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Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Headquarters moved to Memphis-on the road to Memphis-escaping Jackson-complaints and requests-halleck appointed commander-in-chief --return to Corinth — movements of Bragg - surrender of Clarksville — the advance upon Chattanooga-Sheridan Colonel of a Michigan regiment (search)
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Advance of Van Dorn and Price -Price enters Iuka --battle of Iuka (search)
Advance of Van Dorn and Price-Price enters Iuka --battle of Iuka
At this time, September 4th, I had two divisions of the Army of the Mississippi stationed at Corinth, Rienzi, Jacinto and Danville.
There were at Corinth also [T. A.] Davies' division and two brigades of [J.] McArthur's, besides cavalry and artillery.
This force constituted my left wing, of which Rosecrans was in command.
General [E. O. C.] Ord commanded the centre, from Bethel to Humboldt on the Mobile and Ohio railroad an self so as to hold his position until the next morning.
Rosecrans was to be up by the morning of the 19th on the two roads before described, and the attack was to be from all three quarters simultaneously.
Troops enough were left at Jacinto and Rienzi to detain any cavalry that Van Dorn might send out to make a sudden dash into Corinth until I could be notified.
There was a telegraph wire along the railroad, so there would be no delay in communication.
I detained cars and locomotives enough