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Cairo, Ill. (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
Doc. 122.-Sherman's Mississippi expedition. Despatch from General Sherman. Vicksburgh, February 27, via Cairo, March 10, 1864. Lieutenant-General Grant, care of Major-General Halleck: General: I got in this morning from Canton, where I left my army in splendid heart and condition. We reached Jackson February sixth, crossed the Pearl, and passed through Brandon to Morton, where the enemy made dispositions for battle, but fled in the night. We posted on over all obstacles, and realendid condition. I will leave it there five days, in hopes the cavalry from Memphis will turn up there. I will have them come in. W. T. Sherman, Major-General. Despatch from General Butterfield. Major-General Butterfield, under date of Cairo, March eleventh, addressed the following to Lieutenant-General Grant or General Halleck: General Sherman arrived yesterday at Memphis. His command is all safe. Our total loss in killed, wounded, and missing is one hundred and seventy only.
Big Black (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
rderlies, created a great sensation among the secesh, with whom it had been currently reported that a rebel bullet had laid him low. On the morning of February third, General Sherman, with a force of twenty-five thousand men, marched from Big Black River. General Sherman and General Hurlbut's division crossed at Messenger's Ferry, five miles above the line of the Southern Railroad, and General McPherson's division at the railroad-crossing. After the entire army had crossed safely, orders were at once given to push on to Bolton, a small station at the Raymond Junction, on the Southern Railroad, some fifteen miles from the Big Black River. At this point our advance had a lively skirmish with the enemy, resulting in the killing of twelve men, and the wounding of thirty-five. The rebel loss was much larger, a number of their dead being left on the field. General McPherson's infantry forces marched up rapidly, and dispersed Lee's cavalry, estimated at six thousand men, without any
Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
the third ultimo, Sherman's expedition left Vicksburgh for Meridian, cutting right through the capifirst to fourth, marched sixty-four miles to Vicksburgh. Some skirmishing. Lieutenant Kilpatrick, d and at a loss what to do. The country from Vicksburgh to the Big Black is completely stripped of e only be made the best of. The march from Vicksburgh to Meridian was accomplished in eleven days.undred miles from Meridian, and seventy from Vicksburgh. Fifteen locomotives were captured near thif the train and the contrabands were sent to Vicksburgh in advance of the main army. The second nigquite comfortably. The rest of our march to Vicksburgh was accomplished without any event worthy of, as they would not take her from Jackson to Vicksburgh for less than five hundred dollars, a sum wh will stop for the present, and mail this at Vicksburgh, where we expect to arrive in four days, and of paroled prisoners, being part of the old Vicksburgh garrison. These men informed us that the co[11 more...]
Grenada (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
found at this place, which was seized for the use of the army. A large number of private dwellings were burned here as well as at other places on the route, but they were in nearly every case deserted houses and their owners in the rebel army. The burning was mostly done by stragglers, and there were strict orders issued against it by the Commanding Generals. The railroad had been put in good repair by the rebels from Meridian to Jackson, and from the latter place through Canton north to Grenada. It was by this road that the confederates at Meridian and Mobile got most of their supplies. The trains ran until the day before we arrived. We destroyed the road at different places all the way through to Meridian. The march from Brandon through Moreton to Hillsboro was devoid of interest, except an occasional skirmish with the enemy's cavalry, in which they invariably got the worst of it. This is in part owing to the fact that our cavalry always dismount in skirmishing with the ene
Jackson (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
to-day fifteen miles, and camped two miles west of Jackson. Had sharp skirmishing with the enemy's cavalry, l heavier than ours. February sixth, marched into Jackson. The Iowa brigade cross Pearl River, and take the is the case only in a less marked degree as far as Jackson. After crossing the Big Black, both columns had he enemy's cavalry at intervals until we arrived at Jackson. The cavalry belonged to S. D. Lee and Ferguson's intention to make a stand at the fortifications of Jackson. These fortifications consist of earthworks and rifine pontoon-bridge which they had erected across Pearl River, except to cut the ropes; and it was used the nex city by our forces one year ago. Our march from Jackson to Brandon was mostly free from skirmishing, the enr clothing than any thing else. The country from Jackson to Brandon is very good, and there are many fine plh occurred in the vicinity of Clinton, this side of Jackson, as the expedition was starting out, the small squa
