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OFFICIAL REPORT OF MAJOR GEN, GLINT.
FULL ACCOUNT OF ALL TilE OPERATIONS
HEADQUARTERS DEPT. OF THE TENNESSEE,
VIOESISURH, MSS., ..TUly 6.
C,oLoxim: I have the honor to submit the follow
ing report of the operations of the Army of the Ten
nessee and co-operating forces, from the date of ray
assuming the immediate command of the expedition
against Vicksburg, Mississippi, to the rediiction of
that place:
THE PENINSULAR CANAL.
From the moment of taking command in person, I
became satisfied that Vicksburg could only be turned
from the south-aide, and in accordance with this
conviction I prosecuted the work on the canal, which
had been located by Brig. Gen. Williams across the
peninsula on the Louisiana side of the river, with
all vigor, hoping to make a channel which would
pass transports for moving the army and carrying
supplies to the new base of operations thus pro
vided. The task was much more herculean than it
at first appeared, and WAS made much more so by
the almost. continuous rains that fell during the whole
of the time this work was prosecuted. The river,
too, continued to rise and make a large expenditure
of ibor necessary to keep the water out of our
camps and the canal.
Finally, on the Bth of March, the rapid rise of the
river, and the consequent great pressure upon the
dam across the canal, neat the upper end. at the main
Mississippi, levee, caused it to give way and let
through the low lands back of our camps a torrent
of water that separated the north and south shores
of the peninsula as effectually as if the Mississippi
flowed between them. This occurred when the
enterprise promised success within ',a short time.
There was some delay in trying to repairdarnages.
It was found, however, that with the then stage of
water some other plan would have to be adopted for
getting below Vicksburg with transports.
Captain F. E. Prinie, chief engineer, and Colonel
G. G. Pride, who was acting on my staff', prospected
a route- through the bayous which run from near
Millikents Bend on the north, and New Carthage on
the south, through Roundaway Bayou into the Tan
sas river. Their report of the practicability of this
route determined me to commence work upon It.
Having three dredge boats at the time, the work of
opening this route was executed with great rapidity.
One-small steamer and a number of barges were
taken through the channel thus opened, but the
river commencing about the middle of April to fall
rapidly, and the roads becoming passable between
Miliiken's Bend and New Carthage, made it im
practicable and unnecessary to open water commu
nication between these points.
THE LASE PROVIDENCE AND COLDWATER
CANALS.
Soon after commencing the first canal spoken of, I
caused a channel to be cut from the Mississippi river
into Lake Providence 7 also one from the Mississippi
river into Coldwater by way of Yazoo Pass.
I had no great expectations of important re
sults from the former of these, but having more
troops than could be employed to advantage at
Young's Point, and knowing that Lake. Providence
was connected by the Bayou' Baxter with Bayou
Macon, a navigable stream through which tratasports
might pass into the Mississippi below, through Ten
ses, Wachita, and Red rivers, I" thought it possible
that a route might be- opened in that direction
which would enable me to co-operate with General
Banks at Port Hudson.
By the Yazoo Pass route I only expected at first
to get into the Yazoo by way of Obblvrater and Tal
lahatchie with some lighter gunboats and :a few
troops and destroy the enemy's transports in that
stream and some gunboats which I knew he was
building. The navigation, however, proved so much
better than had been expected-that thought for a
time of the possibility of making this' the route for
obtaining a foothold on high land shove Haine's
Bluff, Mississippi, and small-class steamers were am
cordingly ordered for transporting an army that
way. Major General J. B. McPherson, command
ing Seventeenth Army Corps, was directed to hold
his corps in readiness to move by this route ; and
one division from each the Thirteenth and Fifteenth
Corps were collected near the entrance of the pass
to be added to his command. It soon became. evi
dent that a sufficient number of boats of the right
class could not be obtained for the movement of
mote than one division. .
THE McOLERNAND AND ROSS EX.PEDI
TIONS--GREpNWOOD.
UNDIROLOTHING. ast
While my forces were opening one end of the Pass
the enemy were diligently closing the otherend, and
in this way succeeded in gaining time to strongly
fortify Greenwood, below the junction of the Talla•
hatchie and Yallobusha. The advance of the expedi
tion, consisting of one division of MoOlernand's
corps from Helena, commanded by Brieadier General
D. F. ROBS, and the 12th and 17th regiments Mis
souri infantry, from Sherman's corps, as sharpshoot
ers on the funboats, succeeded in reaching Cold
water on the 2d day of March, after much diffi
culty, and the partial disabling of most of the boats.
From the into Coldwater to Fort Pember
ton, at Greenwood. Miffs., no great difficulty of navi
gation was experienced, nor any interruption of
magnitude from theenemy. Fort Pemberton extends
from the Tallahatchie to the Yazoo at Greenwood.
Here the two rivers come within a few hundred
yards of each other. The land around the fort is
low, and, at tire time of the attack, was entirely
overflowed. Owing to this fact, no movement could
be made by the army to reduce it, but alt depended
upon the ability of the gunboats to silence the guns
of the enemy, and enable the transports torun down
and land troops immediately on the fort itself. After
an engagement of several hours, the gunboats drew
off, being unable to silence the liatteries. Brigadier
General J. F. Quimby, commanding a division of
McPherson's corps, met the expedition under Ross
with his division on its return near Fort Pemberton,
on the 21st of March, and, being the senior, assumed
command of the entire expedition, and returned to
the position Ross had occupied.
THE EXPEDITIONS THROUGH STEELE'S
AND BLACK BAYOU.
On the 23d day of March I sent orders for the with
drawal of all the forces operating in that direction,
for the purpose of concentrating my army at
ken's Bend. On the 24th day of. March, Admiral D.
D. Porte - r, commanding Mississippi squadron, in
formed me that he had made a reconnoissance up
Steele's Bayou, and partially through Black Bayou,
toward Deer Creek ; and so far as explored, these
water-courses were reported navigable for the
smaller iroL•clads. Information, given mostly, I be
lieve, by the negroes of the country, was to the effect
that Deer Creek could be navigated to Rolling Fork,
and that from there, through the• Sunflower to the
Yazoo river, there was no question about the navi
gation. On the following morning I accompanied
Admiral Porter in the ram Price, several ironclads
preceding us, up through Steele's Bayou to near .
Black Bayou.
At this time our forces were at a dead-lock at
Greenwood, and =I looked upon the success of this
enterprise as of vast importance. It would, if sue.
cesaiul, leave Greenwood between two forces of ours,
and would necessarily cause the immediate abandon
ment of that stronghold.
About thirty steamers of the enemy would have
been destroyed or fallen into our hands. Seeing that
the great obstacle to navigatioU ' so far as I had gone,
was from overhanging trees, I left Admiral Porter
near. Black Bayou, and pushed back to Young's
Point for the purpose of sending forward a pioneer
emits to remove these difficulties. Soon after my
return to Young's Point Admiral Porter sent back
to me for a cooperating military force. Sherman
was promptly sent with one division of his corps.
The number of steamers suitable for the navigation
of these bayous being limited, most of the force was
sent up the Mississippi river to Eagle's Bend, a point
where the river runs within one mile of Steele's
bayou, thus saving an important part of this diffi
cult navigation. The expedition failed, probably
more from want of knowledge as to what would be
required to open this route, than front any impracti
cability in the navigation of the streams and bayous
through which it was proposed -to pass. Want of
this knowledge led the expedition on until difficul
ties were encountered, and then it would become
necessary to send back to Young's Point for the
means to remove them. This gave the enemy time
to move forces to effectually checkmate fur
ther progress, and the expedition was with
drawn when within a few hundred yards. of
free and open navigation to the Yazoo. All this
may have been providential in driving us ultimately
to a line of operations which has proven eminently
successful. For further particulars of the Steele's
Bayou expedition see report of Major General W.
F. Sherman, forwarded on the 12th of April. As
BOOR as decided to open water communication
from a point on the Mississippi near IVlilliken's
Bend to New Carthage, I determined to occupy the
latter place, it being the first point below Vicksburg
that could be reached by land at the stage of water
then existing, and the occupancy of which, while it
secured to us a point on the Mississippi river, wosid
also protect the main line of communication by
water. Accordingly, the lath Army Corps, Major
General J. A. lllciDlernand commanding, was di
rected to take up its line of march on the 29th day
of March for New Carthage, the 15th and 17th
Corps to follow, moving no faster than supplies and
ammunition could be transported to them.
The roads, though level, were intolerably bad, and
the movement was, therefore, necessarily slow. Ar
riving at "Smith's plantation, two miles from New
Carthage, it was found that the leveepf Bayou Vidal
Was Moken in several places, thus leaving New Car
thage an island.
