The New York Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1863, Page 8

Py Ne 8 THE VICKSBUR@ CAPITULATION. Major Genera} Grant’s Official Report of His Splendid Campaign. Interesting History Great Event. TEE EEROES OF THE MISSISSIPPI, Kev ae. ae. of the Capitulation of Vicksbarg. QEPORT OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY OF THB TENNESSEE, FROM THE DAY MAJOR ORNERAL U, 8. @RANT ASSUMED IMMEDIATE COMMAND OF THE BX- PEDITION AGAINS? VICKSBURG TO TH SURRENDER ‘OF THAT PLACE. ERBADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF TAB TRNNESERR, VicusBURG, Mise., July 6, 1863. ‘Corcmm—I have the honor to submit the folowing re- ‘Port ef the operations o ihe Army of the Tencessee and Bo-operating forces. from $ie date of my assuming the Jmmediate command of the expedition aguinst Vicksburg, ‘Miast+8110: 1, to the reduction of that place. From the moment of og command in person I be- eame satisfied that Vicks urg co:ld only be turned from ‘the south side, and. in accordance with this conviction, 1 prosecuted the work on the canal, which bad been toca ed by 1 iga ter General Wiliams, across the penio- ula, on the Lonisiwna side of the river, with al vigor, Roping to make a channel which woud pass transports for moving the army and carrying supplies to the new Base of operations thus provided. The task was much ‘more berculean than it at firet apjeared, and was made much more so by the almost continucus rains that fell durivg the whole of the time this work was prosecuted. Tee Ficdeadings ope to rise Se ‘& large ex- iture of to keep the water out of our parts hl yea Finally, on the th of March, the rapid rise of the river fend the consequent great pressure upon the dam across the canal, near 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 Borth and south shores of the peninsula as effectually as if the Mississippi flowed between them. This oceurrad ‘when the enter»rise promised success within a short @ime. There was some delay in trying to repair damages. 3s was found, bowever, that with the then-stago of water seme other plan would have to be adopted for getting be- Jow Vicksburg with transports. Captain F. E. Prime, Chief Engineer, and Colonel G. G. . who was acting on my staff, prosrected a route ‘through the bayous which run from near Milliken’s Bend @o the north and New Carthage on the south through Roundaway Rayou into the Tansas river. Their report of ‘the practicability of this route determined me to com mence 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 chanvel thus opened, but the river commencing about the middie of April to fall ra- pia, and the rouds becoming passable between Milli- 's Rend and New Carthage, made it impracticable and ‘ennecessary to open water communication between these potnts. Soon after commencing the first canal spoken of I = a channel to be cut from the Mississipi river into Providence; also one from the Mississippi river ato Coldwater, by way of Yazoo Pass. I had no great expectations of important results from the former of these, but having more troops than could ‘be em ioyed to advantage at Youngs’s Point, and know- fing that Lake !'rovidence was convected by Bayou Baxter with Bayou re a i Mencd ni Far aly berg ‘transporte mit pass into the Mississippi below, throug! ‘Tansas, Wachita. and Red rivers, I thought it possible trata route might be opened in that direction which ‘would enable me to cooperate with General Banks at Pert Huason. By the Yaz0o Pass route } only expected at first fogs fmw the Yazoo by way of Coldwater and Tallahatchie ‘with some |ighter ganboate and a few troops and destroy the enemy's transports in that stream and some gun- oats which [knew he was building. The navigation, ver, proved so much better than 3ad been expected that I thought for a time of the ponsibility of been ‘Shis the route for obtaining the foothol on bi Jane ebuve Haines’ Btuff, Mississippi, and smal @teamers were accord! fom on army that way. Pherson manding Sev > com ‘was directed to hold bis corps ‘Wale route; and one division from each the Thirtecni Fifteenth corps pass 10 be added to his command. It soon became dent that a sufficient number of boata of the right class ould not be obtained for the movement of more than @me division. ‘Whilst my forces were one end of the pass the remy was diligently closin, @ other end, and in this ‘way succeeded in gaining time to strongly fortify Green ‘wood, below the junction of the Tallahatchie and Yallo- Dusba. The advance of the expedition, consisting of one @tvision of McCiernand’s corps from Helena, commanded by Brigadier General 1. F. and the Twelfth and Geventeenth regiments Missouri infantry, from Sherman’s eorps, as sbarpshooters on the gunboats, succeeded in feaching Coldwater on the 2d day of March, after much @iMiculty, and the partial disabling of most of the boats. From the entrance into Coldwater to Fort Pemberton, at @reeawovd, Mississippi, no great difficulty of navigation ot th an ‘were collected near the entrance of the andred yards of ech other. fort ie low, and at the time of the ‘@ttack was entirely overflowed. Owing to this fact no movement could be made by the army to reduce it, but all dependod upon the ability of the gunboats to silence ‘tbe guns of the enemy and enable the transports to run down and land troops immediately on the fort itself. After an engagement of several hours the gunboats drew eff, being unable tw silence the batteries. Brigadier General J. F. Quimby, commanding a division of McPher- @on’s corps, met the expedition under Ross with his divi- gion on its return near Fort Pemberton, on the 2ist of and, being the senior. assumed command of the -entire expedition, and returned to the position Ross had yeooupied. On the 284 day of March I sent orders for the with- varawal of all the forces operating in that direction, for Bhe purpore of concentrating my army at Milliken 's Bond ‘Un the 14th day of March Admiral D.D. Porter, com- Mmanding Misstssipp! squadron, informed me that be had Mace a reconnoissance up Steele's Bayou, and partially h Black Bayou towards Deer creek, and so ar aa these water courses were reported navigable jer iron-olads. Information given mostiy, I y the negroes of the country, was to the effect ‘that Deer creck could be navigated to Roiling Fork, and that from there, throngh the Sunflower to the Yazoo river, ‘here was no question about the navigstion. On the fol Jowing morning I accompanied Admirai Porter in the ram Price several iron clads pre: @ ling us—up through Steele's Bayou to pear Biack Bayou. 