Columbus (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
with severe loss. General Force captured and destroyed his train of seven wagons, all he had with him. Our loss was three men wounded, in the Forty-fifth Illinois infantry. Meridian was a town made up of supply and railroad depots, storehouses, hospitals, officers' quarters, etc., all of which were burned. A large amount of shelled corn, salt, sugar, meal, bacon, and beef was found, which we either consumed or destroyed. Detachments of the army went toward Mobile, Selma, and Columbus, Mississippi, and destroyed the track, trestle-work, bridges, and depots in all directions from Meridian. At Enterprise, a large amount of public stores, and several large supply depots and hospital buildings were destroyed. At Meridian, we found a large arms manufactory in successful operation, and it, with a large number of guns, was consumed by fire. The army marched, on the twentieth, for Canton, coming on a route north of the one going out; arrived at Canton on the twenty-sixth, where i
Hillsboro (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
February twenty-third, marched twelve miles to Hillsboro. Found the graves of Walker (company I) and Griggdian. The march from Brandon through Moreton to Hillsboro was devoid of interest, except an occasional skirmo difficulty in finding meat and corn for forage. Hillsboro is a scattered town of twenty houses, and the county-seat of Scott County. Beyond Hillsboro, toward Decatur, we found the bridges across the creeks destroyed, as of that disorderly retreat. We passed through Hillsboro, a town of about twenty houses, on the tenth, and igence that the rebels were in full retreat on the Hillsboro road. The cause of this change of base, we learnelaces devastated were Enterprise, Marion, Quitman, Hillsboro, Canton, Lake Station, Decatur, Bolton, and Lauder feet of lumber, fell a prey to the fire-king. At Hillsboro several stores were set on fire. Seventeen damage make a raid on Lake Station, seventeen miles from Hillsboro, and to destroy all property available for the reb
Newton County (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
even miles through the swamps. Thirteenth Iowa sent forward to support cavalry in a raid on Lake Station. Depot and road destroyed, also two locomotives and thirty cars. February twelfth, marched eighteen miles to Decatur, county-seat of Newton County. Purified. Slight skirmish. We lost twelve men killed; the rebels lost six men killed, and twelve wounded and taken prisoners. February thirteenth, marched thirteen miles, and packed our extra teams. The Iowa brigade remain four days wire consumed, spirits of turpentine, from the Signal corps, aiding materially in the rapid destruction of the buildings. Decatur was entered on the twelfth of February, where some thirty buildings were burned. Decatur is the county-seat of Newton County. The Sixteenth army corps, General Hurlbut, entered Meridian on the fourteenth of February, juts in time to witness the hurried departure of General Baldwin's rebel brigade on a special train for Mobile. A few shells went hissing after the
Lauderdale (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 125
mplete destruction of the railroads ever beheld — south below Quitman, east to Cuba Station, twenty miles north to Lauderdale Springs, and west all the way back to Jackson. I could hear nothing of the cavalry force of General William Smith ordered Enterprise, Quitman, etc. The cavalry did a similar work east to the State line, and the Sixteenth army corps north to Lauderdale Springs. This grand crossing of the main railroads of the south-west, at Meridian, is crossed out for the war, and theAmong the places devastated were Enterprise, Marion, Quitman, Hillsboro, Canton, Lake Station, Decatur, Bolton, and Lauderdale Springs. At Enterprise, the depot, two flour-mills, fifteen thousand bushels of corn, two thousand bales of fine cotton, bf Meridian to Cuba Station. The Mobile and Ohio road was destroyed for fifty-six miles, extending from Quitman to Lauderdale Springs. Five costly bridges were totally destroyed. The one spanning the Chickasawhay River was two hundred and ten feet
Mississippi (United States) (search for this): chapter 125
rch 4. The great raid of the war is about ended, and the army which has marched over four hundred miles in thirty days, and which has left so many terrible marks of its prowess in its track, will soon be snug in quarters on the banks of the Mississippi. The consequences of the expedition are beyond calculation, and the damage done to the confederate cause cannot be estimated in dollars and cents. Injury has been inflicted which Jeff Davis and all his dominions have not the power to repair.om any further military occupation by the confederate army, it being impossible longer to manoeuvre or subsist an army there without posession of the river. Cavalry may sweep down or across the State, but with all the strongholds along the Mississippi River, we hold military control of the entire State, effectively and effectually. When the news was brought in to Sherman, that the rebels had abandoned Meridian without a blow, and that the destruction was un fait accompli, he is said by eye-
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