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The transports injured in running the "blockade
were repaired by order of Admiral Porter, who was
supplied with the material for such repairs as they
required, and',who was and is ever ready to affordell
the assistance in his power for the furtherance of the
success of our arms. In a very short time five of the
transports were in running order, and the remain
der were in a condition to be used ass - barges in
the moving of troops: Twelve barges loaded with
forage and rations were sent in two of the last six
boats that ran' the blockade; one-half of them got
*through in a condition to be used. Owing to the
limited number of transports below Vicksburg it.
iyao found nocoosary to extcAll ling OA INA
FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1863
The Great Vicksburg Campaign,
RUNNING THE B.4TTERIES
All the boats that could be were collected from the
different bayous in the vicinity, and others were
built, but the transportation of an army in this way
was found exceedingly, tedious. Another route had
to be found. This was done by nkaking a further
march around Vidal to Perkin's plantation, a dis
tance of twelve miles more, making the whole dis
tance to he marched from Milliken's Bend to reach
water communication on the opposite side of the
point, thirty•five miles. Over this distance, with
bad roads to contend against, supplies of ordnance
stores and provisions had to be hauled by wagons
with which to commence the campaign on the op
posite side of the riven At the same time that I
ordered the occupation of New Carthage, prepara
tions were ma.e for running transports by the
Vicksburg batteries with. Admiral Porter's pinboat
fleet. On the night of the 16th of April, Admiral
Porter's fleet, and the transports Silver Wave,
Forest Queen, and Henry Clay, ran the Vicksburg
batteries. The boilers of the transports were pro
tected as well as possible with hay and cotton,
More or less commissary stores were put onleach.
All three of these boats were struck more or less
frequently while passing the enemy's batteries, end
the Henry Clay, by the explosion of a shell or by
other means, was set on fire and entirely consumed.
The other two boats were somewhat injured, but
not seriously disabled. No one on board of either
was killed.
As theee boats succeeded in getting by so well, I
ordered s ix more to be prepared in like manner for
running the batteries. These latter, viz : Tigress,
Anglo Saxon, Cheeseman, Empire City, Horizonte,
and Moderator, left Milliken's Bend on the night of
the 22d of April, and live of them got by, but in a
somewhat damaged , condition. The Tigress received
a shot in her hull below the water line, and sunk on
the Louisiana shore soon after paesing the last of
the hatteriee. The crews of these steamers, with
the exception of that of the Foreat Queen, Captain
D. Conway, and the Silver Wave, Captain McMil
lan. were composed of volunteers from the army.
Upon the call for volunteers for this dangerous en
terprise officers and men presented themselves by
hundred., anxious to undertake the trip. The
names of those whose services were accepted will be
given In a separate report.. It is a striking feature,
to far ae my observation goes, of the present volun
teer army of the United States, that there is nothing
which men are called upon to do; mechanical or pro
fessional, that, accomplished adepts cannot be found
for the duty required in almost every regiment.
BOMBARDMENT OF GRAND GULF.
PHILADELPHIA,
travel to Hard Times, Louisiana, which, b • he
circuitous route it was necessary to take ' War:. ed
the 'distance to about seventy miles from Li
liken's Bend, our starting point. The 13th •my
Corps being all through to the Mississippi, an the
17th Army Corps well on the way, so much o the
lath as oould he got on board the transports nil
barges were put aboard, and moved to the ont
of Grand Gull on the 29th of April. the plan ere
was, that the navy should silence the guns o the
enemy, and the troops land under cover of the un
boats, and carry the place by storm. At 8 o'o. A.
M. the navy made the attack, and kept' p for
more than five hours in the most gallant liner.
From a tug out in the stream I 'witneased the vhole
engagement. Many times, it seemed to , the
gunboats were within pistol. ahot of the enern bat
teries, H soon became evident that the guns r the
enemy were too elevated, and their fortificat': s too
strong to be taken from the water side. The hole
range of hills on that side were known to b lined
with ritie-pita, besides the field artillery c: Id be
made useful in ease of an attempt at landing This
determined me to again run the enemy's ba vise,
turn his position by effecting a landing at R dney,
or at Bruinaburg, between Grand Gulf and It ney.
Accordingly, orders were immediately given if r the
troops to debark at Hard . Times, Louie* and
march across to the point immediately below rand
Gulf. At dark, the gunboats again engaged lb bat
teries, and all the transports ran by, receitin but
two or three shots in the passage, and these ivi tout
injury. I had some time previously ordered s Crr nn-
DOiBBROCe to a point opposite Bruinaburg to a ter
fain, if possible '
from persons in the neightierhff3d,
the character of the road leading to the hiehltads
hack of Bruinsburg. During the night I leraed
from a negro that there was a good road from
Bruin shurg to Port Gibson, which determines met°
land there.
PORT GIBSON
.--
About 2 o'clock on the ist of May the advSrice of
the enemy was met eight miles from Bruinsh ig, on
the road to Port Gibson. He was forced to tali
back, but as it was dark, he was not pins ed far
until daylight. Early on the morning oft,e rat I
went out, accompanied by members of my sift', and
found McOlernand with his corps engaging the ene
my about four miles from Port Gibson. At this
point the roads branched `in exactly opirositk.direc•
tions, both, however, leading to Port Gibal The
enemy had taken position on both branche thus
dividing as he fell back the pursuing.forcerr. The
nature of the ground in that part of the country is
such that a very small force could retard the Pro.
gress of a much larger one for many houref The
roads usually run on narrow, elevated ridge), with
deep and impenetrable ravines on either sob. Oa
the right were 'the divisions of Hovey, Oir, and
Smith, and - on the left the division of Osterktals, of
McClernand's corps. The three former succeilled in
driving the enemy from position to position, 'nett to
Port %Gibson, steadily all day. Osterhaus did not,-
'
however move the enemy from the positiol occu
pied by him on our lett until Logan's divirOn of
McPherson's corps arrived. McOternancl, wt) was
with the right in person, sent repeated messes to
me. before the arrival of Logan, to send Lsgan's .
and Quimby's divisions of IlloPherson's ooms to
him.
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I had been on that as well as other parts,hf the
field, and could not seehow they could he useq there
to advantage. However, as soon as thtkiedir' ce of
McPherson's cons (Logan's division) are ed, I
sent one brigade to McOlernand on the - rig t, and
sent one brigade, Brig. Gen..f. E. Smith co wand
'Log, to the left, to the assistance of Osterhau
GRAND GULF. 1
By the %judicious disposition made of this bt ,brade,
under the immediate supervision of IldePhersti and
Logan, a position was soon obtained glvinglue an
advantage which soon drove the enemy frcr that
part of the field, to make no further stand s uth of
Bayou Pierre. The enemy was here repulse with
a heavy loss in killed, wounded, and priSoners.
The repulse of the enemy on our left took place late
in the afternoon. He was pursued toward Port
Gibson, but night closing in, and the enemy [flaking
the appearance of another stand, the troops, slept
upon their arms until taylight. In the morning it
was found that the enemy had retreated across
Bayou Pierre, on the Grand Gulf road. and la bri
gade of Logan's division was Bent to divert his-at.
tention whilst a floating bridge was being built
noross Bayou Pierre immediately at Port Gibson.
This bridge was completed, eight miles marched by
McPherson's corps to the - north fork of &Vow
Pierre, that stream bridged, and the advance of thin
corps commenced passing over it at 5 o'clock the fol•
lowing morning. On the 3d the enemy was pursued
to Havvkinson's ferry, with slight skirmishing all
dal4,during which we took quite a number of pri
soners, mostly stragglers from the enemy. ;Find
ing that Grand Gulf had been evacuated,
and that the advance of my forces was al
ready fifteen miles out from there, and on the
road, too, they would have to take, to reach either
Vicksburg:Jackson, or any intermediate .point
on the railroad between
.the two places, I determined
not to march them back, but. taking's small escort
of cavalry, some fifteen or twenty men, I went to
the gulf myself and made the necessary arrange
ments for changing my base of supplies from Bruins
burg to Grand Gulf. In moving from Milliken's
Bend, the 15th Army Corps, Major General W. T.
Sherman commanding, was left to be the last to
start. To prevent heavy reinforcements going from
Vicksburg to the assistance of the Grand Gulf
forces, I directed Sherman to make 'a demonstration
on Haines' Bluff, and to make all the show poeitible.
From information since received from prisoners cap
tured,-this ruse succeeded admirably. It hail .been
my intention, up to the time - of crossing the Missi
ssippi river, to collect all my forces at.Grami Gulf,
and get on hand a good supply of provisions -and
ordnance stores before moving, and, in the: mean
time, to detach an army corps to co-operate with
General Banks on Port Hudson, and effect a janc- -
tion of our forces.
THE MARCH ON JACKSON
About this time I received a letter from General
Banks giving his position west of,the Mississippi
flyer, and qatating that he could return .to Baton
Rouge by the 10th of May ; that by the reduction of
Port Hudson he could join me with 12,000 men. I
learned about the same time - that troops were ex
pected at Jackson from the Southern cities, with
General Beauregard in command. To delay until
the 10th of May, and for the reduction of Port Hud
son after that, the accession of 12 000 men would
not leave me relatively so strong as move prompt
ly with whatl had. Information received fronaday
to day of the movements of thegumay allse.t.tat
pelled- me to the course pumued,.,,W.litlet,lythrat
awkinson's Perry waiting for wagons, supplies,
and Sherman's corps, which had come forward in
the meantime, demonstrations were made, success
fully I believe, to induce the enemy to think that
route and the one by Hall's Ferry above were ob
jects of much solicitude to me. Reconnoissances
were made to the west side of the Big Black to
within six miles of Warrenton. Oa the' th. of May
an advance was ordered, iricPherson's Corps keep
ing the road nearest Black river to Rocky Springs,
McCiernand's Corps keeping the .ridge road from
Willow Springs, and Sherman following with- his
craps divided on the two roads. All the ferries were
closely guarded until our troops were well advanced.
it was my intention here to hug the Black river as
closely as possible with McClernand's and Sher
man's Corps, and get them to the railroad at some
place between Edward's Station and. Bolton. Mc-
Pherson waste move by way of Utica to Raymond,
and from there into Jackson, destroying the railroad,
telegraph, public stores, &c., and push west to rejoin
the main force. Orders were given to McPherson
accordingly. Sherman was moved forward on the
Edward's-Station read, crossing Fourteemmile
creek at Dillon's Plantation; McOlernand was
moved across the same creek, further west, sending
one division of his corps by the Bald win's. ferry
road as far as the river. At the crossing of Fourteen
mile creek both McOlernand and Sherman had con
siderable skirmishing with the enemy to get posses.
