. A personal history of Ulysses S. Grant, and sketch of Schuyler Colfax. olly Springs. Ever since the fall of Sumter, the Northwest had be-lieved that when the Mississippi was opened the war wouldbe ended. Grant, therefore, looked upon it both with thedesire of a soldier and the enthusiasm of a Western original purpose in this campaign had been to move downby land to the rear of Yicksburg, and compel its evacuation. He still drew his supplies by rail from Columbus, Ken-tucky, two hundred miles in his rear ; and the difficulty ofkeeping this long line open had already confirmed him inth
. A personal history of Ulysses S. Grant, and sketch of Schuyler Colfax. olly Springs. Ever since the fall of Sumter, the Northwest had be-lieved that when the Mississippi was opened the war wouldbe ended. Grant, therefore, looked upon it both with thedesire of a soldier and the enthusiasm of a Western original purpose in this campaign had been to move downby land to the rear of Yicksburg, and compel its evacuation. He still drew his supplies by rail from Columbus, Ken-tucky, two hundred miles in his rear ; and the difficulty ofkeeping this long line open had already confirmed him inthe soundness of an opinion he originally held, that theproper line of advance upon Yicksburg was by the Missis-sippi River. Determined to adopt it, first by a detachment,and if that failed, with his entire army, he had telegraphedHalleck*:— How far South would you like me to go ? * * * With our present forceit would not be prudent to go beyond Grenada, and to continue to hold ourpresent line of communication. * December third. 280 VlCKSBURG AND ITS APPROACHES. [ The Seven Campaigns against Vicksburg. 1862.] Sherman Ordered to Take It. 281 COLUMBUS, KENTUCKY, TO Miles. Jackson, Tenn 86 La Grange 136 Corinth, Miss 143 Miles. Holly Springs 158 Oxford 187 Grenada 235 FROM VICKSBURG UP, BY RIVER. Miles. Youngs Point, mouth of Yazoo 11 Millikens Bend 25 Lake Providence 70 Moon Lake 320 Miles. Memphis 410 Cairo 660 St. Louis 860 St. Paul 1651 FROM VICKSBCRO DOWN, BY RIVER. Miles. Warrenton 10 New Carthage 35 Hard Times, mouth of Big Black 50 Grand Gulf 55 De Shroons 58 Bruinsburg 70 Miles. Rodney 83 Mouth of Red River 190 Port Hudson 240 Baton Rouge 260 New Orleans 390 Gulf of Mexico 490 FROM VICKSBURG, BY LAND. Miles. Port Gibson (southeast) 30 Hankinsons Ferry (south).... 20 Crossing of Big Black (east).. 10 Edwards Station 18 Miles. Champions Hill 28 Bolton 28 Clinton 35 Jackson, Miss 45 Always willing to forego personal glory, after first ob-taining permission from Halleck,
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