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Champion's Hill (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
h Grant had led his soldiers from Jackson to the Mississippi. Champion's hill and the Big Black bridge were the fitting landmarks for the ma back. They came by Black River bridge, Edward's station, and Champion's hill. That is the route they now go. The instructions to Shermause of the impoverished inhabitants. On the 24th, he moved to Champion's hill, and on the 25th, recrossed the Big Black river, and once mortwo thousand men at Vicksburg; three thousand were captured at Champion's hill; nearly two thousand at the Big Black bridge, and at least two campaign and siege; while those who escaped with Loring, from Champion's hill, could not have been fewer than four thousand. 32,000Surrendered at Vicksburg. 3,000Captured at Champion's hill. 2,000Captured at Big Black bridge. 2,000Captured at Port Gibson, etc. 4,000Loring. ) that his whole available force, at the time of the battle of Champion's hill, was sixteen thousand in the field, while seven thousand eight
Satartia (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
any exigency. All I want now is men. On Blair's return, Grant sent a brigade of troops under Brigadier-General Mower, and nearly twelve hundred cavalry, up the Yazoo to Mechanicsburg, to watch the crossings of the Big Black, from Bridgeport, and obstruct the roads. On the 3d of June, one division from Hurlbut arrived, under Brigadier-General Kimball, and was sent at once after Mower to Mechanicsburg, with the same instructions that Mower had already received. Grant himself went up to Satartia, on the 8th of June, to inspect the condition of affairs there, and became still further convinced that the enemy was collecting a large force at Canton, of course with a view to raise the siege. To Kimball, he said: It is important that the country be left so that it cannot subsist an army passing over it. Wagons, horses, and mules should be taken from the citizens, to keep them from being used with the Southern army. On the 7th, the enemy, nearly three thousand strong, attacked Millik
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 10
ppi, and there exchanged, or paroled until such exchange can be effected. . . . . General orders, no. 207. war Department, Adjutant-General's office, Washington, July 3, 1863. The attention of all persons in the military service of the United States is called to Article 7 of the cartel agreed upon on the 22d of July, 1862, and published in General Orders No. 142, September 25, 1862. According to the terms of this cartel, all captures must be reduced to actual possession, and all prisoneot been allowed to depart, you will retain them until further orders. The countermand, however, came too late; the prisoners had already left Vicksburg. The entire garrison, officers and men, had been paroled not to take up arms against the United States until exchanged by the proper authorities; terms which were really more favorable to the government than an unconditional surrender, as Grant thus secured his troops and transports for immediate use, and saved the expense of subsisting thirty
Alleghany Mountains (United States) (search for this): chapter 10
ounded officers and soldiers as fast as they become able to travel. The paroles for these latter must be signed, however, whilst officers are present authorized to sign the roll of prisoners. By the terms of a cartel, then existing between the national and rebel authorities, all officers and men of either army, captured or surrendered at any point in the entire theatre of war, were to be delivered up to their respective authorities within ten days after capture; those taken east of the Alleghanies, at Richmond, and those west, at Vicksburg. At these places they were to be exchanged, or paroled until exchanged. Grant was therefore obliged to parole and discharge his prisoners. General orders, no. 142. war Department, Adjutant-General's office, Washington, September 25, 1862. The following is the cartel under which prisoners are exchanged in the existing war with the Southern states:. . . . Article 1. It is hereby agreed and stipulated that all prisoners of war held
Brownsville (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
that little further progress could be made by digging alone, and Grant accordingly determined to make the final assault on the morning of the 6th of July. Orders were issued to prepare the heads of approaches for the easy debouche of troops, to widen the main approaches so that the men could move easily by fours, and to prepare planks and sand-bags filled with pressed cotton, for crossing ditches. Johnston was moving up at the same time. On the night of the 1st, he encamped between Brownsville and the Big Black river, and, on the 3d, sent word to Pemberton, that about the 7th of the month, an attempt to create a diversion would be made, to enable the garrison to cut its way out. This dispatch did not reach Pemberton till the 10th of July, when both he and the messenger were prisoners. This attack, however, was never made. The movement to Browns ville was the last operation undertaken for the relief or the defence of Vicksburg. On the 22d of June, Pemberton had suggested to