Mon of the crossing. McPherson met the enemy
near Raymond, two brigades strong, under Gregg
and Walker. on the same day engaged him, and af
ter several hours bard fighting drove him withl heavy
loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners. Many threw
down their arms and deserted. My position at this
time was with Sherman's Corps, some seven miles
west of Raymond, and about the centre of the
/army. .
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On the night of the 12th of May, after orders had
been given for the corps of MaClerland and Sher
man to march toward the railroad by parallel roads,
the former in the direction of Edwards' Station and
the latter to a point 'on the railroad between Ed
wards' Station and Bolton, the order was changed,
and both were directed to move toward Raymond.
This was in consequence of the enemy having re
treated towards Jackson after his defeat at Ray
mond, and.of information that reinforcements were
daily arriving at Jackson, and that General Joe
Johnston was -hourly expected there to take com
mand in person. I therefore determined to make
sure of that place, and leave no enemy in my rear.
McPherson moved on the 13th to Clinton, de
stroyed the railroad and telegraph, and captured
some important despatches from General Pemberton
to General Gregg, who had commanded the day-tie
fore, in the battle of Raymond. Sherman moved to
a parallel position on the Mississippi Springs and
Jackson road. McClernand moved to a point near
Raymond.
The next day Sherman and McPherson moved
their entire forces toward Jackson. The rain fell in
torrents all the night before, and continued until
about noon of that day, making the roads at first
slippery, and then 'miry. Notwithstanding, the
troops marched ¶r excellent order, without ging ,
gling and in the best of spirits; aboutdfourteen miles,
and engaged the enemy about 1.2 o'clock M., near
Jackson. McOlernand occupied Clinton with one
division, Mississippi Springs with another, Ray
mond with a third, and had his fourth division and
Blair's division of Sherman's corps' with a wagon
train still in the rear, near New Auburn, while
McArthur, with one brigade of his division of
McPherson's corps, was moving toward- Raymond
on the Utica road. It was not the intention to move
these forces any nearer Jackson, but to have them
in a position where they would be in supporting dis
tance if the resistance at Jackson should prove more
obstinate than there seemed reason to expect.
CAPTURE OF. JACKSON
The enemy marched out the bulk of his forces on
the Clinton road, and sugared McPherson's corps
about two and a half miles from, the city. A small
force of artillery and infantry took a strong position
in front of Sherman, about the same distance out.
By a determined advance of our skirmishers these
latter were soon driven within their rifle-pits just
outside the city. It was impossible to ascertain the
strength of the enemy at this part of the line,la
time to justify an immediate assault ; consequently,
McPherson's two divisions engaged the main bulk
of the rebel garrison at Jackson without further aid
than the moral support given them by the knowl
edge the enemy had of a force to the south aide of
the city, and the few infantry and, artillery of the
enemy posted there to impede Sherman's progress.
Sherman soon discovered the weakness of the ene
my, by sendier a reconnoitring party to his right,
which also had an effect of causing the enemy to re
treat from this part of MS line. A few of the ar
tillerists, however, remained in their places; firing
upon Sherman's troops until the last moment, evi
dently instructed to do so, wit.h the expectation of
being captured in the end. On entering the city it
was found that the main body of the enemy had re
treated north after a heavy engagement of more
than two hours with McPherson's corps r in which
he was badly beaten. He Ivas pursued until near
nieht, but without further damage to him.
During that evening I learned that Gen. Johns•
ton, as soon as he had satisfied himself that Jackson
was to be attacked, had ordered Pemberton pereinp
toffy to march out from the direction of Vicksburg
and attack our rear. Availing myself of this lam-
IfIFILIOD, I immediately issued orders to itleOlernand
and Blair, of Sherman's corps, to face their troops
toward Bolton, with a view of reaching Edward'a
Station, marching on different roads converging
near Bolton. There troops were admirably located
for such a move. McPherson was ordered to retrace
his steps early on the morning of the 15th on the.
Clinton road. Sherman was left in Jackson to.de
stroy the railroad, bridges, factories, workshops,
arsenals, and everything valuable for the suppoO of
the enemy. This was, accomplished in the:mhat,
effectual manner. •
On the afternoon of the 15th I proceeded , as far
west as Clinton, through whiob place McPherson's
corps passed to within .supporting distance of Ito
vey's division of McOlernand's corps, which had.
moved that day on the same road to within one. and
a half miles of Bolton. fkn reaching Clinton,. at 446
P. M., I ordered McOlern - and to move his command
early next morning toward Edward's DdpOt, march,
Mg so as to feel the enemy, if he encountered him,
but not to bring on a general engagement unless he
was confident he was able to defeat him; and also
to order Blair to move with him. .
About 5 o'clock en the morning of the 18th two
men, employees on the Jaok son and Vicksburg rail
road, who had passed through Pemberton's army
the night before,. were.hrought to my headquarters.
They stated Pemberton's force to consist of about
eighty regiments, with ten batteries of artillery,
- and that the whole force was estimated by the enemy
at about twenty five .thousand men. Prom them. I
also learned the positions being taken ,up by the
enemy, and his intention of 'attacking our rear. I
-had determined to leave one division of Sherman's
corps one day longer in Jackson,- but this informa
tion determined me to bring his entire command up
at Quo, arid / twordingly.dopAtitecl him 14% 3,60
lIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1863.
Dr, to move with all possible speed until he came up
with the main force near Bolton. Pay despatch
reached him at 7,10 A. M., and his advance division
was in motion in one hour ft ors that time. A de
spatch was sent to Blair at the'starte time, to push
forward his division in the direction of Edward's
Station with ,all !possible despatch. McOlernand
was directed to establish communication between
Blair and Osterhaus, of his- corps, and keep it
up, moving the former to the support of the lat
ter. PdePherson was ordered forward at 545
A. A., to join McOlernand, and Lieutenant
Colonel Wilson, of my staff, was sent forward to
communicate the information received, and with
verbal instructions to MeOlernand as to the dispo
sition of his forces. At an early hour I left for the
advance, and on arriving at the crossing of the
Vicksburg and rfackson Railroad, with the road from
Raymond to I3olton. I found McPherson% advance
and his pioneer corps engaged in rebuilding - a bridge
on the former toad that had been destroyed by the
cavalry of Osterhaus's division that had gone into
Bolton the night before. The train of ilovey's di
vision was at a halt, and blocked up the road 'from
further advance' n the Vicksburg road. I ordered
all quartermasters and wagonmasters to draw their
teams to one side and make room for the passage - of
troops. McPherson was brought up by this road.
Passing to the front, I found Hovey% division of the.
lath Army Corps at a halt, with our skirmishers•
and the enemy's pickets near each other. Hovey
was bringing his troop's into line, ready for battle,
and could have brought on an engagement at
any moment. The enemy had taken up a very
strong position on a narrow ridge, his left rest—
ing on a height where the road makes a sharp turn
to the left approaching Vicksburg. The top of the
ridge and the precipitous hilt-side to the left of the
road are covered by a dense forest and undergrowth.
To the right of the road the timber extends a short
distance down the hill, and then opens into cultiva
ted fields on a gentle slope, and into a valley extend
ing for a considerable distance. On the road and
-into the wooded ravine anti hill-side Hovey's divi
sion was disposed for the attack. McPherson's two
divisions—all of his corps with him on the march
from Milliken's Bend (until -- Ransom's brigade ar
rived that day after the hattle)—were thrown to
the right of the road, properly speaking, the ene
my's rear. But I would not permit an attack to
be commenced by our troops until I could hear
from McOlernand, who was advancing with four
divisions. two of them on a road intersecting the
Jackson road, about one mile from where the
troops above described were placed, and about the
centre of the enemy's line; the other two divi
sions on a road still north, anti nearly the same
distance off.. "
BATTLE &F CHAMPION HILL.
I soon heard from McClernand, through members
of his staff and my own, whom I hid sent to him
early in the morning, and found that by the nearest
practicable route of, communication he was two and
a halt:miles distant ; I sent several successive mes:
sages to him to push forward with all. rapidity.
