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of grape and canister, that the column faltered and finally fell back, leaving many dead, wounded and prisoners in the hands of the enemy.’
General Morgan reported a loss of 1,652 killed, wounded and missing in the assaulting column.
‘When the night of the 29th closed in,’ said Sherman, ‘we had suffered a repulse;’ and realizing his complete failure, with some pathos he added, ‘but it is for other minds to devise the way’ to take Vicksburg and Dromgoole's Bluff or the Yazoo.
Following his repulse and defeat, his troops were embarked on board the transports and retired to Milliken's bend.
The Tennessee regiments which participated in this decisive victory were the Third, Col. Calvin J. Clack; Thirtieth, Col. James J. Turner; Sixty-second (Eightieth), Col. J. A. Rowan; Sixtieth, Col. John H. Crawford, and Eighty-first.
The last three regiments constituted the brigade of Gen. John C. Vaughn, who reported a loss of 9 killed and 9 wounded, and declared that officers and men held their position ‘with steadiness and nerve.’
Lieut.-Gen. J. C. Pemberton, commanding the Confederate forces, reported that on the left, commanded by Brig.-Gen. John C. Vaughn, the heavy abatis prevented the approach of the enemy except with sharpshooters, who advanced continuously, but were met firmly by his East Tennesseeans; and referring to the assault made by the brigade of F. P. Blair, he said: ‘The Third, Thirtieth and Sixtieth Tennessee regiments occupied the rifle-pits in front and behaved with distinguished coolness and courage.’
It was here that the gallant Maj. F. M. Tucker and Lieut. James P. Bass, Third Tennessee, were killed.
Major Tucker stood on top of the earthworks, and fell cheering his men to victory.
General Pemberton called the attention of the war department to the Third, Thirtieth and Sixtieth Tennessee, ‘as entitled to the highest distinction,’ and in an order, dated May 12, 1863, he conferred it upon them by
Atlanta, Ga. 1899.
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