. Grant and his campaigns: a military biography . ton that he should communi-cate with Grand Gulf no more. Nothing in the history of the war is more admirable thanthe grand tactics which now ensued. The general plan wascarried out; the details were decided by the movements ofthe enemy, and the new circumstances arising. McClernandwas moved up to Fourteen-mile Creek, nearest the river,having sent one division to Baldwin, still to deceive andfrighten the enemy. Sherman, who was at Auburn, on the11th, marched up to the bridge, across that stream, on theEdwards Station road, on the 12th, and after
. Grant and his campaigns: a military biography . ton that he should communi-cate with Grand Gulf no more. Nothing in the history of the war is more admirable thanthe grand tactics which now ensued. The general plan wascarried out; the details were decided by the movements ofthe enemy, and the new circumstances arising. McClernandwas moved up to Fourteen-mile Creek, nearest the river,having sent one division to Baldwin, still to deceive andfrighten the enemy. Sherman, who was at Auburn, on the11th, marched up to the bridge, across that stream, on theEdwards Station road, on the 12th, and after spirited skir-mishing, and the improvising of a crossing, in lieu of thebridge, which the enemy had burned, they crossed and en-camped. Grant was with Sherman at this point, seven mileswest of Raymond, and there heard of the success of McPher-son at Baymond. THE BATTLE OF RAYMOND. General McPherson, in pursuance of orders, had marcheddirectly upon Baymond, and was met, two miles south of thetown, on Fondreus Creek, by Greggs rebel brigade, soon.
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