3 ‘At this tine our forces were at a deadlock at Green. woot, and I looked upon the success of thia enterprise o_o vast impo-tance It would, if successful, leave reanwood between two forces Of ours, and would neces = cause tho immediate abandonment of that strong- it ‘Adout thirty steamers of the enemy would have becn @exiroyed or fallen into our bands Seeing that the great obsiadle Wo novigation.so far as I had gone, was from avarkdoping trees,1 left Admiral Porter near Mack Bayou aa2 rurted back to Young's Point for the purpose of fending orword a pioneer corps to remove there diffien! fies. Soon @ 8 Point Admiral Porter soot ba yoperanng military ropce. Sherman was promptiy we with « division of his orp. Tho namber of steame rs Yon of these bi yous being limite’, most o Sent up the mis-isaippt river’ to’ Fagle’s ¢ the river rans within mile Au important part of this diieult navy i fatied, probably more from want whut would be r IFN tor nthis re the nevigation which it was pr : . ark y * t to effectually _ it {ition wes with ate ed yards Oo frea and open navigation to th Varo A may have beom providential tn drivin maiey iow )perations which has proven ly suve the Steele's Boyou expedition rai W. T, Sherman, forwarded on pen water comr Mi unicrtion from en's Vend t w cuny the latter place, it Vicksburg that conld’ be of water then oxisting, and rich, while tt Reoured to ue a patnt on d alse protect th Acoordingly, main line of rreenth ral J. A, Mo.ernand cow take up it# Hire of mareh on the 2 w Carthage, the Fifteenth and Se te w, moving no faster than Rapplies and 1 be in cngvorted to them thougd level were intolorably bed, and the ore necomariiy slow. Arriving at # Carthage, it woe was broken io several ge om isinnd, that coud be were colected from the in the vicioity, and others were built, avon of an army in this way was found 8. Another roate bad to be found, done by making a further march around Vidal n'# plantation, a distance of twelve miles more, @eking the whole distance to be marched from Milliken’s Bend to reach water communication oa the opposite side Site poms chitty-dve miles. Over this distance, with to contend against, suppHes of ordnance stores aod provistins had to be hauled by wagons, with which to commence the campaign on the © iver. At the same time that 1 ordered the occupation of Now Carthage. preparations were mace for running transporte by the Vicksburg batteries witi Admiral Porte orter’s gunboat ‘On the night of the 16th of Apes ad pnd the transporte silver V a, Foreet Queen waa heary Olay ran the burg batteries. The botlers of the transports were protected us well as possibie with hay and cotton. More or lees comm \ssar, stores were put on gach. All three of these boats worg struck mors bleu Creqeengly while passing the env mys datteries, and the Henry Clay, by the explsion of « shell og by oter m ane @as set on fire aod entirely consumed. The other two boats were somewhat injured, but mot seriously disabicd No one on bourd of either wos hurt. Ag there bowte succeeded in getting by so weil, 1 fod six more to be prepared In like wancer for ran Uheso ater, vie, Tigvess, Anglo ’ ping she batteries. ; NEW YORK HBRALD, THUKSUAY, “AUGUST 13, "1863, " ; i zit rH 5 € 2; i gz FE iz 3 l i ? if fall ait transports injored in running the blockade «ere repaived by order of Admiral Porter, who was guppied With the material fer such repairs as they required, and | who was and is over ready to afford all the agsintance in a last six boats that run the blockade; one-half of them got through ip a condition to be used Owing to the Jimited number of transports below Vicks-: burg it was found necessary to extend our tne of land travel to liard Ties, Lousiana, which, by the circuitous Toute it was necessary to take, increased the distance to about seventy miles from MiDiken’s Bend, our starting int, Pothe Thirteenth army corps being all throughto the Mississippi, and the Seventeenth army eorps weilen the wy, #0 much of tho Thirteenth aa could be got an board the transports and barges were put aboard and moved to tne front of Grand Gulf on the 20th of April, The pian. here ws that the navy should silence the guns of the enemy. and the troops land under cover of gunboats and carry the place by storns. At embt o’clock A, M. the navy made the at. tack, and kept it up for more thon five hours im the most gallant ma:xper. From a tug out in the stream I witnessed the whole engacement. Many umes it seemed to me the gunboats were within pistol ‘sbot of the enemy's batteries, It soon became evident that tho guus of the enemy were too elevated and their fortifications t#o strong to be taken from the water side. ‘The whole range of hills on that side were known wo bo Imei with rifle pits, besides the field artillery could bo @ved to apy position where t coald be made useful 4u case Of an attempt at landivg. This determined me to run again tue enemy’s batteries, turn his position by @ifecting @ lending at Rodney, or ut Bruinsburg, between Grand Gulf and Rodney, Accordingly orders were imme- @iavely given for the troops to debark at Hurd Times, Louisiana, and march across to the point immediately Ddelow Grand Gulf, At dark the gunboats again engaged ythe batteries, and ali the transports run by. receiving but two or three shots in the pas- suge, and these witht injury. I bud some time pre- viously ordered a recounoissance toa point opposite Bruinsburg, to ascertain if possible from persons in the Beighborbved the character of the ruad leadiug to the highlands back of Bruinsburg. During the night | learned from @ negro man that there was a good road from Bruinsburg to Port Gibsom, which determined me to land there. ‘The work of ferrying the troops to Brainsburg was commenced at daylight in the morning, abagunbonte oe well as transports being used for the purpose. AS soon as the Thirteenth army corps was landed, and could draw three days’ rations to put in haversacks (no wagons were allowed to cross until the troops were all over), they were started on the road to Port Gibson. 