, 1863-05-27

II.
McC!e'n nand had crossed before Us, and march.
cd cut the same night.
On the morning Of the 1st Of May, We start
cd at O'Clock out into Mississippi. We had
gone about six miles when boom boom!
from the front told US Of work ahead. The
men quickencd their pace without orders,
and for fur miles " marched 60 fast that the
men began to drop from heat. Some six or
seven were sun struck. About that time Gen.
Smith, commanding our Brigadc), came back
and At kcd us if we could stand it to 20 three
miles further that VIC were wanted badly in
front; that the rebels were holding McGler-
nand very closely, and he 1aust have help. We
oil said 90 ahead, and the next three miles were
made On double-quick, the noise of cannon
ard n'asketry Increasing al the time; and ut
noon re unslung knapsacks, loaded guns, and
were marched to the front. Tie Adjutaut
took command Of the regiment, aud ne lay
under fire for three lonrs, without any chance
to Ictaliate. We were held as reserve. One
regiment after another was sent to the front
which they had possession Of. The hill was
covered with honses, and full Of deep guttcrE,
surrounded by deep rarines, which, with the
side hills, were covered with cane brake 20
thick you could not see 4 road.
Every regiment that went into that cane
brake cane out badly cut up, and IN confu-
sicn. It was no use trying to take the hill
Guns Of the reheis we're n,at;n" I b.d pUn,p Trars1
Imoue our boys. and coul,l NOT h. siIcnccd ~
our gnas. at 4 O'Clock, y. m, the s0th and
45th were called in, and sent to the left and
rear Of the coveted ILL. We went and lay in
adeep rayinc, awaiting orders, when Gen.
i,e nrer aSMin uIm Int T eih ren 1nS ioll9w 1S.
i1s ,cft 1s1i1 res+ ~ +hn r,oi,t ~ ~ 80 t.1
70 IN that iii and eiye 1hose rrials M i.' ip )
Hn;rt as thnnaht r., sa.,ns 4eH aro,,n5 -. ~,
,at ,n NJ ~ 1o ~ ~ ts.ts ahu .nlSk WIN
ha ~ .,' 'nste . as4 " al," ourselves up
In c W"rc ' m,;n 1feen r tne tnp o. ine
Eatf.rr Then the oricr 1.as s,;-an - ~ ~.
huronsts ana oh.-r<o ti,a to+tar,1 NJ a. a. ~
;,'' us une.s s anu epa1ge tne pai;ely me dlu so
~ n , uuu ,o,, ;+,;n nosG IT,, peeu1ta1 ~na lens
oqt "Ien ~ Mlsn1n n'g fods Of the guns,
= =, ING E q rsoS rose as 7 out OF the ground
3i,no - - ~ .1G gurs. tnt ansy aau nos get
t.1.,o ~ ntea e,'t. W. e.opPsu snotl "lenout
craerS uIo Afeu one sona Voliey into them;
anu Mnat *e o14 lot klll anu Wound, lett on
aLIol9 ?nick. ne taen vent ahead, took the
one of the and tae Fhoti
=. 'nS ;gtteatns tEne,s ] dnen %e started to
11olionstnsm 1o,l ana louha s4qaa l1lng IN eul"
~, WHICH, W caplu1tu. luat Ell nle TO
lninElng, ana prose out on my Own hook
nIa Az !onno seven feoels n one gully hld. Iney
4ad .heir guns: / orue5ed them TO throw
,htn, Hc St,rtrd tn rn,, 1or, +ho -,~;.. :
t1, Il; ~: 80 ~ ~ lnn 19nn tno saslne,
A41eu nlu,s pnE y, NJ Moulu n9I elop, ana
s4ol nlln ocaa; 1ue otnef sIx look 10 Inc
Iear anu rave thc11 Up 10 Captan VINO had
W. to1k u ns 4l 9ser
All HE timc fe AIM vas "aa rao;n ~ ~
m thc r;o1t and Nc5tInrn.na o9,,15 ~ ra,tt
,hat. H. e'st .1 ~ soEu NV Io11
tna: hl;ao ~ ~ esne " eae Ill !or steEensoh'
- t ohi Iii ~ ~ aeJ meas 9ver Sna
~ i5ee Ii,- n44t' a ~ "e ouss' Anu look u
aix;s;on tnrne thc deu :, ~ ~ ~ sse X ~
r,,ht iefr md ccnter ~ @ fa,,orod ,ur ~ saie "a
4giar" ie cosnr n erh ve'e W. iGowga CUT "a
a.. "ntn 49, Us We fasea steep NIL
ro ms W.T. nf the TIT t T9iey y ir9m ne
cl;n,hcd ihe tiii formsd ond sd,snaa 1an d'to!S
one valley. Whrn Tho e h1ci.s :, ssaaJ Mtsa
1led arain 1covinr ns ,HS 9os.oss;on aF ~
f'r1d md their cnnmandcr morIaiis sn naa1 " sno
We lav down on our arms for thc niebt u"uvu anu
thus ended the first daY OF Nav 1SS3 Rnt
the best is to be told. Not aman Of tie Goth
or PURSUIT. i miracle, surely. for never
lcai1 bullets tly thicker In nv l;fs. Wo xii.
cd their cominandinr General Tranv e.n.
