The New York herald., 1863-05-28
Correspondence OF the Chicago TImos.
GENERAL I.oGASs HEAD .UARrgRs,

Immcdntcly on entering jackson, on Thursday Gene
raj Grant despatched orders ~ McCcrnands cors which
coming up in the rapidly as possible 10
termarch get main road TO vicksbura at lin
ton. Yesterday II marched 10 point two miller west OF
this before surdown and drove In the enemys pckets
there.
General NcPhcrscn's corps put IN motion in the
same direction with General logan IN advance and
reached this point four O'Clock.
everything Indicates stubborn resistance at vicks
burg Their small forces at Edwards station and Black
River bridge viii do nothing than endeavor 70 delay
Intercepted dispatches from General pemberton order
cd the rebel forces tn places ~ fall back 10 the in
trcnchmcnis vicksburg when hard pressed. This will
The battle at jackson was short but spirited Gen.
Crockcrs division had the advance and but two bgades
were under nrc Tho Ninety third Illinois, Eighteenth
Wisconsin, Eshteth Ohio, Tenth Missouri Fourth Mime
sota Twenty fourth Missouri and fth and Seventeenth
Iowa regiments composed them Te list Of killed canD't
be obtained yet. No Illinois or wisconsin commissioned
officers injured Our loss IN killed will be not FAR
from seventy. The wounded may number two hunfrc cd
though I could obtain but one hundred aud seventy
Gen. shcrmah's corps win ose about dozen
OiAxrox Hut B.rrIE FiHp,l
TwEsry.sI Mus EAsT 90 vIcEsBuRs,
May 1880 =. N.
The Union army undcr Gen. Grant, hns another
glorious victory furious battle, lasting nearly Ave
points with tho loss from three thousand killed
and wounded three complete batteries of heavy rtned
canpon besides several single pieces and fr thou
sand Ave hundred to two ious nd prisoners N our hands
immense quantity of small arms and camp equp-
page. Our success signal and complete Noshng mars
sscriaee of LIE by WHICH II was achieved.
EAry Ing Gen. McClernands corps was put IN
motion. Gen. Hovcys division was on the main road
jackson vicksburg but the balance Of the corps
lew miles 70 tho southwark. On q parallel road
Gen. McPhersoa's corps followed Hoyeys division
closely.
All O'Clock Gen. Hovey discovered the enemy front
Champion Hill, to the left of he road near Baker
Crock apparently force skirmishcrs thrown out,
and the division advanced cautiously and slowly 10 give
Gen McPherson's advance division, under Gen Logan,
tme 70 within supporting distance. Gen. Hovey
division Geld At tho foot of Cham
pion Ill., 10 line cf battle 81 II O'Clock and commenced
battle. 'eHH
The hui Itself N crvered with timber, and w. In fact,
but abrupt terminus o high ridge runLing norm
and south, nanked on both sides with deep ravncs and
gueys, Va many places covered with an amost impene
uable growth Of serubby white oak bushes The rebels
appeared deficient In artery throughout the battle but
opened with rather heavy hre from osr gun battery
OF rcd six pounders planted about 400 yards back from
tho brow of the hill A~N #U
Inc woods 90 both sides cf the read leading 40 tho
face Of the hill and winding b>k the ridge mile or
more were 6sd ~lth sharpshooters, suprcrtcd By 10.
fartry. Lkw rsa ~
the cdgc q The iimbef and rasea terribly rom eleven
e'clotk til between three and four
Gen 4. y. Boysys division carried the heights in gal.