Your search returned 1,825 results in 109 document sections:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, The bayous West of the Mississippi-criticisms of the Northern press-running the batteries-loss of the Indianola-disposition of the troops (search)
. Second.-The Fifteenth army corps, Major-General W. T. Sherman commanding, will constitute the left wing. Third.-The Seventeenth army corps, Major-General James B. McPherson commanding, will constitute the centre. Fourth.-The order of march to New Carthage will be from right to left. Fifth.-Reserves will be formedAdjutant-General's Office, Washington, of date March 20, 1863. By order of Major-General U. S. Grant McClernand was already below on the Mississippi. Two of McPherson's divisions were put upon the march immediately. The third had not yet arrived from Lake Providence; it was on its way to Milliken's Bend and was to follow on arrival. Sherman was to follow McPherson. Two of his divisions were at Duckport and Young's Point, and the third under Steele was under orders to return from Greenville, Mississippi, where it had been sent to expel a rebel battery that had been annoying our transports. It had now become evident that the army could not be ra
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Attack on Grand Gulf-operations below Vicksburg (search)
On the 27th McClernand's corps was all at Hard Times, and McPherson's was following closely. I had determined to make the at Gulf, where you see, by special orders of this date, General McPherson is ordered to send one division. The plan of the l) to withdraw from the front of Haines' Bluff and follow McPherson with two divisions as fast as he could. I had establiprovised armament and attempt to destroy these supplies. McPherson was at Hard Times with a portion of his corps, and the deg of 30th of April McClernand's corps and one division of McPherson's corps were speedily landed. When this was effected d two brigades of Logan's division of the 17th corps, General McPherson commanding — in all not more than twenty thousand mender much assistance south of Port Gibson. Two brigades of McPherson's corps followed McClernand as fast as rations and ammuniroad could be cleared of McClernand's troops I ordered up McPherson, who was close upon the rear of the 13th corps, with two
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Capture of Port Gibson-Grierson's raid-occupation of Grand Gulf-movement up the Big Black- battle of Raymond (search)
d by [Gen. Marcellus M.] Crocker's division, McPherson's corps, which had crossed the Mississippi aut stopping except to get two days rations. McPherson still had one division west of the Mississipenemy's right flank, and they soon gave way. McPherson was ordered to hold Hankinson's ferry and th reinforce and fortify. McClernand's and McPherson's commands were kept substantially as they wdered reconnaissances made by McClernand and McPherson, with the view of leading the enemy to beliebe no delay. During the night of the 6th McPherson drew in his troops north of the Big Black any Springs ten miles from Hankinson's ferry. McPherson remained there during the 8th, while McClernby McClernand and Sherman with slight loss. McPherson was to the right of Sherman, extending to Ra the enemy throwing a force on our rear. McPherson encountered the enemy, five thousand strong until we met at Jackson. In this battle McPherson lost 66 killed, 339 wounded, and 37 missing-[10 more...]
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Movement against Jackson-fall of Jackson-Intercepting the enemy-battle of Champion's Hill (search)
ampion's Hill When the news reached me of McPherson's victory at Raymond about sundown my positiough an unprotected country. Sherman and McPherson communicated with each other during the nighnever murmured. By nine o'clock Crocker, of McPherson's corps, who was now in advance, came upon ton followed by Sherman. About the same time McPherson discovered that the enemy was leaving his frdelivered his copy of Johnston's dispatch to McPherson who forwarded it to me. Receiving this dn it got up, would be on our extreme right. McPherson was directed to get his trains out of the wairect wagon road from Jackson to Vicksburg. McPherson was hastening up to join Hovey, but was emba to march to reach the enemy's position than McPherson. I sent him word by a staff officer to push position and had to abandon the artillery. McPherson brought up his troops as fast as possible, Lde of McArthur's division of the 17th corps (McPherson's), had crossed the river at Grand Gulf a fe[22 more...]