There bad been continuous firing between Hovey's
skirmishers and the rebel advance, which, by
11 o'clock, grew into a battle. For some time this
division bore the bruntof the conflict; hut, finding the
enemy too strong for them, at the instance of Hovey
I directed first one and then a second brigade front
Crocker's division to reinforce him. All this time Lo
gan's division was working upon the enemy's left and
rear, and weakened his. front attack most wonder
fully. The troops here opposing us evidently far
outnumbered ours. Expecting McOlernand mo•
mentarilscwith four divisions (including Blair's),
never fit a doubt of the result. He did not arrive,
' however, until the enemy had been driven from the
field, after a terrible contest of hours, with a heavy
loss of killed, wounded, and prisoners,
and a num
ber 'of pieces of artillery. It was found afterwards
that the Vicksburg road. after following the ridge in
a southerly direction for about one mile and to
where it intersected one of the Raymond roads.
- turns almost to the west, down the hill, and across
the valley in which Loga - was- operating on the
rear of the enemy. One brigade of Logan's division
bad, unconscious of this important fact, penetrated
nearly to this road, and compelled the enemy to re
treat to prevent capture. As it was, much of his
artillery and Loring's division-of his army was cut
off besides the prisoners captured: On the call of '
Hovey for more reinforcements, just before the
out of the enemy commenced. I ordered McPherson
to move what troops he could by a left flank
around to the enemy's front. Logan rode up at
this time..and told me that if Hovey could make an
other dash at the enemy he could come up from
where he then was and capture' the greater part of
their force. I immediately rode forward, and found
the troops that had been so gallantly engaged for so
many hours withdrawn from their advanced position,
and were filling their cartridge bbxes. I directed
them to use all despatch, and push forward as soon as
possible,, explaining to them the position of Logan's
division. Proceeding still further forward, expecting
every moment to see the enemy, and, reaching what
had been his line, I found he was retreating. Arriving
at the Raymond road, I saw to my-left and on the
next ridge a column of troops which proved to be
Carr'a division, and MeGlernand with it in person;
and to the left of Carr Osterhaus' division soon af
terwards appeared, with his skirmishers well in ad
vance. I sent word to Osterhaus that the enemy was
in full retreat, and to push up with all haste. The
situation was soon explained, after which , I ordered
Carr to , pursue with all speed to Black river, and
across it if he could, and to Osterhaus to follow.
Some of 111cPberson's troops had already got into
the road in advance, but 'having marched and en
gaged the enemy all day, they were fatigued and
gave the road to Carr, who continued the pursuit
until after dark, capturing a train of cars loaded
with commissary and ordnance stores and other
property.. The delay in the advance of the troops
immediately with McOlernand was caused, no
doubt, by the enemy-presenting a front of artillery
and infantry where It was impossible, from. the na
ture of the ground and the density of the forest, to
diecover his numbers. As it was, the battle of
Champion's Hill, or Baker's Creek, was fought
mainly by Hovey's division of Mcalernand'e corps,
and Logan's and Quimby's divisions (the latter com
manded by Brig. Gen. M. M. Clocker) of McPher
son's corps.
Raneom'a brigade, of McPherson'e corps,.came on
to the field where the main battle had been- fought,
immediately after the enemy bad begun his retreat.
. CROSSING OF THE BIG BLACK.
Word was sent to Sherman, at Bolton, of the re
sult of the day's engagementi'vrith directions to
turn his corps toward Bridgeport, and to, Blair to
• join , him at this latter *ea& At daylight, on the
Fitli, - the'pursuit was renewed with iffoOlernand's
corps in the advance. The enemy were foundstrong
ly posted on both sides of the Black river- At this
point, on Black river, the bluffs extend' to the
water's edge on the west bank. On the east, aide is
an open, cultivated bottom of near one mile in
width, eurroundediby a bayou of stagnant water, -
from two to three feet in depth, 'and from ten to
I wenty feetin width,from the river above the-railroad
to the river below. Following the inside line of this
bayou the enemy had constructed rifle pits, with the
bayou to serve as a ditch on the outside and home
diately in front of them. Carr's division occupied
the right in investing the place, and Lawler's bri
gade the right of his division. After a few' hours'
skirmishing Lawler discovered that by moving a
portion of his brigade under cover of the bank he
could get-a position from which that place could be
successfully assaulted, and ordered a charge accord
ingly. Notwithstanding the level ground over which
a portion of his troops had to pass without cover,
and the great obstacle or the ditch in front cif the
enemy's. works, the charge was gallantly and suc
cessfully made. and In a tew minutes the entire gar
rison, with seventeen pieces of artillery,.were the
trophies of this brilliant and daring movement. The
enemy on the west bank of the river immediately
set fire to the railroad bridge and retreated, thus
cutting off all chance of escape-for any portion of hie
forces remaining on the east bank.
Sherman, by this time, had reached Bridgeport,
on Black river above. The only pontoon-train with
the expedition was with him. By the moraine of
the 18th he had crossed the. river, and was ready to
march on Walnut Hills. McOlernand and McPher
son built floating bridges during the night, and had
thers'ready for crossing their commands by 8 A. M.
of the 18th.
The march was commenced by. Aherman at an
early hour by . the Bridgeport anfftrichetturg road,
turning to the right when within three and a half
miles of Vicksburg, to get possession of Walnut
Hills and the 'Yazoo river. This was successfully
accomplished before the night of the lath. McPher
son crossed Black river above the .Tackson road,
and came info the same road with Sherman, but to
hie rear. He arrived after nightfall, with his ad
vance to where Sherman turned to the right.' Mc
()lemmd moved by the Jackson and Vicksburg road
to Mount Albans, and there turned to the left to get
into Baldwin's• Ferry road. By thia disposition the
three army corps covered all the ground their
strength would admit of, and by the morning of the
19th the investment of Vicksburg was made as com
plete as could be by the forces at my command.'
THE ASSAULTS ON VICKSBURG
-.During the day there was continuous skirmishing,
and I was not without hope of carrying the enemy's
works. Relying upon the demoralization of the
enemy in consequence of repeated defeats outside of
Vicksburg ; I ordered a general assault at 2 P. M. on
this day.
The 10th Army Corps, from having arrived in
front of the enemy's • works in time on the lath
to get a good position, were enabled to make a
vigorous assault. The lath and 17th corps suc
ceeded no further than-to gain advanced positions,
covered from the fire of , the enemy. The 20th and
21st were spent in perfecting communications with
our supplies." Most of the troops had been marching
and fighting battles for twenty days on an average
of about five days' rations, drawn from the commis
sary.department. Though they had not suffered
from short rations up to this time, the want of bread
to accompany the other rations was beginuing to be,
much felt. On the gist my arrangements for draw.
ing supplies of every description being complete, I
determined to make another effort to carry Vicks
burg by assault. There were many reasons to de
termine me to adopt - this course. I believed an as
sault from the position gained by this time could
be made successfully.. It was kmown that John
ston was at Clanton with the force taken by him
from Jackson, reinforced by other troops from the
East, and that more were daily reaching him. With
the force I had, a short time..must have enabled
him to attack me in the rear, and possibly succeed
in raising the siege. Possession of Vicksburg at
that time would have enabled me to have turned
upon Johnston-and driven him from the State, and
possess myself-of all the railroads and practical mi.
litary highways, thus effectually securing to our
selves all territory west of the Tombigbee ' and this
before the season was too far advanced for cam
paigning in this latitude. I would have saved Go
vernment sending large reinforcements, much need
ed ehrewhere.; and, finally, the troops themselves
were impatient to possess 'Vicksburg, and would not
have worked in the trenches with the same zeal,
believing it unnecessary, that they did after their
failure to carry the enemy's works. Accordingly
on the 21st orders were issued for a general assault
on the whole line; to commence at 10 A. NI. on
the 22d. All the corps commanders Bet their
time by mine, that there should be no
difference between them in movement of assault.
Promptly at the hoer designated, the three army
corps, then in front of the enemy's works corn.
menced the arsault. I had taken a commanding po
sition near PdcPhersonta frout, and from which I
could see all the advancing columns from his corps,
and a part of each of Sherman's and McOternand'e.
A portion of the commands of each succeeded in
planting their flags on the outer slope of the enemtps.
bastionr, -- and maintained them there until night.
Each corps had many more men than could possibly
be used in the assault, over such gropnd as fitter
vened between them and the onemy. " More men
could only avail in case of braaking through the
enemy's line or in repelling a sortie. The assault
was gallant in the extreme on the part of all the
troops, but the enemy's positian was too strong, both
naturally and artificially, to,be taken in that way.
At every point assaulted, arid at all of them at the
same time, the enemy was able to show ale the force
hie works could cover: The assault - failed, I regret
to say, with much loss on our side in killed and
wounded, but without weakening the confidence- of
the troops in their ability to ultimately succeed.
No troops succeeded in entering any ofthe enemy's
works with the exception of Sergeant Griffith, of
the net Reeiment lowa Volunteeza, and some eleven
privates of the saws regiment. Of these none ret
tureed except the aergeant and poesibly. one. man.
The work entered by "him, from its position, could
gtve us.no practiattl , advantage unless others to the
tight"and left ofit.were carried and held at-the same
About-121tt. I received a despatch iron]. INlcOler
nand that be Wan hard pressed- at several points, in
reply,to which I directed him to reinforce the points
hardlrressed from such troops as he had that were
not engaged. I then rode , round to Sherman, and
had just reached there, when I received a second
despatch from McOlernand stating posit'Lvely and
iinrquivocally that he was in possession or and still
held two of the enemy's forts; that the American
flag then waved over them ; and asking me to have
Sherman 'and McPherson make a diversion in ;his
favor. This despatch I showed to Sherman, who
immediately ordered a renewal of the .assault
err hie front. 'I also sent -an answer to ale.
