The sufferings and privations and hardships of long marches, and exposures and hard-fought battles and a long-continued siege, were all forgotten in the realization of the most glorious victory that had ever crowned the arms of an American hero. Promiscuously mingled with the blue uniforms of the Federal soldiers was the dirty yellow of the Confederate prisoners, and their filthy appearance and fear-worn faces were in striking contrast with their elated victors. The magnitude of the victory can perhaps be better understood by the following official report: _Rebel losses in Major-General Grant's Department since the landing of the army at Grand Gulf, Mississippi, May 1, 1863._ Loss in men up to May 18th 40,000 Prisoners taken at Vicksburg 31,000 ------ Total 71,000 Citizen prisoners, 1,500 of whom were women and children 5,000 Prisoners sick and wounded 13,220 Prisoners fit for duty 18,000 Tents captured 4,000 Mules captured 1,500 Horses captured 1,000 Freight cars 200 Locomotives 5 Large siege-guns captured 188 Field-pieces captured 151 Rounds of ammunition 300 Stands of small arms 35,000 Shot-guns, etc 30,000 Value of public property captured, from ten to fifteen million dollars. Approved, by order of JAMES WILSON, _Lieutenant-Colonel and Provost-marshal._ I found the Paymaster-General at Vicksburg, and succeeded in getting from him a box of cartridges. Not liking to remain in the place while the prisoners were there, lest some of them might, at some future time, recognize me, should I be so unfortunate as to get captured, I told General Grant how I felt about it, and he sent me to my regiment, then at Black River, to stay until the prisoners were sent away. A few days after the surrender, the prisoners were all paroled, and then marched through our lines at Black River. While they were passing our camp, I kept out of sight by remaining in my quarters. The second day after the prisoners commenced to pass an exception occurred.