1 deemed it a matter of vast importance that the highlands should be reached without resistance. ‘The Seventeenth corps followed ag rapidly as it could be put seross the river. About two o’clock on the Ist of May the advance of the enemy was met eight miles from Bruinsburg, on the road Ww Port Gibson. He wus forced to fall back, but as it was dark, be was not pursued far until daylight. Early on the morning of the 1st I went out, accompanied by members of my staff, and found McClernand with his engaging the enemy about four miles from Port Gibson. At this point the roads branched in exactly opposite direc- tions, both, hewever, leading to Port Gibson. The enemy had taken position oa both branches, thus dividing as he fell back the pursuing forces. The nature of the ground in that part of the country is such that a very small force could retard the progress of a much larger one for many hours, The Toads usually run on barrow, elevated ridges, with deep and tmpenetrable ravines on either side On the right were the divisions of Hovey, Carr and Smith, and on the left the divwion of Osterbaus, of McClernand’s corps. The three former succeeded in driving the Fernie’ bas [apie to position back towarde Port Gibson si ily all sy. Onterbaus did not, however, move the enemy from the left until Logan’s divi sion, of McPherson’s corps, arrived. ht in person, sent McClernand, who was with the ‘of Logan to McPherson's Tepeated messages to me before the arrival send Logan’s and Quimby’s divisions, of corps, to him. I hbad been om that as well as al} other parts of the field, and could not see how they couhi be used there to advantage. However, as soon as the advance of McPher- son’s corps (Logan's division) arrived, I sent one brigade to McClernand on the right, and sent one brigade, Briga- dier General J. E. Smith co1 » to the left to the assistance of Osterhaus. sy the judicious disposition made of this brigade, under the immediate supervision of McPherson and a position was soon obtained giving us an advantnge whi soon drove the enemy from that part of the fleld, o make po further stand south of Bayou Pierre, ‘The enemy was here repulsed with a heavy loss in killed. wounded and prisoners. The repulse of the enemy on our Jeft took place late in the agernuon. He was pursed to- wards Port Gibson, but night closing in, and the evemy making the appearance of another stand, the troops slept upon their arms until daylight. In the morbiog it was found that the enemy hed re- Bayou Pierre, on the Grand Gulf road, and treated across ® brigade of Logan’s division was sent to. divert his at- tention whilst a flouting bridge was being built across Bayou Pierre immediately at Port Gibson. This bridge was completed, eight miles marched by Met’herson’s corps to the north fork of Bayou Pierre, that stream bridged, and the advance of this corps commenced pass- ing Over it at five o'clock the following mornin, ‘Un the 3d the enemy was pursued to Hawkipson's Ferry, with slight skirmishing all day, during which we took quite a number of prisoners, mostiy stragglers, from the enemy. Finding that Grand Guif had been evacuated, and that the advance «1 my forces was already ii{teen 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, | determin. ‘ed not to march them back, but taking @ emall escort of cavalry, some fifteen or twenty men, ] went to the guil myself, and made the necessary arrangements for chang. ing my base of supplies from Bruinsburg to Grand Guif. in moving from Milliken’s Bend, the Fifteenth army army corps, Major General W. T. Sherman commanding, was left to be the last to start. To prevent heavy rei forcements going from Vicksburg to the assistance of 1 Grand Gulf forces, I directed Sherman vo make a demo stration on Haines’ Bluff, and to make all the show pos. sible. From information since received from prisoners captured this ruse succeeded admirably. it had been my intentiou, up to the time of crossing the Mississippi river, to collect all my forces at Grand Gulf, and get on hand a good supply ef provisions and ordnance stores before moving, and in the meantime to detach an army corps to co-operate with GeneralLanks ‘on Port Hudson and effect a junction of our forces. About this time I received # letter from Gen. Banks giving bis position west of tho Missisaippi river. and sta ing thae be could return to Hatou Rouge by the 10th of May; that by the reduction of Port Hudson he could join me with 12,000 mea. I learned avout the same time that troops were ex pected at Jackson from the Southern cities with Gen Beauregard in command, , To delay until the 10ih of May, aud for tie redvetion of Port Hudson after that, the wc ion of 12,000 men would not leave me relatively so strong 48 to ntove promptly with what! had Informa a fron y to day of the movements of tho enom, mpel ¢ Lo the course pursued. Whilst lying at Hawkingon’s kerry waiting for wagons, supplies aud Shertoan’s corps, which bad come jorward in the Meanie, demonstrations were made, suecesscully, be: ct ping the ridge erman following with bis corp: All tho (erries wore closely # were well sdvanced. It was my i tion here to hg the Block river as closely as poesibie p with McClernaud’s and Sherman's corps, and get them ty the rairoad, at some place between Edward's Station and Bolton, MePherson was to move by way of Utica to fuymond, and from there into Jackson, destroying the raliroa. telegraph, public stores, &¢., and push wert to re.oin the main joree, Orders were given to McPherson acoorsingly, Sherman was moved forward on t paving Fourveen Mil ud was moved ding one divi food wa far « m Mile creek both McClornand and ble skirmishing with the enemy to ossing. the evemy near Taymond two fer Greyg aud Walker, on the same day engaged him, and after several hours’ hard fighting drove him, with heavy lose in killed, oded and prisoners. Many threw down their arms creek, further west, the Huldwins Fert f tour al « esexsion of th Pyer met brigades strong, nat this time was with Sherman's corps, some seveo miles west of Raymond, and abou: the centre of the army ight of the 12th of May, after orders bad been given for the corps of Mev) Sherman to marc towards the railroad by the former in the direction of Edward's Stati latter to @ point on the ratiroad between Edward's Station and Bolton, the order was changed, and both were directed to move w- wards Raymond, This was in consequence of