The New York herald., 1863-06-05
THE BATTLE FIELD.
Our Battle Field Correspondence.

NEAR vicKsBuRG, May "a, 1863
The suation in the rear of vicksburg Is unchanged
Wbea my last written reports deemed authentic on
the lett re to the effect that General Carr had cap
tured fort and General Osorhaus another. This
only partially true
GENERAL cARRs ACHIEVEMENT.
In the early part of the day after the grand charge
along front, Of which mention made In preoed
Ing letter. General Carr did succeed in gaining possession
OF important work the left Of railroad ard hold
IL until nearly dark, when he overpowerod and
PEELED to retire
GJIASrRY OF the VOLUNTEERS
One regiment only--the Twenty second Iowa volln
teers, commanded by Colonel William NJ stonc--by al.
superhuman enobs, and alter Immense plant
ed ts coors the rebel rampant. There remained all
day long, the Colonel hourly demanding aid, until, at
night!a after having been exposed all day TO desruc
tive rs the lieutenant colonel and fifteen only
NAMED, aud they taken In triumph TO vicksburg
Every rhO etered tie fo The mug killed
scognded czoept aese ssien Colonel Stone struck
the while the bason, loudly calling for reinforce
mentE.
II was stupid bunder or worse, to storm the works
a, all. II needs not military eye discover that it
impossible to lead men abrupt embanknent
twenty feet high, with bitches from feet
deep. IL was doubtless that the experiment
shouid be tried. II has proven costySne twenty-five
hanarcd killed and wounded is fearful loss.
. nv WouLARiY orYSKp.
have u from goot authority that the experiment will
not be repeated, but that the city will be regularly
seged Opposing forncst,ons already thrown up in
many places. Men busiy employed, night and day.
under the protection Of skrmishe So efficient arc
the latter that opportunity s given the enemy TO
work guns and they forced receive a murder
GUS hre night and day from batteries, without
chance 70 reply
REPAIRING IHE WORKS DrRse TBs sIgHr
They do manage however in the darkness, 10 rel air
the damage done the the day by our artIe
ry No matter how muck the ombrasGres may be bat
tered In the morning they all right Rows Of cotton
bales placed around the farapet, and the
lent nbrc does dciy at toe embraslre.
a sKw rlNE 90 EEB1 WORKS BEING ooSsnrusp--m
RBekis ~ riiy
The enemy evidently constructing new line OF
works between the outer line opposed 20 us aud the
city. whle the charge was being made on the
21d sharpshootsrs. posted IN the
trees overlooking the foriihcatons, could plainly
SOC contFsbsnds and white disging for dear
ne.
considerable force reported At the Big
Blac; crosirgs aud numerous body Of men have been
sent hither to oppose them. u improbable that
battle may occur there at any
DssEs
regret 10 ihal Col Abbot Of the Thirte Iowa
was Killed on the 22d inst Hc a brave oaicer and
hs loss Is universally regrettas.
In the battle of Champions Bll on the 10Th inst the
Tsnth Iowa LOST, k,sd, wounded and missing hun
dssf aud sixty onc msn. Among the killed three
commissioned oacers abe wounded.
in the recent charge the forlGcai1rf the Twenty
We Iowa lost two hundred AID ar'y Gen Steven
soas brigade. tao hundred and ssty: Gen Rausom'r 4
brgaie, three hundred and ay.eght, Gen csrrs dvl.
ou eve hundred Baire Division I'VE hundred nd
ATTY General s,csles diyisisn, hesviy, estims,ed sr
hundred, Gen. eserhaus division, two hundred, esii.
mated ard Gen. smths, three hundred and nfiy, sa,i
mated This b rather Hnder than over the estimate
cAS,opAnigg.
10 day Tics has been vigorous eannonAeng at inter
,as from bsttcrss the rgI. abd lsi q tbs railroad
iniafirscicd stot zen In r1ks, killing three
'od-rs n the It,ysoond Ohio AID ser ousy vounding
y many
Jscre mmsasss pr.spee. o, tho eassurs ofvIcks.
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