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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 5.67 (search)
quarters at Bovina, 8 miles from that place; that the Seventeenth Corps (McPherson's) had moved that day from Raymond to Clinton, 9 or 10 miles from Jackson, on the road to Vicksburg. He added that General Maxey's brigade from Port Hudson was expecn order in writing was sent without delay to General Pemberton by Captain Yerger, who volunteered to bear it, to move to Clinton at once and attack a Federal. corps there, the troops in Jackson to cooperate; to beat that detachment and establish coouncil of war, which he informed of that intention, and consulted upon the measure to be substituted for the movement to Clinton. It was decided to move southward to a point on the road by which General Grant's forces had advanced, which would haveo measures in consequence. Soon after sunrise on the 16th he received an order from me, the second one, to march toward Clinton that our forces might be united. He made preparations to obey it, and, in acknowledging it, described the route he inte
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., chapter 5.69 (search)
ones. McPherson was ordered at daylight to move on Clinton, ten miles from Jackson. Sherman was notified of mcase a union became necessary. McPherson reached Clinton with the advance early on the 13th, and immediatelyvantageous one, in any event. With one division at Clinton, he was in position to reenforce McPherson at Jackseneral Sherman is between us with four divisions at Clinton. It is important to establish communication, that mp. Crocker bivouacked just in Hovey's rear on the Clinton road. Sherman, with two divisions, was in Jackson,s, and military factories. I rode in person out to Clinton. On my arrival I ordered McClernand to move early s superior, which I have shown were to attack us at Clinton. This, indeed, I knew he could not do, but I felt 16th a repetition of his order to join Johnston at Clinton, he concluded to obey, and sent a dispatch to his c's trains occupying the roads. I was still back at Clinton. McPherson sent me word of the situation and expre