is
has
into
the
minute
details
requires
a
glance
at
chief, all parts of
yet great
dearth of
of the
alone am re-
THING.
—
—
unsightly
awaken,
or
drilled
brigade
features
of
the
country
the people
to do,
made him
in
of all. The Grant of Belmont
could not
have fought
the battle
enlight-
ened
glorious
peace
which
a
general
marks
its
grandest
epoch,
labor.
His
to the
tion of long
fi'om Fort
de-
scent
and
honest
and
absurd
; on
the
truthfully
known
of
his
County,
world
view
family displayed
by his
proof
Ulysses Sivipaon,
events
of his present
organizations
education
books,
but
which
is,
at
least,
true.
Ho
some
time
Grant
served
West-
em
coast
than
elsewhere,
;
then,
wo
mark
a
new
epoch
in
of
Congress
from
his
one
and, near the
on
the
night
we suffered
pressed
by
overpowering
afternoon
Grant's
Cairo,
while
the
rebels,
We
bat-
tery.
to
a success,
Grant's
new points
almost daily,
ber,
1861,
moutli
of
tho
Ohio,
with
least,
a
popular
"
action having
been at
Flag-Officer Foote sent dis-
asking for j^ermission
FOKT
HENET.
"Without
the fort
Halleck, and corroborating
carried
to-day.
My
forces
day,
to
commence
equipage,
etc.
The
a
severe
can-
nonading.
was
known
in
war for
the Union
10,
to
tho
new
squadron,
he
great
and
consistent
what
;
 
they reached
the gi'ound,
from
the
Ten-
nessee
Fiiver
Febiiiary
12,
to
or
to
l)e
disposed
of
as
circumstances
gain tinu',
to
the
division
of
Opni-ral
upon
Fort
Donelson.
Let
us
look
abrupt
turn
riverward,
infantry,
fi'om
and
whoK; was shuslu-d
Grant
appeared
preferred to
any office
To
make
a
in
assault.
where they were
in some measure
as
they
advanced.
;
they were
field artillery.*
former of
four, and
was
completed.
ATTACK OF
THE GUNBOATS
McClernand's
Our
men
meet
and
imexpected
their
intrench-
ments,
and
passing
fii-ing
that
their
confusion, to the
thundering
upon
our
Genei- .
L
up
what
of
the
Fii'st
they
would
new plans.
enemy
before
them,
Wallace
was
already
just
de-
scribed,
when
General
Smith
the Tweuty-
fiith Indiana,
;
outer
works.
to per-
must
be
taken
by
the
bayonet
alone.
Perhaps
during
the
whole
war,
rid-
Clrant oidy
headquarters.
A
time,
commanding.
to
make
The surrender was
re-enforce
Donelson
"The
display
of
courage,"
says
Pollard,
delivered
a
fierce
battle,
of humanity,
with his
the
lojixl
but
almost
forts,
;
a
large
will
take
up
inimidiately
two
guuboutJ,
antl his
ment
all
"let no
of
justice
was
tempered
with
humanity
by
priucijile,
and
never
opinion
or
political
pressui'e.
the
strategy
and
engineer.
Ho had,
it a
Its fall
cated,
when
we
remember
knowledge of
and
trees, and but
runs
a good natural
The
Army
was
force,
stun our
at
Crump's
position was
General A. S.
invaders
of
mothers,
desolated
by
your
excei'dcd in
any time.
and
with
triLst
that
God
is
with
sured
and he sent
in the
rear, and
Gladden's
brigade
endeavors
to
mers attacks his left, Jackson his right. He is rolled
up
from
and
the
landing.
Peabody
during
right.
His
at
was something
distinct,
until,
by
and collate
and
Lauman,
with
bat-
rebels.
In
came
Pren-
tiss's
command
Prentiss called
and Wallace,
bring them
at
the
landing
three
thirt3'-twos
and
two
be
it
and
the
landing
crowded line
As
far
as
we
can
determine
continuous
been
splendidly
served.
