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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., Iuka and Corinth. (search)
their camps, provide five days rations,, take some needed rest, and be ready early next morning for the pursuit. General McPherson, sent from Jackson with five good regiments to help us, arrived and bivouacked in the public square a little beforef the country, covered with woods and thickets, made movement impracticable by night and slow and difficult by day. General McPherson's brigade of fresh troops with a battery was ordered to start at daylight and follow the enemy over the Chewalla rombushed. The speed made by our forces from Corinth during the 5th was not to my liking, but with such a commander as McPherson in the advance, I could not doubt that it was all that was possible. On the 6th better progress was made. From Jonesbed and demoralized. They have much artillery. From the same place, at midnight, after learning from the front that McPherson was in Ripley, I telegraphed General Grant as follows: General: Yours 8:30 P. M. received. Our troops occupy Riple
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: Volume 2., The battle of Corinth. (search)
their camps, provide five days rations,, take some needed rest, and be ready early next morning for the pursuit. General McPherson, sent from Jackson with five good regiments to help us, arrived and bivouacked in the public square a little beforef the country, covered with woods and thickets, made movement impracticable by night and slow and difficult by day. General McPherson's brigade of fresh troops with a battery was ordered to start at daylight and follow the enemy over the Chewalla rombushed. The speed made by our forces from Corinth during the 5th was not to my liking, but with such a commander as McPherson in the advance, I could not doubt that it was all that was possible. On the 6th better progress was made. From Jonesbed and demoralized. They have much artillery. From the same place, at midnight, after learning from the front that McPherson was in Ripley, I telegraphed General Grant as follows: General: Yours 8:30 P. M. received. Our troops occupy Riple