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Progress of the War.
from Vicksburg.--the Yankee expedition to Jackson, Miss — what was accomplished, and what force accomplished it — the next move, &c.
A correspondent of the New York Tribune, writing from Vicksburg on the 27th ult., says Gen. McPherson's corps is garrisoning that post, and Brig. Gen. J. E. Smith is acting as post commandant.
The expedition to Jackson, Miss., had returned.
The troops employed in this expedition were Sherman's army corps, the 15th, commanded by Gen. Steele; the 13th army corps, Gen. Ord commanding, with Lanman's division of the 16th army corps attached, a portion of the 16th and 9th army corps, commanded by Gen. Parker, and McArthur's division of Gen. McPherson's corps — in all about four army corps, the whole commanded by Gen. Sherman.
These several commands are now encamped around the city, Gen. Ord's being on the flat just below, while the remainder are scattered about, a portion being on the line of works extending from Haines's<