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Battle of Black River Bridge-crossing the Big Black-investment of Vicksburg-assaulting the works (search)
-past 3 A. M. on the 17th, followed closely by Osterhaus, McPherson bringing up the rear with his corps. As I expected, the o the left of Carr and covered the enemy's entire front. McPherson was in column on the road, the head close by, ready to coof by Lieutenant Hains, of the Engineer Corps, one by General McPherson himself and one by General Ransom, a most gallant andicer. My recollection is that Hains built a raft bridge; McPherson a pontoon, using cotton bales in large numbers, for ponto for mentioning this incident will appear further on. McPherson, after crossing the Big Black, came into the Jackson and [Baldwin] ferry to Vicksburg. This brought him south of McPherson. I now had my three corps up to the works built for the the Yazoo as far south-east as his troops would extend. McPherson joined on to his left, and occupied ground on both sides ent him Quinby's division of the 17th corps. Sherman and McPherson were both ordered to renew their assaults as a diversion
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Siege of Vicksburg (search)
men. One division of these, Blair's, only arrived in time to take part in the battle of Champion's Hill, but was not engaged there; and one brigade, Ransom's of McPherson's corps, reached the field after the battle. The enemy had at Vicksburg, Grand Gulf, Jackson, and on the roads between these places, over sixty thousand men. Th of time. After the unsuccessful assault of the 22d the work of the regular siege began. Sherman occupied the right starting from the river above Vicksburg, McPherson the centre (McArthur's division now with him) and McClernand the left, holding the road south to Warrenton. Lauman's division arrived at this time and was place advanced; but no commanding point within range of the enemy was neglected. On the 17th I received a letter from General Sherman and one on the 18th from General McPherson, saying that their respective commands had complained to them of a fulsome, congratulatory order published by General McClernand to the 13th corps, which did
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Johnston's movements-fortifications at Haines' Bluff-explosion of the mine-explosion of the second mine-preparing for the assault-the Flag of truce-meeting with Pemberton-negotiations for surrender-accepting the terms- surrender of Vicksburg (search)
wen's in Missouri, and knew him well and favorably before the war; but his request was refused. He then suggested that I should meet Pemberton. To this I sent a verbal message saying that, if Pemberton desired it, I would meet him in front of McPherson's corps at three o'clock that afternoon. I also sent the following written reply to Pemberton's letter: Your note of this date is just received, proposing an armistice for several hours, for the purpose of arranging terms of capitulation throucapitulation, because I have no terms other than those indicated above. At three o'clock Pemberton appeared at the point suggested in my verbal message, accompanied by the same officers who had borne his letter of the morning. Generals Ord, McPherson, Logan and A. J. Smith, and several officers of my staff, accompanied me. Our place of meeting was on a hillside within a few hundred feet of the rebel lines. Near by stood a stunted oak-tree, which was made historical by the event. It was bu
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Retrospect of the campaign-sherman's movements-proposed movement upon Mobile-a painful accident-ordered to report at Cairo (search)
nable to rise from it without assistance; but I at once ordered Sherman to send one division to Memphis as fast as transports could be provided. The division of McPherson's corps, which had got off and was on the way to join Steele in Arkansas, was recalled and sent, likewise, to report to Hurlbut at Memphis. Hurlbut was directedth two others from his own corps at once, and also to send any other troops that might be returning there. Halleck suggested that some good man, like Sherman or McPherson, should be sent to Memphis to take charge of the troops going east. On this I sent Sherman, as being, I thought, the most suitable person for an independent coms he was entitled to it if it had to be given to any one. He was directed to take with him another division of his corps. This left one back, but having one of McPherson's divisions he had still the equivalent. Before the receipt by me of these orders the battle of Chickamauga had been fought and Rosecrans forced back into Ch
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, First meeting with Secretary Stanton-General Rosecrans-Commanding military division of Mississippi-Andrew Johnson's Address-arrival at Chattanooga (search)
nooga Valley, with the Tennessee River behind them and the enemy occupying commanding heights to the east and west, with a strong line across the valley from mountain to mountain, and with Chattanooga Creek, for a large part of the way, in front of their line. On the 29th [of September] Halleck telegraphed me the above results, and directed all the forces that could be spared from my department to be sent to Rosecrans. Long before this dispatch was received Sherman was on his way, and McPherson was moving east with most of the garrison of Vicksburg. A retreat at that time would have been a terrible disaster. It would not only have been the loss of a most important strategic position to us, but it would have been attended with the loss of all the artillery still left with the Army of the Cumberland and the annihilation of that army itself, either by capture or demoralization. All supplies for Rosecrans had to be brought from Nashville. The railroad between this base and
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Condition of the Army-rebuilding the Railroad- General Burnside's situation-orders for battle-plans for the attack-hooker's position- Sherman's movements (search)
cars. Thus every branch of railroad building, making tools to work with, and supplying the workmen with food, was all going on at once, and without the aid of a mechanic or laborer except what the command itself furnished. But rails and cars the men could not make without material, and there was not enough rolling stock to keep the road we already had worked to its full capacity. There were no rails except those in use. To supply these deficiencies I ordered eight of the ten engines General McPherson had at Vicksburg to be sent to Nashville, and all the cars he had except ten. I also ordered the troops in West Tennessee to points on the river and on the Memphis and Charleston road, and ordered the cars, locomotives and rails from all the railroads except the Memphis and Charleston to Nashville. The military manager of railroads also was directed to furnish more rolling stock and, as far as he could, bridge material. General Dodge had the work assigned him finished within forty d
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...