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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sherman 's advance on Meridian — report of General W. H. Jackson . (search)
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 9. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Sherman 's campaign in Mississippi in winter of 1864 . (search)
Sherman's campaign in Mississippi in winter of 1864.
Report of General Ross.
Headquarters Texas brigade, I. C. D., Benton, Miss., March 13th, 1864.
Captain,--In compliance with your call for a report of the operations of this brigade, on the Yazoo river, during the recent advance of the enemy, under General Sherman, I have the honor to submit the following — to wit:
Immediately upon the return of my command from the Mississippi river, about the 20th January, I received an order from the Division Commander to take position near Benton, Miss., and was charged with guarding the country west of Big Black river.
A few days subsequently, Colonel Mabry, of the Third Regiment Texas Cavalry, commanding the brigade in my absence, received orders to move to the vicinity of Mechanicsburg, at which place the command arrived on the evening of the 26th.
Being informed by the scouts in front that a large foraging party was moving upon the Ridge road from Vicksburg, Col. Mabry attem