Nelson
can
weakest
point
back, but
by
was
successful.
preceding day,
of
truce,
a
mounted
remove the remains
privilege of accompanying
proper
what
I
have
j
arties
U. 8. Gr.\nt,
new
to effect without him,
the battle of Monday
as fought, and the
\'ictor3^ of Monday as
with
troops,
most
battle, but
hardly been
di-illed at
the simplest
company manoeuvres,
had fought
risked too
Grant
to
circling
won it,
seen, Sherman had recon-
of the roads
that same
night to
accompanied by
was
add a
Tennessee
the
?
cause,
we
shall
recover
more
than
we
lately
had taught
our generals
hastily
made,
was
the
recep-
tacle
formed rude
but strong
Halleck did not
conducted
A
f^reatly
com-
his regiment and the
burnt
establishing
his
de-
field
war, when,
by a
intrenchments it
over a
horizon five
miles dis-
tant, and
On
the
on
the
railroad
was
a
sin-
gular,
ing
was
fought.
immortal
and in
which he
Kiver was ah'eady
low, and the
lower
so
Fayetteville,
with
the
divisJbns
upon
which
the
last
But
the
their
condition.
If
the
as
at
first,
retirement with
his family
excellent
article
on
Jiffcrsjon
on
of
man, fighting
;
lomatic
task.
The
converse
tack
always
character
of
the
and
quarters until nine
as
the
a thousand prisoners,
his troops
could
but
and in the
*
north,
crnns
in
the
attack,
and
of
the
endurance
and
a
disposed
in
every
direction
An
interval
appears
fi'ont, and having
be-
of
The battle raged upon
like
a
simple
Battery
premature and
the battle
reflects credit
and they are not
so
easily.
Once
more
the
devoted
band
is
formed.
edge
of
the
ditch
broken
fragments
cahontas,
and
a
body
was
commanders.
Cap-
tain
to
Iidia,
in the
of
di'ess
and
show,
his knowledge,
his intense
at Drainesville,
as a
down
briefly,
Department
Oth
of
June.
On
went back,
to faB there
on the 5th
June,
had brought
down some
four gunboats
rapid falling
for
the
larger
boats,
Farragut's
fleet
was
obliged
to
fall
came
down
river
to
Vieksbm-g
aid
the
attack
of
Breckmridge
cogency of reasoning,
Louis
Vicksburg would
river
small cavalry
and
on
road,
and
rebel
astonishment
moved
for-
dispatches
give
the
itinerary
: it
was
rapid
and
of
cavah-y
brighter
never
had
now
he
was
Dora was
Hovey's
expedition,
posts
in
to abandon or
away.
Murphy
had
taken
no
pre-
cautions,
although
was lost
]>tc.
S,
18t52.
Major-Generai.
W.
T.
Louis
will
bo
in-
structed
will
embark,
with you in
and
with
a
garrison
of
four
to command
them. The
to
keep
up
the
me.
week
will
be
small
boats,
suitable
for
navigating
Mimroe, La., to
where it
crosses the
Big Black.
throw
them
on
should be
road impassable.
I will
down,
and
on
the
corps headquarters,
and
race-course,
and McAi-thur's
the
work
on
the
waters could
It
nating,
they
were
toiling
on,
soldiers,
seizing
disturbed
the
Gordian
cut
it
with
Grant pro-
vided a
by
all
these
the
the
repaii'ed
safely
landed.
War,
was
con-
expeditions,
the
army.
The
number
distance
travelled
by
the
troops
seventy
mUes
fi'om
MilHken's
rebel force,
THE BATTLE OF POKT GIBSON.
The
broken country on the
the left
rear
rebels
fi'om
their
strongest
position,
while
bank,
dream ever
to take
next to Richmond in the
entii'e
important depot of
the cotton-trade, one
Jupiter
of
classic
mythology,
The stauip
god"
the
less
ironically
potential.
in the record
prominent
points
unenviable
in
large
made
simultane-
second
brigades;
but
in
Eaymond,
Sherman
was
Joseph
the aid of
up
describing
great
prompti-
Jackson,
McCler-
nand
was
moved
was
near
while
corps, was
within
supporting
distance,
and
we
could
invest
Yicksburg.
outside the city. Ignorant
all that
rum, could
not be
to do either.
vague.
Grant
should
need
sooner than
it
and
arm}-,
commanded
by
Pemlierton,
was
an impetuous soldier),
definitely of
McClernand's dispositions.
urgent
message
counterbalanced
by
The battle was over.
General Tilgh-
: it
was
Carr,
of
McClernand's
corps,
route of
to
tlie
value
of
a grand
of
commanders
Grant, and
fi'om
which
carried
poles
and
boards
to
cross
spondence
with
General
Grant
better
correspondence,
Corps, came
McPherson, with
bayoiT, and abutting
against the bluli" at that point, separated by a belt of
swamp
and
timber,
not
a
with
Lauman's,
to
move
upon
ct)nductcd with gi'eat
from
the
extreme.
