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Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Chapter 4: (search)
bels ineffectual operations of Halleck Halleck made General-in-chief he offers command of army of the Tennessee to Colonel Allen Allen declines it Grant then placed again in command military situation in September, 1862 Grant's force depletedAllen declines it Grant then placed again in command military situation in September, 1862 Grant's force depleted enemy threatening Price seizes Iuka Grant's preparations to fight orders to Rosecrans and Ord battle of Iuka Rosecrans neglects Grant's orders rebels escape in consequence Grant's headquarters at Jackson rebels threaten Corinth strategy oon of Halleck: on the contrary, the new general-in-chief first offered the command of the Army of the Tennessee to Colonel Robert Allen, a quarter. master, who declined it, whereupon it was allowed to remain under Grant. A letter from General AllGeneral Allen, dated July 9th, 1866, says: I had joined General Halleck a short time subsequent to the fall of Corinth, and was attached to his immediate command, when he received his appointment of general-in-chief, with orders to repair at once to Washington
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Chapter 6: (search)
t was the last: There is a system of bayous running from Milliken's bend, also from near the river at this point (Young's point), that are navigable for large and small steamers, passing around by Richmond to New Carthage. There is also a good wagon-road from Milliken's bend to New Carthage. The dredges are now engaged cutting a canal from here into these bayous. I am having all the empty coal-boats and other barges prepared for carrying troops and artillery, and have written to Colonel Allen for some more, and also for six tugs to tow them. With them it would be easy to carry supplies to New Carthage, and any point south of that. As early as February 4th, Grant had written to Halleck about this route: There is no question but that this route is much more practicable than the present undertaking, and would have been accomplished with much less labor if commenced before the water had got all over the country. My expectation is for some of the naval fleet to run the bat
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1, Appendix to chapter VII. (search)
ross the point can be of but little use. There is a system of bayous running from Milliken's bend, and also from near the river at this point, that are navigable for large and small steamers passing around by Richmond to New Carthage. There is also a good wagon-road from Milliken's bend to New Carthage. The dredges are now engaged cutting a canal from here into these bayous. I am having all the empty coal and other barges prepared for carrying troops and artillery, and have written to Colonel Allen for some more, and also for six tugs to tow these. With them it would be easy to carry supplies to New Carthage and any point south of that. My expectation is, for some of the naval fleet to run the batteries of Vicksburg, whilst the army moves through by this new route. Once there, I will move to Warrenton or Grand Gulf, probably the latter. From either of these points there are good roads to Jackson and the Black River bridge, without crossing Black river. This is the only mov