, 1863-05-26

4:il' Creek Mr. II
Cen Ht!c: s,:'. tGoi iiaymo:d. .....N:y !,
wounded, three cnm2let. .ttcr:es Of l.a,;
riicu cat'n. u. btsldts several SINGLE u:-c.-,
and f'cin l,aj9 To 1900 prisoners in our
arms ard camp c4ui2age. Our success is sig-
nal and to1I,l'Ictr. S":hi:1 mars tae iu.cuse
satisfaction ef officers AMI men but the heavy
-sae!iiice q life by which it was achieved
| Early tAis mor"irg Gcn. NcGlernaEd's S
corps va, lrt in snotioti. iien. uovcv's d.
v.siun va IN the main road from J.:sson to
vicheb1isg, but The balanee Of thc corps WAS u
! few miles 10 thu s.'uthward. On q parallel
| road ten. McPhcr>ou's curps followed Uo.
yey's division c1o-c!y
At 9o'clock Gen Hovey discovered the enc
| my in front, on Champion Hill, to the left OF
| tht road near Bakers Creek, apparently in
| force. Skirmishc1a were thrown ous. and the
division advanced cautiously and slawiy, to
! give Gen. McPherson's advance division, mn
| der Gen. Logan, time to come within sup
pcr:ing distance. Gen Hovey's division at-
yanced across an open field at the font nf
| and commenced battle.
The ll'll itself is covered with timber, and
! is. in fact, but Ill abrupt terminus of q hiyl
ridge running north aud south, tlanked On
| both sides with deep rAvincs and gu1lcjs, in
| n,any Ilaccs covered with an almost i1npene-
! G1'p4C ElOh LII VI eGflUpf " Hue OAK Dishes.
/ The .ehrls appeared deficient in artillery
! throughout til. battle, hut opened with Il
rathcr heavy fire frnn i four.gnn battery Of
siS-l"uneers, planted about 400 Yards back
fr..1lt he brow Of the hill.
The u ool- OIL beth sides Of the road leading
u. TIC faee Of the 1!il,, and winding back On
the rit'g" mile or more, were filled wi b
slarpslloo1cis. supported BIZ tnfant-y.
Here tie battle brgall in earnest, as our
1nen entered the edge Of the timber, and
raEed terribly from II o'clock till between )
aud !.
Gen. A. T. 1ovey's division carried the
heights in gallant style, and making dash on
the first batter =, drore the guuncrs from their
| posts and captured the pieces. The 11th In.
| diaEa claim tie honor Of carrying the battery,
The rt1'els lay thick in the vicinity of the
| guns, and their llor.es were more than half
| killed, gun carriages and caissnns broken aud
| overturned, while knaVsacks blankets, small
aims, and other debris. attestcd the deadly
| struggle for the ground. Tie colo1s IF The
'5lst AItOan!a Regiment we're captured there,
| ;lso, but lailcd to learn by whose hands.
AT this junctnfe, Mitchell's Ohio b4ttery,
was opened about eighty yards from the t,ruS
of tle hill. The rebels made dash for it,
/ and nothing bu. the flcetncs5 Of tho harscs
prevented its capture. ClI,tlir Mitchell was
| wounded, and is believed to have fallen into
| Tic enclNy'6 hands.
| AT this juncturc the rebels appeared REIN
forced with fresh troops on that wing, and re-
doubled their efforts to hold thc position and
slislodge our tEoups on the hill.
Gen. liovcy vas slowly driven hack to tho
brow ot the lill, but Il brigade from, Gen.
tauiniby vas ordered to lis support, and the
ground was speedily re.occupied By Us, and
tho rebels fius!ly EepulscI.
Al the commencement Of the engagement
| Sen. Logan'6 division marched past thu brow
Of tic hill, and forming in line Of battle Oh the
right Of norcy advanced In grand style,
| sweeping ever. thing bcfore them.
At the edge Of the woods in front of Gcu,
Logan, the battle was Of the most des pcrAte
character imaginable. The rattle Of muskotry
t was tncessant from the first moment Of the
/ engagement, and blent iu continuous and
deadly roar, in which reports we're 60 blended
that s11ngie d dlscharse was raEely heard. Not
Q n'in flihchcl ora Inc wavered IN this diyi-
siun, I'll far us coall discover. AL behaved
| like Veterans, and moved to new positions
with the conscious tread Of victory.
Two Batteries wcrc captured By this aiSi.
sion, and enough hard lighting was done to
inmertalize it.. Besides this, It captured a
| large portion Of prisoners, small arms, SC.
Between 3 and o'clock, Gen. Osterhaus'
and Gen. McArthur's divisions came into ac-
tion on the extreme left, aud completed what
had been so ausriciously carried forward.
