. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ill cover even Holly Springs, which would be ours when we want it. All that is needful is tocontinue pursuing and whip them. We have whipped, and should now push them to the waUand capture all the rolling stock of their railroads. Braggs army alone, west of the AlabamaRiver, and occupying Mobile, coidd repair the damage we have it in our power to do them. If,after considering these matters, you still consider the order for my return to Corinth expedient,I will obey it and abandon
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . ill cover even Holly Springs, which would be ours when we want it. All that is needful is tocontinue pursuing and whip them. We have whipped, and should now push them to the waUand capture all the rolling stock of their railroads. Braggs army alone, west of the AlabamaRiver, and occupying Mobile, coidd repair the damage we have it in our power to do them. If,after considering these matters, you still consider the order for my return to Corinth expedient,I will obey it and abandon the chief fruits of a victory, but, I beseech you, bend everythingto push them while they are broken and hungry, weary and ill-supplied. Draw everythingpossible from Memphis to help move on Holly Springs, and let us concentrate. Appeal tothe governors of the States to rush- down some twenty or thirty new regiments to hold ourrear, and we can make atriumph of our stait. As it was, Grant tel-egraphed to Halleckat 9 a. m. the nextday, October 8th: Rosecrans has fol-lowed rebels to from Bolivar will. QOAKTEES AT CORINTH OCCDMED BY THE 521) ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS DURING THE WINTER OF 1862-3. FROM A WAR-TIME PHOTOGRAPH. occupy Grand Junction to-morrow, with reenforcements rapidly sent on from the new can take everything on the Mississippi Central road. I ordered Rosecrans back last night, buthe was so averse to returning that I have directed him to remain still until you can be heard from. Again on the same day, October 8th, Grant telegraphed to Halleck: Before telegraphing you this morning for reenforcements to follow up our victories Iordered General Rosecrans to return. He showed such reluctance that I consented to allowhim to remain until you coidd be heard from if further reenforcements could be had. Onreflection I deem it idle to pursue further without more preparation, and have for the third timeordered his return. This was early in October. The weather was
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