As
early
as
to
Come to my
men.
addition
at least
passed
over
the
one being
an
counter-calculations,
as
to
the first explosion.
Forty-fifth
Illi-
hundred
from
along
had
said
"You
have
heard
that it was my
"
hindered
the
fighting
work.
At
capitulation
he
was
"fully
able
to
maintain
with
them
their
regimental
clothing,
and
staff,
your
communi-
cation
of
and
spirit
of
my
submit
tho
following
amendments,
which,
if
front
of
my
;
and property
country's
fate
was
can
hardly
lost cause, had
twain,
but
enemy in live
taken the State
in
battle,
of thousands. Every
opened
them
according
but
was
ready
for
new
labors,
characteristic.
destroy the
north,
and
then lay
through Raleigh,
stop
through
the
heart
of
workmen fly
of ar-
and
a
had carried
do
what
you
finally
ports,
could
succeed.
When
you
got
below
and
took
Port
Gibson,
;
States,
Sherman's
grand
The former
fall,
the
river,
twenty-two
defied
a
was
command-
ed,
was
also
unsuc-
cessful
Vicksbiu-g had
the fall of Vickslnirg
five thousand five hundred prisoners, one
major-general
and
one
Near Vicksburo, July
The
pieces ; and
Very
respectfully,
your
obedient
servant,
Port HtnJSON,
I
am
vnll-
ing
to
surrender
to
you,
and
to meet
mihtai,-}'
still
hovering
this
purpose,
and
outside
of
to surrender
the garrison
my
command,
active hostilities
that
into our
of
another
explodetl
taking
advantap^
the l.'Uh, wliich,
intense heat, want of water,
and
18th. It
at
department.
And
gi'anted, to
independent
company,
and
of
duty
condition
the time
at
received. My
will venture
while
many
forttmes
have
been
made
there
of faros froui
judicious
steps
before
taken
on
color,
a
in
a
speech.
A
had made it alive
remains. Fulton
many
other
rivers
with
vajioring
keels.
It
was
developments.
a
gi'eat
sacri-
fice
of
my
personal
feelings,
I
so
unity
of
Government
of
On
suburb
of
the
wliith
be
lost
to
the
country.
arranged
in-
a
proc-
the
army
in
the
determine
the
battles
participated
or
regiment
the
proper
ollicer
with
this
order
"
Ocncral Order,
It
lies
at
the
mouth
of
Chattanooga
two thousand feet
first
time,
and
pro-
ceeded
together
to
Louisville,
handed
Division
of
the
^lississippi.
is placed in command
of
Wi
r.
extensive one ever controlled
America. It
required
was
transfrrred
to
thf
Corpe,
and
mardii'd
with
enough in
the
ment—nz., wagon-boxes, fence-rails,
lery horses rattled
ing
by
thousands.
While Bragg's
unable
to
accomplish
accoimt.
When
Hooker
was
at
Nashville,
he
the
to
march
by
tho
main
wagon-road
through
to
cross
holding
and
It
Lookout
ments
between
Lookout
manner.
—
of
our condition, and knew that we were seeking a shorter line,
he had not been
a
night
consisting of
mile
and
a
capture Geaiy.
But great
must not
only raise
 
not
wanting.
Two
and one which
port and
Bumside had
been or-
enemy. He
hurry him into
informed Burnside
arrival
waiting, he
reconnois-
of
POSITION.
Hooker
co-operates.
—
order and
below
the
South
fi'ont formed
to
report
to
Hooker,
and our
SHERMAN CROSSES AXD
South
Chickamauga,
to
open
a
route
for
the
command
raising
of
Lookout
Mountain
upon
the
enemy.
art, but
occupying
the
; and
the
in building
the broken
bridge upon
was
equally
Grants
determination
to
To
thronging
attack
how
great
Between
observation
on
Indian
Hill
or
gallant
resistance
had
proceeded
THE
CONFEDERATES.
The
rebel
army
made
by
almost
any
second-lieutenant.
He
was
brave
and
constant,
but
field.
Breckinridge
had
no
generals
those of
now committed,
in a
tactical form,
took
advantage
of
it.
laid.
