, 1863-05-29
BATTLE OF BIG BLACK RIVER.
Capture Of tho Entreucllnients
nud Destruction Of the Rail-
rond Bridge.
MOVEMENTS IN THE REAR OF
VICKSBURG.
Third Day Of the Siege OF
Vick5burg.
THE SITUATION AND THE PROSPECTS
List Of Casualties in Smiths and
Osterhaus' Divisions in the
Rear Of Vicksburg,

0sterhaus' Divisions in the
Rear Of Vicksburg,
From Our Own Correspondent
Jackson, Miss, May II, 1859.
IN JACKSON.
I write this brief letter In the "BoTman
House, in full 1icw Of the glorious old flag
floating from the dome Of the Capitol Of the
State of Mississippi. Never has 1t appeared
to me SO beautiful, and never have its starry
folds waved 80 gracefully Us at this very mo-
ment. Of course you know that we have
captured jackson.
At CL1NToS-THE ENEMY GONE.
Welcft Raymond the morning after the bat
tie, and after tedious march reached the
village of Clinton, a small town on the Vicks- !
burg and jackson railroad. We had antici-
pated trouble here and on the road between |
Raymond and this place, but to our intense
relief, no enemy appeared. Hc had turned to |
1he right the night Of the battle, and made |
the best of his way to jackson BY the Missis- |
eippi Springs road. The enemy wasevidentlJ |
fearing our approach, and had train OF cars
in waiting, which started off just as our ad- |
vance came IN sight. So rapid was their de-
parture that they left behind them on the
platform Of the depot building, a sack Of mail
matter, and tho express packages containing
several hundred dollars in Confederate scrip.
Tlcse fell into our hands. Capt. Cadle, Of
Gen. Crocker's staff, and one or two CON-
races were .no msI ~ entt s. 49,. -ean. sena..
''e1tcu tne -PN 49, 80. o:, '
seenieu eue s"sas ,. s'.' Ma'.as >'nsA
ea' .ns "4ee' Ceas.,e.a p ,.s.";ta1.
euteo ~ Nv So ~ 49,, -,
tio'oet 4444o o1l $500
l'a's so's' nA.1 fAo~.- 44.o ."'
"nen III tne mus mus =. s.e0o7 ''"o''
oiuels "s1o 1esNSu ~ ,.,4.
FENCES "sie .sAnso lu.o .eluIaielon ,l.1 ~ eeA'
st1ocS tuoe LUIS :" pto'es' '..D4 .1on. 'ns ~
e4emenes " tne WEALTH., ~ oNitt nis eamp
u1e' eooAeu ti4' i''ton'' ana .'ooa' nttans".'
oo"A upon e1e VIZ 6Aoo"u ~ LIZ I4Aeu oo-
dler, ana oleamco u .no lo,ea ones III las
Northc1n nomes. L'tie oo tney' sealeo
around com1or1aole hfe5loes' ana surrounded
with all the luSurlous com1ofss Oh peaceful
homes, know OF the trials aud dlscomtorts al
tending a soldiers life. By day upon the bat
t,e.,,o,3. ernosed tn ruthless tempeets of fire.
N,~It 49,. ,,,o.,. o.-.h -, -,..,,r
py nlsHt upon lne oie'AA e'"eu' "i.n n"usus
to cover him but the DARK Clouds 1T requires
| a degree Of patriotism which is not, I fear,
80 .a,t,.oa - a,a1,o s,1a;or f,;tbf,ii1,
| ~, ~. a,,tr
w Wv AAA7 0A''
| TEARING CP THE hAllAoAo'
About midnight, an order came to Gen
Stevenson. for q regiment for fatigue duty
Inc 'th hlssou'4 "as csl sse1, "no ns.
to Capt. Ifesllian, o1 Ten. Logan's sian, "he
forthwith proceeded to make demonstration
r,on 4be v;ckshur,r and Jackson Railroad. 1
"pon AAe 49, ,l,,- - 49,.
was oeemeo An '<'ns .l iAus ~ eo.''
munication between the two cities should b
so offcctnallv DESTROYED as to prevent any pos
| ~ ..:.,- -. o,,,r;+ - =,
elolnty ol inoshs '1uops W., ~. Aons W
, fore daylight, Capt. Irehliian flad torn up In
aH....,at,,-o f,r o,or f:,rr rr;,es c,ot .n
: sapefoatns.uis ~ tot o'e' 'o1t A13lS0 >~N'S a."
| "est ol 1nheon- .........
