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Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 9: (search)
Sherman is between us with four divisions at Clinton. It is important to re-establish communicatibefore Edwards, and sent part of his corps to Clinton and part to Raymond, and an immediate attack on Jackson was ordered by Sherman from Clinton and by McPherson from Raymond. This was all done onafter ordering Pemberton to attack Sherman at Clinton, that the latter intended to attack him (John m. Gregg marched out for this purpose toward Clinton, while Colonel Colquitt, with Gist's brigade,herson on the Raymond road and Sherman on the Clinton road, but they were both held back, the troopward Raymond and the other turning off toward Clinton. As the high water had destroyed the bridge Raymond road, the army was forced to take the Clinton road across the creek and then, after reachinse order, Stevenson in front, eastward toward Clinton. But just as this movement began, Federal areloped toward his left flank, threatening the Clinton road into Edwards. Stevenson brought up Cumm[2 more...]
Colonel Charles E. Hooker, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 12.2, Mississippi (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 11: (search)
oo. He was closely watched by General Lee, who had posted Ross' brigade at Benton and Starke's at Brownsville. Wirt Adams, who had been operating in East Louisiana, was brought up to Raymond. The advance up the Yazoo was very gallantly met by Ross' Texans, who encountered with equal aplomb infantry, cavalry and gunboats at Liverpool, defeating the infantry and gunboats combined. Under cover of this diversion, Sherman's two corps of infantry rapidly crossed the Big Black and advanced to Clinton. Here the brigades of Adams and Starke engaged in a heavy skirmish February 4th, and then hung on the front of the advancing columns during the following day, steadily fighting though fully aware of the overwhelming strength of the enemy. Marching through Jackson on the night of the 5th, General Lee turned to the north to cover Loring's division while it could cross Pearl river to Brandon, and was joined by Ferguson's brigade. Early on the 8th, finding that Sherman was crossing Pearl riv