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Abbeville (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
y. On the 29th, Grant's cavalry crossed the Tallahatchie, and his headquarters were at Holly Springs; Sherman, too, was up, and would cross the Tallahatchie, at Wyatt. Grant telegraphed: Our troops will be in Abbeville (on the Tallahatchie) tomorrow, or a battle will be fought. Meanwhile the movement of troops from Helena waAbbeville (on the Tallahatchie) tomorrow, or a battle will be fought. Meanwhile the movement of troops from Helena was made, under Generals Hovey and Washburne. They marched across from the Mississippi, to cut the railroad in Pemberton's rear, and accomplished that object; but the damage done was slight and readily repaired, and the operation had but little effect upon the campaign, unless, indeed, it hastened the evacuation of the rebel works oeady begun to think that the difficulty of supplying his army would be too great to overcome, and on the same day that he wrote to Porter, he asked Halleck, from Abbeville: How far south would you like me to go? Would it not be well to hold the enemy south of the Yallabusha (the next important stream south of the Tallahatchie), an
Mississippi (United States) (search for this): chapter 6
5: Military importance of the Mississippi river Grant proposes movement into interior, d. The transcendent importance of the Mississippi river had been manifest from the beginning of e entirely lost, when the control of the Mississippi river was gone; and no consideration had greation, whose object was the opening of the Mississippi river and the capture of Vicksburg. He made hl Curtis's forces at present east of the Mississippi river, and organize them into brigades and divainst Vicksburg, rather than that of the Mississippi river. First of all, was a desire to fight Pempaign with all his forces, by way of the Mississippi river. Delays and difficulties with him had odered to cooperate in the opening of the Mississippi river, and especially in the capture of Vicksbent word to one of his subordinates: The Mississippi river enterprise must take precedence of all osive task of opening and controlling the Mississippi river. On the 29th of January, General Gran[1 more...]
Port Hudson (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
main artery of supply. Accordingly, the insurgents early seized the most important positions along the river, and, with a keen appreciation of their natural advantages, fortified Columbus, Fort Pillow, Island Number10, Vicksburg, and later, Port Hudson. The first three of these places had fallen, in the spring of 1862; but Vicksburg, situated at a remarkable bend in the river, and on one of the few bluffs that mark its course, was rendered one of the strongest fortified places in America. outh of the Arkansas, with all the troops on board; from there, he wrote to Halleck, what the experience of many months eventually confirmed: Our troops must get below the city to be used effectually. On the 18th, he wrote: Should Banks pass Port Hudson, this force will be ready to cooperate on Vicksburg, at any time. On the 20th, he returned to Memphis, and sent word to one of his subordinates: The Mississippi river enterprise must take precedence of all others, and any side move must simpl
Mississippi (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
d Sherman to take them and the Memphis forces south of the mouth of Yazoo river, and thus secure Vicksburg and the state of Mississippi. I beg the careful attention of the reader to the above extract, and to all that is quoted in reference to Sherander results to which allusion has been made, but in the more immediate effects, extending only to the people of northern Mississippi. The women came with smiling faces to Grant's headquarters, to see how he bore the loss of Holly Springs. They a in this matter, if they did not assist in determining it. Taking the river route earlier, would have left all the state of Mississippi free to the rebels, who could at any time have attacked his communications on that line, cutting him off more effe the roads were in miserable condition by reason of the winter rains, and, as it had been deter. mined to abandon northern Mississippi, the accumulated quartermasters' and ordnance stores had to be removed with the army. It was not until the 10th o
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
h, he as sumed command of the Department of the Tennessee, which included Cairo, Forts Henry and Donelson, northern Mississippi, and the portions of Kentucky and Tennessee west of the Tennessee river. The next day he wrote to Halleck: You never have suggested to me any plan of operations in this department. . . . . As situated n, twenty-eight miles in Grant's rear, and captured the garrison, with all its stores. Forrest, another rebel raider, at the same time pushed his cavalry into West Tennessee, and cut the railroad to Columbus, at several points between that place and Jackson. This completely severed Grant's only line of communication with the Nort been pressed to a distance of fifty or sixty miles. On the 23d of December, the headquarters were again at Holly Springs. Forrest was speedily chased out of West Tennessee, but the damage he had done could not be so readily repaired. Various reasons had induced Grant to select this line of operations against Vicksburg, rather
Yazoo River (United States) (search for this): chapter 6
to send boats to cooperate at the mouth of the Yazoo. Must I countermand the orders for this move?going down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Yazoo, could present a new base for Grant, from whicreated, Grant would follow him up, between the Yazoo and the Big Black rivers, to the Mississippi. oats, Sherman advanced on transports up the Yazoo river, which empties into the Mississippi, about d give us the substantial possession of the Yazoo river, and place us in communication with Generalr securing a lodgment on the ridge between the Yazoo and the Black rivers, from which to operate agst, as also to secure the navigation of the Yazoo river. The rumor of General Grant having fallen he felt the greatest anxiety to open up the Yazoo river, so that Grant might descend, and in order ies threaten and crowd. Upon leaving the Yazoo river, Sherman at once proposed to McClernand thaed to Young's point, opposite the mouth of the Yazoo. Grant wrote to Halleck, that he should requi[1 more...]