the evemy having retreated towards Jackson after he defeat at Raymond, and of information that reinforceme ts were daily arriving at Jackson. and that General ‘Joe Johnston was hourly expected there to take command io person. I therefore determined to make sure of that place aud leave no enemy in my rear. McPherson moved on the 1b to CHoton, destroyed the railroad and 1, and captured some important despatches from General Pemberton to General Gregg, who had commanded the day betore in the battle of Ray. mond, Sherman moved to a ‘parallel position on the Mirsissipp) heeded and Jackson road, McClernand moved t pear bac and McPherson ymond. The next day Sherman moved their entire forces towards Jackson, The rain fell torrente all the night before, aud contioued until t noon of that day, making the roads at frat alippery then miry. Notwithstanding troops marched jn excellent order, without and in the beat of epirite, about fourtern 1 ih Raged the en my about twe ve o'e ook ™ ecoupted Clinton with one dy # h Raymond wi a third, and e's divisor of Sherthan's etl WW the rear, rear New Corps, WIL @ WagON Erwin MecAr-aur, with eae lerigade of bi corps, was moving towaris Ki aread. "We was not the imteution 0 Aobero, while of MePi of our within their ride pits just eutaxie the city. te tv ascertain the strengsh of the enemy at this part of the 'ine in time to justi y an imine- din asgaalt wently Moi berson’s ywo divisions emgaged vhe main bulk of the rebcl garrieon »t Jackson without further aid than the moral support given them by the knowledge the enemy had of a force to thy south tide of the city and afew intantry and artiery of the enemy posted there to impede Shermans piegress. oo sv0n rowenne Se weakness of the enemy sending & reconnottring ty to his right, which algo a, retreat had the effect of causing the enemy to from this part of his line. A few of the tillerists, however, remained in their. pliors, firing upon Skermun’s troops, until the last moment, evidently mstructed to do go, with the expectation of being captured inthe end. On entering the city it found tnat the main body.of the enemy had retreared north, after a heavy enzaxement of more than two hours with Me! bergon’s sorps, in which he was badly beaten. He was pursved ontil near vight, but without furtner damage to bim. During that evening I lewrned that General Johns'on, a8 soon 1@ he had satisfied bimeelf that Juckson was to be attacked, had ordered Pemberton peremptorily wo march out from the direction of Vieksburg and at- tack our rear, Availing myself of this informs tion, 1 immediately issued’ orders to ‘seCiernand and Blair, of Shermun’s corps, to face their troovs to- wards Bolton, with a vie. to reaching Edwara’s Sta- ‘iow, marebtog on different rodds converging near Bolton, ‘These troops were admirably located for such a move. McPherson ordered to ret’ace bis steps early in the morning of the 15th on the Clinton road. Sherman was Joft in-Jackson to destroy the raliroads, bridges, facto Ties. Workshops, argevals and everything vaiusble for the suppert of the enemy. This was accomplished in the most effectual manver, én the afternoon of the 16th I_ proceeded as far west as Citon, through which place McPherson's corps paescd to within supporting distance of Hovey’s division of Mc(ler- Band’s corps, which moved that day on the samo road to within one ana a half mile of Boltoo. On reach- in Clinwn, at a quarter to five P. M., F ordered McClervand to move his command early the next morning towards Edward’s Depot, marching 80 as to feel the enemy if he encountered bim; but not to bring on a general engagement unless he wis confident be was able to defeat bim; and also to order Blair to move with him. About five o’clock on the morning of the 16th two men, employes on the yacksow and Vicksburg Raitroad, who bad passed through Pemberton’s army the night be- fore, were brought to my headquarters. They stated Pemberton’s force to constat of about eighty regiments, with ten batteries of artillery,and that the whole force was estimated by the enemy at about twenty five thou- sand men. Wrom them F also learned the positions being taken up by the enemy, and his intention of attackiug our rear, I bad determined to leave one division of Sher- man’s corps one day longer in Jackson, but this information determined me to bring his entire command up at once, and 1 accordingly despatched him at 5:20 A. M. to move with all possthle speed until he came up with the main force near Bolton. My despatch reached him at 7:101A. M., and bis advance division was in motion in one hour from that time. A despatch was sent to Blair at the same time, to push forward his division in the direction of Edward’s Station with all possible despatch. MeClernand was di- rected to establish communication between Blair and Osterhaus, of his corps, and keep it up, moving the former to the support of the latter. McPherson. ordered for. ward, at 5:45 A.M. to join McClernand, and Lieutenant Colonel Wilsop, of my staff, was sent forward to communicate the information received, and with verbal mstructions to McClernand as to the dis position of bis forces. At an early hour I left for the advance, and on arriving at the crossing of the Vicksburg and Jackson Railroad with the road from Ray mond to Bolton, I found McPherson’s advance and his Fioneer corps engaged in rebuilding a bridge oo the for- mer road that haa been destroyed by the cavalry of Osterhaus’ division that bad gone into Bolton the night before, The train of Hovey’s division was at a hait, and blocked yp the road from further advanee on the Veiksburg road. 1 ordered all quartermasters and wa- gonmasters to draw their teams to one side avd make room for the passage of treops, McPherson was brought up by this road. to the front. 