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The Daily Dispatch: June 22, 1863., [Electronic resource], Reported cavalry fight. (search)
Later from the Southwest. Grant fortifying on the --he is Mining our works — from Port Hudson — the Federal still hold Miliken's Bend, &c, &c. Jackson, Miss, June 18. --The first time in four days heavy firing was heard at Vicksburg this morning. Last accounts represent that Grant is busy fortifying and cutGrant is busy fortifying and cutting down trees beyond the Big Black to impede Johnston's movements. They also represent that great distress prevails-among citizens inside of the enemy's lines. The Yankees have robbed them of all their provisions, and numbers are in a starving condition. Osyka, June 16.--via Mobile 19. --Officers from Port Hudson report th Jackson, June 17--via Mobile 19. --Numerous couriers have arrived from Vicksburg within the past few days. Their reports are stereotyped. Beyond the fact that Grant's sappers and miners are at work to blow up our works, there is nothing new. A courier from Port Hudson, with dispatches to Gen. Johnston, arrived last night.
The Daily Dispatch: June 22, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 14 (search)
tracting. Kirby Smith had come up the Wichita river, making demonstrations on the Louisiana side. The Confederates had made their appearance within four miles of Grant's army. The siege works are being pushed close to Vicksburg in several places, and another battle between the besiegers and besieged is not far off. The followings General Loring at Jackson, with 5,000 rebels; Gen. Walker at Yazoo City, with 5,000; and Gen. Johnston at Canton, with 15,000. These will be massed to attack Gen. Grant' rear; but he holds all the fords on the Black river, which must be crossed by Gens. Johnston and Loring. Rebel cavalry are continually scouting outside of Gen. Grant's lines. Much sickness is said to prevail in Vicksburg, and the citizens desire its capitulation, which Gen. Pemberton absolutely refuses. The steamer Fulton arrived at New York Thursday from New Orleans on the 7th. The bombardment of Port Hudson was commenced at 2 o'clock on the morning of the 7th. Gen. She
The Daily Dispatch: June 22, 1863., [Electronic resource], Late reliable intelligence from the Trans Mississippi Department--Vicksburg and Port Hudson. (search)
ksburg, by the Red, Black and Tensas rivers. His troops are already at the posts selected for them in carrying out Gen. Smith's great plan, which is to cut off Gen. Grant's supplies. To this end Gen. Walker's division, of Gen. Dick Taylor's army, was already at Young's Point with 7,000 men, and the artillery necessary to command Gen. Price's army, was near Helena, and Gen. Price, with 17,000 men, was on the march for that point, this object being the same, to command the river and cut off Grant's supplies. The great fall in the Mississippi river, 28 feet below high water mark, afforded great facilities to these operation.--The narrowness of the stream fot the false of the other, but entirely confident in their own situation. They have abundant supplies. News has been received from Vicksburg up to Saturday night. Grant's army is undoubtedly suffering for want of water, and suffering more from being obliged to drink the water of the Big Black, which is very unwholesome. Gen. John
The Daily Dispatch: June 22, 1863., [Electronic resource], Reinforcements for Rosecrans. (search)
Reinforcements for Rosecrans. There is now no doubt that Rosecrans has been heavily reinforced by an addition of nearly if not fully 20,000 men to his army. They arrived in Murfreesboro' on Sunday of last week, and are believed to have come from garrisoned points in Kentucky and from Nashville, at which point it is reported there remains only a force of 5,000. The number of Rosecrans's reinforcements is doubtless correct, as a dispatch says about that number of troops passed down the river to Grant on the 15th. They went from the Dutchman's army, and are now replaced by others.