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General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 7 (search)
ispatched while the contest at Port Gibson was going on. In the mean time, Lieutenant-General Pemberton had ordered Gregg's brigade coming from Port Hudson to Raymond, and W. H. T. Walker's, just arrived at Jackson, from General Beauregard's department, to join him there. On the 12th, McPherson with his corps encountered Greggr moving upon Clinton in obedience to orders. A minority advocated a plan for seizing the enemy's communications by placing the army on the road from Jackson and Raymond to Port Gibson, to compel General Grant to attack it. Although averse to both opinions, General Pemberton adopted that of the minority of his council, Lieutenantnd or Dillon's, encamping on the night of the 15th at Mrs. Ellison's, on the main Raymond and Edwards's Depot road, at a fork from which I could advance either to Raymond or Dillon's. Then came a brief account of the circumstances of the battle of Baker's Creek, and his retreat to the Big Black River, after which he continued: I a
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Chapter 7 (search)
western was defended by Brigadier-General Chalmers, with his brigade of cavalry and a field-battery; Colonel Logan, with another mounted brigade, operated near Natchez and Port Hudson; and Colonel Power with his regiment, also mounted, in Northeastern Louisiana. These dispositions had been made by Lieutenant-General Pemberton. After the Federal army, under Major-General Sherman, moved from Jackson to Vicksburg, General W. H. Jackson's division was advanced to the line from Livingston to Raymond, to observe the Federal army beyond the Big Black River, and protect the reconstruction of the railroad north and south of the town of Jackson; miles of it, in each direction, were destroyed by the Federal army before its return to Vicksburg. That the railroad company might repair this important road as soon as possible, military protection was promised, as well as the necessary laborers and wagons, which Major L. Mims, who was at the head of the quartermaster's department in the State, wa
General Joseph E. Johnston, Narrative of Military Operations During the Civil War, Letters. (search)
join my reenforcements. Whether it will be most practicable for the reenforcements to come by Raymond (leaving it to the right, if the march cannot be made through Raymond), or to prove them west aRaymond), or to prove them west along the line of railroad (leaving it to the left and south of the line of march) to Bolton's Depot or some other point west of it, you must determine. In either movement, I should be advised as to ecial Order, No. —. This army will move to-morrow morning, 15th instant, in the direction of Raymond, on the military road, in the following order: 1. Colonel Wirt Adams's cavalry will form thelearns, is at Raymond, to which he had not, in any manner, referred in his letter of the 13th. Raymond is eight miles from Clinton. Having concluded that it would be suicidal to make the direct advaburg, May 11, 1863. Brigadier-General Walker, Jackson: Move immediately with your command to Raymond. General Gregg has been ordered, if the enemy advance on him in too strong force, to fall back