The National tribune., 1893-04-06

| lead. This division. through mistake. took
/ the wrong direction, and was recalled dur.
| ing the afternoon, but did not rejoin its corp.
until next morning. Stnart's Division moved
along the river bank aud found the outer de-
fcuses Of the levee abandoned. 1t continued
its march, and on arriving in the vicinity oa
the fort moved off to the right; Morgan's
Corrs came in on its left next to the river
bank.
During the night Sherman's Corps took posi-
tion about / ,006 yards in front of the trenches.
bis right resting the bayou; Morgan. with
three brigades, being on his left, extending to
the river. DE Courcey's Brigade. of Morgan's
Corps, was left 10 guard the transports al the
point of landing, and Lindsay'a Brigade
marched across the neck of the bend and took
position above the fort, SO as to cut off retreat
u;I the river and prevent arrival Of reinforce
meuts from that direction.
In the meantime the gunboats moved up to-
ward the fort and opened destructive fire.
About noon on the 11th Gen. McClernand noti-
fed Admiral Porter that everything was in
readiness The gunboats then moved up to
Within few hundred yards of the fort, and at l
p. m. opened vigorous Ere. The artillery OF
the fort was soon silenccd, the larger guns be-
ing all destroyed and the bomb proofs being
knocked to pieces. The feld-artillery, num-
bcring about 45 pieces also opened fire. and in
about half an hour thereafter the infantry
rushed forward to an assault along the whole
line.
Their progress was at first rapid, but they
soon encountered whitening fire from behind
the intrenchments, which retarded their prog
ress. About 3 p. 10. Sherman informed Morgan
that his left was heavily pressed, and 4. j.
Smith was ordered to send three regiments to
bis support. The Union forces gradually
worked their way, under a heavy fire. until
within hundred yards OF the intrenehments,
IL 49, slxa
enemy ran mp the white Gag. and at 4:30 p. m.
the fort was surrendered to Gen. McClornand.
The trophies were the fort and everything in
IL, including IL pieces of artillery and q large
amount Of ammunition and subsistence stores.
The total loss Of the Union army during the
operations against Arkansas Post was l,o61, of
which the Fifteenth Corps lost: First Division
Commissioned officers killed. 4; wounded.
%. Enlisted men killed. 81; wounded, 3Is:
captured or missing. 9; total, All Second Di-
vision - Commissioned officers killed, 2;
wounded, l3. Enisted men killed. %; wound
ed, lal; captured or missing. 8; total. I57.
Grand total. 595.
For the next three days Gen. McClernand
remained At Arkansas Post gathering mp capt
ured property, sending OF prisoners, and de-
| stroying Notifications.
vIcKsBuEo.
On Jan. Is McCernand received an order
| irnm sBtD. hFAHL directing him TO return 10
| Milliken's Bend. Accordingly, Sherman en-
barked ON the 10th. Morgan on tine 18th, and
all united at Napoleon, at the mouth of the
| Arkansas, on the 18th, where they remained
| for q couple Of days and then descended the
river TO Ailliken's Bend.
Gen. Grant now determined to personally
direct the operations against Fcksburg by the
river route. aud 20 reduce everything east oi
4 Memphis 20 the defensive and to reinf force the
river expedition with all available troops The
organization of the corps. as directed by orders
OF the President of Dec is, 1862, was now
| effected. Netherlands and Sherman's Corps
were already down the river. McPheTson's
! Corps WAS formed of the divisions of McArthur
| Logan, aud Quimby. Hurlbut's Corps fthe
| SIXTEENTH was TO remain ia observation The
| troops at Helena and other points ia Arkansas
| were placed under Gen. Grants orders and
! assigned 10 the Thirteenth Corps; and bri.
eade under Gen. Hugh Ewing, just arrived
from West Virginia. was scnt forward and
assigned 20 the Fifteenth Corps, which was
now composed as follows:
Mai. -GeB. William i. Sherman, Commanding
FIrst DiVision--Brig Gen. Frederick Steele
| First Brigade-BrIg. Gen. Frank p. Blair, jr-
| 18Th H.; both, Both. 3lst. 32d Mo; 5Sth Ohio
Second Brlgade-Brig. .ticn. Chas j.. Hovey-
| 25tii. 3ist Iowa; 81. 12th 18th Mo-; 10Th Ohio
| Third Brigade--Bric -tian. John NJ. Thsyer-
! zth. 9th, 26th, 30ih. 3ith Iowa. Artillery
lst Iowa battery; "a Mo-. Battery f 4tli Ohie
battery. Capairy--.d H.; Kane County (In.
| Co.; 10Th No., Co. c.
! Second Division-Brig. Gen. Stuart. First