They were both miles away when the engage
! gagcincnt began, but were brought forward
| with Ill the dispatch possible.
| The enemy were iu tuu retreat soon after,
and these divisions pursued till = O'Clock, and
art now cncampcd At Edwards Station, eight
nitss beyond tie battle ground.
Unfortunately We have no cavalry; pursuit
| Ii therefore out Of the question.
From rehel prisoners VIC learn that Gen.
Pembcrton commanded iu person, and Gems.
titz Hugh Lee and Grcggs, who commanded
| al the battle near RAYMOND, and others of
note, had subordinate commands. From them
| We also learn that great dissatisfaction exists
| Toward Gen. Pt1l.betton. lie is accused by
| MANY Of selling ont to Gen. Grant; also, OF
Planning military operations for the last tour
weeks 70 as TO insure the latters success. By
VA. OF oitstt We Presume there are those North
"hu, Within two ulonths, have charged
Genrral Grant with litt'. less than imbccillty,
| i,capacity, and general untitncss to COM
nla1d. Another case cf extremes meeting,
in abuse of men who have both unqucstiona.
bly, done all in their power to serve their re.
spcctiye suI~riors iu authority. 1t Is too
carly yet to do more than approximate ouI
loss. think it will be about l 900 killed
not be much more, think. Eut few officers
cf distinction arc injured. The 24th Indiana
regiment lost 100 men, and Lieut.. Col. Swain
commanding, is killed. Major Jones escaped
unlurt, and subsequently captured an Ill,
banla battery. Mol i general Ur staff otllcat
| on our side WIS hurt.
Col. Bouck, If the 18th Wisconsin, inform,
cd me, ut thu close Of the engagement, 1hat
but TWO pri'a:cs in his regiment we're in
jured.
This has been theshottcs. and most brillian,
fight III the Southwest for several months, aut
may only be q prelude to Others Of the SAINT
character In store for us within three days.
say three days, because within that time
| Giant will have marched to the suburbs O
Vicksburg, if every mile If the road be no
contested: Tie mrn arc enthusiastic whereve
General Gralt appears. General G. has beer
fairly outduing himself, OF late, and his reck
l.se exposure Of himself on the field hcget
unbounde,1 admiration among the privates.
We'll authenticated Cases vi rebel barbarit,
to wounds men can b: enumerated. No les
1lan three different men who were shot dow
to-day III battle, wcrc Subsequently sabred b,
rebels when they Temporarily rctook 'h'
ground. The men lived to narratc the ut 70
clty, but will scarcely recover. l haze beer
slow to believe such stories, and know tha
such instances are rare, but theS do occl
sionally occur, to the dissrlcc If our comno,
humanity.
The list Of killed and wounded will be sen
| at the earliest possible moment; but, as vi
march ana fight alternately, delay may b
unavoidable.
GRANTS zHEApQrAHrrKs, BLACK Rvrn Bn1paE,
/ T. MILES EAST OF NlcksDuN0. May Il. j
Gen. McClernand's corps marched to thi
Place early this morning. Gen. Ostcrhau
was in advance, and found the rebels strougl,
iltrrnchrd, on the luft, on the east bank O
the river Batteries were Eoon In position
1lay ing OIL the eneu.'s works.
At 10 o'clock, Gen. LAWYERS brigade, II
Ca'r's division, charged across an open field
eco yards in width, wadinga bayou in front
and swarn,ing oyer into the intrenchments
III a moment, utterly and irresistihly to rebel
dem, sesentceu cannon were taken In the sid
.nr1hworks, and from 1,50o to 5000 prisoner
captured.
M description can do justice to the Intro
I'cditT Of the regiments composing this bri
gaGe. The rebel fire Of artillery aud mus
kerry was appalling, but they rushed on t.
victory, rcgarcles- OF death, and literalI
swept eveT, thing before them.
Gen. Mart. Gn ems Missouri brignde, ore
l,2en strong. VAS cnt off by the 1l,h Wiscon
SIN rtgimtnt. and surrendered to man
Gen. Naughn's brigade was also principal
J captured. Tho loss Of the 1l1h Wisconsin
~as slgh'. The list Gent is complete, so ia
as TIC loss Of that regiment Is concerned
The 21st snd I'D Iowa led in the charge, an
sustained the PRINCIPAL loss. The list Is no
complete in either Of these. The 18th Wis
consin also captured 4 stand Of colors.
Furious cannonading hae continued all da
from the II Ml batteries on the Other side !
the river. They fired the bridge to proven
our crossing. ard can prevent our recoustucl
| inr pf IL at that point. in NIL probahi]itv o.,