Glen:mud, directing to order up McArthur
to Ws mistienoo, an 4 itartel inunepttely
to the potiti6U I had ji.vit left on 'McPherson's line
to convey to Him the infcametion from. McOlernand
by this last deopatch, thathe might make the diver-
Mon reonested. Beiore'refthing glepherson I wet
a messenger with it thirit despatch from McCler
nand, of which the following:ir w copy:
ItsADQUARTURCTIi TUT ItIENTit ARM V Cour.%
Ix Tun Ft4CLI) NEAR , YIOH Sno7r6, Miss.,
May 11363.
GIIN3RAL : We have'galned the enemy's entrench
ments at several points - , but are brought to &stand.
I have sent word to Mealthur to reinforce waif he
can. Would it not be beW, to concentrate the whole
or a part of his command on thispoint
JOHN A:. IVIcOLERNA:Na,
Major General Commanding.
Major General U. S. Gir_txr.
P. S.—l have received your delipateh: My troops
are allengaged, and I cannot" withdrawany to retry•
force others, IVlca
The position occupied by me during most of the
time of the assault, gave me a better opportunity of
seeing what was going on in front - of the 13th Army
Corps than I believed it possible for the commander
of it to have: -I could not see his possession- ot
forts, nor necessity for reinforcements, as repre•
sented in his despatches, up to the time Herta, which
was between 12 M.. and 1 P. IT, and' r expressed'
doubts of their correctness, which - doubts-the fadts
subsequently, but too late, confirmed: At the timel
could not disregard his reiterated - statements;. ior
they might possibly he true; and that no possible'
opportunity of- carrying the enemy's• stronghold'
should he allowed to escape through fault of mine,
ordered Quimby's division, which was all of Mc Pher.
son's corps then present; but four brigades, to 'report'
to McClernand, and notified him- of the order. I
showed his despatches to McPherson, as .1' had to'
Sherman, to satisfy him of the necessity of an active
diversion on their part to hold as•much fore in their
fronts as possible. The diversion was promOtly and
vigorously made, and resulted in the increase of our
mortality list fully fifty per cent:, without advancing
our position or giving us other advantages.
About 8.60 P. M.., I received MoOlernand's fourth
despatch, as follows:
HEADQUARTERS THYRTEENTII ARMY CORPS,
May 22; 1863.
GENERAL : I have received 'your despatch in re
,gard to_General Quimby'); division and Generall l llc4
'Arthur's division. As soon as they arrive' r will
press the enemy with all possible • speed, and doubt
not I will force my way through. I have lost no
ground. My men are in two of the enemy's' forts;
but they are commanded by rifle-pits in the rear. Se
veral prisoners have been taken who intimate that
the rear is strong.- At this moment ram rfard pressed;
JOHN A. TVIcOLIERNA.Nfn
Major General Commanding.
Major General If. S. GRANT, Department 'or the
Tennessee.
The assault of this day proved the quality of the
soldiers Of this army. Without entire sueeess, and
with a heavy, loss, there was no murmuring or com
plaining, no falling back, nor evidence of demorali
zation.
THE SIEGE
After the failure of the 22d, I determined upon a
regular siege. The troops now being fully-awake to
the necessity of this,worked diligently and 'cheerfully.
The work progressed rapidly and satisfactorily until
the 3d of July, when all was about ready - for a final
assault. There was a great scarcity of engineer
officers in the beginning ; but under the skilful Bu
te] intendence of Captain F. E.-Prime; of the eagi
neer corps, Lieutenant Colonel Wilson, of my staffi
and Captain C. B. Comstock, of the engineer corps,•
who joined this command -during the siege, such
practical experience was gained as would enable
any division of this army hereafter to conduct a
siege with considerable skill, in the absence of regu•
lar engineer -officers.
THE CAPITULATION
On the afternoon of the 3d of July a letter was re
ceived from Lieutenant General Pemberton, corn
mending the Confederate forces at Vicksburg, propo
sing an armistice, and the appointment of • commis--
sionera to arrange terms for the capitulation of the
place. The correspondence, copies of• which are
herewith transmitted, resulted in the surrender - of
the city- and garrison of Vicksburg at 'lO o'clock
A. M., July 4, 1863, on the following terms: The en
tire garrison, officers and men, were to be paroled,
not to take -up arms agninat the United States, -
until exchanged by the proper authorities; officers
and men each to be furnished with a parole,
signed by himself ; officers to be allowed their
side arms and private baggage, and the field,
staff; and cavalry officers one horse each ; the
rank and file to. he allowed all- their clothing,
but no other property ; rations from their own
stores sufficient to last them beyond our lines';
the necessary cooking utensils for preparing their
food ; and thirty wagons, to transport such ar
ticles as could'not well be carried. These terms I
regarded more favorable to the Government than an
unconditional surrender. It saved us the transporta
tion of them north, which at that time would have
been very difficult ; owing to the limited amount of
river transportation on hand and theexpeose of sub
sisting them. It left our army free to operate against
Johnston, who was threatening us from the direc
tion of Jackson, and our river transportation to be
used for the movement of troops to any point the
exigency of the service might require.
I deem it proper to state here, in order that the
correspondence may be fully understood, that after
my answer to General Pemberton's letter of the
morning of the 3d, we had a personal interview on
the subject of the capitulation. The particulars and
incidents of the siege will be contained in the re
ports of division and corps commanders, which will
be forwarded as soon as received.
In the march from Bruinsburg to Vicksburg, co
vering a period of twenty days, before supplies could
be obtained from Government stores, only five days'
rations were issued, and three days of these were
taken in haversack, at the start, and were soon ex
hausted. All other subsistence was obtained from
the country through which we passed. The march
was commenced without wagons, except such as
could be picked up through the country. The coun
try was abundantly supplied with corn, bacon, beef,
find mutton. The troops enjoyed excellent health,
and no army ever appeared in better spirit, or felt
more confident of success. -
THE GRIERSON EXPEDITION.
In accordance with previous instructions, Major
General S. A. Hurlbut started Colonel (now Briga•
dier General) B. H. Grierson, with a cavalry force
from LA Grange,.Tennessee, to make a raid through
the central portion of the State of Mississippi to
destroy railroads and other publicproperty, for the
purpose of creating a diversion in favorof the army
moving to the attack on Vicksburg. On the 17th of
April this expedition started, and arrived at Baton
Rouge on the 2d of May, hay's& successfully tra
versed the whole State of Mississippi. The-expedi
tion was skilfully conducted, and reflects great cre
dit on Colonel Grierson and all of his command.
The notice given this. raid by.the Southern press
confirms our estimate of its importance. It has been
one of the most brilliant cavalry exploits during the
war, and will be handed down in history as an ex
ample to be imitated. Colonel Grierion is report is
herewith transmitted.
RESULTS OF THE CAMPAIGN
The result of this campaign has been the defeat of
the enemy in five battles outside of ,Vicksburg ; the
occupation of Jackson, the capital of- the State of
Mississippi, and the capture of Vicksburg, and its
garrison and munitions of war • a loss to the enemy
of thirty-seven thousand (37,000) prisoners, among
whom were fifteen general officers ; at least tea
thousand killed and wounded, and among the killed
Generals Tracy, Tilghman, and Green; and hun
di and perhaps thousands, of stragglers, who can
never be collected and reorganized. Arms and mu
nitions of war for an army of sixty thousand' en
have fallen into our hands, besides a large anieSunt
of other public property, consisting of railroads, lo
comotives, cars, steamboats, cotton, &c.,and much
was destroyed to prevent our capturing t.
Our loss in the series of battles may be summed
up as follows
Killed. Wo'ded. Wing.
Port Gibson 130 713 5
Fourteen-mile Greek (skirmish). 4 24
Raymond 69 341 32
JackE on 40 240 6
Champion's Hill 426 1,642 139
Big Black railroad bridge 29 242 2
Tick slur , . 545 3,633 303
Of the wounded many were but slightly wounded,
and continued on duty; many more required but a
few days or weeks for their recovery. Not more
than one half of the wounded were permanently dis
abled.
My personal staff and chiefs of departments have
in all cases rendered prompt and efficient service.
In all former reports I have failed to make men
tion of Company A, 4th Regiment Illinois Cavalry
Volunteers, Captain S. D. Osband commanding.
This company has been on duty with me as an
escort company since. November, 1861, and in every
engagement I have been in since that time rendered
valuable service, attracting general attentionJor
their exemplary conduct, soldierly bearing, and
promptness. It would not be overstating the merits
of this company to • say that , many of them would
fill with credit any position in a cavalry regiment.
For the brilliant achievements recounted in this
report, the Army of the Tennessee, their comrades
of the Ninth army corps, Herron's division of the
Army of the Frontier, and the navy co-operating
with them, deserve the highest honors their country
can award.
I have the honor to be, Colonel, very respectfully,-
your obedient servant, U. S. GRANT,
Major General U. S. A. ' Commanding.
Colonel J. C. KELTON, Asst. Adj't Gen., Washing
ton, D. C.
THE STATES 1N REBELLION.
Reconstruction.
From Correspondence of tbe Mobile Evening News.]
