Nebraska advertiser., 1863-06-04

the place and all in it,.
CHICAGO, June 2.-The following
the only connected account Of The feder.
al repulse at Vicksburg on the god We,
published. BY two O'Clock on the morn.
ing of the 22d our artillery fired and
destroyed three service magazines in The
rebel forts, one on the center and two
on the left. On the center the frst and
third brigades of Langon's division. com.
manded by Generals Smith and Steven.
son, advanced at half past eleven o'clock
two regiments Of S~tevenson's BRIGADE
were provided with scaling ladders for
ty feet long, but had no opportunity to use
them being driven back before reaching
the rife pits. Logan's men went on
bravely, but were met by Overwhelming
numbers of the entreuched foe. Hun
dreds of them jumped into the bitches.
but the number who reached the parapet
was small. Nearly two companies reach
ed into the fort and were captured
The flag of the seventh Missouri was PLAN
ted on the parapet, after seven color
bearers had been shot down, amid the
terrible storm of bullets and grape shot,
The third brigade maintained ITS posi-
ton until recalled. They advanced,
holding their fire TO pour il the rife pits
after their ascent of the parapet. The
enemy gave them volley after vOlley as
they approached sending terrible devast-
alton among the ranks. The loss of
~SteveEsOu's brigade will reach nearly
three hundred. To the left of Logan in
the centre, Gen. Quinlby's division Join
ed in the assault and like their brave
comrades under under Stevenson and
Smith their valor and courage was great
but they could not accomplish the work
assigned them. They were driven back
with heavy loss on the left. NcCler.
nand commenced the assault earlier than
any other commander first advance made
by Netherlands centre Smith division
Of brigades under Col. Landrum and
Gen. Burbridge. As early as eleven
o'clock Landrum's men took the fort and
were in actual possession of it. Gen.
OSterhans on their left made a breach on
the south side of their work with his ar
ullery. There were two companies Of
rebel soldiers in it at the time. One
ran away, the other surrendered. q Ian
drum on obtaining possession of the fort
put a pioneer force to work TO throw up
earthworkS in the rear to bring the guns
Of the fort to bear upon the rebels. In
constructing fortIicauons the rebels left
the real of all the forts opened, to give
an opportunity to assaIl our men in the
event of our success IN driving them out.
Flags of the Forty-eighth Ohio. Seven
ty-seventh Illinois, Nineteenth Kentucky
hOated from the inner slope of the para
pet from half past eleven a. IN. TIL four
p. m. Al a late hour the rebels were
seen preparing for a charge to retake
the fort. Our men did not receive the
support which had been promised. They
were compelled to fall back leaving the
enemy again possession of the for
Between twelve and one o o'clock, the six
teenth Indiana, after a desperate charge,
succeeded in capturing the fort 10 the
right of the one I'D possession of Col.
Landrum and held it gallantly against a
determined assault until relieved by the
Forty eighth Indiana, from whom it was
taken by a surprise force of the enemy
fighting on the left. This was done by
the divisions of Generals Carr, Oster-
hans and Smith, and was more of a des-
perate character and longer duration
than hat of the right or centre
McClenand and men performed their
part with energy and determination, but
were unable to dislodge the enemy from
his works. ave temporarily. In lhe in
stances we have mentioned. The assault
on the right was commenced soon after
ten o'clock by Gen. Thayer's brigade OF
Steele's division consisting Of the ninth.
fourth, twenty-sixth, and thiruieth Iowa
regiments, Gen. Blair on the left of his
right wing moved his men forward for
the bloody work. Soon after the COM
mencement by Steele, a volunteer Storm
ing party Of one hundred and fifty men
went up to the enemy's works crossed
the ditch and climbed the parapet. The
rebels were for a time afraid to show
heads above their rifle pits long
%enough~at a time toifre at this little band
The storming party looked in vain for
the support which had been promised it;
but the brigade which had been ordered
to follow it hesltated. Finally all but
one of the hundred and fifty got d~lscour-
aged and sought shelter IN a deep ravine.
William Trogden, private of Company
s. b" Eighth Missouri, refused to re-
trace a single step. He was co!or-bear-
er of The stOrmihg party. When his
comrades left him he dug a hole in the
ground with i,Is bayonet and placed the
flagstaff IL it within twenty yards of the
enemy's rife. pits and sat down by the
side Of the banner, where he remained
all day. Blair's men finally made charge
but were repulsed with terrible loss
Gen. Tuttle's division joined in the as
sault on the right. but shared the fate
which befel the others. The whole affairs
was nothing more than a single charge
on The enemys works, which was unsuc-
ceSSful and Observation-Disclosures from
bad management or diSobedlence of or
terf on tn part os those to whom the
high commands were entrusted. or from
The dreadful character oS the work to be
performed, We will mol attempt to decide.