Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-06-01
TEE EVENING STAR.
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'fpt%re>s;Ss Particular. OF the Investment
Of the Nsronghoia-1he Assault Upon the
Works.
We t,sd in the ST. Louis Republican soma
Interesting particulars CT the earlier sagage-
nen,s Ct Wick. burg, giving better idea OF the
forrnitable nature of the work our gallant
troop. have undertaken than has before been
fars1ehed. We quote some parts of the Repnb-
leaa's account as follows:
oCCyPATIoN OF nAINEs B.UYr-TIRST AS.
sAULT on THE REBEL wOREs.
sTHRKs Mills IN REAR Or StcKsBURs;
NAY 2t.-On the 18th our army crossed ths Big
Black and marched on Ticksburg, Sherman
sAzniag in and taking possession OF haines'
Nun, Mcpherson arriving GA ih6 jackson
s0ad, and McCiernand advancing towards tAe
~io-e of his march on the road 40 Bald WiAs
Ferry.
yesterday morning Gen. Grant began to
move upon the enemy's works. line OF re.
doubts, extending nom the rear OF Haines
EluN to the WarTenton road. = distance ofsight
or ten miIss. The attack was made with Safer.
man on the right, Mcpherson extended from
has. leIt to the railroad, and McClernand from
The railroad to the extreme left. At daylight
eur.troops moved up, but the action did not be.
gin .lijl about EOOn, save An occasional snot
from our artillery, as It came ny IN sa age.
covered from his confusion, took command
again of bis division, General Lee being as
signed TO the command of the First brigade.
AFTER a slow fire from our artillery mad faited
to elicit any reply from the rebel works, or
lines slowly advanced until 1T every point they
were in front hardly one thousand yards from
the redoubts. The ground over which we
crossed IN this movement was singulariy rough.
= series OF hills and hollows. not high, but
steep. As we nc sred the hostile redoubts we
found that they commanded every ores: and
eral charge was ordered. was on the extreme
left at the time, and had an opportunity to OBJ
serve the movements OF Lees brigade IN the
advance at that point :,
a n<nr n ,Hoorf To hfS
he placed himself in front OF the center OF his
brigade, and lead instead of following them.
Arrived on the crest of the hill, he was greeted
bv a perfect tempest of shot and shell, and
while thus calamity leading his men he was
struck in the lace by II bullet and fell, serious
1y, but l am glad TO say not dangerously
wounded. His brigade dropped behind the
crest they had attained, and held their ground
there.
RESULTS OF THE ASSAULT.
.'About the same successor want OF sue
cess-attended the charge along the whole lime.
We have, up to this time, I'D vaaced So closely
to the eneny's works that he cannot safely use
his gums. and our heavier artillery is being
pushed up and planted. Communication Is
opened to the SaLoo by the way OF HaiBps'
Bluff, and supplies now come TO us from the
upper river.
THE STRONGHOLD INVESTED.
"IN REAR OF EIcKsBURG, May 2i.-The
stronghold Of the rebel power Oh the Missis-
sippi is now completely invested by the army
OF Gen. Grant.
.sThe fragments O: the insurgent forces which
escaped trcrn the victories of Port Gibson, OF
Jackson, of Champion Or Midway Hill, and OF
Big black, have retired within the strong hut
small circle OF 6aIHnses which surround the
city g. distance OF about TWO Alles from its
heart. There Il stubborn resistance is now
MASKING, the radoubts and e-pi.s giving IN e
rebels an advantage In the way of safety, bat
none, I think, in the way OF mora! strength.
Presumptively the advantage is with the at
lacking party, and especially In this case,
youEgs Point, by way OF Grand Gull, has
been uniformly and brilliantly successful.
To-day our forces are busy from right to left.
ever the entire line, in creeping more closely to
the formidable " orks of tine enemy. AT sevs-
raj points our sharpshooters are so near the
rrdoubts and so we'll sheltered by the remark
ably rough ground that they totally prevent
the enemy from using his guns. They are
near enough toe, to indulge III jocose CONVERSE
ton with the Re ne is in their rifle pits.
At the same Time our heavier artillery is
being pushed up slowly in such a way as to
bear very ehectually on the enemY's works.
The ground is such that the hills occupied by
are just about Us convenient and command
. ing as those occupied by them. What works
they have within the line we are now attack
ing, is not known, but they cannot be extern
sive, for their present line is quite near the
city. II the Rebels retire from their present
position, they subject the city 10 destruction.
Below and above Ficksburg our mortar fleet
Is grumbling and laundering very slowly but
steadily and we can see the huge shells burst
/
now.
AsENERAL CHARGE ON TIE REBEL WORKS.
LIN REAR OF E1CKsBURG, May z2-To- day
8 general charge upon the enemy's works was
ordered and made, though i cannot yet learn
that at any point the works were coma pleteiy
carried. The s,nguiariy rough nature of the
ground makes i: almost ii possible 10 tell what
we have to encounter before us, and rapidly
tatignes the men. But we advance in this Way
STEADILY, anC at each charge our sharpshooters
obtain a better field Tor their operations. Our
artillery hastens 10 get better position, small
inIenchrnents being thrown up to protect il;
and Ihus we have the curious spectacle of
hostile redoubtS already frowning upon each
other at distance OF bat few hundred yards.
1.-THE guns of the rebels reply TO our sheiling
but seldom. They are evidently outstanding
their ammunition, for they can now get no
further supply. think they are short Of artil-
lery, 100. Their redoubts are constructed for
field gans, and within the last three weeks
General Grant has captured about seventy OF
them.
"in the meantime We have a new base of sup
plies from the Iazoo, through which reinforce
menfs, provisions, AMIN unitlon and heavy guns
can be sent as rapidly SIS we please.
STRENGTH OF THE REBEL FORCE
"The Gebel force within Vicksburg cannot
now be aore than 2u.GDo. Before the fight IL
jackson they may have had As, GEO, but part of
that number we forced up northward towards
tCanton-sty iu:0Ei. A: the battle OF Mid way
Kills, or Champion Hill, on the 18th instant,
heir effective force was perhaps 35,OGJ men.
OF these &S least 10000 were killed, wounded,
Gaptured G. driven 70 escape north ward or
south in such way as to prevent them
from returning 10 Nicksburg. At the fight on
:, Big Black sGa the 18th, we captured nearly
3,UJo and scattered many more in such a way
Ina. they ares :ore likely to have struggled home
Through the ~ ocds than to have reported for
GItg.
:. BifFts elites OF THE ASSAULT.
CHATTER have arrived at the aZoo, near
Chiakasaw HGvou, utter riding from the ex-
treme lett Of olr army. OF course rumors are
pienty OF the operations of to-day. One is that
our laPrtars anC gunboats have slaenced two OF
the upper wate7 batteries. and that vessels now
pass JicksbuTg' without being fred on. An
other is that IL tie attempted charge OF TO- day
the 3Ist ilii uois got up TO the eneElys works,
and there TO und - stockade SO high that they
could net SCI Ne it, and so they stopped and lay
down under it, unable to GO further, yet pro-
tected from tn saeEsy's fire. AT this moment
rebel redouht on TIE left tried 10 get a raking
fire on thea, " hen or artillery, ntrating
its shots upon he re6oubt, suddenly battered it
TO SILENCE. Eaoc ung Sse of its guns soaee thirty
ieet into the air."