Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-07-29
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VIoKsBuEG, July 9Th, 1876;

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VICKsBUEG, July 9th, 1868.
at length the struggle is ended, and
Yankee perse verance has added another
name to the record u glory. The ''in-
pregnable fortress" that has bid insulting
defiance to US so long, and with whose i'll
vulnerability We have been tainted so Of
ten and so jeeringly, Is now ours, and 1t
is our turn now to rejoice over the posses
sion of the American SebastaPol.
The surrender of Vicksburg terminates
gloriously a most brilliant campaign; be-
gun at Bruinsburg on the 1st of May,
sweeping round through jackson, defeat
ing the enemy at every step, and in two
short months finishing with the uncondl-
tonal surrender of the rebel stronghold.
The history of the war shows 10 similar
instance of continued success, IN carrying
out SO great plan, to q certain and calcu-
lated end.
On the Sd the rebels proposed al armis-
tice preparatory to eSrrendering, and the
rest OF the day YVES spent, as sso the
night, in trying to ge5 as favorable terms
as possible, but Gen. Grant, true to his
former traditions, retained firm, and on
the morning OF the memorable 9Th, the
rebels surrendered, marched outside their
works, stacked their aFms and coDrs, and
became prisoners of var. AS official re-
ports will reach you ere this, Twill not
trouble y0u with guesses at the amount OF
men or material captured.
Gen. LogaD's division took possession
of the town, Notifications, ammunition,
&C., &c, and great was the rejoicing OF
the boys as they entexad what had been
forbidden land to theus SO long.
The rebels were very; Tree in their inter
course with our men-acknowle1ged hav-
ing had to live on quarter rdIons tor
weeks, and that finally they hsd been re-
duced to mule beef rafions. Some regi-
ments would not eat such food the com.
missary stores had been brokel into, and
even fighting and mutiny had occurred on
account of scarcity OF food. The hard
tack in our boys's haversscks was speedily
distributed, the "rebs freely offering to-
bacco, money, or anything they had, for
something to eat. 1t was sad TO see men
so eager for food, and making such efforts
TO get single cracker ID appease their
hunger, so long unappeas-d.
a great majority OF tie "rebs' are
anxious to get home, ard propose to stay
there. They have had enough of war
and all its hardships, and are down on the
Confederacy generally. They think if
they cannot hold such place as Vicks-
burg they cannot hold anything against
Us, and il would be wisdom for them to
quit any way and make peace. a great
many were anxious 70 Trade canteens,
knives, &c, so So to have some remem-
brances OF che Yankees TO take home TO
their families, as they expect TO see them !
very soon now, believing they will not be |
sent North to be exchanged, but be taken |
across our lines and paroied.
/ received the muster and pay roll of |
Capt. Grayson's company (A) OF Louisiana /
Artillery, Col. Chas. a. Fuller, command |
ng, from the 3lst Dec, 1862, TO 30Gh /
April, 1868, from which / extract the fol- |
owing items: Out OF s. members only /
is could sign their naaes; that 8 had |
deserted since last muster, and 2 killed
md wounded during the same time.
There is also report attached OF the
longs OF said company, which may prove
interesting TO some:
" On the 1lth March, 1868, this Company eceived
riders from District Headquarters, Vicksburg, to
ulf, March 10Th. Engaged ,hrss Of the eneDy's
essels on the evening of March 29th in action |
Senty minutes. This Corpsuy engaged six of |
De enemy's iron-clais, on tn 2ta april, for seven
ng sgement: iron clad sunk, and two seriously
smaged. On the night of the 2eth April, sunk
ne transport"
This report must be taken with great
llowance, particularly the damage in
lcted on the iron-clads.
Yesterday our division started into the