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Vicksburg (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
Holly Springs-collecting forage and food Vicksburg was important to the enemy because it occupiits importance. Points on the river between Vicksburg and Port Hudson were held as dependencies; bf the former place. The campaign against Vicksburg commenced on the 2d of November as indicateddent command within mine, to operate against Vicksburg by way of the Mississippi River. Two commandhe mouth of the Yazoo River, and thus secure Vicksburg and the State of Mississippi. Halleck on thy front was the main part of the garrison of Vicksburg, as the force with me was the defence of thehile Sherman should get in his rear and into Vicksburg. The further north the enemy could be held ve; if Pemberton could not be held away from Vicksburg I was to follow him; but at that time it wasback I would follow him even to the gates of Vicksburg. I intended in such an event to hold the roh a new base of supplies on the Yazoo, or at Vicksburg itself, with Grenada to fall back upon in ca[5 more...]
Holly Springs (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
nts down the Mississippi-Van Dorn captures Holly Springs-collecting forage and food Vicksburg waerson. If found practicable, I will go to Holly Springs, and, may be, Grenada, completing railroadortified at the Tallahatchie, but occupied Holly Springs and Grand Junction on the Mississippi CentI pleased. The next day my cavalry was in Holly Springs, and the enemy fell back south of the Tallahatchie. Holly Springs I selected for my depot of supplies and munitions of war, all of which On the 20th General Van Dor appeared at Holly Springs, my secondary base of supplies, captured turing a single garrison except the one at Holly Springs, which was larger than all the others attauct at Iuka was correct. The surrender of Holly Springs was most reprehensible and showed either tissary. Our loss of supplies was great at Holly Springs, but it was more than compensated for by tson taught. The news of the capture of Holly Springs and the destruction of our supplies caused[2 more...]
Yazoo River (United States) (search for this): chapter 30
antry, the siege guns, and whatever cavalry may be there. U. S. Grant, Major-General This idea had presented itself to my mind earlier, for on the 3d of December I asked Halleck if it would not be well to hold the enemy south of the Yallabusha and move a force from Helena and Memphis on Vicksburg. On the 5th again I suggested, from Oxford, to Halleck that if the Helena troops were at my command I thought it would be possible to take them and the Memphis forces south of the mouth of the Yazoo River, and thus secure Vicksburg and the State of Mississippi. Halleck on the same day, the 5th of December, directed me not to attempt to hold the country south of the Tallahatchie, but to collect 25,000 troops at Memphis by the 20th for the Vicksburg expedition. I sent Sherman with two divisions at once, informed the general-in-chief of the fact, and asked whether I should command the expedition down the river myself or send Sherman. I was authorized to do as I thought best for the accompl
Grand Junction (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
in-chief in the following words: I have commenced a movement on Grand Junction, with three divisions from Corinth and two from Bolivar. Will s fortified at the Tallahatchie, but occupied Holly Springs and Grand Junction on the Mississippi Central railroad. On the 8th we occupied GrGrand Junction and La Grange, throwing a considerable force seven or eight miles south, along the line of the railroad. The road from Bolivar fy of them, of all ages and both sexes, as had congregated about Grand Junction, amounting to many thousands, it was impossible to advance. Th, Kentucky, except the few stores collected about La Grange and Grand Junction. This was a long line (increasing in length as we moved south)interior with Columbus as a base, and returned to La Grange and Grand Junction destroying the road to my front and repairing the road to Memph fifteen miles east and west of the road from our front back to Grand Junction, leaving two months supplies for the families of those whose st
Bear Creek (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
h and two from Bolivar. Will leave here [Jackson, Tennessee] to-morrow, and take command in person. If found practicable, I will go to Holly Springs, and, may be, Grenada, completing railroad and telegraph as I go. At this time my command was holding the Mobile and Ohio railroad from about twenty-five miles south of Corinth, north to Columbus, Kentucky; the Mississippi Central from Bolivar north to its junction with the Mobile and Ohio; the Memphis and Charleston from Corinth east to Bear Creek, and the Mississippi River from Cairo to Memphis. My entire command was no more than was necessary to hold these lines, and hardly that if kept on the defensive. By moving against the enemy and into his unsubdued, or not yet captured, territory, driving their army before us, these lines would nearly hold themselves; thus affording a large force for field operations. My moving force at that time was about 30,000 men, and I estimated the enemy confronting me, under Pemberton, at about the
