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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Operations in Trans-Mississippi Department in June, 1863. (search)
f Berwick's bay. I have sent one of my staff officers to communicate in person with General Johnston, and instructed him to give to that officer a statement of the disposition of our forces, and ascertain in what manner I could best co-operate with him from this side of the river. I have to-day sent a battery of light artillery to Brigadier-General Hebert, which will place twelve pieces in the command of that officer. I do not include the artillery of General Walker's division. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, R. Taylor, Major-General Commanding. The foregoing letter bears the following endorsements, to wit: headquarters Western Louisiana, Alexandria, June 11, 1863. Major-General R. Taylor, Informing as to his movements and dispositions of forces. Secretary of War. Special. This report contains a clear statement of the expedition against Milliken's bend, by General Taylor, which awakened so much hope and which is here shown to have been abortive.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 7. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), chapter 11.82 (search)
a large number of negroes drilling. Below that point to Milliken's he had a number of plantations at work under the new system. At Milliken's there was a negro brigade of uncertain strength, and. four companies of Tenth Illinois cavalry (the foronsiderably separated; the negroes up the river. Between Milliken's and Young's Point (opposite the mouth of Yazoo), a distove at 6 P. M. The distances from Richmond to Young's and Milliken's respectively are twenty and ten miles, and the road is ted General Walker to send one brigade to Young's, one to Milliken's and hold the third in reserve at a point six miles fromctively to Duckport, nearly equi-distant from Young's and Milliken's, where a road struck off from the river and fell into tion of it to them. McCullough's brigade was selected for Milliken's; Hawes' for Young's, and Randall's was to be in reservetil an hour after the appointed time. McCullough reached Milliken's about dawn, drove in the enemy's pickets and in obedien