The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . movements for the campaign of 1S63 forthe opening of the Mississippi River were taken in the fall of1862. Lieutenant-General Pemberton, intrenched behind theTallahatchie, opposed General Grant. Pemberton had amoderate force also at Yicksburg, which place the Federalcommander planned to capture. To this end he dispatched. ^^/C^l-C^^ U. S. M. 1840. Service of Graduates in the Civil War. 701 Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman down the Mississippi toattack the Confederate works at Chickasaw Blnffs, jnst northof t
The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . movements for the campaign of 1S63 forthe opening of the Mississippi River were taken in the fall of1862. Lieutenant-General Pemberton, intrenched behind theTallahatchie, opposed General Grant. Pemberton had amoderate force also at Yicksburg, which place the Federalcommander planned to capture. To this end he dispatched. ^^/C^l-C^^ U. S. M. 1840. Service of Graduates in the Civil War. 701 Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman down the Mississippi toattack the Confederate works at Chickasaw Blnffs, jnst northof that city, while Grant moved along the Mississippi CentralRailroad to attack Pemberton in front. In pursuance of thisplan Sherman had four divisions in position in front of theBluffs on December 29, 1862. They -were commanded,respectively, by Brigadier-Generals A. J. Smith, M. L. Smith,G. W. Morgan, Frederick Steele. The Confederates in theirfront were commanded by Maj. Gen. Martin Luther Smithand Brig. Gen. Stephen D. Lee. The Federal attack failed,and, as the Confederates were being heavily reinforced, Sher-man, with the approbation of Major-General McClernand, whohad arrived with the Presidents authority to command theexpeditionary force on the Mississippi, the troops were with-drawn, and moved against Arkansas Post, which was capturedwith its garrison. The arrival of McClernand gave Sherman his f
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