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Title: History of the great rebellion, from its commencement to its close, giving an account of its origin, the secession of the southern states, and the formation of the Confederate government, the concentration of the military and financial resources of the federal government ... together with sketches of the lives of all the eminent statesmen and military and naval commanders, with a full and complete index. From official sources
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: Kettell, Thomas Prentice
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., L. Stebbins Cincinnati, F. A. Howe
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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. Had the enemy succeeded in finishingthe fortifications, no fleet could have taken them. General Grant thenmade Grand Gulf his base of operations. In the afternoon the army was again in motion in the direction ofRaymond. It had been Grants original intention to effect a junctionwith Banks, and reduce Port Hudson, and then co-operate upon Vicks-burg. The state of affiiirs on landing, however, induced him to ad-Vance at once upon Jackson. Simultaneously with the movemenijust described, Sherman had made a demonstration against HainessBluff on the Yazoo, to distract the attention of the enemy, after whichhe marched rapidly down the river and crossed over to Grand Gulf. On the Vth of May an advance commenced, McPhersons Corpskeeping the road nearest Black River to Rocky Springs, McClernandsthe ridge road from Willow Springs, and Sherman following with hiscorps divided on the two roads. All the ferries were closely guardeduntil cm- troops were well advanced. It was the intention of General
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HISTOEY OF THE GEEAT EEBELLION. 425 Grant here to follow the Black River as closely as possible withMcClernands and Shermans Corps, and get them to the railroad atsome place between Edwardss Station and Bolton. McPherson wasto move by way of Utica to Raymond, and from there into Jackson,destroying the railroad, telegraph, public stores, &c., and push westto rejoin the main force. Orders were given to McPherson accord-ingly. Sherman was moved forward on the Edwardss Station road,crossing Fourteen Mile Creek at Dillons plantation; McClernandwas moved across the same creek, further west, sending one divisionof his corps by the Baldwins Ferry road as far as the river. At thecrossing of Fourteen Mile Creek, both McClernand and Sherman hadconsiderable skirmishing with the enemy to get possession of thecrossing. On the morning of the 9th of May, the advance cavalryof the Seventeenth Corps fell in with the enemys horsemen at Ray-mond, and reported to General McPherson the presence of a la

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