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Rodney (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
lt. After watching the cannonade from a tugboat from 8 A. M. to 1 P. M., Grant decided against its further prosecution; having determined to debark his troops now on shipboard, and march still farther down the Louisiana bank, to a point opposite Rodney; while the gunboats and transports should run the Grand Gulf batteries, as they had run those of Vicksburg and Warrenton, and be ready to cross his army at a point where little resistance was anticipated. Accordingly, at dark, our gunboats againengaged the batteries, while our transports ran by them; receiving but two or three shots, which did them no essential harm. Finally, having learned from a negro that there was a good road from the little hamlet of Bruinsburg, half way down to Rodney, running back to Port Gibson, in the rear of Grand Gulf, the General decided to cross at this point; and, by daylight next morning, April 30. both gunboats and transports were ferrying over the 13th corps; our soldiers, so fast as landed, taki
Coffeeville (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
menced preparations for an advance; transferring, Nov. 4. soon after, his headquarters from Jackson to Lagrange; whence he pushed out Nov. 8. Gen. McPherson, with 10,000 infantry, and 1,500 cavalry, under Col. Lec, to Lamar, driving back the Rebel cavalry. At length, all things being ready, Grant impelled Nov. 28. a movement of his army down the great Southern Railroad from Grand Junction through Holly Springs to Oxford; our eavalry advance, 2,000 strong, being pushed forward to Coffeeville, where it was suddenly confronted and attacked by Van Dorn, Dec. 5. with a superior infantry force, by whom it was beaten back three miles, with a loss of 100 men. Grant was, with his main body, still at Oxford, preparing to move on to Jackson and Vicksburg, when Van Dorn struck Dec. 20. a damaging blow at his communications. The railroad having by this time been repaired and operated to Holly Springs, that village had been made our temporary depot of arms, provisions, and munit
St. Louis (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
stly Texas cavalry — escaped, taking with them a great portion of the baggage. These effected an exit on the night our forces were surrounding the place, and before it could be fully accomplished. prisoners, 17 guns, 3,000 small arms, beside large quantities of munitions and commissary stores. He makes his losses — killed, 129; wounded, 831; missing, 17: total, 977. Having dismantled the Fort, destroyed whatever was combustible that he could not take away, and forwarded his prisoners to St. Louis, he reembarked, Jan 17. pursuant to orders from General Grant, and returned to Milliken's Bend; having meantime sent an expedition, under Gen. Gorman and Lt.-Com. Walker, up the White river, which captured Des Are and Duval's Bluff, without resistance. Gen. Grant having reorganized and refitted at Memphis his more immediate command, personally dropped down the Mississippi on a swift steamer and met Jan. 18. McClernand, Sherman, and Porter, near the mouth of White river, on their r
Moon Lake (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
river closed it for the season. A third and more determined effort to flank the defenses of Vicksburg was made on the east side of the Mississippi, by way of the Yazoo Pass; which, leaving the great river a little below Helena, flows through Moon Lake into the Coldwater, and down this stream into the Tallahatchie, which, uniting with the Yallobusha, forms the Yazoo. Brig.-Gen. L. F. Ross, with a division of Gen. McClernand's corps from Helena, and the 12th and 17th Missouri, of Sherman's Smith. The passage through the levee of the Mississippi having been considerably enlarged, our vessels in succession boldly entered on the narrow, tortuous, but now headlong current, which bore them under a gigantic, over-arching forest, into Moon Lake, and thus onward to the Coldwater. So constant and formidable were the obstacles encountered, in the shape of abrupt turns, fallen trees, inadequate depth, and sturdy limbs that swept away smoke-stacks and other standing fixtures, that three d
Maryland (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
he enemy had retreated. As but three divisions of McClernand's corps were even constructively present, it is morally certain that this action was fought by fewer men on our side than on that of the Rebels. Grant reports our loss in this desperate struggle at 426 killed, 1,842 wounded, and 189 missing: total, 2,457. The Rebels lost quite as heavily in killed and wounded, some 2,000 prisoners, 15 or 20 guns, with thousands of small arms, &c. Among their killed was Gen. Lloyd Tilghman, of Maryland. Next morning, May 17. the pursuit being renewed, the enemy were found strongly posted on the Black, with a bold, wooded bluff directly at the water's edge on the west side, while on the east, an open, cultivated bottom, nearly a mile broad, has a bayou of stagnant water, ten to twenty feet wide and two to three feet deep, to the east of it. This had been made to serve as a wet ditch, with a line of rifle-pits behind it; and here Carr's division was stopped two or three hours, until L