At
length
Hooker
the
before
the
inert
mass
scream-
follows
them,
crying
out,
artillery,
from
A gun
than
partake of
is
BEGUN.
precluded
a
severe
battle
ensued.
and
their
successes
and
personal
General Grant
in Knoxville,
Not oul}' did
Ridge, five himdred
sand
we
opened
lire.
the
send to their camps for re-enforce-
ments, and
The next day,
eflVctive
aid
in
this
crossing,
carrying
over
six
thousand
men.
Then
it
ceased.
the
course
of
and
stripes
of
Lookout.
The
sides and
ments and
or marching
nml
of Hkinnislicrs
Tlie line of
color was advanced beyond
which
not
Ics-s
than
forty
pieces
of
ar-
tillery,
and
after color was planted
formed
in
to
tiie
chapter
OF
a
November
was
a
fort
on
College
Hill
; one
near
Summit
LONGSTREET ATTACKS.
assault, which would either
point chosen
Ilorxog,
of
the
Signal
ceed
to
Knoxville
without
delay.
Sherman
alacrity.
SHERMAN
Burnside
had
force.
It
was
decided
that
forces
returning his
havo
rocovcrtHi
fnmi
were
illu-
caused it
important
record
by
a
general
;
they
have
been
engaged
requested
to
tions, to be
shall
have
been
transmit tho
same, together
him in
appropriated
out
of
Missionary
Upon
Olympus,
making
offered
in
the
volunteers
for
ninety
days
Cumberland
dare
not
necessity,
has,
however,
it
had
been
dictated
by
him
to
speak
1804,
General
glories
of
Vicksburg
dim,
un-
the
evening
was,
the
of
the
city
Havanas.
Louis.
Resiilccd.
Tliut
his
honor
the
mayor
be
twelve
 
of
January,
by the
Mobile
and
of
Grant's
immediately
day, no
presidency, ho
a sjDecial
commission.
cabinet.
upon you
under
God,
of the responsibilities
they are met, it
lltli for
And here we may
upon
had
he
1849,
to
December,
1852.
earnest
eftbrts
were
by
brevet,
on
General
;
the
lieutenant-
provided,
Senate,
who
confirmed
it,
and
on
the
relieved
from
the
elegant
weak-
ness
of
the
Grecian
by
a
slight
curve
be
convinced.
To
p.'.ss
from
his
show.
In
dispatches
he
official
non-committal
an injlucnce over those
Grant.
significance
to
the
victory, and
beaten
in
front,
wore
flying
southward
before
ATUE
movements,
summary of
absolute
at
different
points,
he
could
abandon
tcmtory
a miUtary
or
inactive,
by
reason
of
weather
and
pendent
action
East and West,
"
and
deplored.
grant's
purpose.
The
plans
epitomized.
indeed, would
valor
force,
however,
it
must
bo
observed,
disintegrated
by
Gettysburg, which
would have
size
at
armies which
Atlanta
taken,
l)y
the
army
of
Major-General
Wilham
neutrahze
orders were very general,
events, im-
without delay
should send
them back
points.
If
successful,
of
the
Red
River
to
thousand men
well intrenched,
Profound
secrecy
the
into
great
concern
about
Richmond,
and
the
enemy,
tliousand
men,
armies could speedily be
last resort. Grant's pur-
south,
forces
expeditions southward, ono
commanded
respectively
by
works at Saltsville, which
to
the
as
the
whole
nation
were
upon
him,
and
their
hopes
strong
purposes
either
of
inde-
pendent
command
now
about
us an
attempt to
rapidly promoted
handling
troops,
and
the former army, Major-
tliat there
Such
it was
great
numbers
of
new
troops.
Its
services
Grant's pro-
gramme was
sition, and acting
vide his forces,
Grant had a right to expect
the
resoui'ces of a
thwarted by
Run,
na by
(iKoitGE
and extend to tho
pike
from the intersection, and
gained
a
hill
in
their
Warren's
(Fifth)
coqi.s
beint^
he should
and the
Brock
road,
advancing
enemy
and
to act
gi'cat
losses,
and
the
abeady dis-
in
doso
c'ont.-ii't
with
each
other,
and
in
ono
the
a long
and Hill, Wilcox
right,
and
War-
ren
his
place
in
the
line.
Anderson's
division
of
Hill's
corjjs
through his
Hancock's
position
the
Ninth
Coii)s,
and
Burnside,
iinablo
to
pierce
his
hope
that
the
instant
chargt;
of
the
enemy.
boldest
manner,
junction
of
given
to arrest all fugitives,
who shovdd
ironed
and
brought
to
a
significant
And here it
march-
ing
to be a chance
troops
care
fully developed
column
of
cavaliy,
moved
southward
by
Todd's
tavern,
and
crossing
fire.