Georgia (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
ks, no supplies. But the country was found to be abundantly stocked. Every thing for the subsistence of man or beast, for fifteen miles east and west of the railroad, from Coffeeville to La Grange, was appropriated to the use of the army. The families of the farmers suffered, but the soldiers were fed; and the lesson was taught which Grant afterwards applied in the rear of Vicksburg, and which Sherman, having seen the application, practised on a still larger scale, in the marches through Georgia and the Carolinas—the lesson that an army may live, though its communications are destroyed. It was a sorry day for the rebels when they burnt Holly Springs, and broke up Grant's communications with Columbus; not only sorry in those grander results to which allusion has been made, but in the more immediate effects, extending only to the people of northern Mississippi. The women came with smiling faces to Grant's headquarters, to see how he bore the loss of Holly Springs. They asked hi
Tennessee River (United States) (search for this): chapter 6
rmitted, he. would return to fulfil it. What the plan was he did not disclose. Until after the battles of Iuka and Corinth, Grant was too constantly on the defensive, to undertake any movement of an aggressive character. Those battles occurred in September and October; and, on the 25th of the latter month, he as sumed command of the Department of the Tennessee, which included Cairo, Forts Henry and Donelson, northern Mississippi, and the portions of Kentucky and Tennessee west of the Tennessee river. The next day he wrote to Halleck: You never have suggested to me any plan of operations in this department. . . . . As situated now, with no more troops, I can do nothing but defend my positions, and I do not feel at liberty to abandon any of them, without first consulting you. He then proposed the abandonment of Corinth, the destruction of all the railroads branching out from that place, the reopening of the road from Humboldt to Memphis, and the concentration of the troops from C
Middleburgh (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
eet it. General Sullivan, who commanded at Jackson, was reinforced rapidly, and directed to move out towards the enemy. All of the available cavalry of the Army of the Tennessee was also sent after the raiders, and all commanders between Oxford and Bolivar were notified of the rebel movements, and directed to hold their respective posts at all hazards. Men and commanders everywhere did their duty, except at Holly Springs; and the enemy was repulsed at Coldwater, Davis Mills, Bolivar, and Middleburg; but Holly Springs was captured while the troops were in their beds. The commanding officer of the post, Colonel Murphy, of the Eighth Wisconsin volunteers, had taken no steps to protect the place, not notifying a single officer of the command, of the approaching danger, although he himself had received early warning from Grant. The troops were blameless, for the first intimation they had of an attack, was when they found themselves surrounded; and notwithstanding the surprise, many of
Steele (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 6
ourse, obliged to be subordinate; and, when directed by his superiors, inquired of Grant how many men he had in his department, and what force could be sent down the river to Vicksburg. Grant replied that he had in all seventy-two thousand men, of whom eighteen thousand were at Memphis, and sixteen thousand of these could be spared for the river expedition. He announced, on the 24th, that he had given his orders for the advance of his entire force, including Sherman; had written to Steele, in Arkansas, to threaten Grenada; and had asked Admiral Porter, commanding the Mississippi squadron, to send boats to cooperate at the mouth of the Yazoo. Must I countermand the orders for this move? The reply was: Proposed move approved. Do not go too far. Apparently, Halleck and Grant both strove to expedite the movement, so that, if possible, it might get too far advanced to be recalled. Nothing in war is more painful, than the spectacle of soldierly men obliged to give up movements that
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