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Pemberton (search for this): article 5
he city, from which we make some extracts: Night and day for forty-eight days, counting from the 17th of May, when Pemberton's army commenced entering Vicksburg, until the 4th day of July, when the place was surrendered, an incessant bombardmenould have been in readiness, which would have been sprung to the great detriment of the enemy. On the 3d of July Gen. Pemberton determined to hold out no longer. The food was nearly exhausted, and the soldiers had become worn out from excessiveion, and accordingly sent a flag of truce for that purpose. It is not necessary to publish the honorable terms which Gen. Pemberton obtained from the enemy. They form one of the relieving features of this otherwise wholly lamentable affair. These ury the dead of the Federal army that fell in the first assists on the city. The flag of truce was sent out first by Gen. Pemberton who offered the privilege to the enemy of burying his dead. We came near overlooking a fact which the Colonel co
McPherson (search for this): article 5
terms which Gen. Pemberton obtained from the enemy. They form one of the relieving features of this otherwise wholly lamentable affair. These terms being arranged, the men stacked their arms on the 4th. Col. Watkins had an opportunity after the Yankees reached the city of conversing freely with the Federal officers in Grant's army.--From those he learned that the ditching and mining of the enemy had been performed exclusively by negroes, there being as many as 5,000 in that army. Gen. McPherson, the General who superintended the departure of our men from the city, was willing that all the negroes who chose might accompany their masters. It was nothing but right, he said, that freemen, as he contended they were, should make their own election to go from or remain in the city; but in this determination he was overruled, and only the servants of the officers were allowed to go out, if they chose. Col. Watkins's negro man was offered every inducement by the Yankees to remain with
Watkins (search for this): article 5
of the suffering there before the surrender. The Atlanta Intelligencer publishes a highly interesting narrative from Col. Watkins, who participated in the defence of the city, from which we make some extracts: Night and day for forty-eight days of this otherwise wholly lamentable affair. These terms being arranged, the men stacked their arms on the 4th. Col. Watkins had an opportunity after the Yankees reached the city of conversing freely with the Federal officers in Grant's army.- in this determination he was overruled, and only the servants of the officers were allowed to go out, if they chose. Col. Watkins's negro man was offered every inducement by the Yankees to remain with them. Finally, on being promised, if he would lf and his family, and expressed his determination to run away from them on the first opportunity that presented. Col. Watkins, in these conversations, had an opportunity of learning the falsity of a report that has been circulated to the effect
Johnston (search for this): article 5
he hope was of that kind which being long deferred "maketh the heart sick." They well knew the importance of the place they were garrisoning and defending, and rumors would often arise which their own excited imaginations greatly magnified, that Johnston was moving on with a large army to their relief. At one time it would be generally current throughout the army that Johnston had an army of 100,000 men, that Longstreet was in that army, occupying the centre of it, as is the custom of that distJohnston had an army of 100,000 men, that Longstreet was in that army, occupying the centre of it, as is the custom of that distinguished General, and even at times it would be imagined that the reports of friendly cannon were heard, and that Grant and his whole army would soon be swept away as with a besom of destruction. But no help could reach them. To add to the horrors of the siege some of the enemy's gunners took special pains to level their pieces at the buildings which were marked by yellow flags as hospitals. The shells, indeed spared no house in the devoted city. Men on their knees at public workshop we
Longstreet (search for this): article 5
this long period of suffering and anxiety, were not without hope of relief, but the hope was of that kind which being long deferred "maketh the heart sick." They well knew the importance of the place they were garrisoning and defending, and rumors would often arise which their own excited imaginations greatly magnified, that Johnston was moving on with a large army to their relief. At one time it would be generally current throughout the army that Johnston had an army of 100,000 men, that Longstreet was in that army, occupying the centre of it, as is the custom of that distinguished General, and even at times it would be imagined that the reports of friendly cannon were heard, and that Grant and his whole army would soon be swept away as with a besom of destruction. But no help could reach them. To add to the horrors of the siege some of the enemy's gunners took special pains to level their pieces at the buildings which were marked by yellow flags as hospitals. The shells, inde
