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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 7. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 91 (search)
re within conversing distance of our men, told them that Vicksburgh had fallen. That night, about ten o'clock, General Gardner summoned a council of war, consisting of General Beale, Colonels Steadman, Miles, Lyle, and Shelby, and Lieutenant-Colonel Marshal J. Smith, who, without exception, decided that it was impossible to hold out longer, considering that the provisions of the garrison were exhausted, the ammunition almost entirely expended, and a large proportion of the men sick, or, from ee day, inclosing a letter from General Grant, announcing the fall of Vicksburgh. General Banks asked General Gardner to appoint commissioners to arrange with those on his part the terms of surrender, and Colonels Miles and Steadman, and Lieutenant-Colonel Smith were appointed. General Banks demanded an unconditional surrender, as in the first instance, but finally agreed that officers and soldiers should retain their private property (in which negroes were not included.) A demand for a parol
The Daily Dispatch: July 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], A true account of the Yankee Captures at Vicksburg. (search)
were one Lieutenant General, four Major Generals, and fourteen Brigadier Generals, as well as one hundred and fifty pieces of artillery, and 30,000 stand of arms.--This account is the most exaggerated one of the war. A Confederate officer, on the staff of one of the Generals included in the capitulation furnishes the following account of what really was captured: First, the entire force captured will not reach above 23,000, secondly, there were only three Major-Generals captured, viz: Major-Generals Smith, Forney, and Stephenson. The Brigadier Generals were as follows: Brigadier-Generals Hebert, Moore, Lee, Shoup, Vaughn, Bowen, Baldwin, Cummings, and Buford, making a total of nine Brigadiers, and not fourteen, as the Yankees state. The captured artillery will not exceed ninety pieces at the utmost, and of these ninety a great many are unfit for use. The number of small arms captured was large, for the reason that we had gained large numbers from the enemy during the siege. On the 22
The Daily Dispatch: July 23, 1863., [Electronic resource], The siege and fall of Port Hudson. (search)
, and Yankees who were within conversing distance of our men told them that Vicksburg had fallen. That night about 10 o'clock Gen Gardner summoned a council of war, consisting of Gen. Beale, Cols Steadman, Miles, Lyle, and Shelby, and Lieut. Col. Marshal J. Smith, who, without exception, decided that it was impossible to hold out longer, considering that the provisions of the garrison were exhausted, the ammunition almost entirely expended, and a large proportion of the men sick, or from exhauss received just before day, enclosing a letter from Gen. Grant announcing the fall of Vicksburg. Gen. Banks asked Gen'l Gardner to appoint commissioners to arrange with these on his part for terms of surrender, and Ca Miles and Steadman and Lieut. Col. Smith were appointed. Gen. Banks demanded an unconditional surrender, as in first instance, but finally agreed that officers and soldiers should retain their private property, (in which negroes were not included,) emand for a parole of the