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Author Archives: Allen Gathman
May 21, 1863: The Richmond Daily Dispatch puts a brave face on the Vicksburg situation
Joseph Johnston Click for large map. The Richmond Daily Dispatch reassures its readers that there’s nothing to worry about at Vicksburg. They’ve got four months’ worth of provisions! And Johnston will soon arrive with reinforcements to lift the siege. Affairs … Continue reading
Posted in Joseph Johnston, Mississippi, Vicksburg
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May 20, 1863: Recruitment of black troops
The New York Times reports that black regiments are being organized. But the recruits have a condition; they want the President to push the South to treat captured black soldiers as prisoners of war. While efforts were made repeatedly, they … Continue reading
Posted in George Thomas, U.S. Colored Troops
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May 19, 1863: First Assault on the Blockade Redan
Thomas Kilby Smith *************************** Pursuing the retreating Confederates into Vicksburg, Grant was determined to assault the works immediately, rather than give them time to rest and regroup. He ordered all the available troops from his three corps to attack. With … Continue reading
May 18, 1863: Bridging the Big Black
Pemberton’s retreating troops burned the bridge over the Big Black River, but McClernand’s engineers worked through the night under sniper fire to replace it. They continued the pursuit on the 18th. From McClernand’s report in the Official Records: Driven across … Continue reading
May 17, 1863: Battle of the Big Black River Bridge
Click for large map. Grant’s forces pursued Pemberton’s fleeing Confederates westward after the battle of Champion Hill. They caught up with them at the bridge over the Big Black River, where Pemberton’s troops had put up a fortification of cotton … Continue reading
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May 16, 1863: Battle of Champion Hill
Click for large map. Grant sent McPherson east from Clinton toward Edwards’ Station, where he expected to meet Pemberton’s advance. He ordered McClernand to move northwest from Raymond toward the same goal, and Sherman to move west from Jackson. His … Continue reading
May 15, 1863: Grant moves west
Click for large map. The message that Fred Grant saw his father receive in Jackson was a captured order from Johnston to Pemberton, saying that their armies should meet in Clinton. Grant was puzzled, as Johnston should have known the … Continue reading
May 14, 1863: Grant takes Jackson
Fred Grant on far right, ca. 1898. The Union troops made a dash from Raymond northeast to take Jackson, MS. Official Records: JACKSON, MISS., May 14, 1863. Major General John A. McClernand, Comdg. Thirteenth Army Corps: Our troops carried this … Continue reading
Posted in Mississippi, Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg
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May 13, 1863: Moving toward Jackson
Grant ordered Sherman’s, McPherson’s, and McClernand’s corps to Jackson, MS. Official Records: HDQRS. THIRTEENTH A. C., Fourteen-Mile Creek, May 13, 1863. Brigadier-Generals HOVEY, OSTERHAUS, and CARR: DIVISION commanders are notified that the general commanding the department has changed the direction … Continue reading
May 12, 1863: Battle of Raymond
Click for large map. Raymond, MS was a major road junction on the way to Jackson, the last before the troops would reach the capital. It also commanded good roads connecting with all the towns on the railroad line from … Continue reading
Posted in James B. McPherson, John A. Logan
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