, TILE Ap'ASch 10 'AehsoS'
{ At daylight this morning, we were upon tn
, road to jackson, this time in line Of battle
e., crocl-er,s division was herd in rescrv
W.. o - ~. ,.st.,s - p.e-,a
On Inc occasion u tne oa.lie u nay non. p,
in that at1air. To-day he was assigned th
0 advance. 1t was reasonably expected that th
? enemy would make q desperate resistance
{ and we Thought . severe battle would b
; fought before VIC obtained possession OF Jacl
+ son.
il WITHIN TWO MILES OF JACKSON.
j. Tie first five miles was passed without di
n Iculty. When we arrived within two mile
;, Of the city, the advance guard reported tt
d enemy occupying with his artillery positio
J. to the right Of the road, upon bill command
; tiou-tbe enemy's right-he had drawn u
J. his troops in line Of battle. There were ope
!, fields in front, rolling anu billy, with rav1nt
=, octHeen i1e IlaocAs usep - p'oss' ~
+ us from Ms nIe. on tne leit u tne loa' ~
WHICH mere runs east any "esl. - s, aense ~
te est, at point which, oecnplea, you Moula
- The extreme r1gnt o1 lne e9emy Ky %1 nne' ~ ~
" " east o. It, an open nela ol tnc sanle lou
~ graphlcal character a. tLnt ~ u1e l1eAt ~ y
~ road. IN Tue eentfe OF tne ueia, VI lug Ilgn
~ is cotton gln, belonging 10 tne o"ner u y
u u mansion On the cssst VI .,le nm pslofe LII
~ THE FIGHT At JACKSON.
" Asvc advanced the rebel battery onen,
~ unon M. and tha shot and shell fier fast a,
~ a,rsars The Iet Missouri hattery wss {
oa =" dersd to take up position on the ieft Of i
os cotton r;n ,nd m artillery dne, fo,]o1
n n 1h;cf ,astcd Al hnnr nntii! the rthei pu
IS n.o nn.o4 1!;th51.Ir Ao"A' "A' Wv A~0~A s.
ne ne "1;s Gsn rrocI", had mc,nt,m. throvn mi,
Nv ,;no of sE;r7rishora nd }run,.diute]v hch;,
e. tu5 = txn ~ h-;rades r. inf.ntrr ona ,,ommsnd
NJ -, ~, IIGimes cone;st;ng ~ M 1Gth n
~ s9r4; i'm NV. 5;fh IIli1o,s and S0th Oh
=, | anIl f,c other hy Col Sanhorn. consisting
hr | the 4th Minnceota, 18th Wisconsin - u
ly inese Issimgntpn pu neIe aFhna ;Isaad. up
Of une OF pallle HItn Gol' Ru RpoI. y.ig.u'
10 inc rear as supports; 14e sa.s ~ -;
ib' vancco caatlousig, anu nlsl eusaseu @ tuo 81
ers line, "nen Tug nfe 1ecMnG 81 ta11ous ,io =
is, they were glad 10 seek sAeler ~ tns 1a'!
les and out Of range. Ater q snofI oeIs
St. o1ucr MAS given 10
nd STORM THE REBEL HEIGHTS.
he s,or,v ,t f,st and steadily. the extenf
ng linz moyca forward. Seen from nv pcint
,de niseryat;on on the left. the movement va
in s,i..ndid onr~ The lind appearcd as unrutl
all "a e roinr thronrh the trolutious, of bal,
lii ;cn dr;ll tn drcsS naradc. They marched
+, in tna G.1a ca.t of 4ba r,v;nc crossed The e.uU
eat and 1nnred m tte 1,ill at the same me3su
Of +ao pr..es;r,1u ~r ~ -. hr.n7 the sharn crarI
~, iaaa n,,a +3'o,, a,,oti,o- a,,a tnn7 ncrf,rf
TIC ~ @ s,ei.et-.. sn.,s'.,n-r +, +ha d;.t."cn
Aes s ccloipg thunder. We could see our br
t1c ooss 81, H. a1s mna,ou G.h ~ '4e o. o~,o
fot every moment 10 discover them forced
'hl3 before the terrible storm. Not man fAa
. ~ ed. Onward they pressed up the acclivl
rays enclosure around the mansion, and, deli
u of ing fearful yollcy, the rebel line was brol