Posted on 05/19/2023 4:41:55 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
WASHINGTON, Monday, May 18.
The following was received to-day at the headquarters of the army:
MEMPHIS, May 17, 1863.
Maj.-Gen. Halleck, General-in-Chief:
Papers of the 14th, from Vicksburgh and Jackson, report that GRANT defeated GRIGGS' brigade at Raymond, on Tuesday, the 12th. The rebel loss is admitted in the papers at 700.
The next day GRIGGS was reinforced by Gen. W.H.T. WALKER, of Georgia, when he was attacked at Mississippi Springs, and driven toward Jackson on Thursday.
A telegram from Canton says that "the Federals had taken Jackson from the east" probably by a cavalry movement.
Gen. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON arrived at Jackson on the 13th, and went out towards Vicksburgh with three brigades. He must have been west of Jackson when the capture was made by our forces.
The force which Gen. GRANT fought -- viz., GRIGGS' brigade -- was from Port Hudson, and WALKER's was from Jordan.
Every horse fit for service in Mississippi is claimed by the rebel Government, to mount their troops.
GRANT has struck the railroad near Edwards Station. S.A. HURLBUT, Major-General.
MURFREESBORO, Sunday, May 17 -- 10 P.M.
The Chattanooga Rebel of the 16th says:
Gen. GRANT has taken Jackson, Miss. He took it after a hard day's fighting.
MOBILE, Thursday, May 14.
Jackson, Miss., is occupied by the Federals. We fought all day, but could not hold the city.
CAIRO, Monday, March 18.
The latest dates from Gen. GRANT's army through National channels, are to the 11th inst., via Milleken's Bend, 14th.
Gens. LOGAN and OSTERHAUS were marching toward Jackson, driving BOWEN, with a force reported at 15,000 before them, while Gen. GRANT was marching upon the Black River, and expecting to engage PEMBERTON at the bridge over that stream. PEMBERTON's force was estimated at 50,000
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Gen. Grant’s Operations: His Capture of Jackson, the Capital of Mississippi – 2
Operations on the Mississippi: Capture and Occupation of Grand Gulf – 2-3
From Fortress Monroe: Two Boats Captured by the Rebels – 3-4
News from Washington: Our Special Washington Dispatches – 4
From the Rebel States: How the Heights of Fredericksburgh Were Won and Lost – 4-5
The War in Arkansas: Reported Fight with Marmaduke’s Forces on the St. Francis River – 5
The Sentence of Vallandigham: Confinement in Fort Warren Until the Close of the War – 5
Editorial: Perils of a Divided Command – 5-6
Editorial: The Plot Thickening at Vicksburgh – 6
The War in Kentucky: A Skirmish and Rout of the Rebels – 6
A Pleasant Trip – 6
The Wisconsin Election – 6
Reading Ron Chernow’s biography of Grant currently.
It’s a good one and highly recommended.
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