Both
armies
our
forces
move
the
trains
by
daylight,
which
gave
him
Lee was
he
dis-
played
great
sldU
in
shai-p,
well-aimed
blows,
one
of
dispute
tlio
croasinfj
of
tlio
by an engagement Vietween
of about one
hundred and fifty
to
the
the action,
and disabled.
possible for the infantry to come to
liis
support,
he
was
the enemy, devel-
oping his position, and seeking for pomts of attack for the
deadly struggle.
divisions of
enemy handsomely
across the
;
Hill
and taken
Ny
River,
des-
ultory
of
CORPS.
The
command
now
devolved
upon
left, on the
it
substan-
do
not
vouch
for
readiness
upon
the
erals were taken,
Stuart,
whom
he
had
known
before,
saying,
offered
it."
Hancock's
pencil
dispatch
to
many
losses.
We
shall
soon
line.
Our
should tiu-n.
a
to
take."
"
the story
General Order
of May
it made.
were
the former
llailroad.
The
commis-
The
junction,
flank, between
determination
without
another
on the
MiKord
—
alter his
by Anderson's
rebel prisons, this
Dam
and
rear,
and
mot
with
some
inconsiderable
to
the
crossing
Hearing that
of
their
march,
it
is
sutlicicnt
to
our
pni-pose
under
Averill
as
far
as
New-
beme.
A
large
the
country
and
joining
he oc-
they
suffered
terribly,
they
were
whole of
Smith ami
along
tho
and
stronger line.
tho
true
storj'
up
saves
now
tlirected
Kail-
road.
He
first
struck
destroyed
two
freight-trains,
one
locomotive,
to
a
want
of
military
It
to
its
new
destination,
{i.e.,
north)
of
Tay-
this force
drove the
enemy away
position to
command it
made
a
rush
for-
ward
at
his efibrts
to burn
the
Heutenant-gen-
eral.
the
North
Anna.
skir-
mish
enemy was compelled
Corps,
transports, around
the Pamunkey.
his
as a
The change of base thus eflfected gave the
enemy great
shop,
towards
Atley's
to Shady
Polo
Green
Church.
One
division
of
cavalry,
under
was that
—
On
his
right
was
the
Sixth
Corps
most
ter-
flank,
Grant
his second
eleven
o'clock.
Cold
a
arms,
in
parallel
illustra-
tions,
hominj, and
after
a
vigorous
attack
after a severe
work
of
uitrench-
and assaulted
again
his
right on the
ties to
Walthall's,
six
it
a
the
plan
which
town,
before
these
works
had
propriety
knowledge
to
consider
it is the
fail
in
the
morning,
with
all
the
without
He
said
cavaky. As the
Second.
Warren
had
taken
post
stni
front
at
two
p.
m.,
and
the Second
six
demonstration,
as
after
licavy
fighting,
recap-
tured
his
works.
possibh^
afternoon,
General
—
across the Norfolk Kailroad,
accomplished some
;
city of
he did not effect
critical
moment.
Sunday,
advance
pickets,
was resumed
the
Second.
exposed,
and
so
abled
to
ficult topor!n*aphy,
now p'eatly
extended line.
by
drawing
furtlier
beset
by
for
renewal
theatre,
at
which
we
have
already
hinted,
compelled
a
longer
quiet
in
front
the
second
set
Ins
force
the
enemy
on
North
Eiver,
twelve
approach-
Hunter
advanced work
a
the Fifth, Ninth,
cross the James,
wagons,
out
of
—
it
was
comparatively
unknown.
The
except the charging with
to
encounter.
Colonel
Pleasants
declares
of
not
been
;
cracker-boxes,
re-
being able to
all.
It
was
of
the
29th,
in
troops halt
in tho
the 29th,
gives an
Ninth Coq*>,
the
minimum,
and
oon
ccntrate
all
prepared
the
Ninth
Corps,
depot
near
"
Major-General Warren,
the
prog-
ress
be
issued
were
as
But
the
mine
stopped
burning
croaking
and
unbelief,
is
among
Tho con-
gation
was
ordered
materials
not
properly
led.
5.
gained,
the
lines
for
troops,
2.
Tlie
comparatively
explosion,
and
our
artillery
be-
two hundred
were not properly
^liieli
jiromised
a of
liLs
pluns
water
to
cover
Washington.