1 found Bovey’s division of the thirteentir army corps at a halt, with our skirmishes and the eremy’s pickets near onch other. H- vey was bringing his troops into ‘line, reaty for battie, and could bave brought on engagemeut at any moment. The enemy had taken up a very streng Position on a barrow ridge, bis left resting on @ height where the road makes a 8] tutn to the approach. ng. io ee A The top of ridge and the prectpitous hillside to the left of .the road are covered by a dense forest and undergrowth. To the right of the road the short distance down the nill, and then opens into cultivated flelds on a gevtle slope and into a valley extending’ for a considerable distance. On the road and into the wooded ravine and hillside Rovey's division was disposed for the attack. McPherson’s two divisions—all of his corps with him on the march from Mithken’s Bend (antib "ss brigade ‘ived that da; after the batiie)—were thrown the ht of the road, properly speaking, to the enemy’s roar. But I* would not permit an aitack to be commenced by our troops until I could bear from MoClernand, who was advancing with four divisions, two of them on a road intersectng the Jackson road about ove mile from where the troops above described placed, and abeut the centre of the enemy’s line; the other two divisions on a road still north and nearly tbe same distance off. 1 soon beard from McClernand through members of his staff and my own whom | had sent to him early in the morning, and found that by the nearest practicable route of communication he was two and a half mites distaut. 1 gent several successive messages to bim to push forward with all rapidity. There had been continuous fring skirmishers and the rebel ad- y eleven o'clock grew into a battle. For some time this division bore the brunt of the conflict: but finding the enemy too strong for them, at the instance of Hovey I directed first ove and then a ‘rom Crocker’s division to reinforce him. an’s division was working upon the rear and weakened hie front attack Al coemy’s left an most wonder ully, The troops here opposing us evident!y far outnumbered ours. Expecting McClernand momenta- rily with four divisions, inclading Blair’s,1 never felt a doubtof the result. He did not arrive, however, until the enemy had been driven from the field, after a terri- bie contest of hours, with a heavy logs of killed, wound- ed and prisoners, and a number of pieces of artillery. It was found afterwards that the Vicksburg road, after fol. lowing the ridge in a southerly direction for about one mile and to where it intersected one of the Ray mond roads, turns almost to the west, down the bill and across the valley in which Logan was rating on the rear of the enemy. Une brigude of Logon’s division had, unconscious of this import- ant fact, penetrated nearly to this road and com- pelled the enemy to retreat to prevent capture, As it was, much of bis artillery and Loring’s division of bis army was cut oif besides the prisoners captured. On the call of Hovey for more retaforcements just before the rout of the enemy commenced, | ordered McPherson to move what troops he could by a left flank around to the enemy's front. Logan rode up at this time aod told me that if Hovey covid make another dash at the enemy he could come up from where he then wae and capture the greater part of their force. | inomediately rode forward and found the troops that had been so gallantly engaged for 80 many hours drawn from their advanced position aud wer their cartridge boxes. 1 directed them t Jespatch and push forward us soon as possible, explaining to them the peaition of Logan's division. Proceeding still further forward, ox pecting every moment to see the enemy, and reaching what bad ¢, 1 found he was retreating. Ar riving at the Raymone read [saw to my loft audon the next Midge 8 column of troops, which proved to be Carr's vision and Melernand with it in porsoms and to th left of Carr Oxterbaus’ 4 soon afterward peared with fms sk ra well in advance. 1 rent word to Orterbaus that the enemy was in foil retreat apd to poeh up with ali haste, The situation was ned, alter which | ordered Carr to pursue with and r it if he could the delay th t co) immediately with MeCierba . the eneniy pros. artillery where it waa impvew blo, from the not Hand the Mex sity of the forest, to discove ers. Aa it was the 8 Hill, or battle of Chatnpio fought mainly by Loy and Logan's and mby’s divisions (the | veneral M, M. Crocker) of Mo of McPherson's corps, came on to field where tho main battle had been fought imme ely after the enemy bad begun his retreat. Wierd was seot to “herman, at Bolton, of the result of the day's engagement, with directions to turn his corps towards Bridgeport, at ‘air to Joim bim at this latter i Htansom's brig place. At daylight on the 17th the pursuit wae renewed, with MoClernand's corps in the advance, The enemy was found strongly posted on both sides of the Black river. At this poiaten Black river the bluff’ extend to the wator’s edge on the west bank. On the east ride ts an cultivated bottom of near one mile in width, surrounded by ® bayou of stagnant water, from two to three feet in hb and from ten to twenty feot in wicth, from the river above the railrond to the river below, Following the inside line of this bayou ¢ nemy bad constructed rive pits, with he bayou to serve ns ® ditch on the outside and immediately in front of them. Carr's division cccupiet the right in investing this place, and Lawier's brigade the right of his divielou, After a few hours’ skirmishing Lawler discovered that by moving a portion of his brigade under cover of the river bavk he coaid get a position from which that piace could be successfully ited, and ordered a charge accordingly. Notwithm ing the level ground over which & portion of bis trooya bad to pass without obetacle of the ditch in front of the endin: the charge was gallantly and suocessfull made, 8 few minutes the entire garrison, wit seventeen pleces of artillery, trophies of this briiiiant and daring movement, 9 enemy on the west bank of U er immediately set fire to the railroad bridge apd retreated, thos eutting off all chance of ea- Sey reee e bis forces remalging on the east Sherman by this time bad Bridgeport, on Black river, above. The only jtoon train with = expedition was with him. the morn. ing of the 18th he had crossed he river, and was ready to march en Walnut Hilts, Mot lernand and MePherson baft floating bridges during the might, and bad them ready (or crosming thetr commends by ALM. of the sth The march was menced by Sherman at on early hour by the Brid-eport and Vicksburg toad, turning to be right whee withio three aad o half miles of Vicks Lurg, 00 pet possesmm of Walaut His amd tbe Yazoo — ae. This was emecers‘ulty accomplished wore the vght of the 191B. Mo: horsen crossed ifack sever aboyg, the Jackson read, and came into the siamo road Wxb hut