" The game's up. It's useless calling for ,us men
up to forty-five, for we can't go. Reconstruction on
whatever grounds we can get it, say L' These start
ling words, uttered in a brisk, confident, and shame
less lone, awoke me from my after-dinner torpor as
I lay back in my chair in a public house at Tusca
loosa. The speaker was a - hale, hearty, old-young
fellow of forty-two. His auditors, numbering half a
dozen, were mostly younger than himselfiand appa
rently as 4t food for powder as any class• of robust
'exempts as have come within my vision. The va
rious replies in answer to. the speakerie discourse
were flattering enough to him.- Oae of the sub
missionists exclaimed.: You're right, John. A
:I—d old. Mississippi refugee, with his- family and'
fifty niggers, stopped at my place yesterday, and
wanted supplies. Told him Ild see him,in purgatory.
first; to go home and defend his own. State, and not:
run off and eat us all up.. If -having . to run off and!
leave everything to the Yankees ringt subjugation,
I'd like to know what is. It's time- this thing wise
stopped, and now. I'm ordered out; although my
substitute is with-Lee—_-and amid leave my property
to take, care of itself. Pll bet4---ii first
"Such ideas as these I-have heard recently so fM•
quently advanced by men of property, who, for vari
ous:reasons, are exemptfrom military duty, andwho
have.never shouldered ft.rousket ar carried a sabre,
that wealth and, patriotism. seem incompatible.
Now, when it becomes imperative to lend the aid of
their strong arms in support ofi the cause,' men;
struction,' sing they all, soonec Oslo expose theiepre
elOUß persons, or. relinquish an acre of their- oche
rished lands.
"Our. President promised that, if the ilorkest
hour should- be forced upon us, when our capital
should fall,. when our Last military organization
should become scattered or expire, he would join
the patriot. band of. heroes who, from behind some
friendly trEe, would confirm% to greet the invader
with the crack of the rifle, and make his. track one
of blood, famed ever after in history as the last
stand of the freeman. When the last armed man
shall retreat-to the Gulf • when every mile of South.
ern soil shall be watered with the patriot's blood ;
when even the buzzard shall fly frore,the stench of
our putrid foes, then subjugation may come honors..
bly, but submission, reconstruction, *aver."
A THRICAD OIIRENNOT-
In some places in the South, Confederate money is
not very highly esteemed. There la one dark spot in
the region about Tuscaloosa where produce cannot
be bought for the notes of Jeff Davis. The patriotic
farmers' wives only receive thread as currency, and
the result is that the thread factory in Tuscaloosa
becomes the bank for that °community. There is, a
regular day and hour specified for the Bale of thread
and those times the eager - nem to get a " bundle's
of thread in exchange for „Stets as Igreat as was the
desire of your traders to get the first issues of postal
currency. This is described by " N'lmporte" thus
"The wealthy lady steppe from her carriage, sail'
directs her escort to tell Mr. Kirkman that Mrs..
Rich.enough-to buy-you desires a bundle, as she re..
turns at once to the country. But as the distrilm7
tion is made by honest citizens, no partiality is, ob.!
servable. During much wrangling and dispute, the,
fifty bundles are sold, the country people having the
preference, and the crowd of a hundredor aa.tinsuc.
cessful persons disperse to try for better. success
upon 'the ensuing distribution day. Y,mi, see now
the sequel. A wagon laden with vege,tables, etc ,
calls at every house: 'How much do, you ask for
butterg , 'A dollar a pound for thread!' give
you six hanks of it for as many pounds of butter.'
The offer is eagerly accepted, and a. hank of thread,
which costs, forty cents, buys, a pound of butter.
Such is the origin and operation of our thread cur
rency. To keep your taWe supplied, you must pre.
seat yourself at the thrUd d3,Atrl,biagor 4 aiAtkcouthag4
THREE GMT'S.
to'do so until successful, and then you have the pa=
myna for, All wanter.”
RmaiALIATIOrd. NAILIIRV Ivsevir.
[l iebmoodi. oorreer,ondenee of the Mobile Tribune.]
The erKterminteribg deopot has announced Mk
curse. He has reAised to- receive a commissioner
from urrror entertain the' prolix:mitten to conduct the'
war ups 6 principles of civilized nations, ft , being ,
deemed irdtdmissible.
~Hei permits his generals to
murder indiscriminately onr' o'loz - etre and soldiers,
and whenever our Prerident attempts retributive
juetice, he is' threatened with tenfold vengeance.
What is thierbut 'it war Of exterininatiOn I After the
brutal murder of ten of otfinnocent soldiers in Mire
Bowl by the aerinsider McNeal, PreeidentEravis issued
a spirited proclamation in Ilisersaippi. in which he
declaredi no ftorther exchange of officers should
take place unto% McNeal was surrendered, and de
claring that all Yankee officers 'found' tampering
with or running off our slaves; should , suffer the
penalty of the State - laws. After the battlb of blur
freeeboro, in which we took same 6,006 - prisoners,
Lincoln refused to rfceive the paroled prisoners un
less we also sent the -Officers with them. "mat was
the time we should Mive stood up to the letter of
the bond. We dui nnt. however ; the oilliers were
released—and McNeal's , tenfold murder stand's un
avenged.
When Burnside 'murders two of cur' oftThers Ya
Kentucky, the:Yankee officers (prisonere) - at Rich
mond are made to draw lots. Two aratcoirdemned
to suffer in retaliation, and tceday Lincoln threstena
that, if we dare to touch his men, he will execute
Gen. Rodney Lee and Capt. Winder.
"Thu_,_
what a farce becomes our retaliatkil mem.
surer! r More than this—at the last session, Goneress
passed an act that all Yankee cornmissioneeofficers
commanding negro regiments who should be cap.
cured ehould sutler death, and all negroes found in.
their ranks to be turned over to the State authori
ties for trial. In what case has the law been. exe
cuted 7 - As I urged a year ago, it had been a great
humanity had we in the first instance declared we
would take no prisoners, though it seems barbarous
at first blush. It would have saved thousands of
lives, and perhaps ere this ended the war. What
bounty could induce a Yankee to enlist when he .
knew that his fate was certain death? I believe it is
not late yet, and is the best thing we can dm
NOBTFIERN PEACE MEN. 4,e
arran the Knoxville Register.] -
We fully endorse the following views of the Savan
nah Republican:
I was told yesterday that Vallandigham had said
that it would be a bad move on our part to cross the
Potomac, inasmuch as it would injure the Peace
party.. The Tforid and Herald say that the Peace
party is frustrated under the present excitement.—
Correspondcnt Charleston Mercury.
• Suppose Mr. Vallandigham and the Now York pa
pers old Bay it, it is very natural that a Northern
man should deprecate invasion of his country, even
though he may be on the side of peace. The quota.
lions of such opinions we regard as most ill-timed.
Their tendency is to perpetuate the long since ex
, plead foolery that we could build up a peace party
at the North, an idea that lies at the bottom of half
of our disasters in this war. It proceeds, too, on -
-the idea-that the invasion is destined to ,fail—a de
spondentriewwhich no Southern man should enter
tain for amsoment.
The correct position ' as we understand it, is this
We should not attempt invasion unless we are pre
pared to carry it throbgh successfully, or at least
with a strong probability of success. The proper
conclusion is that by punishing the North severely
for its crimes, and overthrowing its armies—as we
expect to do—we shall make more peace men at the
North than we should by twenty years of forbear
ance, or five hundred speeches from Vallandignam
and Wood. It, seems hard for our people to learn
that there is but one road to peace—a thorough di uti
bins of the enemy. The sooner we plant ourselves
on this ground the sooner will the war be brought
to a close. Northern Democracy and foreign inter
vention are foolish delusions which should no long
er be allowed to deceive.
CKRIOPS ADVERTISENRKTS-TRADING IN GREEN.
BACKS.
We find the following in the advertising eolu!nns
of the Mobile Register:
NOTIr'E.— COMMITTEE OF SAFETY. MOBILE, JUNE
LS63.—.Tobn Bowen bas refused, and avowedly re
fus•es to receive Confederate Treasury Notes, in payment
for dEbts due him.
JOHN REID, Jr., Secretary
NOTICE.—JOHN BOWEN HAS. FROM THE FIRST
issue of Confederate money, received it for his goods,
and for notes and f , CCOTIIKS, will continue to receive it,
and solicits payment in same. Bat there are case:, where
he has rernsed, - will continue to refine. and when occa
sion requires, will tike nleasnre in explaining his rea
sons. GIY2-R1 JOHN . BO WEN.
Mr. Bowen mu attic a brave man. Another paper
relates the following incident which occurred a little
later in the same city of Mobile:
In Mobile last , week, a Vicksburg soldier went
into Mr. Simon's clothing store, on Dauphin street,
to purchase a shirt. The clerk, a man named Mark
Wohl, attended on him and commenced to exhibit
his goods. During the conversation Wohl asked him
if he had some greenbacks, and was answered In the
affirmative. The soldier selected a shirt and in
quired the price. He was told that he could have it
for $25 in Confederate money, or $2.50 in greenbacks.
