The Goodhue volunteer., 1863-07-22
Summarysof War News.

T Summary.of War News.
The gloom and desponde.cy chat seemed
to be settling over, the land a month ago,
has given place to bright. sunshine and live
ly hope. A month ago we were beseigiug
Vicksburg and Port Hudson, with strong
probability Of their capture; but that PRO.
liability was yet clothed in uncertainty, and
liable to be defeated, by many contingencies.
Lee had invaded the North, in open,
scornful defiance Of the army Of the Poto-
mac and to all appearances was marching
whethersoever his will might suggest.
But the scene has been changed. Vicks-
burg has been captured, and by its capture
we get 81 ,277 prisoners, besides arms and
ammunition, end commissary stores in large
quantities. Port Hudson has fallen, by
which We got 1000 more prisoners, and a
large number of the very best rife cannon
in the country. Gen. Leo has been whipped
At the great battle Of Gettysburg, and igno-
miDiously driven out of the north, with a
loss Of over thirty-fve thousand in killed
wounded, and missing, besides II 900 pris-
oners that fell into our hands at Getty
and In his retreat across the Potomac, and
Falling Waters.
Immediately after the fall Of VicAsburg
Grant pushed his army on with all speed
after johnson, who is in full retreat into
Mississippi, and from whom over 1000
prisoners have been TAKEN.
Rosencrans has compelled Bragg to evac-
uate Chattanooga, giving us undisputed pos
session Of East Tennessee. and is rapidly
following him up, and will probably over
take, and severely chastise him yet. He
has taken over 1000 prisoners from him
John Morgan, that pest Of the Border
States, about the time of Lees invasion Of
Pennsylvania. entered Ohio, declaring that
he would be damned II he could not go
where he pleased, and stay as long as he
pleased. His vain, boastful army has been
annihilated.
Our dispatches state, that our forces sur
rounded him at Chester, compelling him to
break up and escape in small parties. Three
Of the parties were captured, including the
artillery. We took 1000 prisoners, and
killed 12O, Among the prisoners are three
colonies. Since then his whole force has
surrendered.
Unless be has more recuperative power
than old Phoenix, John Morgan may be con.
sidered "wiped out.''
The tide Of battle has once more turned
toward the seat of rebellion not Richmond
but Charleston. An attack on that place is
momentarily expected indeed. reports have
already come that the city has been captur-
ed, but in them We place no reliance. We
have taken Morris Island, and at last ac-
counts were erecting long range batter ries
on it, to cooperate with our iron clads, in
the reduction Of Fort Sumter. @'.as
Our first effort will be to recapture Fort
Sumter, and Charleston our next will
probably be Mobile. ,,.:,... g.
The result Of our recent victories, espec
tally in the West, can hardly be overesti-
mated. We have opened the Mississippi
from its source to its mouth. The great ar
my Of Grant is lefe at liberty to turn its re.
sistlsss force in any direction, where it il
most needed. Banks is left At liberty to
attend to the guerrillas that have sprang up
iu- his rear, OF 10 turn his attention to Tex:
as. Louisiana, probably the most loyal Of all
the Southern states, save North Carolina,
will not long remain out Of the Union. while
Union forces have command Of her soil and
her rivera. ,..k :"
The work Of circumscribing the rebellion
has began in earnest, and we hope it will
50 on, until tho work is flushed, in com.
plets victory. The following IS 4 .recapit-
ulation Of the captures. made BY us within
tho last month it IS al army Of itself, say.
ing nothing Of the army that has been kill
cd and wounded, during that time. ,s~'. -
BY Con. Meade Il Gettysburg as a12,Coo
." Falling Waters ., 600
Fl" Grant at vicksbarg ss 81 ,277
:" Sherman from johnson 2,0UO
- Rosencrans from Bragg ';t~" eco
Banks sk Port Hudson n Z ON