Tensas River (Alabama, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
ot subsist an army passing over it. Wagons, horses, and mules should be taken from the citizens, to keep them from being used with the Southern army. On the 7th, the enemy, nearly three thousand strong, attacked Milliken's bend, which, however, was successfully defended by black and white troops under Brigadier-General Dennis, ably assisted by the gunboats Choctaw and Lexington. Grant at once ordered Mower's brigade to reenforce Dennis, with instructions to drive the rebels beyond the Tensas river. Every vestige of an enemy's camp ought to be shoved back of that point (Richmond). On the 8th of June, another division of troops, under Brigadier-General Sooy Smith, arrived from Memphis, and was ordered to Haine's bluff, where Washburne was now placed in command. This place had again become of vital importance; for, if the national forces should be compelled to raise the siege, and yet remain in possession of Haine's bluff, with undisputed control of the Mississippi river, they co
Big Black (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
e, but at the same time to hold the line of the Big Black river, keep Johnston in check, and to cover the Y zommand was, at this time, sent out as far as the Big Black river, to obstruct the approaches to Vicksburg from tthe enemy supposed to be collecting between the Big Black river and the Yazoo. This command was not expected tion was received that Johnston was crossing the Big Black river, and intended marching immediately against Granworks was now constructed from the Yazoo to the Big Black river, quite as strong as those which defended Vicksbhe 1st, he encamped between Brownsville and the Big Black river, and, on the 3d, sent word to Pemberton, that a 5th, before all of Sherman's force reached the Big Black river. Bridges were constructed at once, and on the hampion's hill, and on the 25th, recrossed the Big Black river, and once more went into camp near Vicksburg. ed with dead cattle and hogs. They crossed the Big Black river on bridges of their own construction, and then
Fort Donelson (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
nt. A copy of the address was sent at once to his headquarters, and, the next day, McClernand was relieved of the command of his corps, and ordered home. Major-General Ord was appointed in his stead, subject to the approval of the President. See Appendix for McClernand's order, and the letters of Generals Sherman and McPherson. This was the termination of the troublesome connection with McClernand. It had begun at Cairo, in 1861. McClernand had served under Grant, at Belmont, and Donelson, and Shiloh, but early developed the qualities which afterwards insured his downfall. At first, he had been willing to learn from men versed in their profession and experienced in war; but he soon set about accomplishing his advancement by political means. His efforts, partially successful, to obtain a high command; his protracted machinations to supersede Grant, which were only defeated by the wise counsels of the general-in-chief, and the practical good sense of the administration; his
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
orcements already received from the East, were collected at Canton—sure earnest of a determination to strike one more blow; while the inactivity of Rosecrans, in Tennessee, gave ground for fears that, rather than lose all on the Mississippi, the rebels, in order to reenforce Johnston heavily, might withdraw a heavy force from Bragg to rescue the garrison. . . . I deem it advisable that as large a force be collected here as possible. Having all my available force that can be spared from West Tennessee and Helena here, to get any more I must look outside of my own department. You being engaged in the same enterprise, I am compelled to ask you to give me sucth of June; and, by the wise prevision of the general-in-chief, two divisions of the Ninth corps, under Major-General Parke, were diverted from their march to East Tennessee, and arrived before Vicksburg, on the 14th of the same month. Herron was put on the left of the line of circumvallation, and Parke was sent to Haine's bluff
Warrenton (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 10
partment of Missouri, arrived on the 11th of June, and was assigned a position on the extreme left of the besieging force, extending from the Hall's ferry to the Warrenton road. Lauman was then moved further to the right, extending to the left of Hovey; and, for the first time, the investment became complete, all possibility of Pehead of this sap was pushed to within a few feet of the rebel line. In Herron's front a strong line of trench was begun on the 11th of June, running along the Warrenton road. Little was done here until late in the siege, except driving in the enemy's pickets and erecting three batteries. The approach was directed against the erded safe and convenient shelter to the troops guarding the left, and allowed an advance, by a defiladed trench, upon the rebel work guarding the entrance of the Warrenton road. Saps were driven towards this work, and, notwithstanding the ground over which they were conducted was swept by the fire of a ten-inch columbiad and small
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