The
the
failure
Hamp-
ton
to
destroy
the
had
projected
forward
movement,
for
fear
of
exposing
Washington.
GILVNT
VISITS
HUNTER.
In
order,
 
of
from
the
Valley
and
sent
—in parts
when
the
distant
and
troojis
on
actions
among
of the movement north
command
the
station.
away
on the Jerusalem
had
rest,
and
Point, surprised
of
cattle
collected
there,
and
helping
the
rebels
River,
with
would
require
the
movement
the left,
Birn<>y
Fort
Morris.
On the
30th of
to
which
re-
sulted
in
disaster.
He
which
To this
end, orders
Avere issued
being
forced
would
fall
into
our
ing, and
the command-
to its intrench-
ments, ha^^Jlg
the
ground,
which
demonstration on
attacked
hereafter
The
lines
was promoted to
that Lee
was contemplating
some grand
for
to place
our
giving
similar
received General
upon the
appearance of
fortify,
iiiipracticabif lo attack earlier than he did. But his final
defeat
of
and
by
more
brilliant
in
regu-
loth
day
of
December
the
Nashville.
invaluable
when
controlled,
but
actions,
within
lieutenant-general,
to
a
number
of
prisoners.
Just
at
this
entrance to
ef-
the
ofiBcer
immediately
in
command
operating
against
Kichmond
without
delay.
U.
S.
Grant,
Lieutenant-Qeneral.
of
General
Grant's
report,
that
You
will
then
proceed,
with
River,
from
which
you
orders.
In
case
send a division
sent to you.
at
the
result.
and
such
battery
witliin
the
fort,
other
arrangements.
that General Butler
was
especially
named
with
iron-elads.
On
the
18th
our
lines
were
strengthened
for
the
on
the
lUth
across
Brunswick
River
to
the
enemy,
burning
his
cotton,
resin,
and
more
than two himdi*ed and fifty men since the fall of Fort
Fisher.
Another
Avord-scntcnce
railway connecting
of
the
in
tlin
field
with
rao
for
your
own
command.
The
even
projiosc
doinp.
it
can
a
piercing
vision,
backed
by
a
brave,
were to move
marching
npimrontly
asfnimed
tlio
offt'D-
and
Georgia
tenant-general,
men,
besides
the
Richmond
papers
fongn-ss
said,
a
dt'<'p
into the
put the
extra teams
force
you
think
you
will
crossing of
and crossed
their
intrenched
position
back, covering
a cavalry force alone.
if information
you might
vitals
the rebellion
accomplish this.
of
By
h
took
that
point,
a
detachment
for
the
him
to
abandon
James River
questing
that
having
destroyed
been the
for a
no iimtcli for Shcridnn, who was now
at
Wliitr.
was,
that
Lcc,
danger.
of
the
present
position
around
Petersburg,
and
to
insure
time,
division now under
Jerusa-
lem
plankroad,
turning
west
will then move
given
re-
port
to
be
left
line
now
occupied
by
of the Ninth
and march
Colonel Sunnu-r.
the Ninth
Hues
was
only
one
part
over
which
he
be
unsuccessful,
he
would
led
between Petersburg
to
the
After having
army, you may return to this
army,
selecting
North Carolina,
and
front of
from the
forward
to
pushing
on
when
possible to
if you can,
found
it
was
in
force
: while
Warren
the
has
woa
exceedingly anxious to attack at once, for the sun was getting
low,
and
wo
hod
to
tight
this
connection.
I
to
he
wished
the
sun
to
go
down b«'fore dispositions for the attack could be comjjleted. As soon as llio
corps
was
in
the
following
formation
swing round
ford
at
the
works,
and
completely
routed
Oak
their
again dissatistitd with
com-
for-
ward,
and
closed
upon
Petersburg
with
a
of
south of Peters-
much
shortened,
and
if
a
new
the
The
niglit
was
woulil
"
folly
of
armies.
Whether
the pursuit
render.
April
7,
1S65.
QKXERAiy
reply, I would say,
terms
moving
upon
him
with
the Army
all, I
desired to
know whether
i)leased
to meet you at 10 A. M. to-morrow on the old
stage
road
to
Richmond,
between
the
peace
property not
yet destroyed.
ask an interview
No pen can describe the exultation
of our troops.
terms
were
accord-
ed
seen
riding
are called
and
could
ni)
longer
be
be
by his
own officers,
hopes
in
a
complete
success.
his
name.
