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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), March 9-14, 1862.-expedition toward Pardy and operations about Crump's Landing, Tenn. (search)
ject. Not found.) Another expedition, on the same principle, will leave, under Brigadier-General Sherman, in an hour or so, to operate between Corinth and Eastport, at a point about 12 miles from the river, in the neighborhood of Burnsville. I have not been able to get anything like the desired information as to the strengfrom Pittsburg or its vicinity. Captain Jordan is now out to determine this point. On the contrary, it is said no condition of water would prevent a march from Eastport to Iuka. My whole force is up from Mobile except two small regiments, ordered by the War Department to hold Pensacola. Let me hear from you, and give me river than 4 miles. They were at Adamsville; saw where the enemy had been encamped. The officers told the prisoners that they intended to land at Pittsburg and Eastport, with the view of capturing Corinth. You can draw your own conclusions. I give you all the information in my possession. I understand that Colonel Smith's
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), chapter 17 (search)
April 1, 1862-expedition from Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., to Eastport, Miss., and Chickasaw, Ala. for report of Lieut. Commander W. Gwin, U. S. Navy, see Series I I ordered the battalion of infantry under Colonel Hildebrand to disembark at Eastport, and with the other battalion proceeded to Chickasaw and landed. The battery been overflowed during the late freshet, and led to the removal of the guns to Eastport, where the batteries were on high, elevated ground, accessible at all seasons ola. After remaining at Chickasaw some hours all the boats dropped back to Eastport, not more than a mile below, and landed there. Eastport Landing during the lae enemy's cavalry mounted and watching the road to Iuka, about 2 miles back of Eastport. The distance from Iuka is only 8 miles, and Iuka is the nearest point and thur object being to dislodge the enemy from the batteries recently erected near Eastport, and these being attained, I have returned, and report the river clear to and
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 3, 1862.-reconnaissance from Savannah, Tenn., to Eastport, Miss., and Chickasaw, Ala. (search)
April 3, 1862.-reconnaissance from Savannah, Tenn., to Eastport, Miss., and Chickasaw, Ala. Reports. No. 1.-Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, U. S. Army. No. 2.--Col J. D. Webster, U. S. Army. No. 1.-report of Maj. Gen. U. Grant, U. S. Army. headquarters District of West Tennessee, Savannah, Tenn., April 3, 1862. Captain: headquarters District of West Tennessee, Savannah, Tenn., April 3, 1862. General: In obedience to your order of yesterday evening I visited the vicinity of Eastport and Chickasaw this forenoon, on the gunboat Tyler, Captain Gwin. The abandonment by the enemy of their batteries in the neighborhood heretofore reported seeme considerations, on the other side, arise chiefly from the broken character of the ground over which the march would have to be made. The road running out from Eastport is understood to be a good one so far as transportation along it is concerned; but it is understood that it passes along a hollow or ravine, the hills on each si