Grenada (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
and two from Bolivar. Will leave here [Jackson, Tennessee] to-morrow, and take command in person. If found practicable, I will go to Holly Springs, and, may be, Grenada, completing railroad and telegraph as I go. At this time my command was holding the Mobile and Ohio railroad from about twenty-five miles south of Corinth, noy Sherman and his command, that if the enemy should fall back I would follow him even to the gates of Vicksburg. I intended in such an event to hold the road to Grenada on the Yallabusha and cut loose from there, expecting to establish a new base of supplies on the Yazoo, or at Vicksburg itself, with Grenada to fall back upon in Grenada to fall back upon in case of failure. It should be remembered that at the time I speak of it had not been demonstrated that an army could operate in an enemy's territory depending upon the country for supplies. A halt was called at Oxford with the advance seventeen miles south of there, to bring up the road to the latter point and to bring supplies o
Memphis (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
During the delay at Oxford in repairing railroads I learned that an expedition down the Mississippi now was inevitable and, desiring to have a competent commander in charge, I ordered Sherman on the 8th of December back to Memphis to take charge. The following were his orders: Headquarters 13th Army Corps, Department of the Tennessee Oxford, Mississippi, December 8, 1862 Major-General W. T. Sherman, Commanding Right Wing: You will proceed, with as little delay as possible, to Memphis, Tennessee, taking with you one division of your present command. On your arrival at Memphis you will assume command of all the troops there, and that portion of General Curtis's forces at present east of the Mississippi River, and organize them into brigades and divisions in your own army. As soon as possible move with them down the river to the vicinity of Vicksburg, and with the co-operation of the gunboat fleet under command of Flag-officer Porter proceed to the reduction of that place in s
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 30
s with the army; but only able-bodied young men were suitable for such work. This labor would support but a very limited percentage of them. The plantations were all deserted; the cotton and corn were ripe: men, women and children above ten years of age could be employed in saving these crops. To do this work with contrabands, or to have it done, organization under a competent chief was necessary. On inquiring for such a man Chaplain [John] Eaton, now and for many years the very able United States Commissioner of Education, was suggested. He proved as efficient in that field as he has since done in his present one. I gave him all the assistants and guards he called for. We together fixed the prices to be paid for the Negro labor, whether rendered to the government or to individuals. The cotton was to be picked from abandoned plantations, the laborers to receive the stipulated price (my recollection is twelve and a half cents per pound for picking and ginning) from the quarterma
Columbus, Ky. (Kentucky, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
nd Ohio railroad from about twenty-five miles south of Corinth, north to Columbus, Kentucky; the Mississippi Central from Bolivar north to its junction with the Mobiupplies and munitions of war, all of which at that time came by rail from Columbus, Kentucky, except the few stores collected about La Grange and Grand Junction. Thimber, while I was still at Holly Springs, I sent word to Sherman to meet me at Columbus. We were but forty-seven miles apart, yet the most expeditious way for us to meet was for me to take the rail to Columbus and Sherman a steamer for the same place. At that meeting, besides talking over my general plans I gave him his orders t time Forrest got on our line of railroad between Jackson, Tennessee, and Columbus, Kentucky, doing much damage to it. This cut me off from all communication with theuntry. I determined, therefore, to abandon my campaign into the interior with Columbus as a base, and returned to La Grange and Grand Junction destroying the road to
Tennessee (Tennessee, United States) (search for this): chapter 30
and I had good reason to believe that in forestalling him I was by no means giving offence to those whose authority to command was above both him and me. Neither my orders to General Sherman, nor the correspondence between us or between General Halleck and myself, contemplated at the time my going further south than the Yallabusha [Yalobusha]. Pemberton's force in my front was the main part of the garrison of Vicksburg, as the force with me was the defence of the territory held by us in West Tennessee and Kentucky. I hoped to hold Pemberton in my front while Sherman should get in his rear and into Vicksburg. The further north the enemy could be held the better. It was understood, however, between General Sherman and myself that our movements were to be co-operative; if Pemberton could not be held away from Vicksburg I was to follow him; but at that time it was not expected to abandon the railroad north of the Yallabusha. With that point as a secondary base of supplies, the poss
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