The
few
bitter
for
the
Union,
and
the
his
com-
fort
: there
is
always
be
he had
be
submitted
to
the
President
for
his
approval.
On
that
very
which
treated
need discussion here. Grant
and new in-
another
meeting
between
the same terms
Point, wlu>ro tht^y captured
four
^uns
and
a
detach-
the
West
Potomac
derived
to
ajv
peal
and,
constitute his mihtary household.
for ability
in his
doubt
as
the
gen-
party.
On
a
position
on
his
Rawlins (who
30.
With
three riiildn^n
in his
adjutant-_,'eneral,
with
;
valuable
would make
for the
confirmation of
Brigadier-General Jolm
if his
confirmation is
troops at
earnest
by keeping
if
you
arduously or
a graduate of
lieutenant-colonel,
vice
Lieutenant-Colonel
Wilson,
promoted
was with him in his cam-
paign and
of
the
Army.
Early
soldier of gi-eat moral
of
duty
in
Wash-
ington,
States Volun-
1861,
battle
of
Ar-
kansas
Grant
through
aU
the
general's
battles
that
sur-
Brevet Major-General Seth Williams,
West
served with dis-
assistant adjutant-
the coimtry
commends, and
say
He
entered
the
;
General
Grant's
promotion
of
Fort
for his eminent
decisions were characterized
was
birth, and
and
aid-de-camp
law.
He
was
he
resigned.
Owing
to
severe
illness
he
general
enemy's
des-
October,
1862
by fever,
most efficient
the
war,
and
coinitry in the held.
AiTiENRrED,
and accomplished
ojficer, and
Ai-my,
Army
of
18G4,
Curtis's
forces
at
present
cast
to the
Infonn me at the
matured. 1
Yalabusha.
I
am
how to cimniunieato with
time,
I
Tallahatchie,
while
the
Helena
force
utterly
Yalabusha,
with
with all dispatch to
object.
We
must
not
Yazoo, threatening the
gunboats.
General
Grant's
(Signed)
W.
T.
Shekjian,
Major-General
commanding.
never
been
published
your campaign in
action,
while
under
In
your
Ueadquarters
tenant-general, that (in
you
Military
Secretary.
THE
line
of
advance
be
about
West Point.
by the
reduced by keeping so many vessels loaded
with
to
James
River.
Moreover,
many
is,
that
trans-
think
transportation.
Is
it
days. Although a
more convenient
summer
months,
it
is
exceedingly
of militarj'
of the Mississippi
Military
Division
of
the
Mississippi,
showed
signs
that the taking
speci-
(lofenco of
territory
necessary
to
thou'sAnd
bo
"U.
9.
plans prescntea
Lee,
with
corresponding
objections.
By
wo
started
with
held
secured
with
—
be co-operation
between your
force and
the Army
the
cut
the
railroad
as
possible.
In
co-operation
to their
between
and
the
Bridge
otherwise
the
corps
nt
the
time
tlie
crossing
he
wius
renewed
by
of his inability
to further maintain
and that he would
for
a
movement
by
his
right
line
taken
It
ruijnired
hula
prior to
Breckin-
was
as
of the
stronsj^^r than
either of his
by
his
riirut.
hope
of
drivini?
him
iVom
his
position.
In
tliis
attempt
that
of
except
by
kailroad,
his
for
the
express
purpose
onniitry, with
therefore,
ho
ntxl
fur thu zoal
coinniniiil
of
tho
iiuntcr
was
or Ch«rlott«sville,
at
that,
to
an*l
uin.r.4;.'iiis
>>f
(icneral
Hunter,
aii'l
liiiii,
for
I
have
steamer
M.
Between
in force. An
Ninth
on
the
railroad
between
of
the
advantage
thus
gained,
to
retain
rejiort
line urged
in
the
rear
ot
iiis
afternoon
the
ginia Central Kailroad,
arri\e<l
of this expedition
hundred
horses.
uniiiiiiLs
licforu
reiiclnMl
salcly
left
more
pieces
of
artillery.
of
the
cam-
paign.
lied
Kiver
expedition.
'>.
!"•
<-
iin<l<'r
en
nl.M-nt-e of fiirtlit-r
ex|K-cte<l
you will hue
left
to
Invite
so
long
l-o expectcil, anil we are ilelerinlneil to >lop them at
all hazaro!>.
"Uear in
vouchers for such
then ut \V;i>hiiiv't<>n, i^ent
to
UarperV
arrived,
to
of Augu.st and
result was
belore
tiie lytii, General
at
%V'incliester
purpose.
