The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-06-05

our hospitals before the morning of the
18th. We picked up nearly hundred Of
their wounded on the field, and found
nearly fifty in the hospital at Raymond.
All their slightly wounded were. carried
off; of those left behind by them, more
than one-half will die. On their side,
Col. McGifick, from Nashville, of the 10th
tennessee, was killed; also several Cap
tains and Lieutenants. We lost but one
field officer killed-Lieut. Col. Richards,
of the Goth Illinois. Col. McCook (broth-
er of Maj. Gen. McCook) was wounded in
the foot. We lost a number of line off
GERS. sent partial list of our casualties
by special messenger yesterday. If he
is not captured on the road, it will reach
the North in good season. .....
We took between 200 and 800 prison.
ers during the day.
INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE .'.
During the engagement yesterday, Gen.
Mcpherson rode along our lines in the
thickest of the fight, encouraging his men,
and directing their movements. He be-
haved with remarkable GOODNESS all day.
He had several narrow escapes from can
non shots.
Gen. Logan was, rs usual, full of zeal,
and intoxicated with enthusiasm. His
horse was shot twice. If you ever hear
that Logan has been defeated, make up
your mind that he and most of bis men
have been sacrificed. He has stricken the
word "retreat from his military lexicon
The 9TH Texas met the 9Th Illinois on
the field, and was repulsed by them. The
same regiments faced each other at Don
elson. The 9TH Missouri (Union) and 10th
Tennessee Confederate, both Irish regi-
ments, had close range contest, in which
they exchanged compliments with genuine
Hibernian accent. The Missouri boys
were victorious.
CLINTON, May IA, 1S63.-Our troops
had made long march and fought hard
battle on the 18th, and many felt conf
dent no advance would be made on the
18th. But Gen. Grant fully appreciated
the Importance of time and knew that
everything depended upon following his
successes and shrinking his blows as rap
idly as possible. At six O'Clock on the
morning of the 18th, Gen. Crocker's d.
vision was on the move, followed by Gen.
Logan's, on the road to Clinton, the near
est point on the Jackson and Vicksburg
railroad. We did not expect to 90 far
without meeting the enemy, but were dis
appointed. We entered the town without
firing shot, or receiving one Our two
divisions camped across the railroad.
Citizens told us that train had passed
through to Jackson in the morning, laden
with supplies for the army. No troops had
been in the town for several months. We
were assured that dreadful fight would
be made at Jackson; that the capital OF
Mississippi wouldn't be surrendered to the
invaders. Our stay in Clinton was des-
tined to be brief, as we received orders
during the night to march at daylight for
Jackson. Our men were tired; but,
flushed with victory, they forgot all their
sufferings and priyations, and anxiously
awaited the word of command to go
forward.
GENERAL SHERMAN COMES UP.
On the morning of the 18th, Gen. Sher-
man, with two divisions OF his corps-Gen
Steele's and Gen. Tuttle' le's-arrivedi in Ray
mond. They had skirlnished little with
the enemy on the previous day, but moth
ing of Importance had been accomplished
by them After bivouacking for several
hours in the vicinity of the town, they
moved out toward jackson, on the Missis-
sippi Springs Road, thus taking the right
in the advance on the capital. Gen. Grant
accompanied Sherman's command.
JACKSON, Miss, May IA, 10P. NJ.
The capital of the State is ours. The
determination to hold it at all hazards re-
solved itself into an inclination to run,
after weak resistance.
fully expected this morning to have
great b.ttle to chronicle as having taken
place before the surrender of this impor-
taut point Having heard that Charles
ton had been evacuated and the garrison
withdrawn to strengthen jackson that
the Confederates had been fortifying here
for two weeks; that General Joseph E.
Johnston was here in person, and that
every preparation had been made for a
vigorous resistance, my expectations were
certainly reasonable. Instead of this, a
short but gallant fight by one division of
the 18th army corps, may) said to have
accomplished what we thought nothing
but tremendous battle would do Gen.
Crocker's division, formerly commanded
by Gen. Quimby, did nearly all the work
| THE BATTLE CT JACKSON.
The battle of Jackson was won by a
simple charge upon the rebel forces. The
details of the affair are as follows: The
divisions commanded by Generals Logan
and Orocker marched from Clinton this
morning at six o'clock-Gen. Crocker in
the advance. We expected to meet the
enemy in force at least five miles from
jackson. Our troops moved cautiously
along, encountering rebel cavalry pickets
about three miles from Clinton. The
pickets fell back rapidly until within three
miles of jackson, when we came upon
their main force. The rebel position was