The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-11-02

showed the dispatches to Mcpherson
and ordered him to renew the assault,
which he knew Sherman would do.
Sherman had brought up Tuttle's Divi-
sion to the assistance of Blair's and
now directed both of them to attack
energeticaIly. Steele's Division was
also ordered 10 renew the assault. In
McPherson's Corps Giles A. Smiths
| Brigade united with Ransom's to at
tack the salient in front and Logan
pushed forward his men again.
Quinby did not reach, McClernand
until a little before dark, when, his men
/ were entirely exhausted by the terri
bite marching and fighting. Macarthur
did not. reach McClernand- until the
next morning. Worn out as Quinby's
men we're McClernand ordered them
to attack between the BaldWin's Ferry
road and the railroad. which they did,
but were repulsed with heavy loss,
among the killed being Col. Boomer,
one of the best brigade commanders.
The Confederates, reinforced by regi-
ments from Bowen's Reserve Corps,
made sortie and drove off McCler-
nand's advanced troops.
Gen. Grant had brought substan-
TALLY his whole army into action and
1T had fought with an energy and des-
peration that could not be surpassed
Probably the Confederates did not OPP
pose to Grants $1,000 men more than
$4,000 men, but these, owing to the
unusual strength of the works, were
quite sufficient. The works had all that
they could hold and everywhere the
defenders had CALLING cross-fir upon
the assailants which made one man in
the works superior to five or six times
as many i'm the assault. The Confed-
crate loss was comparatively small,
while that of the Union troops was
fearfully heavy, and a large portion Of
the blame for this was placed upon
McClernand, on account Of his mislead-
ing dispatches which led to the renewal
of the assault.
Gen. Grant claimed that McClernand
was responsible for at least SO per cent
and the feeling against the commander
Of the Thirteenth Corps by those of the
other corps was very bitter indeed.
The total loss of the Army Of the
Tennessee in the assaults of May 10
and % was over 1000. of which about
three-fourths occurred on the ed
Probably the Confederate loss did not
much exceed 500. In Forney's Division,
which Sherman's and McPherson's
Corps had struck, the loss was only AZ
killed and 81 wounded.
View From the Inside.
The Diary of Citizen of vicks-
burg has this entry for the day:
Friday, May 22-The morning of
this day opened in the same manner as
the previous tOne had closed. There
had been no lull in the Smelling all
night, and as daylight approached It
grew more rapid and furious Early
In the morning, too, the battle began
to rage in the rear. A terrible on
slaught was made on the center first,
and then extended farther to the left,
where terrific struggle took place, re-
sulting in the repulse of the attacking
party. Four gunboats also came up to
engage the batteries. At this time the
scene presented an awfully sublime and
terrific spectacle-three points being
attacked at once, to wit, the rifie-pits.
by the army In the rear; the city, by
the mortars opposite; and the batteries,
by the gunboats. Such cannonadinR
and Smelling has perhaps scarcely ever
been equaled, and the city was entirely
untenable. though women and children
were on the streets. / was not safe
from behind or before, and every part
or the city was alike within range Of
the Federal guns. The gunboats with
mortars kept up Smelling, and the arm
les continued fighting all day. Several
desperate charges were made In force
plishing their object. It would REQUIRE
the pen OF a poet to depict the awful
sublimity OF this days work. The in
cessant booming OF cannon and the
hang OF small arms intermingled with
the bowling Of shells and the whistlinR
OF mimic balls. made the day truly most
hideous."
So ended disastrously Gen. Grants
effort to finish the campaign with a
quick, sharp blow.
(To be continued.)