Greensburg (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
the 6th and 7th Illinois and 2d Iowa, starting April 17. Lagrange, Tennessee, swept rapidly southward, through Ripley, New Albany, Pontotoc, Clear Spring, Starkville, Louisville, Decatur, and Newton, Miss.--thus passing behind all the Rebel forces confronting and resisting Grant — until, having passed Jackson, he turned sharply to the right, and made his way W. S.W. through Raleigh, Westville, Hazlehurst, and Gallatin, to Union C. H., back of Natchez; thence zigzagging by Bogue Chito to Greensburg and Clinton, La., and so to Baton Rouge; May 2. having traversed more than 600 miles of hostile territory in 16 days; crossing several considerable rivers by ferriage, burning great numbers of railroad bridges, trestles, cars, and depots of supplies, having several smart engagements with Rebel forces hastily gathered to obstruct his progress, killing or wounding about 100 of them, beside capturing and paroling over 500 prisoners, and destroying 3,000 stand of arms, at a total cost of 27
Louisville (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
urn, 7th Illinois. Col. Grierson sent back, after he was fairly on his way, the 2d Iowa, as also 175 of the least effective men of his remaining regiments; so that this brilliant raid was actually made with less than 1,000 men. It was a succession of forced marches, sometimes without rest for 48 hours; often through drenching rain, over long stretches of swamp, so completely submerged that no road could be discerned; so that, in crossing one swamp, eight miles wide, on the Okanoxubee, near Louisville, no less than twenty fine horses were drowned. Grierson proved himself eminently fitted for his place, as did Col. Prince, of the 6th, and Lt.-Col. Loomis, 7th Illinois, and their subordinates. Detachments necessarily made to the right and left to destroy Rebel supplies or mislead pursuers — of whom thousands were sent after his from Jackson, Vicksburg, and other points — were frequently compelled to ride 60 miles per day of these horrible roads in order to regain the main body — which, <
Oxford (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
s against Vicksburg. Position and importance of Vicksburg Grant moves against it from Lagrange advances to Oxford, Miss. Van Dorn captures Holly Springs Murphy's cowardice Grant compelled to fall back Hovey and Washburn on the Coldwatimpelled Nov. 28. a movement of his army down the great Southern Railroad from Grand Junction through Holly Springs to Oxford; our eavalry advance, 2,000 strong, being pushed forward to Coffeeville, where it was suddenly confronted and attacked bynfantry force, by whom it was beaten back three miles, with a loss of 100 men. Grant was, with his main body, still at Oxford, preparing to move on to Jackson and Vicksburg, when Van Dorn struck Dec. 20. a damaging blow at his communications. ront of the Rebel defenses had been transformed into abatis, covering rifle-pits, Unknown to Sherman, Grant's recoil from Oxford had liberated the Rebel army previously confronting him; which had forthwith been apprised Dec. 21. of the cloud gathe
Grand Gulf (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
Baton Rouge Porter attacks the batteries at Grand Gulf Grant crosses at Bruinsburg Sherman feintsby the way, salutes that meant mischief from Grand Gulf and Warrenton. The Indianola, Lt.-Com'g. p the Mississippi; and, when nearly opposite Grand Gulf, encountered Feb. 24, 9 1/2 P. M. the Rebn to Hard Times, opposite, but rather below, Grand Gulf; extending the distance traversed from Millie the gunboats and transports should run the Grand Gulf batteries, as they had run those of Vicksbur running back to Port Gibson, in the rear of Grand Gulf, the General decided to cross at this point;feint and hurry the whole corps forthwith to Grand Gulf. Sending orders to the divisions of Steelthem, abandoning Port Gibson, and evacuating Grand Gulf; as our army advanced May 3. in its rear y resisted. Gen. Grant now rode across to Grand Gulf, with a small escort of cavalry, to make arr Grant had expected to remain some time at Grand Gulf, accumulating provisions and munitions, whil[2 more...]
New Albany (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 14
made ready for further usefulness. The effective Rebel force in the States bordering on the Mississippi being now mainly engaged in the defense of Vicksburg and the Yazoo valley, Grant had determined to retaliate one of the destructive cavalry raids of Morgan, Forrest, and Van Dorn. To this end, Col. B. H. Grierson, with a cavalry brigade, 1,700 strong, composed of the 6th and 7th Illinois and 2d Iowa, starting April 17. Lagrange, Tennessee, swept rapidly southward, through Ripley, New Albany, Pontotoc, Clear Spring, Starkville, Louisville, Decatur, and Newton, Miss.--thus passing behind all the Rebel forces confronting and resisting Grant — until, having passed Jackson, he turned sharply to the right, and made his way W. S.W. through Raleigh, Westville, Hazlehurst, and Gallatin, to Union C. H., back of Natchez; thence zigzagging by Bogue Chito to Greensburg and Clinton, La., and so to Baton Rouge; May 2. having traversed more than 600 miles of hostile territory in 16 days;
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