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The Daily Dispatch: December 10, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Mississippi River expedition. (search)
ndent of the Chicago Times says that an expedition for opening the navigation of the Mississippi river is being organized on a gigantic rate Columbus, Ky., being the rendezvous. The expedition is to be under the command of Major. General McClernand, who is now at that point, giving his personal superintendence to the armament and equipment of the forces, and taking all the February stope to insure his success. This corresponded states that the expedition will be ready to move by the 10th of December, and adds that the corps d'armes of McClernand "will consist entirely of Western and Northwestern regiments. It will embrace ten regiments from Indiana, twelve regiments from Illinois, for regiments from Iowa, four regiments from Wisconsin, two regiments from and some ten thousand troops, infantry cavalry, and artillery, from the army now in Kentucky probably a portion of Gen. G. W. Morgan's command, and a portion of the late command of Gen. Granger. The cavalry and artillery force w