to bit rear. He strived after bightail with bis advance to where Sherman tarecd to the ight. there turned Yo the let t get into Bildwin's Ferry road. By this disposition the three army corps ¢-vere@ all the rouad their strength wuld admit o! und by the mourning of the 19th the juvestment of Vicksburg Was made as complete as could be by the forces 4) my com:.and, During the day there was continuous skirmishimz, and Twas vet withoat B pe of carrying the enemy’s works. Relying .pow the demorulization of the y: quence OF repeated de‘eats ouside of Vicksburg, L ordered a geveral assault @ two P.M, on this di ‘Tue Fiiteenth army corps, from baving arrive: in front Of the evemy’s works ip trae ou the I! to get a good Position, were enabled to make a vigorous us8..ult. Thirteenth avd Seventeenth corps B: ceeeded no further than to gain vdvathed positions, covered trom the tire of the enemy. The 20th and 2ist were spent in periect- ing comm nications with our supplics, Must of the trovps bad been ma:ching and fightiug buttles for twenty days, ‘On aD average of abuut days’ ratine, drawe irom the commissary department. thoigh they bad mt suf- fered from short rations up to this time, the want of bread to seeompany the ether rations was bexinning to be much ‘elt. On the 21st my srrangements tor drawing vuvpies of every description being complete, dever Tamed to m»ke another eflort t» carry Vicksburg by as- sauit There were many reasons to determine me to adopt this course 1 believed an aszault from the posi tion gained by this time could be made successfully, It was knowa that Johnston was at Canton with the force taken by bimtrem Jackson, reiaforcea by other troops from the cast, and that move were duily reaching him, With the force [ bad,@ short time must baye euanled him to attack me in the rear, und p ssibly succeded in Faising the siege. Vossessiwn of Vicksburg at that time Would bave enabled me to kave turned upou Jobuston and driven bir from the State, und pr myself of all the railroads and practieal military biyhwavs. thus et- fecwuaily securing to ourselves ull territory west of the Tombigb@, and this before the season Wo far ad- vanced 10F campagning in this latitude It would have saved governiuent sending large reinforcements, much needed elsewhere and, finally, the troops themselves were impatient w porse-s Vicksburg, and would not have worked in the trenches wih the same zeal, believing it unnecessary, that they did after their failure to carry the enemy's works. Accordingly. ou the 2ist orders were issued tor a general assault on the whole line, to commence at 10 A. M. on the 2ud. All the corps communders se. their time by mine, that there should be no difference between them in move twent +f assault. Promptly at the hour desiguated, the three «rmy corps thea in front of the enemy's works commenced tbe assault. I had taken » comm wwiding 08) tion near MoPherron’s front, and which I could see all the advancing columns from bis corps, and a part of euch of Sherman’s and McClernand’s. A portion of the commands of each succee ied in planting their flags on ie Outer slopes of the enemy's bastions and maintained them there until nizkt Each cerps hid many more men than could possib y be used in the assault, over such ground as intervened betweeu thern and the evemy. More men could only avail in caso of breaking throuxh the enemy’s line or in repelling @ sortie, the assanit was gallant in the extreme en the part of all the trvojs; but the enemy’s position was too strong, both naturally and artificially, to be taken in that way. At every point assaulied, and at all of them atthe game time, the enemy was able to show all the force his works could cover. Tho assault tailed, I regret to say, with much Joss «nm our side in killed and wounded; but without weakening the confidence of the troops in their ability to ultimately succeed. No troops succeeded m entering any of the evemy’s works with the exception of Sergeant Griffith, of the Twenty-first regiment Iowa Volunteers, aud some eleven privates of the same regiment. Of these mone returned except the serveant and possibly on: man. The work entered by him, from {is position, could give us no prac tical advantage, unless others to the right and left of it were carried and held at the same time. About tweive M. I received @ despatch from McCler- nand tbat he was hard pressed at several points, in reply to which I directed him to reinforce the p ints hard Pressed from such troops as he bad that were not en. gaged. I then rode round to Sherman, and had just reached there when I received a second despatch from McClernand stating positively and unequivoc«lly that hy was in possession of and still held two of the enemy’s forts, that the American flag then waved over them, «nd asking me to have Sherman and McPherson make a diver- sion in bis favor. This despatch I showed to Shermun, who in mediately ordered a renewal of the assault on his front. | also sent an answer to Mctlernand directing him to order up McArthur to his assistance, nd started immediately to the position 1 had just left ov McPherson’s Kne Upped him the information from McClernand by .bis last patch, that he might make the diversion requested. reaching McVherson I ‘met a m r with a third despatch from McClernand, of which the following is a copy:— VADQUARTERS, THIRTERNTH: In THe Fixcp. near Vickssure, Mit beset pao ‘We have ae several poini rough: to Moa Funur to rein Ma,or General Coinmanding. Ls oad General U. 8. Grawr. P. B.—I have received You? Geapatch. 7, troops are all ‘engaged, and I cannot withdraw any to reinio1 ree others. ic. The position occupied by me during most of the time of the aesault gave me a better opportunity of seeing what was going on in front of the Thirteenth army corps than I believed tt possible for the commander of it to bave. 1 could not see his ef forts. por neces. sity for reinforcements, as represented in his despatches, up to the time J left it, which was between twelve M. and one P. M.,and I expressed doubts of their correct ness, which doubts the facts subsequently, but too late, confirmed. At the time 1 could not dis- regard his reiterated statements, for they might possibly be true; and that no possible opportu- nity of carrying the enemy’s strovghold should be allowed 10 ercape through fault of mine, I ordered ( vimby’s division, which was all of McPherson’s corps then present but four briyades,to report to Mc- Clernand. and notified him of the order. 