The soldier paid him with the latter, and imme
diately afterward reported the case to Major Denis,
the provost marshal,. who ordered his arrest. The
Advertiser says :
" W ohl was afterwards taken out on it.writ of ha
beas corpus. Gen. Maury, learning of the action, de
spatched Officer Mansfield with instructions to re•
arrest him and send him to Atlanta, and from there,
we learn, be will be taken to - Richmond to be sent
across the lines. He was put on board the steamer
Mary Wilson, which left at o'clock. Wohl made
this transaction on his individual account, being un
authorized by his employer.”
Here are some more advertisements from the Mo
bile papers :
NOTICE.—The nndtrsigredwillpaythe highest price
for a substitute for the militia. Apply
.at No. 97 Main.
street. F. KING.
Jar A brst-rate Blacksiiith for sale; also. aletter A
No 1 Carpenter. Apply as above. E. KENO.
WANTED—By a banished son of St Louis. Mo., a po
sition as Steamboat Captain or Clerk. A situation as
bookkeeper in a- wholesale house or any general busi
ness would be accepted, Best of reference given if re
quired Address BETA.
WANTED—By a lady. who has been driven from her
home by the fall of Vicksbarg. employment as a Dress
rocker, or sewing of any description. Apply at this
office.
VALLANDIGRAM'S AI7;..DRESS
This document is copied entire by the Richmond
Dispatch, whose editor comments as follows on-a por
tion of it :
" A portion of the above the Richmond Dispatch
considers a very strange document. It isl,o the ef
feet that he, (Vallandigham,) while in tht Confede
rate States, did not-meet with a single person who
was,not resolved to perish rather than yield to the
pressure of arms; but that every person he con
versed with expressed himself willing, if the Yan
kees would withdraw their troops, to discuss the
terms of reunion.. - do not know who were the
persona with whom Mr. T. conversed. We are sure
we have conversed• with many more Southerners
than he ever did, and we never heard the first one
yet speak of reunion. He has certainly made a great
mistake somehow or other."
CO:AMBITS TS. :WHILE
-.Non - = —The impression induced by Grant's late
movement is, that Mobile will be the next point of
attack. The place has become terribly corrupted by
the Nassau cotton •trade—is full of smugglers, bro
kers, and others seeking Yankee markets for hidden
merchandise, and may—nay, probably will fall. Let
it co.—Columbus aria.
irou go to—Halifax. The record of Mobile isn't
made up yet, and the editor of the Sun ie not the pre
deetined chronicler of ite fall—or any other manf—
Moelle News.
A Nova Fight oft Portland.
[From the Portland. Ole.) Argus of Thursday.
• We received and published a report of a battle off
Schoodac Island; on Thursday, July 23d, giving
some particularsof it. Since then, the fact of its oc
currence has been confirmed by the arrivalof several
vessels at different ports, whose captains either saw
or beard it. Butt as yet, we have had no explanation
of the affair. Nobody seems to know what it means.
We are now in possession of facts that satisfy us
beyond. the possibility of a doubt, that an engage
ment did occur between two steamers on the day and
in the locality named, and that from 53 to 56 shots
were exchanged. It appears that a large propeller
steamship, painted black, was lying for some days
prior lathe 22d. ult. on Grand ;Nieman Banks. She
was at one time so near the schooner Ohio, Captain
Dolliver, of Tremont, that the Captain feared she
would drift on to him, and he hailed her, expressing
his. fears of such a result. The captain of the
steamer told him to have no fear, that he would not
harm him. She laid alongside the Ohio about twen
ty-four hours.
The battle oceurred between 10 and 11 o'clock in'
the forenoon, about ten miles east-southeast from
Bakees Island, 'Mount Desert. The day was per
fectly, clear, and the battle was witnessed by Capt.
Richardson, of Cranberry Island, and others, from
the light-house on Baker's Island. With a glass the
vessels could be seen with perfect distinctness: The
persons in the light-house counted fifty-three dis
charges from guns of very heavy calibre.
There was% town meeting in Tremont on that
day. The heavy discharges 'of artillery shook the
buildings and rattled the glass so much as to alarm
people, and many went to Southwest 'Harbor to learn
what itmeant. They there saw the steamer come
in and the boat come ashore. Those at the Town
house counted fifty-six distinct discharges of heavy
guns.
These are the facts amply vouched for which we
have,.through the politeness of Captain Booth, of
the schooner Ceres, from Tremont.
Of course, every one will inquire what all this
Dwane? We can furnish no answer. The belierof
those who witnessed the fight, was that it was a bat
tle between a Confederate privateer and a United
States gunboat—that the gunboat got the worst of
it and came west to report and get help, and they
bad been constantly expecting an official report of
the. affair. Why has there been no official explana
tion of the matter ? The Navy Department must be
in possession of the facts. Some of those who
saw her think the black Steamer was the Lord
Clyde. .
, .
REOPENING OF THE BAI.I.L'I.M.ORP. AND OHRt t
, AIL
AOAD.—Our readers were all gratified : at, :mi
nouncement of there-opening of the Baltimi i and
Ohio railroad. The rebels burned or blew uoltwelve
large bridges, tore down or burned eight first-class.
water stations, and broke up: or, carried of most of ,
their valuable machinery, and fixtures: They stole=
over thirty miles of the beat telegraph wire, and out.
down a thousand supporting• poles. They tore up,
from its solid bed of stone. ballast over seven miles•
of heavy new iron track„ but five months in use, and‘
eighteen thousand of the largest oak and chestnut
crossties on which the.rails were laid, and burned.
every rail and every, tie- thus removed, utterly, de,
at eying the latter. and.rendering the iron unfit for
use. The destruction embraced a range of eighty
miles, between Horper's Tarry and Cumberland.
And yet all thsse.bridges, water stations, tracks,
telegraphs, &c., in.theirmaseive magnitude, are ma
gically restored, or „rather replaced, and the line, sup
posed by the enemy to. have been well nigh extin
guished, is again, (like_ another Phmnix) risen from
its ashes, ready.ta bear upon its well-watched and
closely-manned rails the heaviest products of the
Western field and mountain, or the delicate forma of
the fairest tra:vellers who may seek the seaboard or
the air of Oakland for recreation. Aedbut tkerfeen
days has been occupied in this work of rebuilding,
after the heavy preparatory labor of,gathering and
transporling,the enormous bulk of material. This is
computed. at not less than four hundred.terston car
loads, requiring twenty trains of engines and cars,
whose aggregate length would largrely exceed two
miles. This. material was carried, by the oompany,
on its.. Awn road, an average dietance of more than
one hundee,d and sixty ranee, to the points where it
wanrermired,. adding largely to,the labor-and coat of
th sanbuil diog. —Wheeling Inteligencen
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Floyd, are in press,
—General Bunter is 'at the Filkmore
Newport, and Genefal Buell at the Ocean 'House.
General Sherman attended churokin the seine place
last Sunday and a week ago Ss:eada3i. Last Sunday
the excessive' beat caused him to, aW; hilt he re
soavel'eg 19Q4 reaching 9V94
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POLITICAL INTELLIOUCP.
•T.he New York Sun, the organ of the Lassoes is
the P 4 *nyire City, refers to the nomination of Go
' vernor ,Curtin by the Pittsburg CoriventTot in the
fallowing' terms
"cover, nor Curtin la a man of unquestioned ener
prt an d le c ertainly the most available candidate of
hie party, 0.1 Id the only one who could have any
chance of, atm 'fem."
The mi n teht with equal truth and !Draw have
goile further, a cd observed, in the language of an
exCiange, that ,"the renomination of Andiew G.
c u min f or 13. 074 r. nor of Pennsylvania will be hailed
bylout aoldiers ev t',rywhere with sincere rejoicing.
No CteVerffor of min V State has devoted his eiferfe
so ear-Snails , and aria easfully to the advaneement of
tbe comforts and inire recta of our gallant soldier's aer
Gov. Carlin. The v.'•'erans of the three years' ser
vice, the-nine-aontfor men, and the State militia of
every grade; regard as their benefactor an&
friend."
—The Ofle:Wrath Covna vciai says, upon informa,
tends of Vallandigham,
A.
Don gathered' from the
that he has bSen urged to withdraw his name from
the Democratletichet, in fat' 'or of some person from
whom Mr. 13rourit could cod` take so many Demo
cratic votes as be.'• is now 113-E.'l yto do. "The great
Federal succeseelitt July hevc effectually destroyed
all chances of a 'Tiernocratte Ar.kumph, and the very
men who were mosearrtive hi put ting Vallandighant
forward, and most voidc'eroug 1n p, 'oclaiming hie cer
tain success, are now . maxims ±O . throw him over
board, hoping in thativay to move their crazy craft
from utter wreck. 111eir 13MV di:dathe, however, stout
ly refuses, it is said, th - yiesd, .declar tug that he will
not withdraw his name' unless n ew convention
shall be called, and norzionsinath.‘ us be regularly
made."
The Money Luminary 'say,: "We c, we not what
may be said of Governor Ciirtft, the en 1 trent abili
ties, prudence, and untirine - irduatrg s - tfch have
characterized his administieitibiref the. At v"atra'of the
Commonwealth, and his de.,,titiowtotheit tere 6 te . cf
our soldiers and the cause oPilre'rmion, TEA endear-
ed him to the people, and he'erijoyet their's* "frdence .
in an eminent degree. He is Vied:to:ll*ot fru! masses,
and they will stand by him at' the. ' o3 r, re
gardless of enemies from whatevelt quart they
may come."
