The National tribune., 1901-11-14

| MAP SHOWING THE TERRITORY FOUG
PRIOR To THE FA
! line of investment. Saerman's Corps on
| the right resting its right on the MisSis-
! sippi River above the city, Mcpherson s
! Corps in the center and McClernand's IS
| Corps on the left of Mcpherson.
May 24, Lauman's Fourth) Division,
Sixteenth Corps, took position on the left
OF McClernand, and June 10 the invest
ment was completed by Herron's Divi-
sion from the Department of Missouri
taking position on the left of Lauman
and resting its left on the Mississippi
River below Vicksburg.
May 10 and again May % assaults
were made by Grants army. but were re-
pulsed with severe loss to the aSSailantS
From May % to July regular siege
operations were carried on by Grant and
opposed by Pemberton. During this time
Admiral POrter's feet rendered valuable
assistance, and Grant was reinforced by
three divisions of the Sixteenth Corps
two divisions of the Ninth Corps and
Herron's Division.
with the exception of Lauman's and
Herron's Division, which took position in
the line of investment as above noted, all
these reinfOrcements and a part of the
army with which he began the campaign
were employed by Grant against the army
of Gen. Johnston. This last named army,
with headquarters at Jackson. was as
sembled with the hope of raising the siege
or assisting Pemberton to break through
Grants line. No considerable force of
.jOhnstOn'S army crossed the Big Black
River during the siege and defense AT
the surrender. July 4, it was close to and
on the east side of that river"
UNION TROOPS ENGAGED.
This great struggle was participated in
upon the Federal side by organizations
(reglments or parts Of regiments and bat
terlesD representing States as follows:
Illinois-infantry %, cavalry 10, artil-
lery -; total a.
Indiana-;infantry "a, cavalry 2, artil-
lery .; total 2S.
Iowa--infantry %. cavalry =, artillery
2; total 81
Kansas-infantry l.
Kentucky-infantry 8, pioneers 1 total
sachusetts-infantry 3.
total O.
Minnesota-infantry 3, artillery 1:
total 4.
NIizsouri-infantry II, cavalry SO, artiI-
lcry I; total 81.
New Hampshire-fnfantry 8.
total 4.
ohio-infantry 2G. cavalry /, artillery
IL; total SO.
Pennsy.+ania-infa 4, artillery /;
total ).
Rhode Island-infantry l..
Regulars-infantry 2. artillery /; total
West Virginia-infantry /.
Wisconsin-infantry 13, cavalry !, ar
tiIlery >; total II.
This makes an aggregate of 1872 regi-
ments or parts Of regiments of infantry,
l9 regiments of cavalry and 46 batteries
n DTtI arey o,ass1
ing eight regiments of negroes in process
Of enlistment. This means that Gen.
Grant had approximately 45, 900 rank and
file when he began the campaign, 10000
when the siege opened and 10000 at its
clOse-abOut twO-ffths of whom were on
the Big Black River line to oppose the
threatened advance of Gen. J. L. John
ston.
The casualties in his force as sum
married. in the Official Records Vol. "a.
Part 2. p. 167), were % officers and / .41G
enlisted men killed. 474 officers and 6,921
enlisted men wounded, 10 officers and 443
enlisted men captured or missing; total
93G2.
About onc-half OF this loss was sns-
tanned in the battles preceding the siege
and the remainder after Vicksburg was
invested. The army had 220 pieces Of
light and heavy artillery in position about
NIcksburg June 30, not including the
armament of Porters feet.
CEN. PEMBERrON's FORCES.
Gen. Pemberton's Vicksburg army, as
shown by the statistics taken at its pa
role, consisted of organizations represent
ing States as follows:
Alabama-infantry 0, artillery 3; total
Arbansas,infantry 8. cavalry !, artil-
lery 2; total s.
Georgia-infantry TO- artillery l: total
II.
Louisiana-infantry Z, artillery IS;
total %.
Missouri-infantry 8, cavalry 2, artil-
lery 3; total II.
Mississippi-infantry 13, artillery 9:
total %.
Maryland-artillery 1.
Tennessee-infantry z, cavalry /, ar
| tillery s; total 16.
Texas--infantry 3, cavalry /, artillery
l.; total ).
Virginia-artillery /. This. including
"City Guards and partisan Rangers, y
credited to Mississippi, and, in the total
| three companies paroled as "Signai
Corps" with no State named, makes an
| aggregate of 62 regiments or parts of regi-
ments of infantry. five of cavalry and 10
batteries of artillery 116 organizations.
At the same time Gen. Johnston appears
to have had with him IS regiments or
parts Of regiments Of infantry,8 Of cavalry