Grant (search for this): article 5
ered, an incessant bombardment was kept up by the enemy, both from the gunboats in the river and the land batteries which Grant had planted in the rear. On several occasions the Colonel counted the number of shells that fell in the space of fire miat distinguished General, and even at times it would be imagined that the reports of friendly cannon were heard, and that Grant and his whole army would soon be swept away as with a besom of destruction. But no help could reach them. To add to Col. Watkins had an opportunity after the Yankees reached the city of conversing freely with the Federal officers in Grant's army.--From those he learned that the ditching and mining of the enemy had been performed exclusively by negroes, theren these conversations, had an opportunity of learning the falsity of a report that has been circulated to the effect that Grant had sent in a flag of truce to bury the dead of the Federal army that fell in the first assists on the city. The flag of
March, 7 AD (search for this): article 5
Before the capitulation the miners and sappers of the enemy and those of our own army had got within ten paces of each other, and whilst they were working under ground the picks of each could be heard by the other, each striving to get his mine in readiness before the other's. The Colonel says that when the enemy sprung his mine, which produced such disaster, in two hours more ours would have been in readiness, which would have been sprung to the great detriment of the enemy. On the 3d of July Gen. Pemberton determined to hold out no longer. The food was nearly exhausted, and the soldiers had become worn out from excessive fatigue. To cut their way out was impossible. No help was at hand. He therefore resolved to obtain the best terms in a capitulation, and accordingly sent a flag of truce for that purpose. It is not necessary to publish the honorable terms which Gen. Pemberton obtained from the enemy. They form one of the relieving features of this otherwise wholly lament
4th (search for this): article 5
hausted, and the soldiers had become worn out from excessive fatigue. To cut their way out was impossible. No help was at hand. He therefore resolved to obtain the best terms in a capitulation, and accordingly sent a flag of truce for that purpose. It is not necessary to publish the honorable terms which Gen. Pemberton obtained from the enemy. They form one of the relieving features of this otherwise wholly lamentable affair. These terms being arranged, the men stacked their arms on the 4th. Col. Watkins had an opportunity after the Yankees reached the city of conversing freely with the Federal officers in Grant's army.--From those he learned that the ditching and mining of the enemy had been performed exclusively by negroes, there being as many as 5,000 in that army. Gen. McPherson, the General who superintended the departure of our men from the city, was willing that all the negroes who chose might accompany their masters. It was nothing but right, he said, that freemen
May 17th (search for this): article 5
The siege and fall of Vicksburg. The Southern papers publish some accounts, (the first from Southern sources.) received from Confederate officers who were paroled at Vicksburg, of the suffering there before the surrender. The Atlanta Intelligencer publishes a highly interesting narrative from Col. Watkins, who participated in the defence of the city, from which we make some extracts: Night and day for forty-eight days, counting from the 17th of May, when Pemberton's army commenced entering Vicksburg, until the 4th day of July, when the place was surrendered, an incessant bombardment was kept up by the enemy, both from the gunboats in the river and the land batteries which Grant had planted in the rear. On several occasions the Colonel counted the number of shells that fell in the space of fire minutes, and there were 65, or 13 a minute, constantly falling into the city from the 300 cannon that was pointed against it. During the whole of these forty eight days the men remain
April, 7 AD (search for this): article 5
The Southern papers publish some accounts, (the first from Southern sources.) received from Confederate officers who were paroled at Vicksburg, of the suffering there before the surrender. The Atlanta Intelligencer publishes a highly interesting narrative from Col. Watkins, who participated in the defence of the city, from which we make some extracts: Night and day for forty-eight days, counting from the 17th of May, when Pemberton's army commenced entering Vicksburg, until the 4th day of July, when the place was surrendered, an incessant bombardment was kept up by the enemy, both from the gunboats in the river and the land batteries which Grant had planted in the rear. On several occasions the Colonel counted the number of shells that fell in the space of fire minutes, and there were 65, or 13 a minute, constantly falling into the city from the 300 cannon that was pointed against it. During the whole of these forty eight days the men remained in the ditches with no other she