Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Baker's Creek” in chapter 23 of Edward Alfred Pollard, The lost cause; a new Southern history of the War of the Confederates ... Drawn from official sources and approved by the most distinguished Confederate leaders.:
...f Vicksburg may be said to have been virtually decided, when Pemberton was driven into it, and the lines of the enemy drawn around it. Gen. Johnston so regarded it. When he learned of the disaster at Baker's Creek , he despatched to Pemberton: If Haynes's Bluff be untenable, Vicksburg is of no value and cannot be held.
If, therefore, you are invested in Vicksburg, you must ultimately surrender.
Under such c...
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| Baker's Creek (Mississippi, United States) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 user votes | ||
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