1ursl a Colonel. several Cantains and f;rrr.
tenants, and I'D prisoners lifted and wonnd-
ID, through the day, 5000 men. We lost, nll
tod aaadaa through the day, about 400 Killed and
May 2d-We stnrtcd in line Of hattie with
the :6,h, dcp1oycd as skiymishers. md went
two miles III that way, but found the rebels
had ruu; and We marched into Port Gihsnn
MS pretty little town as ever saw. ofahont
900 inhabitants In peacable timcs hnt thev
were scared out Of their homes. Here the rch.
bridges, and run again. '>-
Logan's Division took circuit OF nine
milcs to get there in order to cnt ofF their ~
treat, but they were too fast for IN. and 5Ya
started again. marclinp halfthe n;1ht ~ ~ o,,I W.
them of 1t Greitlston FerrT bnt araf1 ~ tScr S@
0n the Sd of Nav WE crossca g;r R,-ou
Pierre on an iron bridge. which the raRe1s III
Ell In destroy and ,Iorchaa crn ~ 3r ia1
mj1e. when ra W97e hTouoht M U,' ~ nall
by ~ she,is 'rorning nv II. ", atstaaa1ng'
Ne inmad;., a1 T., ~ iaoin tac !tont.
ttrre ~ w.nt 1spe1 ~ s1, ~ W. ~nuc !aylng
Will sIel1s tlv;g hotb no4s nq 7''p' iof I'll a""f'
a. ~ 1.!FE uotn Ways.
m - ta ~ ny " an no1f was "aked up, and
W, ha,t 10 .lne ana at tvaneed to take the
we,e not ihesa ~ ao,,a Wei He go! 70 mem thcy
on cne m,lc Whet the rait1a ~ 1o " pasaea
VIII If hnicts TIA s atIe ~ ,natha " ashs ana
Ne 1i;,haa :. p9 ~ w Us " aaolasr M 0tofRaae
da,aii5 ii.eaea "a INTO II IN earnest. ING 2oth was
n ;s'"tneo a., ~ sGl'pore = oattefy, which ne did
3,nonm ts.54e, JELLY enufe!y OUT OF
soo5 ioF .Ac reoels ran again as
fhnro rL,- ~ JteAeO "
sutm. 1leT had no idea Of making fight,
WI Wanted 10 detaln Us until their forces,
~ Mnlsn "e9e e'aeuat9ng GEand Cuff, could get
~ :ue vi anotner ROAD. Alter We routed
- Leue nee'h ua'4slon WIS ordered to take
ths,. ~ o1aliu eult roaa ana 1fy to cut OF
!atlr retreat; and ne travelled half the night
u ofaer 10 do so,. but again they were too
Iast LOT ns. we picked mp great many strag-
ters' Gaptnleo over io,oUo pounds Of NEST,
nany agafse r;t M mnles, Se:, oat me. main force
~ 49,, .Iss ~ oanh ue1o'u US aoont an houF,
ano llan.eu altli1eIs .. 1ae oPposHe SIDE TO
Irtsenn CUR crossing. 1ney sneued inc camp
81 .he oHh ilnhois sesleloay morning, killlng
anu MounalhE l"ene ner. our oattefies
opsnea .lpon t9sn' "hea laey ran, as usual,
aau "e W. i'.5!og ns nno hMtlng LOT ratlons,
aln. .u.1lto'', Ala oV,eVV moro men, which arc
W .nsiI WY ue1e.
.;r 1a'n1 Is gong 70 %, maze M clean thing this
~ nv. ~ san4ol 4 Eu1. 1hete IS noi man in
tb;s tb;sa a'n', 'Eaa ~ 1o1 moment tHnks OF any
III FEY out 'He taslnE oi tlessburg,
3ou taat soon. II WILL certainly bc
y uoAs. ne are within nineteen miles OF
!ue u lnpregnaole place now. Grand Gulf VAS
enought 10 oe better than Gioralter until We
e."sIea s.e;s,t INC rseT, then It fell of its own
he'EH1. Cur Bunbcats bad tried three times
r;ted ,,.., -, !eot0n;eiaus, Two tr!ncn
perior English make. An the ammunition
thts ute against Us is Of English mauutac-
'u1s. T9o roa,oo, 1~,o,...u
teriay anti co,na l., Tbar ear tha rotai2s ~,