Daily Republican., 1885-06-13

previous was printed on the plain side
Of wall paper. Tho last number was
printed on the 4th and announced that
We had /" caught our rabbit" I have
no doubt thai Pemberton commenced
his correspondence on tho Sd with o
two-fold purpose. First to avoid An
assault, which we knew would be
successful, and second, to prevent the
capture taking place on the great
national holiday, the anniversary Of the
declaration Of American Independence.
Holding out for better terms As he did
he defeated his object In the latter
particular.
ION the 4th Of July, at the appoint
cd hour, the garrison Of Vicksburg
marched out Of their works and formed
line In front, stacked arms and marched
back In good order. Our whole army
present witnessed this scene without
cheering and without . single offensive
remark that ever heard Of. Logan's
division, which had approached nearest
the rebel works, WAS the nrst tn march
in, and tho flag Of one Of the regiments Of
his division was soon floating over the
Court House.
"The campaign of vieksburg WAS sug-
gested and developed by circumstances.
The elections OF 1862 had gone against
the prosecution OF the war. Voluntary
enlistments had nearly ceased and the
draft had been restored TO; this waS
resisted, and defeat or backward
movement would have made It's execu.
ton impossib T. A for ward movement
TO decisive victory WAS necessary. Ac-
lcordingly resolved to get below vicks-
burg, unite with BanGs against Port
Hudson, make New Orleans base and,
with that base and Grand Gulf rs =
starting poist, move our mbined forces
against Vicksburg. Upon reaching
Grand Gulf, after running ibs batteries
and fighting q battle, ] received letter
from Banks, informing me that he
could not be At Port Il udson under tea
days, and then with only $1,000 men.
The time WAS worth more than the
| reinforcements. therefore determined
to push into the interior Of the enemy's
country.
With large river behind us, held
above and below by the enemy, rapid
| movements were essential 70 success.
Jackson WAS captured tho day after a
| new commander had arrived and whei:
large reinforcements were daily expec-
ted. A rapid movement west was
made and the garrison Of Vicksburg
;, was met In Ave battles and badly de-
feated. The city was then successfully
besieged."
| GRANT AND LINCOLN.
No "Reminiscences OF war history will
be read with greater interest than Gen
IGrant's account OF his first meeting
with Mr.. Lincoln and Mr.. Lincoin'l
charge TO him:
although hailing from Illinois my
self, the State Of the President, hat
never met Mr.. lincoln until called II
the Capital TO receive my commission
as Lieutenant-Genera / knew him
however, very we'll and favorAbly from
the accounts given by officers under III
at the West, who had known him nj
, their lives. / had also read the remark
,, able course of debates between Lincoll
, and Douglas few years before, whe
they were rival candidates for tn
: United States Senate. 1 was then
, resident Of Missouri and by no means
"Lincoln man" In that contest, but
recognized then his great ability.
"In my first interview with Mr.. Liz
! coin alone he stated TO me that he ha
;, never professed 10 be military man G
J. to know how campaigns should be Col
:. Quoted ana never wanted to interfeI
b In them, but that procrastination o
Q the part of commanders and the pre-
d sure Of tho people 1T the North and I
r Congress. which, like the poor, /
t had always with him. had force
). him into issuing hts well-known 'E'
}. q 'utive ORDERS He did not know b.
y they we're all wrong and did kno
, lthas some Of them were. All he want.
:, or had ever wanted, he said, was tn
. some one would take the responsibility
Q and act and call on him for all Il
o assistance needed"