Posted on 05/14/2023 5:58:18 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
CAIRO, Wednesday, May 13.
Gen. GRANT had a severe battle with Gen. BOWEN, at Clinton, ten miles from Jackson, on the railroad, last Wednesday, lasting all day. BOWEN was beaten and driven back toward Jackson. The women and children are leaving that place for Meridian, and the men are preparing to hold the place.
It is reported from rebel sources that a large force of rebels is coming from Charleston and Mobile, to prevent the capture of Jackson and Vicksburgh, and that GRANT, apprized of the movement, has fallen back to the river to await reenforcements.
The March Toward Port Gibson-Bombarding the Batteries at Grand Gulf-The Lafayette at Work-Running the Batteries-The Guns Manned by Negroes-The Tuscumbia The Losses.
BELOW GRAND GULF, Thursday, April 30, 1863.
A large force has just been put ashore on the Mississippi side, at a plantation eight miles below Grand Gulf, known as "Bruenburgh," and is now marching toward Port Gibson. The intention is, as near as I can learn the plan of movements, to get in the rear of Grand Gulf, and thus cut off the rebel supplies, obliging them to evacuate the place. Port Gibson is a small town at the terminus of a railroad, eight miles east of Grand Gulf, and forms an important point for rebel operations. From the point where we have just put the troops ashore to Port Gibson is probably not over eight miles, say 3 hours' march, in this now sultry climate. If obliged to skirmish along the way, it will take longer, but the plan must take the rebels somewhat by surprise, and put them to the necessity of making some sudden move. It is believed, from information obtained, that there are no preparations of defence,
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Important from Mississippi: A Battle at Clinton, Ten Miles from Jackson – 2
From the Rappahannock: Gen. Lee’s Announcement of the Death of Stonewall Jackson – 2-3
The Army of the Potomac: Removing the Wounded – 3
The War in Tennessee: Defeat of Rebel Cavalry – 3
From the Rebel States: Removing the Wounded to Richmond – 3-4
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 4
Editorial: The Death of Stonewall Jackson – 4-5
Streight’s Cavalry Raid – 5
Rebel Negroes – 5
Charleston in England – 5
Correction – 5
Mississippi 1862-'63 Engagements
| Date | Engagement | Military Units | Losses | Victor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 29 - May 30, 1862 | Corinth, MS | Union Army of the Mississippi (Halleck, Grant, Thomas, Buel ~120,000), Confederate Army of the Mississippi (Beauregard, Bragg, Van Dorn ~65,000) | Union 1,000+ total, Confederates 1,000+ total | USA |
| Sep 1 | Denmark, MS | Union Army of the Missippi, (Dennis ~1,000), Confederate Army of the West (Armstrong -4,000) | Union 108-total (8-killed), Confederates 288 total (11=killed) | CSA |
| Sep 19-20 | Iuka, MS | Union Army of Mississippi (Rosecrans, ~4,500), Confederate Army of the West (Price, ~3,179) | Union 790-total (144-killed), Confederates 1,516-total (263-killed) | USA |
| Oct 3-4 | Corinth, MS | Union Army of MS (Rosecran s, 12,000), Confederate Army of West TN (Van Dorn, Price ~22,000) | Union 2,520-total (355-killed), Confederates 4.233-total (473-killed) | USA |
| Dec 27-29 | Chickasaw Bayou, MS | Union Army of TN, MS Squadron (Sherman ~30,720), Confederate Dept of MS (Pemberton, SD Lee~13,792) | Union 1,776-total (208-killed), Confederates 187-total (57-killed) | CSA (CSA outnumbered |
| Apr 29, 1863 | Grand Gulf, MS | Union Mississippi squadron (Porter 7-ironclads ~10,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg batteries (Bowen 4,200) | Union 80-total (24-killed), Confederates 22-total (3-killed) | CSA (Grant changed his plans) |
| Apr 29 | Snyder's Bluff, MS | Union XV Corps, Mississippi squadron (Sherman 8-gunboatss ~10,000), Confederate Herbert's Brigade (Herbert 3,000) | Union unkwn-total (unkwn-killed), Confederates unkwn-total (unkwn-killed) | CSA (Union feint to fix CSA forces) |
| May 1 | Port Gibson, MS | Union Army of TN (Grant ~23,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Bowen, ~8,000) | Union 861-total (129?-killed), Confederates 787-total (118?-killed) | USA |
| May 12 | Raymond, MS | Union Army the Tennessee (McPherson 12,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Gregg, 4,000) | Union 446-total (67?-killed), Confederates 515-total (77?-killed) | USA |
| May 14 | Jackson, MS | Union Army the Tennessee (Grant, Sherman, McPherson ~30,000), Confederate Army of Vicksburg (Johnson, Gregg, 5,000?) | Union 332-total (48?-killed), Confederates 850-total (127?-killed) | USA |
Summary of Civil War Engagements as of May 14, 1863:
Engagements in Confederate states:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Virginia | 10 | 23 | 12 | 52 |
| North Carolina | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| Arkansas | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mississippi | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Texas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total Engagements in CSA | 54 | 49 | 18 | 121 |
Engagements in Union states/territories:
| State | Union Victories | Confederate Victories | Inconclusive | Total Engagements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| West Virginia | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Missouri | 14 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
| New Mexico | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Total Engagements in Union | 38 | 33 | 6 | 77 |
| Total Engagements to date | 92 | 82 | 24 | 198 |
Total casualties were almost 1,200 including around 175 killed in action, bringing the war's totals to date to ~348,000 casualties, including over 40,000 killed in action.
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