Keporis
from
various
caplureil
niarciiing
orders,
aii.l
a.sceriained
that
but
one
in
all
wealiier,
the
army
extend
his,
that
it
seemed
he
(fi-mnil
Miu.lo
-out
'ini
n
if
it
WiW
fuiiul
eiiuiiiv aitackcl
i'otouuic, Iravini: only
h
passage
.n plaiik-
roa<l
the enemy'!*
wh
eh
vfan
made a deuion.stratioii
on the north
operations
<orce to send
witli
the
Armies
of
the
CumberLind,
Tennessee,
and
Ohio,
turn
This movement was
General Jetferson
roceiveil
a
terrible
flank,
and
under
up and abandoned.
About
Arkansa.s,
would
cut
otf
no rea-
at
Athens,
consisting
of
six
hundreil
men,
'_'7th, and
and
Deohard.
Forrest's
regarrisoned, and
attacked it
renewed
he could recross the
the
night
he
withdrew
them
tor
future
hcrvice.
The
uhunil^ntnciit
eupply hi'
until
the
arrival
of
(jot
his
cavulry
rvinountcd.
(In
couunund
iiiid
^riuiiinti:
time
November.
On
the
morning
of
his artillery
and many
urged upon
on the
at
Beaufort
to
get
ammuni-
tiie
transport
fleet
readiness to
need them.
When -you find
Monroe,
to Beaufort,
on
sea-going
thLx.
It
materially from those given
order to
m.
of Virginia
and North
of Jaimary, General
destination.
The
or
place
supplied from
above there, at Cox's
campaisrn
On
Tennessee,
able,
to
the
South
Carolina),
on
the
the
railroad
towards
Lynchburg
as
far
enemy
being
driven
from
be
debarked
at
VIcksburg.
It,
receive,
Appomattox Courtnouee,
19th.
Previous
to
this
when Ibo
order Is
of the
.lames the
north
tho r
was
fltly-lwo
kilted,
eight
about
Goldsboro',
and
his
prepanitiouB
reach
op-
March.
Fifth Corps,
Souihside
road,
west
of
Burkesville,
the
latter
course,
got
Intenwy-ts
tbo
his
right
rear.
rain fell
enemy from
of his forces was
line*
This
compelled.the
and
that
he
was
dropping
back
slowly-
on
Dinwiddle
Courthouse.
General
McKenzie's
cavalry
advised of
command. On
reaching the
Hatcher's
from
the
Appomattox
River.
During
the
while General
Danville road
addressed Major-Gcneral Sherman
is
left,
horse,
us see if
we cannot finish
to
judge
General
Lee
was
the Second
dat>.
Thonifh
not
on oonditloD of ita sarrondor.
,
"
Northern Vlrglnln,
exchanged.
I
will
meet
I cannot,
I
returned
him
Corps
reached
Appomattox
I
pro-
;
them
was
agreed
upon,
prisoners.^
At
Salisbury
captured
by
consislinflf of
seven
foundry,
machine-shops,
vast
quiintities
of
stores,
it. At
this place
of which
destroyed two gunboats,
guns,
and
destroyed
Cobb. General Wilson,
sent forces in pursuit
lltli.
On
surrendered
to
Gonoral
Canby
all
the
remaining
Mississippi.
A
force
motion for To.va-r, and Major (leneral
Sheridan
before they reached
their destination, General
tho
Government
had
taken
refuge
upon
belotiging
to
the
United
States,
which
—
for
troops
to
proceed
to
Texas
were
to
dei'eut
tho
designs
and
purposes
regret
to
say,
have
not
a.-^
yet
been
qualities.
All
his character
Corinth,
ca-
reer
112
campaign
in
his
have
been
a
foremost
position
among
the
Groat
Captains
of
th/i
world.
In
victory.
Diviaon,
followed,
and
discriminatinK
biographical
OF ITS
PKEPAKiiD
BY
of ihe Army
of the Poiumoc
which the United
that
luiay,
the head Aud
ua the Piandors of the war, oiich
belligerent
poui-ed
iid
nchetit
: ajid
thus
WHS
seen
for
tunes iLXcd the
a notable
the oist
distinctive object
ivlated to
actor
therein,
that
Mr.
Swintou
under cii'cuuit>uiueo3
however, to
de-
iiwinton Las been reinforced xrith the
luupiust
olllcial
material
on
oi
at
his
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