-- The. Lancaster 'Examiner arse Ifetraid spe& Ifis of
Governor Curtin's nomination in the follaa Yin&
terms : "The re-nomination of Go7ernor Am& '"ew
G. Curtin, by the Union Conventrim;.at Pittgbii
it but a reepon Pe to the hearty ands earnest . 'efr
of the people of Penneylvania. It fiat:glorious tr. 1 "'
bute to a gallant and faithful publte' officer. No
man ever more heartily and thoroughi; commanded
the confidence and love of the whole people."
The Isrankltn Repository eaya of Governor Car
tin :"In obedience to the call of theihyal men of
Pennsylvania, he is again before the people for their
suffrages. The responsible trust has beerteseffted,
and unless Pennsylvanians shall turn upon them
selves 'with suicidal hands, when the old tin is about
to wave again over a united Republic, he' will be
chosen by the largest popular majority ever cast in
the State."
The Beaver Argiiz, one of the staunchest Union
papers in the State, says : "The ticket put in non&
nation by the Democrats, is a ticket whose sitippoit
era are in favor of the rebellion, and opposed to the
Union of:these States. The ticket put in nomina.
ton at Pittsburg last week, will be Supported by
men Whonre in favor of the Union of the States."
There can be no doubt whatever that this is a fair
statement of the issues."
" There remains," said Judge Branilette, Union
candidate for Governor of Kentucky, in a recent
speech, "but one course for all true, loyal, and pa
triotic men to pursue, and this is simply to do all in
their power to strengthen the Government in its et.
forts to crush the rebellion. After that is 'dcine, - gott
can set about rectifying all the mistakes of the Ad=
ministration."
The Albany Atlas and Buffalo Argus, Courier,
and other Democratic papers, are claiming' Colonel
Bramlette, Governor elect of Kentucky, as a man of
their class. What, then, was Mr. Wickliffe 1 It is
to be hoped that these journals now claiming Cot.
Bramlette will continue to follow his lead.
On Saturday, 29th Mat., the loyal citizens of
Lancaster county will assemble in their several
wards and boroughs to elect delegates, - who will
meet in Fulton Hall, Lancaster, on the 2d of Sep
tember, and nominate a number of State and county
officers.
—The American Union, a Democratic paper, pub
lished at Steubenville, Ohio, and edited 'by John
Sheridan, refuses to support Vallandigham — for
Governor. ' It has been the Democratic organ Of
Jefferson county for'more than thirty years.
H. L. Palmer has been nominated by the Demo
crats of Wisconsin for Governor. He will be next
to the man who alkali be elected.
Sohn A. Magee, editor of the Perry County
Democrat, has been renominated for the Legislature
in the Perry district.
The last Doylestown Democrat sneeringly speaks
of Governor Curtin as, the "contractor's friend..
In the autumn of 1861, a few days before Governor
Curtin visited Doylestown to present the colors of
the State to the 104th Regiment, at Camp Lacey, at
a meeting of the citizens held in the court-house, to
make arrangements to receive the Governor, Col: •
W. W. Davis, proprietor of the Democrat, publicly
stated that at one time he believed Governor Curtin
was deserving of censure for supplying the soldiers
with clothing of an inferior quality, and for other
wise neglecting their wants ; but he was then fully
and thoroughly satisfied that those charges were not
well founded, and that the Governor was an honest,
upright,-'and faithful public servant, entitled to the
full confidence and respect of the people of the State.
—Bucks . County Intelligencer.
—At Urbana, Champaign county, Ohio, on the
'7th instant, there was a demonstration of over ten
thousand people in favor of John Brough. One
township sent a delegation numbering sixteen hun
dred persons, and another a delegation of twelve
hundred and fifty. A correspondent says of the
Union meetings, that "they are perfectly wonderful
and astonishing, not only to the opposition, but to
those taking part in them."
Identified with the war for the Union, the suc
cess of that war also becomes the success of Andrew
G. Curtin. He has risked his health and his life in
the furtherance of that cause. He has risked his
reputation, and, in many instances, has been ac
cused of transcending his power to promote the
comfort and secure the contentment of the soldier.—
Rairlsburg Telegraph.-
- The nomination of Hon. Daniel Agnew, of
Beaver, as the Union candidate for Supreme Judge,
was a moat fortunate one. He stands confessedly
first among the common pleas judges of the State,
and his spotless character and eminent judicial
ability will adorn the Supreme Bench of Pennsyl
yania.—Franklin Repository.
Governor Curtin has accepted the nomination,
and will, in a few days, open the campaign by address
ing the people from the stump, and will visit every
section of the State. No honest effort of his .wilL_
be wanting to command success, and he will most
suredly be re-elected.—Exchange.
-Hon. Wm. H. Witte visited Doylestown ort.L.
Sunday last, and made a hurried pilgrimage to New 7
Rope, probably to confer with leading "peace" De -1
moarats there. What id in the windy
Reflections of a Negro on Slaveryz,
To the Editor of The Press
Siu: Beholding the state of abjection and slaver y
into which•the white race has plunged ours; see& ig
creatures ST color sold like vile beasts, not wit
standing their similarity of form, language, re
gion, and aptitude with the whites, I should like to
know if God has been led to inflict this terrible pi an
ishment upon us for the expiation of some gr eat
crime of our race.
In reading history, however, I eee nations 1 4
,acre each other by millions, from the oldest t line is.
to the present day, without the blacks having an
thing to do with it. In opening the Bible, v /hi e h
has been given to us as the book of truth, I set, It ti utt
God has created man after his image and r es e m .
blance, without designation of color; from ! w; it c h
it might bsinferred, without blasphemy, the ,t Mart
has been yellow, red, or black, as well as 19 4:Lite.
Bet,-in order not to complicate the question. ,1 at us
adraft that he was white. Adam, the whit e man,
committed the fault which plunged fore' 7/ ar the
whole human race in a life of pain and trib r d e m on,
ending in death ! The blacks, then, are ; to t. the
cause of this terrible malediction, I think.„
Cain, the first man born -on earth, we! 3 the-first'
one- to commit the crime of homicide. hum,
the son of Adam, doubtless was not a nef ry% The
population following the generation of 2 tdem was
so perverted that God sent a universal del Page to de
stroy all the objects of creation, without i listinotion
of age otrof species. Among . so many cri Mina's put
to - deaths by the hand of God, the negro is not men
tioned.
Further in the same book I see a l
-,...ittle people,
chosemby God among all other people ! that covered
the earth. This privileged people ahoy- . . -;.8,1 Hollf con.
tinuaZiy prevaricating, notwithstandi.:'. xig the. voices
of itanumerous prophets. To puns! i their crimes,
theta large cities were pillaged, deaf,,-toyed Sodom
and Gomorrah disappeared ender. F - , &earne of fire.
Thoblack race again was not the ca... ase of this new
chastisement from heaven. •
de
Still further, the evangelists tell that God hitn
-1
se4f came in the midst of Ilia p en
' pie. Notwith
standing his miracles, they did no s ...
believe in him.
Yalatthew, chap. ir v.. : 54; :Marls ; chap. vi: v. 2;
John, chap. vii t Ir. 3 and 6.), .3 A last, one of his
disciples betrayed hint and aPpfh .er denied hint. He
was condemned to death and 1'...?i acuied by his people.
Had the blacke, a hand in:o44 horrible,cri,me,. from
which humanity must recoil?
...
From the time of creation
.up to. our days,, the
•
negroes, it would thus seem, aze.- innocent of the.
great crimes which the hlmr_ niece has committed
against God. If it were
Por isibleto. attribute-our
misery and oppression to, p4a.csn, we should be
forced to think that, likelh *prophets, we were des
tined to enplate the crimes , atte.white people: Bat
slavery can be attribute?! o nly..to the wickedness and
cupidity DI certain whitn. Itizsons, and this wicked—
ness goes so far with f bera,,that in contempt-of reli,
lion and nature, they/ take-to, the slave-ramirot not:
only the blacks whom tiley. make Ohristisois, Mit
even their own offspriwthemulatto. •
Ora thing that must.rratTolae every th:i*ing man,
is that European net:' , Q ,, ,,,laave renounead: long ago.
this hideous institulyko,, itaal that it tai America,
the boasted land of .!kthm•ty, where it waging..
But &nally,Provh:tartop, taking pity 04,0ur - lcmg suf,
felings, has sent — l.:..poncat deliverers. It-is. now our
duty to assist,reali.ge2erous efforhs and merit bsr
our conduct aiii3,,gatitude, thie haymyredro4mtion.
1 am, sir, ve,ty s realtectfully yor.rs, V-
The BeaW.n. itparkal, Gitzetk t relatea the follow
ing : "No'elcing Since, the Theatre of Hanover was
preparing tio,..tierni. Wagnees. , Reinzi,L when. Nie
men (the tenor), who was to,sppear on horseback,
declared tat he would net sing unless the King of
Hanovsn's Whit.° horse Walt placed at his disposal.
The caae . wati made 17,noWn to his Majesty. The
King smiled, and gave orders that the horse should
be placed at the singer's disposal, and during the
whole week following, Niemen might be seen every
day, about noon, gravely parading me most aristo
cratic ouarAtr 91 . the pity ; RlDUat'e.d on the