength. !
reply from three batteries was elicItet
before long, and an artillery duel con
menced, and was continued for upward
of half an hour, without any decisive re
suits on either side. The infantry wer
now ordered into action. The frs
move was signally successful charge
a charge that should immortalize ever
particl pant, and fill with pride the hear
y of all who admire true courage and h
t roic devotion to the cause OF the Anne
ican Union. No pen can reproduc
S the impression made upon the minds al
t hearts of all who Witnessed it The in
/. agination of the artist has equalled it
never excelled it.
: A mile of open space lay between
and the enemy, every foot Of which W;
controlled by the well served artillery
: the foe. The task before our brave Sc
= diers was to form on hill in face of tn
terrific fire, and move forward to victo
or death.
The first brigade, under Col. Sanborn
consisting of the 4th Minnesota, al
> 59th and 6Sth Indiana, and the seco
brigade, under Col. Holmes, consisti
of the 10th Missouri, 18th Iowa, 56th
, liuois and S0th Ohio, were selected
TX the bloody work They formed in Ii
- and advanced steadily They had t.
- hills to ascend and descend. The 81
and she'll from the enemy's batteries +
thick among them, threatening destrr
Us ton to all The lines began to wav
It. It. Some hearts began to quail, as they {
he he preached the jaws of death. They hi
Ice ed for few moments under cover oi