1 showed hin despatch: 8 to Mcl’herson, as J had to Sherman, to satiefy him of tt @ necessity of an active diversion on their purt to bold ax much force in their fronts as ssible. The diversion was promptly and vigorously je and resulted in the increase of our mortality list full fifty per cent, without advanoing our position or giving us other ad: vantages. About half-past three P.M. I received MoClernand’s fourth de: patch, as follows: Heapquanters, TareTeent Arwy Coars, 2, 19s. f May Groensi aT have received hin ral Quimb: ‘@ division and ( soon ua they arrive Twill bie apeeu,: nd doubt not I will force my way through. have lost’ 10 ground. My men are in two of the ene- my's forts, but they are commanded by rite pits in the rear, Several prisoners have been taken who intimate that the rear is strong. At this moment | am bard preased. JOHN A, McCLi RNAND, Major Genera) newt my Major General U. 8. Grant, Department of the te nesace The lt of this day proved the quality of the sol diers of ‘his army. Without entire success, and with a heavy Ik, there was no marmuring or complaiuing, bo falling back, nor other evidence of demoralization Alter the ‘ailure of the 22d, I deter lar siege. The troops, now being fully cessity of this, worked diligently and cheerfully. The work prog: essed rapid'y and satisfactorily vptli the 3d of July, when ali was about ready for a final as: ‘There was a great scarcity of engineer cfficers in the beginning, but under the skilful superintendence of Capt. ¥. E. Prime, of the Engineer Corps; Li Col, Wilaon, of my staff, and Capt. C. 8, Comstock. of the Engineer Corps, who joined this command during the siege, such practical expersence was gained as would enable any divis this army herealter to couduct a siege with cousiderabie skill im t/@ absence of regular engineer officers. ‘On the afternoon of the 3d of Jkily a letter was received frow Lieuvenant General Pemberton, commanding (he Confeddr te forces at Vicksburg, proposing an armistice aud the sprolntment of commissioners to arrange terms r th G@ itulation of the plee, The correspondence, ies © which are herewith transmitted, reeulted in be surrewier ot the city and garrison of Vicksburg atten Oc ck A.M, July 4, 1563, on the foilow terme —T 0 entire garreon, « ind men, w i,t toiakeup arms against the Unite Lexchucged by the Lorities ench to be furnish se core to b baggage, ard t cach; (he va but no ciber property; rat rom thelr own s ficient Lo Tiet them bos ond ; the wecesenry couk ig utensil: (pr preparing t, and thirty w ANepO L such ar i tot well be curried eterma Tre bie WO Lue govern than at sur ue the wanayy rt of them that time word have been very tothe Itmite! amount of river tras ex}: 8e of subststing them, perate a,aingt Jolne m, Who was threaten ¢ us from the dive: ti-n of Jackson, and our river transporta- tion to be ud for the movement of troops to any point the exicere of the service might require, m it proper to siate bere, in order that the cor respondence ma fully understood, that afier my au to General Pemberton’s letter of the morning of ine bad a personal interview on the subject of the ca id, w pitniati The particulars and fneideuts of the siege will be con. tained to the reports of division and corps cummanders, whieh well be forwarded as soon as received, 1 brongtt forward during the siege, in addition to 1a man's div) (On and four regiments previousy ordere from Mew puis Smith’s and Kimball's di Sixteenth a my corps, and assiined Ma.or General C. Washbourne oo mmand of same, On the 1] Major Geveral ©. J Herron’s d from the Depart mont of the Me ourl arrived, and on the 14th two diyi« sions of the Ninth army corps, Major General J. G. Parke commanding, arrived. This increase in my force euabied me to make tLe investment most complete, and at the same time left mea large reserve te waich the move: ments of Jol nston. Heron's division wag pot into post tion on the extreme left, south of thee ty, and Lauman division was placed ‘between Herron’ and Met hand, smiths aud Kiuball's divisie Parke’ Gorpa were font to Hones’ Huff This place 1 to the iand side and every preparation re iat heavy force. Johnaton orosaed Rig Black river with @ portion ot his force, and every- thing indicat d that would make an attack about the ‘Btb of Our position in froot of Vicksburg bavit been le 8 Strong against a sortie from the enemy his works were again#t an assault, | placed Major General Sherman in ommand of all the desiguated 10 lok after Johuston. The force inten to operate agninet Jobnston, in addition to that at Haines’ Bluff, was one di vision from each of the Thirteenth, Fifteenth and seven. teenth army corps, and (auman’s division. le however, not sceceeag, determing to attack him the ‘moment Vicksburg was 10 our , aad accordingly notified Sherman that | should again Vicksburg a6 daylight on the 6th, and (or bim to have up wipplies of all descriptions ready © move upon receipt of orders if the ateauit shenld pro: suec His preparations were immediately made, and © the pice earlier than I bad fixed for the al sherman was found ready, and moved ¥t ovce with a Wereased by the remainder of both tue Thirtewath ad. teeta army reudere! on the 4th, two days * emy, in couse. | rhe | ‘Arps. and ts at present investing Jackson, where John- * gop ba. made a stand. An the march from Bruiusburg to Vicksburg. covering @ period of twemty days, be ore supplies vould be ob- tamed from government stores, only tive days’ rations were issued, and thiee days’ of these were tihen ia ; Daversueke at the start, avd were soon exhausted, A)l ‘ other subsistence waa obtawed from the country through which we passed. Tne march was commenced witho'& wagons, except such as coald be vicked ap throggh the country, The country was abuudanily supphed with corp, bacou, beef and mutton. The | troops enioyed excellent nealth, and no army ev pexreii in better epirit or felt nore confident of success im accordance with previous instructions 8... Hurlbut s'arted Colonel (now Brij poral) | BLM. Grierson with a cavalry force (rom La Grange, | Tennessee, to make a raid through the central portion of the state of Mississippi, to destroy ruiiroads aud other public property, for tue purpose of creating a diversion in ‘avor of the army moving to the attack on Vicksburg. On the 17th of April this expedition started, and arrived at Paron Rouge on the id of aving sucessfully treversed the whole Stile of Mise! pi, This expedition was skilfully conducted, and retiects great credit on Colonel Grierson and ail of his command. The no- tice civen this raid by the Southern preas confirms our estimate of its importinee. It bas been one of the most brilliant cavalry exploits of the war, and will be handed down in history ug an example Ww be imitated, Colonel Grierson’s report is herewith transmit e1, 1 cannot close this report without an expression of thanktuiness for my ood fortune in being placed in o0- Operation with an officer of the navy who accords to every move that seems for the Interest and success of our arms bis hearty and energetic suprort. Admiral Porter aud the very eflictent oflicers underthim have ever AbowD the greajest readiness im their co-operation, no inatier what was to be dene or what risk to ‘be tuken, either by their men or their vessels. Without this prompt and cordial support my movements wo ld Lave been much embrrrassed, if not wholly de- feared. Captain J, U. Shirk, commanding the Taacumbia, was eapecially active and deserving of the highest o.mimen- dation ‘or bis pers nal atiention to the repairmg of the damage done vuc transports by the Vicksburg butteries, ‘The result of this campaign has been the defeat of the enemy iu five battles outside of Vicksburg; the occupa- tion of Jackson, the capital of the State of Mississippi, and the capture of Vicksburg and its garrison and munitions of war; @ loss to the enemy of thirty-seven th usand (37,000) prisoners, among whom were fiteen general officers; at least ten thousand killed and wounded, and among the killed Generals Tracy, Tilybman’ and Green, and hundreds and perbaps thousands of stragglers who can never bp collected and reor- ganived, Arms and munitions of war for an army of sixty thousand men have fallen into our bands, besides a large amount of other public property, consisting Of ratiroads, locomotives, cars, stexmboata, bese! 7 aati much was destroyed to prevent our cup- uring it. Uur logs in the series of battles may be summed up as follows :-— patatis pile iNed. ng. f 718 Py 341 Pret) ) Big Kiack railroad Vickgburg........... ‘545 38, 303 Of the wounded many were but slightly wounded, and continued on duty; mapy more required but a few days or weeks for their recovery, Not more than one-half of the wounded were permanently disabled. My personal stafs and chiefs of departments bave imal! eases rendered prompt and efficient services. Iuall former reports I have failed to make mention of Company A, Fourth regiment Illinois cavairy volunteers, Captam 8. D. Osband commanding. This company has been on duty with me as an escort company since Novem- ber, 1861, and in every engagement I have been in since that time rendered valuubie service, attracting general attention for their exemplary conduct, soldierly bear- ivg and promptness. It would not be oversiating 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 reoounted tn this report the Army of the Tennessee, their comrades of the Ninth armv corps, Herron’s division of the Army of the Frontier, and the navy co-operating with them, deserve the highest honors their country cxn award. Ihave the bouor to be, Colonel, very respectfully, your obedient servant. U. 8. GRANT, Major General U. 8. A., Commanding. Col. J.C. Kxuron, Assistant Adjutant General, Wasb- ington, I C. bridge Crieket. BOSTON V8. 8T, GEORGE, OF NEW YORK—THE BOS- TONIANS SUFFEK ANOTRER DEFEAT. Yesterday the game between the first eleven of theabove famous cricket clubs, which was commenced on Tuesday on the St, George’s enclosed ground, at Hoboken, was brought to a ciose, resulting in favor of New York, with seventy five runs to spare. The play throughout the two days, notwithstandmg the excessive heat, was of the first order. The St George ceria nly exhibitea their great *trength at the bat; but the bowling and fielding of their opponents was also app:rent. Yesterday Bainbridge wes ‘two hours in obtaining eleven runs, which will show the correctness of the bowling. ‘The score of Mr. Gibbes, thirty-three each innings, was really a fine display of battmg. Hardinge and Bain- bridge also obtained good eoores, but not in thgt good style that true cricketers admire. The batting of Haigh, Jocelyn, O’Brien and Roddick, cn behalf of Boston espe- cially, was excellent. Altogether the match to be @ very interesting and exciting affuit. By the bye, the admission fee (ten cents) to the grounds ought to be an incentive to give the visitors a littie better accommodations, a8 well as providing refreshments for the public, even on a» temperance scale To-day the re match between the New York first eleven and the selected eleven from all Massachusetts will commence on the New York grounds, Hoboken, Ample accommoda. tien for visitors will be provided on the ground. Admis- sion free. The score of the game played yesterday is Bainbridge, b. Martin. Gibber, b. O’Brien... Hardinge, b. O'Brien. ‘todd, b. O'Brien Palmer, b. O’Brien. Lang, b. Martin.. G Wright, not out. Walker, b. Martin Kendall, ¢, Roddick, b. 9; 1 29 HRowcetBeo ¢ b. O'Prien........ Wides, 14; byes, “a byes, 7; no ball, 1. nostow cue, First Inninor. — Runs. Second Innings. Runs. Alline, ¢. Hardinge, b. D. GibbvES.....- ee eee Ratt | c. Bainbridge, b.Hardinge & b, Hardinge............. 2 ©. Waller, b. Gibbos...... 0 &t. Long, b. Toad .. 20 ¢. Ford, b. Hardinge, 1 8 2 wom Sle re. Vit Scorers—Messre, Davie and in New Orlaans, Arrived schooner Maine Law, § Aveust, in lntitade 29 report On the Sth’ or longitude 73. 01, saw a vessel of about four hundred te burthen bettom np She anpesred w Lave been burned could (btein vo other particulars. 0 arrived bark Andrews, Remedios July 2 Arrivais partures. —Mr Clark, lady and Mion lady and two eniidr Ed Molson, more © Wal J Mailiard. J Mailiardson. H Mat iard, M Wa ne, J Bakewell, A Fraasman, 0 Hespeler, Bark Bownding Billow—Mr TB Borria, wife and two children alll, St Satrapon—Brig Clyde—Capt Naylor, Wm Saunders, Randal mH G Ho " phi: Rey Jas Carp sien, Sl Syltenter. TE Da Me Mrs WT Carter and two ¢ wer,, L. 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